Samson Staton Electrocuted at Pine Bluff Cottonseed Oil Plant

A man died after being electrocuted at a cottonseed oil plant Monday in Pine Bluff, police reported. Police and medical personnel were called about 9:43 a.m. to Planters Cotton Oil Mill at 2901 Planters Drive. An employee said Samson Staton, 62, and another worker had... Read More.
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Pine Bluff Kappa League Meets and Encourages Youth

Pine Bluff Kappa League is visiting students and talking to them about being model students and making the right decisions, according to a news release. The group is meeting with students in 3rd through 8th grades in the Watson Chapel, Pine Bluff and White Hall... Read More.
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Pine Bluff City Council Approves Garbage Rate Hike

An increase in the rate Waste Management charges for garbage collections was approved by the Pine Bluff City Council on Monday. The resolution passed although Alderman Steven Mays and Alderwoman Thelma Walker opposed the rate hike.  Residents will go from paying $16.69 to $17.07 per... Read More.
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Pine Bluff High School Students Compete in App Challenge

Four students from Pine Bluff High School are participating in the Congressional App Challenge. Team members are LaMarion Brown, Quinton Battles, Christopher Garcia and Christopher Carter, all sophomores from Shanta Calhoun’s computer science class, according to a news release. “The team members created and named their... Read More.