According to the Drew County Sheriff's Office, a judge has set a $500,000 bond for a Desha County man who allegedly beat his wife, put her and two children in a drainage ditch, and threatened to kill them.
Johnathan Garrison, 36, of Desha County was... Read More.
By Ray King
Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington said Tuesday she has offered the position of police chief to Robert Jones who is currently the police chief in Kingsland, Georgia, and who, according to Washington, was the top choice of the search committee formed to... Read More.
By Ray King
A proposed ordinance calling for all the city boards and commissions to submit monthly and annual reports to the Pine Bluff City Council was read for the first time Monday night.
The proposed ordinance provides that beginning by August 15, each board and... Read More.
By Ray King
A 19-year-old Pine Bluff man who has been identified as being involved in a June 7 homicide has also been accused of pointing a semi-automatic weapon at another man during an altercation on June 18.
Vernon McCraney was taken into custody on that... Read More.
Pine Bluff Detectives have arrested 19 year old Vernon McCraney for the murder of a 14 year old girl on June 7th 2021. McCraney has been booked into the Jefferson County Jail for Capital Murder.
The Detectives are still looking for 16 year old Keundre... Read More.
By Ray King
A speed hump may be coming soon to a neighborhood near you as a result of a vote of the Pine Bluff City Council Monday night.
With no dissent, the council approved an ordinance that sets out the guidelines for using speed humps... Read More.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday announced he is creating an office that will focus on outdoor recreation in the state.
Hutchinson said the new office of outdoor recreation will be part of the state Department of Parks, Heritage and... Read More.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas system on Monday named an acting chancellor for its flagship campus in Fayetteville after the school’s leader abruptly resigned last week.
UA System President Donald Bobbitt named Bill Kincaid, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville’s managing... Read More.
By Ray King
Former Pine Bluff Police Chief and current City Council member Ivan Whitfield on Monday said he wanted to clear up some misconceptions members of the public apparently have about his involvement in the selection of the next police chief for the city.
Appearing... Read More.
By Ray King
When the application period closed, 31 people from across the United States had applied for the position of Pine Bluff Police Chief. None of those 31 were from within the department itself.
On Monday, former Pine Bluff Police Chief and current member of... Read More.
Booking #: 108369
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Race: African American
Address: Pine Bluff, AR
Booking Date: 06-21-2021 - 3:06 am
Charges:
Domestic Battering III