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PB City Council puts 180 day pause on small box discount stores in Ward 1

Tuesday, September 5 by Greg

By Ray King By a vote of 6-2, the Pine Bluff City Council on Tuesday approved legislation that will place a 180 day moratorium on building, licensing or zoning small box discount stores, commonly called Dollar Stores, from locating in Ward 1. The legislation was sponsored... Read More.

URA Holds Special Called Meeting, Progress on PB Go-Kart Track Concession Discussed

Tuesday, August 29 by Staff

On Monday, the Urban Renewal Agency held a special called meeting to address two topics of discussion. A letter of intent to start negotiations with Oasis Food Market to open for business in Pine Bluff. Also, a letter of intent of intent for concession... Read More.

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PB Group Violence Intervention Hosts Town Hall Meeting

Tuesday, August 22 by Staff

On Tuesday, the Pine Bluff Group Violence Intervention (GVI) hosted a town hall meeting and panel session to give citizens an opportunity to ask questions and give input on the organization, and gun violence in the city. GVI Program Director Leanita Hughes opened the... Read More.

Friday night drive by shooting in PB leaves 4 shot, 20 and 15 year olds in custody

Saturday, August 12 by Greg

20 year old Joseph Westmoreland, identified by detectives to be the drive by shooter in Friday nights incident at 1100 W 16th Avenue, is in custody. Westmoreland turned himself in to the Pine Bluff Police Department around 12:40 A.M. on 08/12/2023. Westmoreland was later booked... Read More.

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Former PB city council member Thelma Walker dies

Thursday, August 10 by Greg

Former Pine Bluff City Council member Thelma Walker died Aug. 4, according to an announcement from Brown Funeral Home. Walker, 82, represented Ward 1 and served on the council until 2016 when she was defeated in a run-off by Joni Alexander. Her son, Danny Walker was... Read More.

PB Schools millage vote passes overwhelmingly

Tuesday, August 8 by Greg

Voters in the Pine Bluff School District spoke loudly Tuesday, approving a millage increase that will be used in part to build a brand-new high school for the district. Complete but unofficial results were as follows: For the millage increase 1,710 or 61.7 percent. Against the increase... Read More.

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PB Schools millage passes easily

Tuesday, August 8 by Greg

For 1760 Against 1060 Full Story coming soon

Pine Bluff A&P Commission Meets To Address Chair Vacancy, Letter from PB NAACP Chapter

Saturday, July 22 by Staff

The Pine Bluff A&P Commission met for a special called meeting to discuss 3 items on the agenda. The first item was to address an empty seat on the Commission and decide how to best resolve the matter. According to their bylaws, the next... Read More.

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PB Police Chief Richardson explained the changes to the rank structure approved by Pine Bluff City Council

Monday, July 17 by Alex Bivens

At its most recent meeting, the Pine Bluff City Council approved an ordinance that changed the rank structure of the Pine Bluff Police Department. Police Chief Denise Richardson asked for the changes to be made, which included eliminating two deputy chief’s positions, and adding three... Read More.

PB Police Chief Richardson explains how the tax proposal wording has been changed for clarification

Friday, July 14 by Alex Bivens

Pine Bluff voters will return to the polls in November as supporters of the five-eights cent sales tax, commonly called the Go Forward tax make another attempt to extend it for another seven years. That tax is currently scheduled to come off the books... Read More.

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PB Police Chief Richardson supports the millage for the Pine Bluff School District

Thursday, July 13 by Alex Bivens

Voters in Pine Bluff will go to the polls in August to decide the fate of a millage campaign for the Pine Bluff School District, which wants to build a new high school, replacing the current school on Olive Street. If the campaign is successful,... Read More.

PB Convention Center director Joseph McCorvy, praised the success of the rodeo

Monday, July 10 by Alex Bivens

By: Ray King The Pine Bluff Convention Center hosted its first-ever rodeo over the Fourth of July holiday weekend and director Joseph McCorvy talked about the crowd that attended the event when he appeared on the Oldies 1013 morning show Friday. Morning show host Greg Horne... Read More.

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PB City Council puts 180 day pause on small box discount stores in Ward 1

URA Holds Special Called Meeting, Progress on PB Go-Kart Track Concession Discussed

Friday night drive by shooting in PB leaves 4 shot, 20 and 15 year olds in custody

Former PB city council member Thelma Walker dies

PB Schools millage vote passes overwhelmingly

PB Schools millage passes easily

Pine Bluff A&P Commission Meets To Address Chair Vacancy, Letter from PB NAACP Chapter

PB Police Chief Richardson explained the changes to the rank structure approved by Pine Bluff City Council

PB Police Chief Richardson explains how the tax proposal wording has been changed for clarification

PB Police Chief Richardson supports the millage for the Pine Bluff School District

PB Convention Center director Joseph McCorvy, praised the success of the rodeo

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