By Ray King
A $25,000 bond was set Monday for a Pine Bluff man accused of threatening co-workers at McDonald’s in White Hall.
Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Brandon Smith, 24, with first-degree terroristic... Read More.
At its most recent meeting, the McGehee City Council heard news that both the police and fire chiefs planned to leave their jobs.
According to the McGehee-Dermott Times News, Fire Chief Ricky Terry and Police Chief Scott Williams submitted their official resignations to Mayor Jef... Read More.
A new state law bans cell phones in every public school district in the state beginning this fall.
Pine Bluff School District Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree was asked about that law by Oldies 1013 Morning Show host Greg Horne who said his understanding was that the... Read More.
The Delta Justice Center is partnering with Arkansas Access to Justice to compile and produce a directory of free legal resource providers throughout the state.
This resource will be available for Arkansans who are interested in applying for legal services and serve as a comprehensive... Read More.
LITTLE ROCK — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas Friday unanimously approved UA System President Jay B. Silveria’s recommendation to name Anthony Graham, Ph.D., as the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB).
The UA Board called a... Read More.
The Corvette Brothers of Pine Bluff is working on a project to have names placed on the back of the football game jerseys at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Wallace Rayford and Travis Harden were guests on Talk Back Live with Floyd Donald... Read More.
Legislation to outlaw out-of-state casinos from operating online in Arkansas was introduced in the Arkansas legislature Wednesday.
The bills in the Arkansas House of Representatives and Senate would require online gaming and sports betting to be operated only by the three casinos in the state,... Read More.
The United Way is wrapping up its annual fund-raising campaign and appearing on the Oldies 1013 Morning Show, Executive Director Jason Duren was asked where the campaign was, fund wise?
He went on to say this.
Jennnifer Lipp was sitting in for Morning Show host Greg... Read More.
As construction continues on the new Watson Chapel High School, Superintendent Dr. Keith McGee told Deltaplex Radio that the project is under budget.
McGee appeared on the Oldies 1013 Morning Show where host Greg Horne asked him if being under budget meant that they were... Read More.
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s Small Farm Program was recently awarded a Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), according to Dr. Henry English, head of the UAPB program. The... Read More.
UPDATE: Following Wednesday’s outbreak of wildfires nearly every county in the Deltaplex is now under a burn ban.
Counties included are:
Arkansas County
Bradley County
Cleveland County
Dallas County
Grant County
Jefferson County
Lincoln County
Lonoke County
Pulaski County
Saline County.
Desha County and Drew County are the only two counties in the Deltaplex area that... Read More.