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Conference to target minority tobacco use
Local Comments Updated: May 10, 2013 6:12pmAn annual gathering for advocates fighting minority tobacco use will celebrate its 10th anniversary in Pine Bluff on May 16 when the Clearing the Air in Communities of Color conference opens its...
Sheriff’s Department preparing for recycling program
Local Comments Updated: May 10, 2013 5:14pmA resolution approving a working agreement between the county’s recycling department and the sheriff’s Clean Team is expected to be approved by the Jefferson County Quorum Court on Monday, and the...
FAITH SUSTAINS HOPE Cleashindra Hall is celebrated in church service
Local Comments Updated: May 09, 2013 10:29pmAlthough her whereabouts have been unknown for nearly two decades, a Thursday night “service of hope” at St Peter’s Rock Baptist Church here provided ample evidence that Cleashindra Hall is alive...
Junior Leadership Pine Bluff Class offers hope for future
Local Comments Updated: May 09, 2013 8:29pmFor all of those who say nothing good is coming out of Pine Bluff and Jefferson County, a fierce rebuttal to that assertion came from a group of highly motivated teenagers Thursday evening.
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Library offers help for job seekers
Local Comments Updated: May 09, 2013 6:38pmPine Bluff/Jefferson County Library System Director Michael Sawyer is proud that libraries have long been recognized as a leading source of information. But he also wants the library to be a...
Jefferson County Road Department and Recycling Report
Local Comments Updated: May 09, 2013 6:41pmWeekly Jefferson County Road Department and Recycling Report
April 26
• Bridge Crew: Checked bridge on Cornerstone Road, Swan Lake Recreational Road, and cut trees and debris from...
PBHS senior named Gates Scholar
Local Comments Updated: May 08, 2013 4:40pmCameron Haney is a soft-spoken young man whose intellect, determination and self-discipline have propelled him to the upper echelons of high school academic achievement.
Haney, a senior at...
SEARK Board shoots down on-campus concealed carry
Local Comments Updated: May 08, 2013 8:29pmThe Southeast Arkansas College Board of Trustees voted to opt out of a new state law Wednesday that would allow faculty and staff members with concealed-handgun permits to carry the firearms on...
‘Giddy up-and-whoa’ spring grows question marks in tomato country
Local Comments Updated: May 08, 2013 9:18pmWARREN — Cool days, cold nights and smatterings of warm sunshine have raised a few question marks in the tomato fields of southern Arkansas.
“The tomatoes are looking pretty good for...
UAPB honors its own
Local Comments Updated: May 08, 2013 8:20pmAn awards ceremony — Honoring Excellence: Performance Beyond the Ordinary — to honor University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff faculty and staff who best exemplify the school’s commitment to teaching,...