Four Pine Bluff Teens Charged With Capital Murder

Formal charges have been filed against four Pine Bluff teenagers accused of murdering two other teenagers in June.Prosecuting Attorney S. Kyle Hunter charged Dontarrius Brown, 18, Jermaine Jackson Jr., 18, Carl Turner Jr., 18 and Trevonte Langrell, 17, with two counts of capital murder... Read More.

Arkansas Governor’s Nephew Leaves State Senate Amid Charges

By Andrew DeMillo of The Associated PressLITTLE ROCK — A nephew of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson resigned from the state Senate on Friday after being charged with spending thousands of dollars in campaign funds on personal expenses, including a Caribbean cruise, tuition payments and... Read More.
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Governor in Pine Bluff for UAPB Groundbreaking Ceremony

Gov. Asa Hutchinson was in Pine Bluff Friday morning to celebrate the start of an $800,000 renovation project at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's (UAPB) baseball facilities.The new Simmons Bank Pavilion at the Torii Hunter Baseball and Softball Complex will consist of... Read More.

Military and Veterans Museum Sets Grand Opening

The Pine Bluff Military and Veterans Museum will host a grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, September 13, 2018.This event will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the historic Boone-Murphy House, located at 714 West Fourth Avenue in Pine Bluff.
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Two Neighborhood Watch Groups Plan Events

Two Pine Bluff area Neighborhood Watch Groups will meet.The Central Park Neighborhood Watch Group will meet on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.  The location is Immanuel Baptist Church at 1801 West 17th Avenue.The guest speaker will be Harold Jackson, a member of... Read More.

Wilkins’s Sentencing Hearing Postponed

A federal sentencing hearing for former Jefferson County Judge Henry “Hank” Wilkins, IV that had been scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed until December 7, according to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.A spokesman for the court said that... Read More.
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UAPB to Offer Real Estate License Course

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's School of Business & Management and the Associates Career Education Services (ACES) are offering students a real estate course beginning in the fall of 2018, according to a news release.Students can earn four credit hours toward their... Read More.
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Downtown Grants to Provide Shade Structure at Barraque Plaza

Pine Bluff Downtown Development, Inc. will use funds from two grants for a shade structure over the picnic tables at Barraque Plaza at the corner of Barraque and Pine Streets, according to a Downtown Development newsletter.Downtown Development recently received a $15,000 Downtown Revitalization Grant... Read More.
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American Idol Plans Auditions at Little Rock

The American Idol singing competition will bring its nationwide talent search to Little Rock on September 12, 2018.  Open call auditions will be held at the River Market, located at 400 President Clinton Avenue in Little  Rock.Individuals must be at least 15 years old... Read More.

Two More Inmates Die in Possible Drug Overdose

By The Associated PressA corrections official says two more inmates have died of possible drug overdoses at a maximum security prison in southeast Arkansas.Arkansas Department of Correction spokesman James DePriest say the inmates, identified as being aged 26 and 55, were found unresponsive Tuesday... Read More.