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Jefferson County Covid cases and the state Disaster Public Health emergency

Wednesday, March 10 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Deseray McKinzy Jefferson County has approximately 8,644 coronavirus cases reported and 167 deaths since the pandemic began a year ago. Governor Hutchison announced earlier this month that Arkansas renewed the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to mitigate the spread and impact of COVID-19 until... Read More.

Jefferson County Judge Robinson speaks on water issues

Thursday, February 25 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Deseray McKinzy Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson spoke about the improvements involving the city wide low water pressure issues. When asked about the updates on plant one which is where the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is located and the efforts to fix the... Read More.

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Water pressure issues that plagued Jefferson Regional Hospital since last week have improved

Thursday, February 25 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King Water pressure issues that plagued Jefferson Regional Hospital since last week have improved and the hospital is back to admitting patients, according to spokeswoman Wendy Talbot. Speaking to Deltaplex News, Talbot said there were 138 patients being treated as of Thursday morning, which... Read More.

Chief Operating Officer of Jefferson Regional Hospital addresses water pressure improvements

Wednesday, February 24 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Deseray McKinzy Jefferson Reginal Hospital was able to take in patients midday yesterday and schedule surgeries for Wednesday due to the increase of the water pressure in their facilities. Chief Operating officer of JRH Peter Austin spoke to Deltaplex about the current state of... Read More.

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Jefferson Regional says water pressure improving, admissions and surgeries to start Wednesday

Tuesday, February 23 by Ray King

Jefferson Regional on Tuesday announced that water pressure is slowly improving, and the hospital said they can start accepting admissions again and doing surgeries Wednesday. Jefferson Regional has had water pressure problems and had sent patients who were initially examined in the Emergency Room and... Read More.

Spokeswoman for Jefferson Regional Hospital confirms seeking help due to lack of water pressure

Monday, February 22 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King A spokeswoman for Jefferson Regional Hospital on Monday confirmed that the hospital has transferred some patients who sought help at the Emergency Room to other facilities because of the lack of water pressure at the hospital. Wendy Talbot spoke to Deltaplex News and... Read More.

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Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson seeks disaster assistance with emergency declaration

Friday, February 19 by Greg

February 19, 2021 Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson issued a verbal disaster declaration in relation to the record breaking snow this week. UAPB and Jefferson Regional have been having issue in relating to the weather and water. Below is the Judge's statement to Deltaplex Radio.

Street Department director Rick Rhoden speaks on current road conditions in Pine Bluff

Wednesday, February 17 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Deseray McKinzy On Tuesday, the roads were more efficient to drive on but they were not at their best. Pine Bluff Street Department director Rick Rhoden spoke about these conditions The city has two snow plows and borrowed one from the county to combat road... Read More.

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Federal Office of Emergency Management grants were awarded to Jefferson County to help cover 2019 flood damages

Tuesday, February 16 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King This is the second of two stories about grants from the Federal Office of Emergency Management that were awarded to Jefferson County to help cover damages that resulted in flooding on the Arkansas River in 2019. The first of those grants was to... Read More.

One-Vehicle Accidents Reported Including Jefferson County Deputy’s Run In with a Deer

Monday, February 15 by Staff

Several one-vehicle accidents have been reported in the Deltaplex including one involving a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy. Jefferson County Sheriff Layfatte Woods says the deputy is ok. He says they’ve made some adjustments due to the accident and road conditions The sheriff says they are focused on preventing... Read More.

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Jefferson County has received just over $1.4 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Wednesday, February 10 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King Jefferson County has received just over $1.4 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for damage homes in the county sustained during flooding on the Arkansas River in 2019. The following is one of two stories dealing with those grants,... Read More.

Jefferson County Courthouse closed Thursday

Wednesday, February 10 by Ray King

The Jefferson County Courthouse will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 11th due to inclement weather. Please check the county website (JeffersonCountyAR.gov) for weather-related updates.

Stories tagged with: jefferson

Jefferson County Covid cases and the state Disaster Public Health emergency

Jefferson County Judge Robinson speaks on water issues

Water pressure issues that plagued Jefferson Regional Hospital since last week have improved

Chief Operating Officer of Jefferson Regional Hospital addresses water pressure improvements

Jefferson Regional says water pressure improving, admissions and surgeries to start Wednesday

Spokeswoman for Jefferson Regional Hospital confirms seeking help due to lack of water pressure

Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson seeks disaster assistance with emergency declaration

Street Department director Rick Rhoden speaks on current road conditions in Pine Bluff

Federal Office of Emergency Management grants were awarded to Jefferson County to help cover 2019 flood damages

One-Vehicle Accidents Reported Including Jefferson County Deputy’s Run In with a Deer

Jefferson County has received just over $1.4 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Jefferson County Courthouse closed Thursday

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