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Fire Officials: Approximately 1500 acres burned in Grant County Wildfire

Monday, April 11 by Staff

UPDATE 5:00 PM Fire officials tell Deltaplex News that the Arkansas Forestry Commission has conducted a survey to determine the amount of property that was burned by the wildfire in the area of Grant County Road 51 and Grant County Road 57. The survey determined... Read More.

UPDATE: County and State Agencies battling wildfire Grant County

Sunday, April 10 by Staff

UPDATE 2:30 A.M. All residents on Grant 51 and Grant 57 are allowed to return to their homes. The fire in this area has been contained. UPDATE 12:38 A.M. According to scanner traffic Grant county law enforcement has reopened Grant County Road 51. Citizens with homes in... Read More.

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Supreme Court rejects Grant appeal

Thursday, April 7 by Ray King

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday rejected claims by a prison inmate that his sentence was invalid because it exceeded the maximum sentence for the crime that was designated on his arrest warrant. Abraham Grant, 47, was found guilty of Capital murder and first-degree battery... Read More.

Council at Star City approves grant application

Friday, March 18 by Ray King

The City Council at Star City voted Monday to permit Mayor Paul Carter to apply for a grant to build the Food Pantry and to ask for help from the Southeast Arkansas Economic Development District with the application and administering the money once it... Read More.

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Grant County JP’s approve pay raise

Thursday, March 17 by Ray King

The Grant County Quorum Court voted recently to increase the amount justices of the peace are paid. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, Grant County Judge Randy Pruitt said state law sets the range of compensation for quorum court members but gives each body the... Read More.

Sheriff Woods Jr. talks crime in Pine Bluff; Grant money

Tuesday, March 15 by Deseray Mckinzy

As Jefferson County Sheriff’s Investigators work to solve a homicide reported in the county Monday, Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr., was a guest on the Oldies 101.3 morning show Tuesday. The homicide was the first of the year outside the Pine Bluff City limits. Morning show... Read More.

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Jefferson County 4-H receives grant from National 4-H Council

Wednesday, March 9 by Deseray Mckinzy

Jefferson County 4-H, along with several other counties and the state recently received a grant from the National 4-H Council and on Wednesday, Pia Woods, the Executive Director of 4-H for the county told Deltaplex News what the grant is for. Woods and Leslie Dorn,... Read More.

Ritter Communications awarded $15.6 Million grant to improve high-speed connectivity in Jefferson County

Tuesday, March 8 by Staff

JONESBORO, Ark. (March 8, 2022) – Ritter Communications, the largest privately held telecommunications service provider in the Mid-South, has been awarded a rural broadband installation grant for Jefferson County by the Arkansas Legislative Council. The $15.6 million grant is made available through the Arkansas Rural... Read More.

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Full list of Grant county and city candidates for the May political party primaries

Thursday, March 3 by Staff

Following is a list of candidates from Grant County who have filed for election or reelection in the May political party primaries. The lists were compiled by the Grant County Clerk’s Office and are complete as of March 2. Note: (I) signifies incumbent Grant County County/Circuit... Read More.

Black ice causing traffic issues in Grant and Jefferson counties

Saturday, February 26 by Staff

UPDATE: Accidents in I530 in Jefferson County and Highway 167 in Grant County have been cleared and traffic is flowing once again in both locations according to emergency officials. Travelers are asked to drive carefully as conditions could worsen moving into the evening hours. ORIGINAL STORY: Black... Read More.

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Grant County Judge Randy Pruitt says discrepancies found in local census numbers

Wednesday, February 9 by Staff

Winter weather struck the Deltaplex area late last week causing local government entities to have to put in some extra work to ensure things could run as smooth as possible. Grant County Judge Randy Pruitt recently spoke with Deltaplex News to discuss how his county... Read More.

Southeast Arkansas College receives largest grant for scholarships in school history

Wednesday, January 5 by Staff

Southeast Arkansas College has received a significant grant for scholarships, and they don’t know who provided the money. Appearing on the Oldies 101.3 morning show Wednesday, SEARK President Steven Bloomberg explained the events that occurred. Bloomberg said that even he did not know the identity of... Read More.

Stories tagged with: grant

Fire Officials: Approximately 1500 acres burned in Grant County Wildfire

UPDATE: County and State Agencies battling wildfire Grant County

Supreme Court rejects Grant appeal

Council at Star City approves grant application

Grant County JP’s approve pay raise

Sheriff Woods Jr. talks crime in Pine Bluff; Grant money

Jefferson County 4-H receives grant from National 4-H Council

Ritter Communications awarded $15.6 Million grant to improve high-speed connectivity in Jefferson County

Black ice causing traffic issues in Grant and Jefferson counties

Grant County Judge Randy Pruitt says discrepancies found in local census numbers

Southeast Arkansas College receives largest grant for scholarships in school history

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