Urban Renewal approves funds for Go Kart track

The Pine Bluff Urban Renewal Agency approved $1.5 million for help complete the Go Kart track and Family Fun Park on the site of the former Admiral Benbow Inn on East Harding Avenue during a meeting held Wednesday evening. Ground was broken for the Go... Read More.

UAMS receives funds in effort to reduce infant mortality

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $5 million Congressional appropriation to coordinate efforts across the state to reduce infant mortality. Nirvana Manning, M.D., professor and chair of the UAMS Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, said the funding,... Read More.
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Morris gets 35 years in Urban Renewal case

Update May 16, 2024 Thursday Judge Robert Edwards of Searcy sentenced Morris to 35 years in prison and fined $330,000 plus must pay restitution in amount of $667,000.  Edwards handed down a sentence much harsher than the jury recommended.  Jury advised to make each of... Read More.
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Boozman proposed funds for pilot training, VA healthcare approved by Senate panel

  WASHINGTON – The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation produced by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Subcommittee, that delivers $83 million to the future pilot training center in Fort Smith, raises quality of life standards for servicemembers and their families, and... Read More.
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Council approves funds for Delta Rhythm district

With no dissent, the Pine Bluff City Council voted Monday night to invest $2 million in the Delts Rhythm and Blues Cultural District which is designed to promote tourism and improve the economy. That money will come from the five-eighths cent sales tax approved by... Read More.