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PBSD Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree urges supporters of the millage to get out and vote

Monday, August 7 by Alex Bivens

Ahead of the Tuesday vote to increase the millage for the Pine Bluff School District to pay for a new high school, School District Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree appeared on the Oldies 1013 morning show Monday top urge supporters of the millage to get out... Read More.

Council committee calls for another vote on Go Forward and Public Safety sales tax

Wednesday, July 12 by Ray King

A second attempt to extend the five-eights cent sales tax approved by voters in 2017, the so-called Go Forward Pine Bluff tax will be voted on in November. During a special called meeting of the City Council’s Ways and Means Committee Wednesday morning, Council members... Read More.

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Mayor casts deciding vote to send Go Forward tax extension to May 9 ballot

Friday, February 24 by Staff

By Ray King Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington cast the deciding vote Friday as the City Council voted to call a special election in May to decide the fate of two sales tax proposals. Council member Steven Shaner, one of the sponsors of the legislation, confirmed... Read More.

JP’s vote to table American Rescue Plan ordinance

Wednesday, February 15 by Staff

By Ray King With one member of the county’s legislative body absent, the Justices of the Peace on Wednesday voted to table a proposed ordinance calling for spending money from the American Rescue Plan on special projects and construction in progress. After the meeting, Ted Harden,... Read More.

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Senate approves drag show bill in party line vote

Wednesday, January 25 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate on Tuesday approved legislation restricting the locations of drag shows by classifying them the same way as strip clubs and adult theaters, despite criticism that the move was overly broad and discriminates against the LGBTQ community. The majority-Republican... Read More.

Rep. Bruce Westerman issues statement on Speaker vote

Tuesday, January 3 by Greg

Today, the House of Representatives took a series of votes to elect the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. The House recessed until January 4th without choosing a Speaker. Representative Westerman issued the following statement in response: “While I am frustrated that the... Read More.

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Jefferson County Quorum Court to vote on $35M budget for 2023

Tuesday, December 6 by Staff

By Ray King When the Jefferson County Quorum Court meets Monday at 5:30 p.m., they will be asked to approve a just over $35-million total budget for 2023. That budget includes $10.841 million for County General and another $24.163 million in miscellaneous funds, including $5.279 million... Read More.

Washington encourages Pine Bluff and Dollarway citizens to vote yes to millage

Thursday, October 27 by Deseray Mckinzy

Midterm Elections are set for November and on the ballot for Pine Bluff and Dollarway citizens is a millage increase to vote to level the taxes as equal for the consolidation of the two districts. On Thursday, Mayor Shirley Washington joined the Oldies 1013... Read More.

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Pine Bluff School District provides info on upcoming millage vote

Monday, October 24 by Ray King

The Pine Bluff School District would like to share the following information about the millage vote that appears on the November 8, 2022 election ballot. Annually stakeholders are asked to vote on their local district’s millage. Most times it may go unnoticed because typically there... Read More.

Alexander talks council vote on new food pantry location

Tuesday, October 4 by Deseray Mckinzy

A day after five members of the Pine Bluff City Council voted to allow Living Grace First Ward Food Pantry to use the former fire station on Commerce Road, Council member Joni Alexander appeared on the Oldies 1013 morning show to talk about that... Read More.

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Alexander talks about vote on abestos removal

Friday, September 9 by Deseray Mckinzy

During its meeting Tuesday night, the Pine Bluff City Council split 4-4 on a resolution permitting the city to spend $68,000 to hire a company to remove asbestos from the old Southeast School on Ohio Street which the city has purchased. On Wednesday, Council Member... Read More.

URA Board of Directors vote on several actions in monthly meeting

Tuesday, August 16 by Deseray Mckinzy

Sandra Griffin the Executive Director of the Urban Renewal Agency introduced three topics that needed the approval of the agency's board of directors during their monthly meeting Tuesday. The first topic addressed was to pay the taxes to the state land commission for the old... Read More.

Stories tagged with: vote

PBSD Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree urges supporters of the millage to get out and vote

Council committee calls for another vote on Go Forward and Public Safety sales tax

Mayor casts deciding vote to send Go Forward tax extension to May 9 ballot

JP’s vote to table American Rescue Plan ordinance

Senate approves drag show bill in party line vote

Rep. Bruce Westerman issues statement on Speaker vote

Jefferson County Quorum Court to vote on $35M budget for 2023

Washington encourages Pine Bluff and Dollarway citizens to vote yes to millage

Pine Bluff School District provides info on upcoming millage vote

Alexander talks council vote on new food pantry location

Alexander talks about vote on abestos removal

URA Board of Directors vote on several actions in monthly meeting

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