County Road Department to shut down due to COVID-19

Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson is planning to shut the County Road Department down for a week after several employees tested positive for COVID-19 and more several more are expected to test positive. Appearing on the Oldies 101.3 morning show Thursday Robinson said this. He said... Read More.

State senator tests positive for COVID-19

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas state senator has tested positive for COVID-19 and the state Capitol’s cafeteria has closed because of the rising number of virus cases. State Sen. Clarke Tucker said Wednesday that he had tested positive. Tucker, a Democrat from Little... Read More.
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Justin Wayne Ringo

Booking #: 177268 Age: 19 Gender: Male Race: Caucasian Address: Pine Bluff, AR Booking Date: 01-12-2022 - 11:58 pm Charges: Domestic Battering III

Terrance Crutchfield

Booking #: 102030 Age: 36 Gender: Male Race: African American Address: Pine Bluff, AR Booking Date: 01-12-2022 - 11:37 am Charges: Alias Bench Warrant
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Shamar J. Lewis

Booking #: 123874 Release Date: 01-12-2022 - 4:23 pm Booking Date: 01-12-2022 - 2:32 pm Charges: Alias Bench Warrant

Travonte Cole

Booking #: 152782 Age: 20 Gender: Male Race: African American Address: Altheimer, AR Booking Date: 01-11-2022 - 8:31 pm Charges: Handguns - Possession by minor or possession on school property-MINOR IN POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN Handguns - Possession by minor or possession on school property-MINOR IN POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN Failure to appear-FAILURE... Read More.
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Razorbacks roll over Missouri behind Notae

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — JD Notae scored 19 points, Jaylin Williams had a double-double and Arkansas used a dominant first half to roll to an 87-43 win over Missouri on Wednesday night. Trey Wade scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting for the Razorbacks (11-5, 1-3... Read More.

2 retired UAM professors honored with endowed scholarships

The Drew County Farm Bureau and Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation are making sure that recently retired agriculture professors Drs. Bob Stark and Paul Francis, from the University of Arkansas at Monticello, aren’t forgotten. UAM announced that both organizations have endowed scholarships in the names of... Read More.
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Drew County Quorum Court discusses garbage fees

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.

Slaughter to run for Drew County Sheriff

According to Seark Today, James Slaughter, a 10th Judicial District Drug Task Force officer, has announced his intent to run for Drew County Sheriff, according to a news release announcing his candidacy. Slaughter said he is “excited to bring new ideas to the Sheriff’s Department... Read More.
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Little Rock Police Chief goes back to work

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock’s police chief is returning to duty, ending the paid leave for shooting at a woman accused of shooting another woman on New Year’s Eve. Mayor Frank Scott on Wednesday announced that Chief Keith Humphrey would return to duty Thursday... Read More.

New steel mill could attract auto industry Governor says

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that a $3 billion steel mill planned for northeast Arkansas could help the state lure the auto industry to the state. Hutchinson and state Commerce Secretary Mike Preston hailed the mill that the United States... Read More.