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Mayor talks raises and casino money

Wednesday, June 23 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington plans to ask the City Council to approve a salary increase for her choice of police chief. Washington on Tuesday said Robert Jones, who is currently police chief in Kingsland, Georgia, said he would accept the job at... Read More.

Watson Chapel Superintendent talks bonuses and federal money

Friday, May 28 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King At its most recent board meeting, the School Board for the Watson Chapel School District approved a request from Superintendent Jerry Guess to give bonuses to all the district’s employees. On Friday, Guess talked to Deltaplex News about those bonuses. Guess said the bonuses... Read More.

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UAPB announced $300k in grant money for internship project

Thursday, May 27 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Deseray McKinzy The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) announced Thursday, that there are nine students that major in business management, political science, accounting, and computer science who will participate in internship projects supported by the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation (WCSF). The press... Read More.

Grant County Quorum Court creates fund for COVID money

Thursday, May 27 by Ray King

The Grant County Quorum Court last week voted to create a new fund to deal with money the county is expected to receive from the American Rescue Plan Act, the COVID relief act signed by President Joe Biden earlier this year. According to the Sheridan... Read More.

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White Hall Superintendent talks federal money

Thursday, May 13 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King Every school district in the country is seeing an influx of cash as a result of federal programs that resulted from the Coronavirus pandemic. The White Hall School District is one of those and according to Superintendent Doug Dorris, the district has already... Read More.

Panel formed to look at spending COVID money

Wednesday, May 12 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday formed a panel to come up with ways to spend the $1.5 billion the state is receiving from the latest federal coronavirus relief package. The Republican governor formed a 15-member steering committee for the... Read More.

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Liberty Utilities lists criteria for customers seeking money for broken water pipes

Thursday, March 4 by Ray King

Liberty Utilities has announced the criteria for customers seeking financial help to cover the costs of replacing waterline pipes that broke as a result of freezing temperatures in Pine Bluff and Jefferson County in late February. The company recently announced that it was donating $250,000... Read More.

Monticello Downtown Network gets money for COVID-19 relief

Friday, February 12 by Ray King

The Arkansas Historical Preservation Fund has awarded money to the Monticello Downtown Network to help small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Advance Monticellonian newspaper, the Downtown Network includes the town square and off the square in each direction. The money must... Read More.

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Star City to use pandemic money to replace middle school roof

Friday, January 29 by Ray King

The Star City School Board has approved a plan to use money from the federal government to replace the heating and air conditioning system at the middle school. The Lincoln Ledger newspaper reported that at the Jan. 25 board meeting, Star School Superintendent Jordan Frizzell... Read More.

Pine Bluff City Council approves ordinance allowing elected official landlords to receive federal money for tenants

Tuesday, January 19 by Greg

By Ray King The Pine Bluff City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance which will allow members of the council or municipal employees to receive money from a Federal Fund administered by the state if they are landlords of rental property. Larry Matthews, director of the... Read More.

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911 board approves money for new computer assisted dispatch system

Thursday, September 17 by Ray King

By Ray King With no dissent, the 911 Administrative Board on Thursday approved the transfer of 911 money to MECA (Metropolitan Emergency Communications Association) to help fund operations and to purchase a new CAD (computer assisted dispatch) system. Meeting virtually, four of the five members of... Read More.

Quorum Committees OK money for sheriff’s office

Tuesday, September 8 by Ray King

By Ray King Appropriation ordinances totaling more than $368,000 for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office were approved by two committees of the Jefferson County Quorum Court during a meeting held remotely Tuesday. The first of those, for $191,600 will come from the Public Safety Sales Tax... Read More.

Stories tagged with: money

Mayor talks raises and casino money

Watson Chapel Superintendent talks bonuses and federal money

UAPB announced $300k in grant money for internship project

Grant County Quorum Court creates fund for COVID money

White Hall Superintendent talks federal money

Panel formed to look at spending COVID money

Liberty Utilities lists criteria for customers seeking money for broken water pipes

Monticello Downtown Network gets money for COVID-19 relief

Star City to use pandemic money to replace middle school roof

Pine Bluff City Council approves ordinance allowing elected official landlords to receive federal money for tenants

911 board approves money for new computer assisted dispatch system

Quorum Committees OK money for sheriff’s office

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