State of Arkansas experiencing hiring challenges
Arkansas continues to have low unemployment...but a new report shows that the state is actually seeing more hiring challenges.
Rick Walker has this report
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Arkansas/Oklahoma partnership for new new technology is underway
Oklahoma and Arkansas may be rivals in some areas, but they are getting together to grow the aerospace industry in the region.
Yesterday, Governor Asa Hutchinson and Oklahoma's Governor Kevin Stitt met in Tulsa to announce the partnership. The two Governors hope it will put... Read More.
$50,000 bond set for two men involved in alleged carjacking
By Ray King
A $50,000 bond was set Thursday for two Pine Bluff men accused of a carjacking Tuesday night.
Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Cameron Harris, 21, and Jaylon Williams, 22, with aggravated... Read More.
Election for Mayor in Sheridan first in 34 years
Voters in Sheridan will be picking a new mayor in the November general election, something that they have not done since 1988.
According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, current Mayor Joe Wise will be retiring at the end of the year. Wise began work at... Read More.
Lincoln County Judge announces burn ban lift
Lincoln County Judge Buddy Lyn Earnest on Thursday said he was canceling the burn ban that had been in effect for the county.
Appearing on the Oldies 1013 morning show, Earnest said this.
$15,000 bond for man accused of theft by receiving
By Ray King
A Pine Bluff man was arrested Tuesday following a traffic stop after a gun that had been reported stolen was found in his vehicle.
Marcus Johnson Richardson, 27, was taken into custody after Tri-County Drug Task Force Investigator Joseph O’Neal stopped a white... Read More.
Cash-only bond set for man accused of terroristic threatening
By Ray King
A $5,000 cash-only bond was set Thursday for a Pine Bluff man accused of threatening another man during an altercation Tuesday.
Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Quentin Douglas, 46, with terroristic... Read More.
$20,000 bond set for man accused of attempting to take contrabrand into prison unit
By Ray King
A Pine Bluff man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly attempted to take contraband into a prison unit.
Daniel Davis, 26, was taken into custody by Department of Corrections personnel after he was found in a store at Tucker.
Reading from a probable cause... Read More.
HHS invests nearly $60 million to strengthen health care workforce, improve access in rural communties
The Advanced-Monticellonian Newpapaer announced that recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced investments of approximately $60 million. That investment is to grow the health workforce and increase access to quality health care... Read More.
Sheriff Woods talks details leading to the arrest of capital murder suspect
Last week, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team was called out to assist the Pine Bluff Police Department SWAT team in their search for a capital murder suspect.
Appearing on the Oldies 1013 morning show Wednesday, they talked about that request and about SWAT... Read More.
Pine Bluff Zebras Gearing Up for Upcoming Season
Pine Bluff Zebras Gearing Up for Upcoming Season
The Pine Bluff High School Zebras football squad have been hard at it under first year Head Coach Micheal Williams and the team is ecstatic about the upcoming season.
I asked Coach Williams how he thought pre-season camp... Read More.
Stadium upgrades await Sheridan Yellowjacket fans
There is a lot of excitement building around the kickoff of the high school football season. Nowhere is it more evident than at Sheridan. The Yellowjacket games will be heard on Deltaplex Radio on Oldies 101.3 FM.
Stan Hancock played for the 'Jackets and will... Read More.
