AHSCA Outstanding Coach Awards
The Arkansas High School Coaches Association (AHSCA) announces the recipients of the AHSCA Outstanding Coach Awards for the following sports in 2020-21. Coaches are nominated by their conference or won their state championship. They were voted on for this award by... Read More.
Etamar Bhastekar Wins National Pole Vault Title In Israel
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TEL AVIV, Israel – Razorback Etamar Bhastekar returned home for the Israeli National Championships and claimed the pole vault title with a clearance of 17-6 ½ (5.35) to match his best outdoor mark of this season.
“It... Read More.
12 All-America Honors For Arkansas, Pair Of First-Team Accolades
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NEW ORLEANS, La. – Arkansas earned 12 All-America honors from the NCAA Outdoor Championships held this past weekend at the University of Oregon. The Razorbacks had a pair of first-team honors from Markus Ballengee and Phillip... Read More.
Razorbacks Total 13 All-America Honors, 3 First-Team Accolades
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NEW ORLEANS, La. – Arkansas collected 13 All-America honors from the NCAA Outdoor Championships held this past weekend at the University of Oregon. Three Razorbacks earning first-team honors included Lauren Martinez, Katie Izzo and Krissy Gear while... Read More.
By Deseray McKinzy
Chris Jones, a Pine Bluff native, announced Tuesday that he has joined the race for Governor in the 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial elections. Jones is currently a nuclear engineer and the former executive director of Winrock International's Arkansas Reginal Innovation Hub, a non-profit... Read More.
By Deseray McKinzy
On Tuesday, June 15th, on the Jefferson County Courthouse steps, Flora Cook-Bishop, who is currently Chief Deputy Circuit Clerk, announced that she will be running in the 2022 Democratic Primary Elections for Circuit Clerk of Jefferson County.
Bishop made the announcement among individuals... Read More.
By Ray King
The Grider Field Airport has received a federal grant to improve runway lighting, according to airport manager Doug Hale.
At a meeting of the City Council’s Traffic and Aviation Committee Tuesday morning, Hale said;
Hale said a condition of the FAA grant is that... Read More.
By Ray King
A reported burglary and the theft of a vehicle in two separate incidents will require a Jefferson County man to post $100,000 in cash-only bonds to be released from the adult detention center after a court hearing Tuesday.
In one case, Jefferson County... Read More.
By Ray King
Two Pine Bluff men were arrested Sunday after a pursuit by police and sheriff’s deputies. Two handguns, including one that had been reported stolen, were recovered.
Avery Desselles, 39, and Darryl Williams, 37, who both have prior felony convictions, were in a vehicle... Read More.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion rights supporters asked a federal judge on Monday to prevent Arkansas’ near-total ban on the procedure from taking effect while the groups challenge its constitutionality.
The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood asked the judge to issue a... Read More.
By Ray King
A reported robbery at the Shell Gas Station across from the Pines Mall Monday resulted in the arrest of a suspect.
Lavoisier Butler, 37, was taken into custody after police responding to the store received information that the suspect had ran toward the... Read More.