State Education Board Grants Hearing for Lighthouse Academy

The Arkansas Board of Education has agreed to hold a February hearing to decide if Pine Bluff Lighthouse Academy’s charter should be renewed or allowed to expire in June. The Arkansas Charter Authorizing Panel agreed in December to deny renewing a state charter for the... Read More.
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State Panel Says Pine Bluff’s Lighthouse School Should Close

The Arkansas Charter Authorizing Panel agreed Tuesday to deny renewing a state charter for the Pine Bluff Lighthouse Academy next year. The panel voted 3-2, saying that the school has low achievement levels. The state board will have the final vote in January. Lighthouse, which... Read More.

Jail Deputies to Receive Paychecks After State Funds Arrive

Jefferson County Judge Booker Clemons said late Thursday that deputies at the adult detention center will be getting paychecks Friday. During a meeting of the Quorum Court Monday, Sheriff’s Office Operations Commander and Sheriff-elect Lafayette Woods Jr. said there was not enough money remaining in... Read More.
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UAPB Lady Lions Defeat Mississippi Valley State University in SWAC Action

By Habtom G. Keleta, M.A. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Lady Lions defeated Mississippi Valley State University in four super tight sets (23-25, 26-24, 25-20, 25-23) in Southwestern Athletic Conference action. Junior setter Britney Sahlmann (shown in photo) finished with a game-high 42... Read More.

Arkansas State Prison Inmate Found Unresponsive, Dies

An Arkansas state prison inmate has died after being found unresponsive in his cell. State Department of Correction spokesman Solomon Graves says 36-year-old Antonia Rauls was found shortly after 6:00pm Saturday at the Ouachita River Correctional Unit and was taken to the prison infirmary where... Read More.
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State Drops 4,300 from Medicaid Plan Over New Work Rules

More than 4,300 people who were on Arkansas' expanded Medicaid rolls have lost coverage because they didn't comply with a new work requirement, making them the first to get kicked off the program under the rule. The Arkansas Department of Human Services on Wednesday said... Read More.