One dead, three injured following shooting at Regional Park

UPDATE 1:20 AM The Pine Bluff Police Department is in the early stages of a shooting investigation that has left one person dead and another three injured.   Shortly after 7:00 p.m. officers responded to a report of a shooting inside Regional Park.   During the initial... Read More.

Cherokee Nation, Park Service sign agreement on plant gathering

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The Cherokee Nation has signed an agreement with the National Park Service to allow citizens to gather plants within Arkansas’ Buffalo National River to use for purposes including food, crafts and medicine. The river, located in Arkansas’ Ozark Mountains, was established... Read More.
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Proposed Pine Bluff Entertainment Park and Racetrack Unveiled

By Ray King If things go according to plan, a 206-acre site located on U.S. 65 south will be the site of a racetrack, drag strip, indoor-outdoor car showroom, motocross, children’s area and more. On Friday, the first conceptual drawings of the proposed Pine Bluff Entertainment... Read More.
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Proposed Entertainment park to include drag strip

By Ray King After months of work and planning, supporters of a proposed drag strip in Jefferson County are ready to unveil their plans at an upcoming event. Pine Bluff City Council member Joni Alexander, who is chairman of the council’s Traffic and Aviation Committee, was... Read More.

Poyen Park board sent bill for grass cutting

The Poyen City Council has sent a bill to the Poyen Park Board after Mayor Scott Riggan mowed the grounds of the park. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, a part of the agreement between the city and the park board is that the board... Read More.
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Sheridan City Council votes to rezone Industrial Park property

By: Luke Matheson The Sheridan City Council voted unanimously to rezone a 66.77-acre parcel of property in the Industrial Park property located northwest of Walker Drive from Industrial to R-2 (Residential) Tuesday night at the Sheridan Community Center. Sheridan Mayor Joe Wise, Jr. spoke with DeltaplexNews.com... Read More.
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Grant County planning improvements at park

Improvements are planned at the Cox Creek Lake Park in Grant County, using grant money from the state. The Sheridan Headlight newspaper reported that the county has received a $15,000 grant from the Arkansas Rural Community Grant program to install a dump station at the... Read More.
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Grant County seeking grant for park walking trail

Grant County will be applying for a grant to create a walking trail in Cox Creek State Park. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, Grant County Judge Randy Pruitt said the application is the latest in a series of actions that the county has taken... Read More.