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Emergency medical calls top fire department responses for September

Tuesday, October 3 by Ray King

Almost 60 percent of the calls Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services firefighters responded to I September were emergency medical calls, according to the department’s monthly report provide to the Pine Bluff City Council Monday night. Firefighters responded to a total of 475 calls in... Read More.

Franklin calls on County Judge to make committee appointments

Wednesday, July 26 by Ray King

By Ray King A member of the Jefferson County Quorum Court on Wednesday asked County Judge Gerald Robinson to appoint members of the Quorum Court to various committees as soon as possible. According to a letter from Justice of the Peace Lloyd Franklin Jr., “committees play... Read More.

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Council committee calls for another vote on Go Forward and Public Safety sales tax

Wednesday, July 12 by Ray King

A second attempt to extend the five-eights cent sales tax approved by voters in 2017, the so-called Go Forward Pine Bluff tax will be voted on in November. During a special called meeting of the City Council’s Ways and Means Committee Wednesday morning, Council members... Read More.

Franklin calls special quorum court meeting on procedures ordinance

Monday, February 27 by Ray King

After Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson shut down last week’s Quorum Court meeting because of a failure to adopt a procedures ordinance, one justice of the peace is trying to remedy the situation. Lloyd Franklin Jr., who took office Jan. 1, has called a meeting... Read More.

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Sheridan Mayor calls for task force to combat littering

Thursday, February 16 by Ray King

Sheridan’s new mayor has called for the creation of a task force to deal with the problem of littering in the city. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, Mayor Cain Nattin, who took office Jan. 1, keeping the city clean was one of Nattin’s campaign... Read More.

Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Chief calls last few days “extremely challenging” for his department

Friday, February 3 by Staff

Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Chief Shauwn Howell on Friday described the past few days, when Pine Bluff was dealing with an ice storm and poor driving conditions as “extremely challenging.” Appearing on the Oldies 1013 morning show, Howell said this. With electrical service out... Read More.

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Democrat candidate for Governor calls for teacher raises

Wednesday, July 20 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gubernatorial hopeful Chris Jones on Tuesday called for increasing Arkansas teacher salaries, following a push by fellow Democrats to put teacher pay raises on the agenda for a legislative session next month. Jones endorsed a proposal that Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson... Read More.

Governor calls special session to lower tax rates following record year of collections

Tuesday, July 5 by Staff

Governor Asa Hutchinson today reacted to the record state surplus and announced his intent to call an Extraordinary Session of the Arkansas General Assembly the week of August 8. “June revenue collection was more than $150 million above forecast, leaving a net surplus for... Read More.

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EMS calls double for Fire Department in February

Tuesday, March 8 by Ray King

A more than double the number of emergency medical calls in February resulted in a 23.55 percent increase in the total number of calls answered by Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services firefighters in February, compared to January. According to the department’s monthly report, firefighters... Read More.

Governor calls for law enforcement bonus payments

Tuesday, February 15 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday called for tapping into the state’s surplus to give local law enforcement a one-time $5,000 payment and new equipment, as the Republican delivered his final state of the state address. Hutchinson, who is serving... Read More.

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Council member Ivan Whitfield calls for investigation into Parks and Recreation budget

Tuesday, December 21 by Staff

By Ray King Pine Bluff City Council member Ivan Whitfield has called for an investigation into the budget of the Parks and Recreation Department after airing a number of complaints during a special called meeting of the Public Works Committee which he chairs. Following the regular... Read More.

Pine Bluff Fire & Emergency Services expects to respond to “different kinds of calls” in winter months

Friday, December 3 by Staff

With the weather turning colder, Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Chief Shauwn Howell said Friday firefighters will start to see different kinds of calls than they did when the weather was warmer. Appearing on the Oldies 101.3 morning show, Howell said this Howell also talked... Read More.

Stories tagged with: calls

Emergency medical calls top fire department responses for September

Franklin calls on County Judge to make committee appointments

Council committee calls for another vote on Go Forward and Public Safety sales tax

Franklin calls special quorum court meeting on procedures ordinance

Sheridan Mayor calls for task force to combat littering

Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Chief calls last few days “extremely challenging” for his department

Democrat candidate for Governor calls for teacher raises

Governor calls special session to lower tax rates following record year of collections

EMS calls double for Fire Department in February

Governor calls for law enforcement bonus payments

Council member Ivan Whitfield calls for investigation into Parks and Recreation budget

Pine Bluff Fire & Emergency Services expects to respond to “different kinds of calls” in winter months

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