Blue-green Algae Problematic During Summer Months

Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, occurs every summer in Arkansas, Scott Jones, small impoundment Extension specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, said. The hottest part of the season tends to be the period where potentially harmful blue-green algae blooms are... Read More.
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Dumas man arrested for Saturday homicide in Dumas

Della Marshall, 39, was charged with First-Degree Murder in the weekend death of a Dumas man. The Dumas Police Department (DPD) asked the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to investigate a homicide that occurred in Dumas on Saturday, August 17, 2024. At approximately... Read More.
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State Supreme Court tosses abortion amendment

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state's rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November. The ruling dashed the hopes of organizers, who submitted the petitions, of getting... Read More.
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Opportunity House to expand services to five days a week

Depaul USA—Pine Bluff’s Opportunity House Day Resource Center will expand its services from three to five days a week, starting September 3, 2024. Depaul USA opened Opportunity House in April 2024 as Pine Bluff’s only day center serving the homeless community.   Made possible by a... Read More.
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UAPB, Prairie View team up to host conference

Pine Bluff, AR — The Fourth Annual Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Joint Regional Conference will be held Aug. 29-30 at the Prairie View A&M University main campus. The event will begin at 9 a.m. each day at the MSC Opal Johnson Auditorium, 155... Read More.
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