Author: Greg
UPDATE! SEARK Police assist in capture of escapee Noah Roush.
Law enforcement sources confirm to Deltaplex News that Noah Roush who is one of the 2 escapees from the Jefferson County jail has been apprehended and is in custody as of Thursday afternoon. Roush was in Pine Bluff at the time of his apprehension. ... Read More.
Monday school closings and delays
Monday January 22, 2024 Closings, delays and openingsStar City School District ClosedMonticello School District ClosedWoodlawn schools start at 10am, Busses will only pick up on paved roadsPine Bluff schools open normal timeWhite Hall schools intend to open normal timeWatson Chapel schools intend to open... Read More.
Shooting at Central Park in PB Sunday night
UPDATE 9:45pm Jan 21, 2024Update: Mr. Herrien has been located, arrested, and booked into Dub Brassell Detention Center. Original story 5:37 pm Jan 21, 2024On January 20, at approximately 5:41 pm, Officers were dispatched to 2101 S. Hickory Street (Central Park), in reference to a... Read More.
Pfluger named interim President at SEARK
By: Luke MathesonSeArk College President Dr. Stephen Bloomberg is scheduled to leave his post in mid-February to become the Chancellor of Kern Community College District in California. Due to his resignation, the SeArk College board met Wednesday to appoint an interim President to serve... Read More.
16 year old shot and killed Friday night in Pine Bluff
Friday evening just before 8:30 PM, officers of the Pine Bluff Police Department responded to the area of 25th and Georgia for reports of gunshots in the area and a traffic accident. On arrival the officers found a male with apparent gunshot wounds lying... Read More.
Sheridan hires new Athletic Director
The Sheridan School District named former Yellowjacket girls head basketball coach Rick Treadway as their next Director of Athletics with a unanimous vote from the Sheridan School Board at Monday night’s meeting.Treadway is the current assistant athletic director and girls head basketball coach at... Read More.
Quorum Court full of same activity seen the past year
By Ray KingWhile it is a new year, anyone who might have stuck their head in the Jefferson County Quorum Court meeting Monday would have seen much of the same activity that plagued the county’s legislative body for most of last year.That is arguing,... Read More.
MCCLURE NAMED JEFFERSON REGIONAL CHIEF OF STAFF
Emergency Medicine Physician Tim McClure, MD has been named Chief of Staff for Jefferson Regional in Pine Bluff.Dr. McClure earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and completed his residency in Pine Bluff at the UAMS Area Health... Read More.
Pine Bluff A&P Commission to Provide Over $1.5 Million in Funding and Support in 2024
The Pine Bluff Advertising and Promotion Commission recently awarded $315,870 to 13 local non-profit organizations and public commissions for upcoming events, programming, and
tourism facilities, as well as approved $1,161,840 in funding for operations of the Pine Bluff Convention Center. Funding applications were voted on... Read More.
