Zebras Drop Conference Match-Up to Lake Hamilton

Zebras Drop Conference Match-Up to Lake Hamilton The Pine Bluff Zebras baseball team dropped a conference match-up against Lake Hamilton 16-1 Thursday evening at Taylor Field. The young Zebras pieced together seven hits in the game and managed to stay in contention until late innings. The... Read More.

UAPB Women Hoops Announces 2021-22 Signees

UAPB Women Hoops Announces 2021-22 Signees The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women's basketball program has signed five players to National Letters of Intent. Lady Lions' head coach Dawn Brown enters her third season at UAPB, looking to build the program into league contenders... Read More.
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Supreme Court rejects appeal in murder case

By Ray King A member of the Cherokee Nation who pleaded guilty to capital murder to avoid the death penalty in 2005 has failed to convince the Arkansas Supreme Court that he was arrested and searched illegally, that his guilty plea was not knowingly entered,... Read More.

Sheriff addresses jail operations

By Ray King As cases of COVID-19 decrease around the state, things are beginning to open up and that includes the number of prisoners that are being held at the adult detention center. For most of the past year, the jail has been holding only people... Read More.
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State reaches 1 million coronavirus vaccine shots

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Thursday marked 1 million coronavirus vaccine shots administered in the state so far, though the governor acknowledged more needs to be done to increase demand. Gov. Asa Hutchinson was on hand as health officials administered the shot to... Read More.

UAPB Athletics Weekend Schedule

UAPB Athletics Weekend Schedule Friday, April 23 Women's / Men's Track: at Arkansas / at Mississippi College; Fayetteville, Ark. and Clinton, Miss.; All Day Baseball: at Prairie View A&M; Prairie View, Texas; 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24 Women's / Men's Track: at Arkansas / at Mississippi College; Fayetteville, Ark.... Read More.
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The Pine Bluff Branch of the NAACP to host first annual Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics

The Pine Bluff Branch of the NAACP to host first annual Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics  The Pine Bluff Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will host its first annual Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO). ASC's Public... Read More.
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Roger Totten named SWAC Golf Coach of the year

By Deseray McKinzy Through the restraints on the pandemic, the Athletic Department at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has continued to excel with several programs finishing outstanding seasons. This week, Roger Totten was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Golf Coach of the year and... Read More.

State’s COVID cases show increase

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Wednesday reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases in more than a month and two more deaths from the illness caused by the virus. The Department of Health said the state’s virus cases rose by 352 to... Read More.
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Monticello School Board approves raises for teachers

The Monticello School Board has approved pay raises for its teachers. According to the Advance-Monticellonian newspaper, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed what is now Act 679 into law which allowed the district to skip the 2021-2022 salary schedule. That law was an effort to provide... Read More.