SUPER TUESDAY: Local elections take center stage

Super Tuesday is here, and there are numerous important positions that citizens will vote for in our local counties. Early voting has taken place since February 18. In Jefferson County 5,034 citizens have voted early with 903 citizens voting on the final day. Those numbers... Read More.
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Delta Rivers Natural Center Repair Update

The Delta Rivers Nature Center property was affected by last month floods. The nature center is currently working to bring the facility back to life. After damages are restored, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be able to reopen it to the public.... Read More.
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Smoke Raises Concern at Jefferson County Detention Center

Jefferson County deputies, the Pine Bluff Police Department, and the Pine Bluff Fire Department responded to a call on July 5th at approximately 9:43 p.m. regarding a possible fire at the W.C. “Dub” Brassell Detention Center. The shift supervisor at the detention center had received... Read More.

Delta Rivers Nature Center Seeks Volunteers

Dozens of birds, snakes, and alligators are still waiting at other facilities as their home gets rebuilt. It's a different scene at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Delta Rivers Nature Center as 15-foot floodwater has finally receded. What should be the nature center's busiest... Read More.
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Arkansas/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center to Open in Pope County

A Disaster Recovery Center will open Tuesday, July 2nd in Atkins (Pope County) to offer in-person support to individuals and businesses in counties included in the federal disaster declaration for flooding in Arkansas between May 21 and June 14. Representatives from the State of Arkansas,... Read More.

Contraband Found At Detention Center

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office assisted by The Tri-County Drug Task Force, The Pine Bluff Police Department, and Arkansas Probation and Parole conducted a search and shakedown at the W.C. “Dub” Brassell Adult Detention Center on June 22, 2019. In the last month, JCSO Investigators... Read More.
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Pine Bluff Aquatic Center Grand Opening Set For Tomorrow

Aquatics Center Director T.R. Santos says that the event will include an Olympic swimmer, among other activities. The day will also host a mini-swim meet. Additionally, the center will host its first sanctioned swim meet later in the month. Santos said that the Pine... Read More.
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