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Mayoral hopefuls repeat key messages, exchange verbal jabs
Local Comments Updated: Oct 18, 2012 11:29pmPine Bluff’s nine mayoral hopefuls started a Thursday night Commercial-sponsored debate at the convention center primarily with recitations of their oft-repeated key campaign messages, but once...
Video clips from the mayoral forum
Local Comments Updated: Oct 18, 2012 11:29pmThe nine candidates for Pine Bluff mayor participated in a forum Thursday.
The event was organized by The Commercial, moderated by Steve Barnes and hosted by the Pine Bluff Convention Center...
Redus believes he’s earned a third term
Local Comments Updated: Oct 18, 2012 3:43pmEditor’s note: This is the ninth and final in a series of articles on candidates for Pine Bluff mayor.
Carl A. Redus Jr. wants and believes he’s earned a third term as Pine Bluff’s mayor....
Hollingsworth wants to steer city in new direction
Local Comments Updated: Oct 18, 2012 3:36pmEditor’s note: This is the eighth in a series of articles on candidates for Pine Bluff mayor.
Debe Hollingsworth believes Pine Bluff needs to be steered into a new direction, and figures her...
Walker says she has knowledge, experience to be mayor
Local Comments Updated: Oct 18, 2012 3:28pmEditor’s note: This is the seventh in a series of articles on candidates for Pine Bluff mayor.
Currently serving her third term as a member of the Pine Bluff City Council, Alderman Thelma...
Pharmacy group opposes medical marijuana proposal
State Comments Updated: Oct 18, 2012 4:00pmLITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Pharmacists Association announced its opposition to a ballot proposal to legalize marijuana for medical use Monday, saying it omits pharmacists and creates a direct...
Republican congressional candidates extend fundraising lead
State Comments Updated: Oct 18, 2012 4:00pmWASHINGTON – Four Republicans seeking to represent Arkansas in Congress widened their fundraising advantage over their opponents during the third quarter.
Tom Cotton of Dardanelle has raised...
Mayoral candidates to debate Thursday
Area Digest Comments Updated: Oct 18, 2012 4:00pmCandidates for Pine Bluff mayor will face off in a debate from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.
The debate is sponsored by The Commercial and will be moderated...
Whisenhunt would bring transparency to mayor’s office, he says
Local Comments Updated: Oct 11, 2012 7:07pmEditor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of articles on candidates for Pine Bluff mayor.
Tim Whisenhunt, a 32 year old caregiver, plans to bring a new level of transparency to the office...
Sheriff declares God ordained him; challenger wants to make county safer
Local Comments Updated: Oct 12, 2012 12:28pmJefferson County Sheriff Gerald Robinson, speaking at a Thursday night political forum at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Services Center, declared that God created him for his elected post and...