Pine Bluff, AR - May 20, 2024 – The City of Pine Bluff today announced a generous donation of $25,000 for a new community park from Graphyte, an environmental technology company backed by Bill Gates that launched in the city less than a year... Read More.
The Pine Bluff School Board met Monday night for its regular meeting and Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree appeared on the Oldies 1013 Morning Show Tuesday where she talked about what happened.
Jennifer Lipp was filling in for Greg Horne and asked Barbaree about the school calendar... Read More.
By Ray King
A $5,000 bond was set Tuesday for a Pine Bluff man accused of hitting his elderly father during an altercation Sunday.
Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Clyde Johnson Jr., 32, with... Read More.
By Ray King
With no dissent, the Pine Bluff City Council Monday adopted a resolution allowing Mayor Shirley Washington to sign a contract with a consulting firm whose job will be to find new commercial businesses, including restaurants, for the city.
Retail Strategies LLC, an Alabama... Read More.
After struggling in two consecutive starts, former Watson Chapel star Tink Hence pitched six dominating innings on Saturday to lead the Springfield Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the red hot Midland RockHounds. Hence gave up four hits and two earned runs while striking... Read More.
Restaurant chain Red Lobster has officially filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The chain plans to stay open, but will close even more locations than the 48 announced last week. No Arkansas locations, including the one in Pine Bluff were on the original list. The chain... Read More.
LITTLE ROCK—Heather Hare, 33, of Conway, was sentenced to serve the next 13 years in federal prison for transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of unlawful sexual activity. Hare was sentenced Thursday by United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky.
The investigation... Read More.