Jefferson County adult jail sued over 2021 inmate death

The mother of a man who died while in the adult detention center last year has filed a lawsuit  against the jail and Jefferson County. Deborah McBride, the mother of Dezman McBride filed the suit in Jefferson County Circuit Court Tuesday and alleged grossly negligent... Read More.
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Karlis Thor Shelby

Booking #: 101776 Age: 36 Gender: Male Race: Caucasian Address: Pine Bluff, AR Booking Date: 05-11-2022 - 6:50 am Charges: Domestic Battering III Possession of controlled substances Endangering Welfare of Minor 3rd
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UAPB Project Teaches Pre-K Children to Grow Healthy Vegetables

Pre-K children at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s (UAPB) Child Development Center (CDC) recently had the opportunity to learn how to garden indoors, Dr. Karleah Harris, assistant professor for the UAPB Department of Human Sciences, said. The young children learned how to... Read More.
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Contraband sweep conducted at Sheridan schools

Law enforcement officers from Sheridan, Grant County Jefferson County and the Arkansas State Police cooperated on a search for contraband at Sheridan High School and Junior High School last week. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, Sheridan Police Department, Jefferson... Read More.
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Arkansas squirrel season opens May 15

LITTLE ROCK — With turkey hunting season wrapped up, many hunters will be putting away their shotguns until fall, but there’s another spring season that gives Arkansas hunters plenty of reasons to keep the scattergun cleaned and ready. Arkansas’s squirrel season opens May 15,... Read More.