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New COVID-19 cases top 3,000 since Monday
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson on Friday announced another 838 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the state, bringing the cumulative total to 59,538. Of those, 5,496 are active cases.
Since Monday, a total of 3,009 new cases have been reported.
At his daily COVID-19 briefing,... Read More.
Pine Bluff vs Watson Chapel game cancelled due to COVID-19 protocol
It was announced Thursday at Friday night's game between Pine Bluff and Watson Chapel had been cancelled "due to weather". Watson Chapel released the news in a Facebook post which stated:
The Watson Chapel at Pine Bluff football game scheduled for tomorrow night, Aug. 28,2020,... Read More.
Bond set for man accused as accomplice to rape
By Ray King
A $50,000 bond was set Friday for a Jefferson County man accused of being an accomplice to a rape and telling the suspect to get out of town after initially being questioned about the incident.
Lincoln County District Judge Phillip Green set the... Read More.
Traffic stop leads to drug arrest
By Ray King
A traffic stop by a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Wednesday resulted in the arrest of a man on drug related charges.
Ponce Cole, 34, was taken into custody after Sgt. Courtney Kelly stopped the vehicle Cole was driving and noticed the odor of... Read More.
Jefferson County jailer arrested for smuggling contraband into adult detention center
A Jefferson County Jailer is now facing charges for furnishing prohibited articles in a correctional facility.
The arrest followed an on-going investigation at the W.C. "Dub" Brassell Adult Detention Center (DBDC).
According to the Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division, Corey Hayes was arrested and booked into... Read More.
Two Pine Bluff men lose their lives in separate automotive accidents
Two Pine Bluff men were killed in separate accidents This week according to the Arkansas State Police.
According to an Arkansas State Police report the first accident took place at 4:40 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 63 near Paper Mill Road when a 2007 Jeep Wrangler... Read More.
Pine Bluff vs Watson Chapel football game cancelled due to weather
Friday nights football game between the Pine Bluff Zebras and the Watson Chapel Wildcats has been cancelled according to a post on Facebook by the Watson Chapel Athletic Department.
The post states the following information:
The Watson Chapel at Pine Bluff football game scheduled for tomorrow... Read More.
Governor reports another 722 new cases of COVID-19
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that another 722 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in the past 24 hours, pushing the state’s cumulative total to 58,745.
There are currently 5,341 active cases, and another 52,665 people have recovered.
At his daily press briefing, Hutchinson said... Read More.
Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods, Jr. discusses preparations for Tropical Storm Laura
Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods, Jr. has released the following information for citizens regarding plans of action as Tropical Storm Laura makes her way towards Jefferson County:
Tropical storm conditions are now imminent and occurring across some portions of our state. A slight shift will... Read More.
The Latest: Laura weakens to tropical storm, moves inland
Hurricane Laura has weakened to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of nearly 70 mph. Authorities say the storm is now 50 miles southeast of Shreveport.
Flooding rainfall and damaging winds spread inland over central and northern Louisiana, where the storm made landfall eleven... Read More.
SEC establishes new start dates and formats for fall season
The Southeastern Conference has established new start dates and formats for the SEC cross country, soccer and volleyball seasons as well as the fall golf and tennis seasons, as the 14 members of the SEC continue to monitor developments related to COVID-19, SEC Commissioner... Read More.
