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Upgraded fire protection could mean lower insurance bills for property owners
Local Comments Updated: May 10, 2013 7:46pmA lot of hard work from the Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Department, and the passage of a sales tax increase to fund new equipment, has paid off with an upgrade of the city’s Fire...
White Hall, Watson Chapel voters head to polls Tuesday
Local Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 2:18pmTuesday is election day for the city of White Hall. with voters asked to approve a bond issue to finance a proposed community center and aquatics park, and for the Watson Chapel School District,...
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...