After what Saracen Casino Chief Market Officer Carlton Saffa described as “several false starts,” work has resumed on the casino hotel.
Saffa went on to say this.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The director of the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory is retiring after 16 years on the job.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that Kermit Channell plans to retire at the end of August. Officials said Monday that J.R. Howard, a former director of... Read More.
By Ray King
A $5,000 cash only bond was set Friday for a Pine Bluff man currently on parole, who was arrested after a gun was found in the vehicle the man was driving.
Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors... Read More.
Voters in Pine Bluff will go to the polls Aug. 8 to decide the fate of a millage increase for the Pine Bluff School District. If it passes, the district plans to construct a new high school campus and according to Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree,... Read More.
Booking #: 132825
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Race: African American
Address: Pine Bluff, AR
Booking Date: 07-28-2023 - 1:12 am
Charges:
POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY CERTAIN PERSONS
Alias Bench Warrant
A Monticello woman died Wednesday when she was struck by a vehicle on North Conley Street.
According to a preliminary report, Linda Martin, 58, died at the Monticello airport where she had been taken before she could be airlifted to a hospital.
The report said Martin... Read More.
As schools in the Pine Bluff School District prepare to kick off the new school year, one major difference will be on everyone’s mind. That difference is that for the first time in a number of years, there will be no Dollarway School District.... Read More.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Justice Barbara Webb announced Monday that she’s running for chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, the third member of the court to seek the top spot next year.
Webb, who was elected to the Supreme Court in 2020, is running... Read More.
Crews from Entergy worked for almost 24 straight hours to restore power to Jefferson Regional Hospital and according to Wendy Talbot, their work paid off.
Appearing on the Oldies 1013 morning show Thursday, Talbot said that at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, the hospital was back... Read More.