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Never forget Medgar Evers
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Jun 17, 2013 9:00pm“The gifts of God … should be enjoyed by all citizens in Mississippi.” — Medgar Evers
When we think of the tumultuous ’60s and the assassinations that shocked and stunned the nation,...
Flaunting state law in aftermath of disaster
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Jun 17, 2013 9:00pmMost disturbing of the many allegations in a lawsuit filed jointly last week by Arkansas and the federal government in the Mayflower pipeline rupture is that the oil companies responsible for the...
Four locals picked for National Showcase
Local Comments Updated: Jun 18, 2013 1:27pmDaniel Sprinkle and Percy Arnold of White Hall, and Braylen Jones and Tre Harris of Pine Bluff were selected to the PRO-DAY “North/South/East/West” National Showcase in Millington, Tenn., after...
Burkhalter: Mutual support far as Ross endorsement goes
State Comments Updated: Jun 17, 2013 7:11pmLITTLE ROCK — Lieutenant governor candidate John Burkhalter said Monday he is friends with both Democratic candidates for governor, and his decision to endorse one over the other was based on a...
Court: Manslaughter not ‘crime of violence’ in convict’s case
State Comments Updated: Jun 17, 2013 6:47pmLITTLE ROCK — A federal judge erred in ruling that a Guatemalan citizen’s previous conviction for manslaughter in Nebraska was a crime of violence that should enhance his sentence in an Arkansas...
Department of Correction to rewrite execution protocol
State Comments Updated: Jun 17, 2013 6:41pmLITTLE ROCK — The state Department of Correction will rewrite its execution protocol because the drugs it intended to use for lethal-injection procedures have become unavailable, a spokeswoman...
Sam Harris
Obituaries Comments Updated: Jun 17, 2013 5:52pmSam Harris was born March 22, 1916 to the late Sam Harris Sr. and Fannie Baker-Harris in Swan Lake, Ark. In 1950 he moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas where he resided until the Lord called him home on...
Eunice Barkins
Obituaries Comments Updated: Jun 17, 2013 5:52pmMrs. Eunice Barkins, 94, of Pine Bluff died Monday, June 17, 2013. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Brown Funeral Home.
Derrick Boyd
Obituaries Comments Updated: Jun 17, 2013 5:49pmMr. Derrick Boyd, 23, of Pine Bluff, died Sunday at his home. Services will be announced by Perry Funeral Home.
Lee Clark
Obituaries Comments Updated: Jun 17, 2013 5:48pmMrs. Lee Clark, 79, of Pine Bluff died Monday, June 17, 2013. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff.
