New COVID-19 cases top 3,000 since Monday

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson on Friday announced another 838 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the state, bringing the cumulative total to 59,538. Of those, 5,496 are active cases. Since Monday, a total of 3,009 new cases have been reported. At his daily COVID-19 briefing,... Read More.
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Bond set for man accused as accomplice to rape

By Ray King A $50,000 bond was set Friday for a Jefferson County man accused of being an accomplice to a rape and telling the suspect to get out of town after initially being questioned about the incident. Lincoln County District Judge Phillip Green set the... Read More.

Traffic stop leads to drug arrest

By Ray King A traffic stop by a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Wednesday resulted in the arrest of a man on drug related charges. Ponce Cole, 34, was taken into custody after Sgt. Courtney Kelly stopped the vehicle Cole was driving and noticed the odor of... Read More.
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Pine Bluff vs Watson Chapel football game cancelled due to weather

Friday nights football game between the Pine Bluff Zebras and the Watson Chapel Wildcats has been cancelled according to a post on Facebook by the Watson Chapel Athletic Department. The post states the following information: The Watson Chapel at Pine Bluff football game scheduled for tomorrow... Read More.

Governor reports another 722 new cases of COVID-19

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that another 722 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in the past 24 hours, pushing the state’s cumulative total to 58,745. There are currently 5,341 active cases, and another 52,665 people have recovered. At his daily press briefing, Hutchinson said... Read More.
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The Latest: Laura weakens to tropical storm, moves inland

Hurricane Laura has weakened to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of nearly 70 mph. Authorities say the storm is now 50 miles southeast of Shreveport. Flooding rainfall and damaging winds spread inland over central and northern Louisiana, where the storm made landfall eleven... Read More.
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SEC establishes new start dates and formats for fall season

The Southeastern Conference has established new start dates and formats for the SEC cross country, soccer and volleyball seasons as well as the fall golf and tennis seasons, as the 14 members of the SEC continue to monitor developments related to COVID-19, SEC Commissioner... Read More.