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Sheriff’s Mother’s Day operation targets child support offenders
Local Comments Updated: May 08, 2013 7:44pmDay one of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office’s Operation Mother’s Day resulted in 11 arrests Wednesday for nonpayment of child support totaling $135,654.
This is the seventh year for the...
Garfield’s to reopen at Pines Mall in August
Local Comments Updated: May 07, 2013 5:37pmA long-time tenant of The Pines mall that shut down a few years ago will reopen in August, according to Scott Green, manager of the mall.
Speaking Tuesday to the Pine Bluff Rotary Club,...
UAPB interim chancellor links education to reduced crime, economic development
Local Comments Updated: May 07, 2013 5:38pmImproving education is the key to reducing crime and stimulating economic development, the interim chancellor at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff said at a community meeting Tuesday.
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Committee endorses city budget cuts; no furloughs included
Local Comments Updated: May 07, 2013 9:03pmDrawing kudos from Mayor Debe Hollingsworth and city council members, Finance Director Steve Miller and Pine Bluff’s other department leaders have combined their skills to trimming municipal...
Council rejects Mays’ community outreach ordinance
Local Comments Updated: May 07, 2013 8:42pmA resolution calling for the encouragement of “city department heads and key employees to participate in and engage with community outreach and neighborhood watch groups” was rejected Monday night...
Early voting begins for Watson Chapel, White Hall ballot measures
Local Comments Updated: May 07, 2013 8:30pmThe first day of early voting on the issuing of bonds for the city of White Hall and a millage increase for the Watson Chapel School District saw 25 residents of the two municipalities cast their...
Agreement between County Recycling, Clean Team recommended for approval
Local Comments Updated: May 07, 2013 8:14pmWith no discussion, a committee of the Jefferson County Quorum Court recommended approval Tuesday of a proposed agreement to use members of the sheriff’s office Clean Team as labor at the county...
Police, friends remember Bates at funeral service
Local Comments Updated: May 06, 2013 6:43pmPolice officers from Pine Bluff and across the state came together Monday to say goodbye to one of their own, Lt. JoAnn Bates, six days after she took her own life.
Bates, a 21-year veteran...
Controversial ordinances each get a single read
Local Comments Updated: May 06, 2013 10:45pmAny hopes that a new residency requirement ordinance might be acted upon at Monday night’s Pine Bluff City Council meeting were quickly dashed, and an effort to acquire a decision on Mayor Debe...
Council approves funds for Townsend Park renovations, Merrill Center study
Local Comments Updated: May 06, 2013 10:02pmFunding to initiate a renovation project in Townsend Park and a study for proposed improvements to the Merrill Community Center was approved in a Pine Bluff City Council votes Monday night, with...