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<p>Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Veterans Memorial in Graceland Cemetery. Special to The Commercial/William Harvey</p>

Memorial Day: Honoring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice

Updated: May 25, 2013 10:00pm

People around the city, state and country are making preparations to fire up their grills and enjoy a day off work filled with good food, fun and fellowship in celebration of Memorial Day.

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Volunteer opportunities available in the community

Updated: May 07, 2013 5:57pm

Here is a partial list of volunteer opportunities in the community:

The Sixth Division of Circuit Court (Juvenile Division) is now recruiting volunteers to be trained as auxiliary probation...

Bluff City ABWA hears about Literacy Council

Updated: May 07, 2013 5:34pm

Bluff City ABWA met for their monthly meeting at the Pine Bluff Country Club. President Janelle Thomason opened the meeting and introduced the guest speaker for the evening.

Odessa King...

<p>Samille Palm</p>

UAPB Theatre student wins Carver Internship

Updated: May 07, 2013 5:29pm

Samille Palm, a junior theatre student at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, has been chosen for the George Washington Carver Research Program and will be studying this summer at the...

4-H recipe corrected

Updated: May 07, 2013 5:22pm

The Jefferson County 4-H program recently announced the 2013 county 4-H Broiler Barbecue and Farm Bureau Dairy Recipe Contest winners. According to a 4-H spokesman, a recipe which ran in Sunday’s...

Audubon Society announces ecology camp

Updated: May 07, 2013 5:20pm

Three Rivers Audubon Society announces that the Arkansas Audubon Society’s Halberg Ecology Camp will be open for 11 and 12 year olds who are interested in the natural sciences.

The camp is...

Salvation Army auxiliary hears reports, announces officers

Updated: May 07, 2013 2:23pm

The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary met recently at the Pine Bluff Corps headquarters. Salvation Army Captain Joanna Robinson reported that the April 16 outreach program on the Corps grounds had...

Flag Etiquite topic for Grace Willing Workers EHC

Updated: May 07, 2013 2:24pm

Nancy Rosen presented the program, “Flag Etiquette,” at the recent meeting of the Grace Willing Workers Extension Homemakers. The meeting was held at the Centennial Fellowship Church in White Hall...

Downtown Memorial Day parade planned for May 27

Updated: May 06, 2013 7:00pm

Members of Pine Bluff/Jefferson County VIP for Vets Community Advisory Board have announced plans for a Memorial Day Marade/Parade in downtown Pine Bluff on Monday, May 27.

They are inviting...

<p>Quynci Williams-Joyner was recently named Mrs. Arkansas International (Special to The Commercial)</p>

PB native promotes heart health as Mrs. Arkansas International

Updated: May 06, 2013 5:29pm

The new Mrs. Arkansas International 2013, Quynci Williams Joyner, a Pine Bluff native, is working to promote the “Go Red For Women” national movement and Heart Health Awareness in Student Athletes...

<p>“Linking the Past to the Future” by Ashley Gragg,11th grade, colored pencil on paper. Special to The Commercial/William Harvey</p>

PBHS art exhibition opens at center

Updated: May 04, 2013 11:45pm

The 2013 Pine Bluff High School art exhibition opened in the Simmons Gallery at the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas with a reception Thursday.

Entitled Teen Life:...

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