Booking #: 106842
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Race: African American
Address: PINE BLUFF, AR
Booking Date: 03-23-2026 - 9:18 pm
Charges:
FLEEING
LEAVING SCENE OF ACCIDENT CMV
Booking #: 107650
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Race: African American
Address: Pine Bluff, AR
Booking Date: 03-23-2026 - 9:00 pm
Charges:
POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY CERTAIN PERSONS
Several counties across the Deltaplex, including Jefferson County, are now under burn bans after county judges signed orders Monday amid ongoing dry conditions.
Bradley, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties have all implemented burn bans, prohibiting outdoor burning until further notice.
A burn ban... Read More.
Six individuals have been charged in connection with the 2025 death of a resident at the Southeast Arkansas Human Development Center, as records detail multiple failures in staff response and facility procedures.
According to court records filed in Bradley County, Chekiona Jones, Marquez Williams, Karen... Read More.
A man was taken into custody Monday after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase along Interstate 530 that ended in a crash near Redfield.
According to authorities, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Arkansas State Police around 11:15 a.m. regarding a... Read More.
John Varnell of Pine Bluff has been recognized by Union Pacific Railroad with a prestigious company award highlighting excellence in safety and leadership.
Varnell, a locomotive engineer in Union Pacific’s transportation division, received the J.C. Kenefick Safety Award as part of the railroad’s CEO Excellence... Read More.
Former Jefferson County Justice of the Peace Lloyd Franklin Jr. was found not guilty on all charges stemming from a November 2025 arrest in Little Rock.
Franklin’s case was heard March 16, according to court records.
He had been charged with driving while license canceled, suspended... Read More.
The Cleveland County School Board has selected Clark Construction of Little Rock to construct the new gym at the Rison School Campus.
According to the Cleveland County Herald, Clark was selected over three other companies, Kinco Construction of Little Rock, Broady Richardson Construction of Sheridan... Read More.
With literacy rates continuing to lag among Arkansas students, the Toys for Tots Literacy Program is expanding efforts to provide books and reading resources to children across Southeast Arkansas.
Educators say reading struggles remain a significant challenge, with approximately two-thirds of Arkansas youth reading below... Read More.
The 2026 season of the Pine Bluff NAACP ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) Program is underway, with student competitions already beginning this month.
Organizers announced a series of upcoming competition dates across multiple disciplines, including Visual Arts on March 7, Humanities on March... Read More.
A Sheridan man has been arrested and charged following an incident involving a juvenile female, according to authorities.
Officers with the Sheridan Police Department were dispatched around 11:45 p.m. on March 18 to the Sheridan Inn on North Rock Street after receiving information that a... Read More.
A countywide burn ban has been issued for Jefferson County due to heightened wildfire concerns, according to the Jefferson County Office of Emergency Management.
Officials said current conditions have led to an increased risk of wildfires, prompting the order, which applies to all areas of... Read More.