UAM-CTC awarded $450,000 grant for Industrial Tech Program

The University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Technology-Crossett (UAM-CTC) was awarded a $450,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education’s (ADHE) Regional Workforce Grant Program in July. The award will benefit the UAM-CTC Industrial Technology program. Linda Rushing, vice chancellor of UAM-CTC, stated, “We... Read More.

Hiring plan for experienced police officers on council agenda

By Ray King All eight members of the Pine Bluff City Council are cosponsoring a proposed ordinance permitting police officers with prior experience to transfer to the Pine Bluff Police Department and receive extra compensation. The [proposed ordinance will be discussed when the council meets Monday... Read More.
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Inmate escapes from East Arkansas Unit in Brickeys

BRICKEYS, Ark. (AP) — Authorities were searching Friday for a convicted rapist who escaped from an east Arkansas prison. Samuel Hartman, 38, escaped Friday morning from the East Arkansas Regional Unit in Brickeys, located 96 miles (155 kilometers) east of Little Rock, the state Department... Read More.
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Tax cut package approved as legislature ends session

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday approved a $500 million tax cut package and adjourned a special session without taking up teacher raises, abortion ban exceptions or other issues Democrats had hoped to add to the agenda. The majority-Republican House and Senate... Read More.
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Woman killed in Saline County accident

A Benton woman was killed and a man injured in a one-vehicle accident in Saline County Wednesday night. According to a preliminary report, Lynette Lorene Earles, 60, died when the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban she was driving left the roadway on Highway 9 north of Nethercutt... Read More.