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<p>Jefferson County Deputy Sheriff Dennis Kendall places his personally issued diving equipment on the bow of one of the county’s patrol boats Thursday in preparation for this weekend’s water patrols as part of the sheriff’s department’s holiday safety campaign. (Special to the Commercial/William Harvey)</p>

Law enforcement agencies gearing up for holiday safety

Updated: May 23, 2013 2:30pm

As the first holiday weekend of the summer kicks off Friday, law enforcement agencies are amping up to keep people safe on the highways and waterways.

The newly formed Water Rescue and...

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Pine Bluff School Board approves pair of legal settlements

Updated: May 21, 2013 10:44pm

The Pine Bluff School Board voted Tuesday to approve a pair of legal settlements negotiated by district lawyer Luther Sutter that will net $5,000.

The board acted on a recommendation from...

<p>The Pine Bluff City Council meets Monday night at the civic complex. (Special to The Commercial/William Harvey)</p>

Amended public nuisance measure passes

Updated: May 20, 2013 10:42pm

A proposed ordinance providing a penalty for failure to abate a property declared by the city as a public nuisance was approved in a split vote Monday night after being amended by the Pine Bluff...

Council OKs revamped parks commission

Updated: May 20, 2013 10:43pm

The Pine Bluff Parks and Recreation Commission was expanded from five to nine members in a unanimous decision by the city council Monday night.

The realignment ordinance was introduced at...

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Formal charges filed in March shooting death

Updated: May 20, 2013 8:39pm

Formal charges have been filed against a teenager in the March shooting death of a 21-year-old man.

Prosecuting Attorney S. Kyle Hunter charged Curtis Ladd Jr., 16, as an adult with first-...

Severe weather possible in SE Arkansas

Updated: May 20, 2013 8:41pm

There is a slight risk of severe weather Tuesday in Southeast Arkansas as a storm system that has rocked Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas continues to grow and move to the east and northeast.

The...

New charter school remains on track despite obstacles

Updated: May 20, 2013 8:01pm

Quest Middle School of Pine Bluff remains on schedule to welcome several hundred fifth- through eighth-graders through its doors as an open enrollment charter school this August thanks to the...

Gould city attorney asks judge to dismiss Barley-Gibson lawsuit

Updated: May 20, 2013 5:21pm

Gould City Attorney Gene E. McKissic is asking a circuit court judge to dismiss a lawsuit from former Gould Recorder-Treasurer Pamela Barley-Gibson that seeks back pay as well as compensatory and...

Council facing lengthy Monday night agenda

Updated: May 18, 2013 6:38pm

The Pine Bluff City Council faces a lengthy agenda at its Monday night meeting, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in the civic center’s council chambers.

Twelve ordinances and nine resolutions will be...

PBHS Graduation

Updated: May 17, 2013 8:33pm

Pine Bluff High School Principal Michael Nellums speaks during Pine Bluff High School graduation Friday at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. (Special to the Commercial/William Harvey)

<p>Joe Lott stands shirtless in the sun near his docked raft at Trulock Park on the Arkansas River. (Special to The Commercial/William Harvey</p>

EASY RIDER River traveler en route to Gulf in homemade raft

Updated: May 17, 2013 10:44pm

“The river is within us. The sea is all about us.”

— Thomas Stearns Eliot

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