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AGFC reopens public access buildings to include Delta Rivers Nature Center
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has reopened its doors to public access for the first time since March. The doors were opened Wednesday morning to public access buildings to include the Delta Rivers Nature Center in Pine Bluff.
All buildings... Read More.
PBPD seeking help to ID breaking and entering suspects
The Pine Bluff Detective Division is asking the public’s helping in identifying the two people in the attached photos.
The two are wanted for the crime of breaking or entering that occurred at 601 W. 32nd Avenue on July 13, 2020.
Anyone with any information is... Read More.
Walmart, Sam’s Club to require face masks at all stores
According to a press release sent out Wednesday, Walmart has announced that face masks will be required to be worn inside all of its stores to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
This rule takes effect Monday, according to the release. Complimentary masks will be... Read More.
State strategy to fight COVID-19 explained
By Ray King
Governor Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday said the state has adopted a strategy to fight the spread of COVID-19 which relies on working with the Arkansas Department of Health and on citizens taking personal responsibility.
At his daily COVID-19 press briefing, Hutchinson said Department... Read More.
Grant county to host COVID-19 testing event
Grant county will host a COVID-19 testing event on July 23 from 3-7 p.m. at the Sheridan Parks and Recreation Center located at 1511 South Rose Street according to a press release from the Arkansas Department of Health.
Anyone can be tested regardless of whether... Read More.
Federal inmate convicted of killing Arkansas family put to death
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The federal government on Tuesday carried out its first execution in almost two decades, killing by lethal injection a man convicted of murdering an Arkansas family in a 1990s plot to build a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest.
The... Read More.
Jefferson county to enter lease agreement for new government buildings
By Ray King
The Jefferson County Quorum Court on Monday approved an ordinance which will allow the county to enter into a lease purchase agreement with the P3 Group who will arrange financing, then build a new Jefferson County Health Department, Veteran’s Service Office and... Read More.
FDA warns 59 hand sanitizer varieties may be toxic due to methanol
The Food and Drug Administration is once again adding to its list of hand sanitizers to avoid because of its potential toxicity.
A total of 59 hand sanitizing products have now tested positive for methanol contamination, with some already recalled. Methanol, according to the FDA,... Read More.
White House, VA launch REACH — a call to action to engage the nation in preventing suicide
The White House and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have launched the REACH national public health campaign aimed at empowering all Americans to play a critical role in preventing suicide.
The goal of REACH, which was established by the President’s Roadmap... Read More.
