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Watson Chapel Superintendent Andrew Curry discusses funding needs for the district

Monday, February 14 by Staff

The Arkansas General Assembly kicked off its annual fiscal session Monday and one item on the agenda is of particular interest to members of the Watson Chapel School District. The legislators are being asked to approve funding for a new high school for the district. Superintendent... Read More.

Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson discusses audit investigation

Wednesday, February 9 by Staff

Results of a state audit of Jefferson County released last year raised questions about money spent to sanitize county buildings. That work was directed by the County Judge’s Office and on Wednesday, County Judge Gerald Robinson was a guest on the Oldies 101.3 morning... Read More.

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New White Hall Superintendent Gary Williams discusses early goals for the district

Tuesday, February 8 by Staff

Gary Williams, the new Superintendent for the White Hall School District, attended Tuesday night’s school board meeting to observe how the board conducts business. Following the meeting he spoke with Deltaplex News to discuss what made him interested in the job once current Superintendent Doug... Read More.

Dr. Steven Bloomberg discusses how a 4-day school week could affect students

Tuesday, February 8 by Staff

The Poyen School District in Grant County recently announced they are switch to a 4-day week and the Pine Bluff School District is reportedly seeing feedback on adopting a similar schedule. On Tuesday, Dr. Steven Bloomberg, President of Southeast Arkansas College was a guest on... Read More.

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Dr. Jerry Guess discusses his reason for serving as Sheridan Interim Superintendent

Monday, February 7 by Staff

The Sheridan School Board voted in January to name Dr. Jerry Guess as Interim Superintendent following the suspension of Superintendent Jerrod Williams in December’s school board meeting. Guess recently retired from the Watson Chapel School District. He also served in the Pulaski County School District... Read More.

Pine Bluff City Council discusses raises for non-uniformed employees

Wednesday, January 26 by Staff

The Pine Bluff City Council on Wednesday met to discuss the 2022 city budget and particularly raises for non-uniformed employees. One of the ideas under consideration is to use money received from the Saracen Casino to help pay for those raises. Council member Bruce Lockett however... Read More.

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Pine Bluff Interim Police Chief Lloyd Franklin discusses failed City Council resolution

Friday, January 21 by Staff

On Tuesday, a resolution urging Mayor Shirley Washington to restart the process of hiring a new police chief was defeated by a 4-4 tie vote by the City Council. The resolution was sponsored by current Council Member and retired Police Chief Ivan Whitfield, and it... Read More.

Go Forward Pine Bluff CEO Ryan Watley discusses the new ALICE program

Thursday, January 20 by Staff

On Wednesday, Go Forward Pine Bluff, Simmons Bank, the City of Pine Bluff and other agencies who partnered together announced a new program that will help promote home ownership in in the city. The program will work with a subset of the population designated as... Read More.

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Drew County Quorum Court discusses garbage fees

Thursday, January 13 by Ray King

An increase in the price that Drew County pays for how it gets rid of its trash was discussed at the recent meeting of the County Quorum Court Monday. According to the Advance Monticellonian newspaper, County Judge Robert Akin said the county had been paying... Read More.

SeArk College President Steven Bloomberg discusses COVID protocol as numbers continue to rise

Wednesday, January 12 by Staff

High schools and colleges around the state are switching from in-person classes to virtual learning as a result of an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases that are resulting from the Omicron variant. On Tuesday, Steven Bloomberg, president of Southeast Arkansas College told Deltaplex... Read More.

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White Hall School Board discusses 2022 budget; AMI days at Tuesday night meeting

Tuesday, January 11 by Staff

The White Hall School Board met Tuesday night to discuss several matters, to include budget issues. The District saw a $500,000 decline in their budget for the 2021/22 school year due to a drop in enrollment numbers, which cost the district $200,000. $350,000 in bonuses... Read More.

Watley discusses King Cotton success

Thursday, December 30 by Deseray Mckinzy

The 2021 King Cotton Holiday Classic basketball tournament at the Pine Bluff Convention Center wrapped up Wednesday night with teams from Arkansas winning both divisions and local teams recording wins as well. When voters approved the five eights cent sales tax promoted by Go Forward... Read More.

Stories tagged with: discusses

Watson Chapel Superintendent Andrew Curry discusses funding needs for the district

Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson discusses audit investigation

New White Hall Superintendent Gary Williams discusses early goals for the district

Dr. Steven Bloomberg discusses how a 4-day school week could affect students

Dr. Jerry Guess discusses his reason for serving as Sheridan Interim Superintendent

Pine Bluff City Council discusses raises for non-uniformed employees

Pine Bluff Interim Police Chief Lloyd Franklin discusses failed City Council resolution

Go Forward Pine Bluff CEO Ryan Watley discusses the new ALICE program

Drew County Quorum Court discusses garbage fees

SeArk College President Steven Bloomberg discusses COVID protocol as numbers continue to rise

White Hall School Board discusses 2022 budget; AMI days at Tuesday night meeting

Watley discusses King Cotton success

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