Week 2 Deltaplex Area High School Football Scores

Below you will find high school football scores from across the Deltaplex! CLASS 6A Pine Bluff - Idle Sheridan - Idle CLASS 5A Watson Chapel 38, Hot Springs Lakeside 21 Little Rock Parkview 41, White Hall 13 (Thursday) CLASS 4A DeWitt 46, Drew Central 6 McGehee 42, Dumas 6 Stuttgart 36, Warren 0 Star City... Read More.

Jefferson county man arrested following three county pursuit

A Jefferson County man is behind bars after leading Grant County law enforcement officers on a high speed chase after it was revealed the man had felony warrants out of Jefferson County. The man, 39-year-old Gregory Blackwood, began the chase at approximately 10:10 p.m. when... Read More.
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Arkansas reports 1,107 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday

Arkansas reported 1,107 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, setting a new daily record for the state. According to Governor Asa Hutchinson the majority of the positive tests came from one lab while some of the results were from last week. It is unknown how... Read More.
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UAPB reports “sharp increase” in year-over-year enrollment

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has reported a sharp increase in year-over-year enrollment of new and continuing students, including graduate, undergraduate, transfer, Associate-to-Bachelor’s (A2B) and concurrent students. The 12% increase is the largest in nearly a decade and brings the preliminary 2020... Read More.
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Dollarway cancels game against Texarkana

Dollarway has announced that tonight’s game against Texarkana has been cancelled due to a member of the coaching staff testing positive for COVID-19. The information was provided in a letter sent to parents that DeltaplexNews.com was able to obtain. You can read the letter below: Hello... Read More.

White Hall falls to Parkview 41-13

Turnovers cost White Hall against Little Rock Parkview Thursday night as the Patriots defeated the Bulldogs 41-13. White Hall found themselves behind early in the game, but was able to force a 13-13 tie at the half. Turnovers plagued the Bulldogs in the second half as... Read More.
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Governor to end daily COVID-19 briefings

By Ray King Governor Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday that his daily COVID-19 updates, which have been going on since early March will be halted after Friday. Hutchinson said he will switch to a weekly or an “as needed” format for the updates, which he described as... Read More.
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Doug Dorris says White Hall ISD has no significant Covid-19 issues

By Ray King While some schools in Arkansas, from elementary to colleges and universities are struggling with COVID-19, the White Hall School District is reporting no significant problems. Appearing on the Oldies 101.3 morning show Thursday, Superintendent Doug Dorris talked about that. Dorris said the district is... Read More.

Murder suspect appears in court

By Ray King An investigation into the shooting death of a Pine Bluff man on Sept. 3 has resulted in the arrest of a teenager accused of the crime. Vernon Lee Mccraney III, 18, is accused in the death of Horace Harrington, 69, whose body was... Read More.