NAACP seeks support for school consolidation

By Ray King The Pine Bluff Branch of the NAACP is seeking support in an effort to promote the consolidation of the city’s school districts. “Presently, the Pine Bluff Branch of the NAACP is at the beginning stage of pursuing the financial desegregation of the Dollarway,... Read More.

Parents at White Hall want mask mandate rescinded

By Ray King A group of parents in the White Hall School District have asked the school board to rescind  the mask mandate the board adopted last week before schools began. On Monday, Laura Golden, a parent in the district delivered a petition to Superintendent Doug... Read More.
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UAMS gets funds for opioid disorder app

LITTLE ROCK — A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists has been awarded a five-year grant worth $2.5 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to determine if a cell phone application can reduce the relapse rate in... Read More.

Jacqueline M. Wesley

Booking #: 176935 Age: 2021 Gender: Female Race: African American Booking Date: 08-23-2021 - 2:54 am Charges: 2nd degree assault a family or household member
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Jason Walker

Booking #: 102138 Age: 42 Gender: Male Race: African American Address: Pine Bluff, AR Booking Date: 08-22-2021 - 7:59 pm Charges: Violation of a protection order-VIOLATION OF A PROTECTION ORDER

David Ostendorff

Booking #: 110322 Age: 38 Gender: Male Race: Caucasian Address: Pine Bluff, AR Booking Date: 08-22-2021 - 12:27 pm Charges: Domestic Battering III
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State sets new high for ventilator use by COVID patients

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas reported 33 new COVID-19 deaths and more than 2,400 new coronavirus cases Friday as the state reached a new high for virus patients on ventilators. The Department of Health said the state’s COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began rose... Read More.

Brandon D. Lancaster

Booking #: 176933 Age: 43 Gender: Male Race: African American Address: Monticello, AR Booking Date: 08-22-2021 - 4:49 am Charges: Domestic Battering III CRIMINAL MISCHIEF - 2ND DEGREE / RECKLESSLY DESTROYS