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Pine Bluff Council Committee recommends Approval of 5-Year Partnership with Boys and Girls Club for Community Programs

Monday, June 30 by Luke Matheson

By Ray King The Pine Bluff City Council Public Works Committee on Monday recommended that Mayor Vivian Flowers sign a contract with the Boys and Girls Club of Jefferson County to operate recreational and educational programs at the Pine Bluff Community Center for a five-year... Read More.

Attorney General Griffin recommends state’s gun laws stay the same

Tuesday, March 12 by Rick Walker

During a legislative meeting yesterday focused on Arkansas' gun laws, recommendations from the state's Attorney General were introduced. The initial recommendation from Tim Griffin was that people with licenses should be able to carry in a school zone but not a school building. This... Read More.

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Panel recommends raises for elected officials

Monday, May 15 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Top elected officials in Arkansas could see a 3% salary increase but legislators’ pay would stay flat under a proposal from a state panel. The Arkansas Independent Citizens Commission proposed the pay increases on Friday and will consider giving them... Read More.

Council committee recommends two new positions be approved

Tuesday, March 28 by Ray King

The Pine Bluff City Council’s Administration Committee on Tuesday recommended that a new position be created In both the Economic and Community Development Department and the Street Department. Street Department Director Tom Bennett asked for the addition of a “survey research assistant” who said the... Read More.

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Jefferson County Quorum Court recommends former sheriff’s deputy be rehired

Tuesday, February 28 by Staff

By Ray King The first ever grievance hearing conducted by the Jefferson County Quorum Court Tuesday resulted in a recommendation that a former sheriff’s deputy who was fired in January get his job back. Joseph O’Neal, who was an 11-year veteran of the department and until... Read More.

Council committee recommends approval of sales tax proposals

Wednesday, February 22 by Deseray Mckinzy

A special called meeting of the Pine Bluff City Council’s Ways and Means Committee Wednesday paved the way for the full council to consider extending the 5/8th cent sales tax for another seven years, adding a 3/8th cent tax for public safety which will be permanent... Read More.

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UAPB Alumnus Recommends a UAPB Education in Aquaculture/Fisheries for Research, Job Opportunities

Wednesday, July 6 by Staff

Andrew Maina, originally from the east African country of Kenya, says his lifelong interest in science led him to enroll in the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s (UAPB) graduate program in aquaculture/fisheries. “My father was a pharmacist, and I also started to get interested... Read More.

Quorum Court recommends budget adjustments and new mailing policy

Tuesday, April 5 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King An amended version of a 2021 appropriation that provided for a six-percent pay increase for county employees was recommended for approval by the Finance Committee of the Jefferson County Quorum Court Tuesday night. County Judge Gerald Robinson said the amendment applies to only... Read More.

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QC committee recommends filing positions

Wednesday, June 2 by Greg

By Ray King Despite the opposition of Justice of the Peace Dr. Conley Byrd, a committee of the Jefferson County Quorum Court on Tuesday recommended that vacant positions in a number of count offices be filled. Despite a hiring freeze and County Judge Gerald Robinson’s calling... Read More.

Jefferson County QC committee recommends purchasing contraband detection system

Tuesday, June 1 by Greg

By Ray King A committee of the Jefferson County Quorum Court on Tuesday recommended the approval of a supplemental appropriation designed to improve security. The county has received a $15,000 grant from the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts to improve contraband detection abilities and Sheriff... Read More.

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Committee recommends University remove Fulbright statue

Friday, April 30 by Ray King

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A University of Arkansas committee says tributes honoring a former senator, alum and segregationist whose beliefs did not align with the values of the institution today should be removed from campus. The committee considered J. William Fulbright’s stance on integration and... Read More.

Council committee recommends engineering contract be approved

Friday, March 12 by Ray King

By Ray King The City of Pine Bluff is getting ready to begin major repairs on bridges in the city and a committee of the City Council recommended Friday approval of an ordinance to hire an engineering firm to work on the projects. At a special... Read More.

Stories tagged with: recommends

Pine Bluff Council Committee recommends Approval of 5-Year Partnership with Boys and Girls Club for Community Programs

Attorney General Griffin recommends state’s gun laws stay the same

Panel recommends raises for elected officials

Council committee recommends two new positions be approved

Jefferson County Quorum Court recommends former sheriff’s deputy be rehired

Council committee recommends approval of sales tax proposals

UAPB Alumnus Recommends a UAPB Education in Aquaculture/Fisheries for Research, Job Opportunities

Quorum Court recommends budget adjustments and new mailing policy

QC committee recommends filing positions

Jefferson County QC committee recommends purchasing contraband detection system

Committee recommends University remove Fulbright statue

Council committee recommends engineering contract be approved

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