After what Saracen Casino Chief Market Officer Carlton Saffa described as “several false starts,” work has resumed on the casino hotel.Saffa went on to say this.
By Ray KingA $5,000 cash only bond was set Friday for a Pine Bluff man currently on parole, who was arrested after a gun was found in the vehicle the man was driving.Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors... Read More.
Voters in Pine Bluff will go to the polls Aug. 8 to decide the fate of a millage increase for the Pine Bluff School District. If it passes, the district plans to construct a new high school campus and according to Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree,... Read More.
Booking #: 132825
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Race: African American
Address: Pine Bluff, AR
Booking Date: 07-28-2023 - 1:12 am
Charges:
POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY CERTAIN PERSONS
Alias Bench Warrant
As schools in the Pine Bluff School District prepare to kick off the new school year, one major difference will be on everyone’s mind. That difference is that for the first time in a number of years, there will be no Dollarway School District.... Read More.
Crews from Entergy worked for almost 24 straight hours to restore power to Jefferson Regional Hospital and according to Wendy Talbot, their work paid off.Appearing on the Oldies 1013 morning show Thursday, Talbot said that at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, the hospital was back... Read More.
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Race: African American
Address: Monticello, AR
Booking Date: 07-26-2023 8:29pm
Charges:
Driving on a suspended license
Failure to appear
Failure to comply to court order arrest made
Possession of Controlled substance
By Ray King
A 17-year-old Pine Bluff boy identified as a suspect in the shooting death of another teenager on July 15 will be held without bond while prosecutors prepare capital murder charge against him.
Kylon Bead surrendered to police Monday after and has been held... Read More.
By Ray King
A Pine Bluff man who pleaded no contest to misdemeanor domestic battery in 2022 was arrested on a similar allegation July 21 and is now facing a felony.
Earl Ervin, 48, was taken into custody after police stopped a vehicle Ervin was driving... Read More.