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UAMS’ ARresearch.org Registry Hits 5,000 Volunteer Milestone

Thursday, August 23 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK — A registry that matches people’s health interests with research studies at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) now has more than 5,000 Arkansans signed up. The milestone was reached just two years after the registry was created to help address... Read More.

City of Pine Bluff Town Hall Meeting on August 27

Thursday, August 23 by Greg

The City of Pine Bluff will hold a special Back to School Town Hall Meeting on August 27th from 6:00 to 7:00pm. The location for this meeting will be the Pine Bluff Convention Center Auditorium, located at 1 Convention Center Drive.Students from area high... Read More.

Delta Rivers Nature Center Announces September Schedule

Thursday, August 23 by Greg

The Delta Rivers Nature Center announces its schedule of events for the month of September. The center is located at 1400 Black Dog Road in Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Regional Park. You are invited to participate in these upcoming events:September 1st from 12:00 noon to... Read More.

How To Turn Off Google Tracking For Your Own Privacy

Thursday, August 23 by Greg

Simply turning off the location history for google accounts does not stop the tech company from tracking a user's location. According to an investigation published this week by the Associated Press, Google can track timestamped location data from devices when the maps feature, browser... Read More.

New Art Exhibit Inspired by Events and Legends Surrounding Mena Airport

Thursday, August 23 by Greg

The exhibit by artist Matty Davis, and several collaborators, will open in the U of A Fine Arts Center Gallery on Aug. 31.FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A new exhibit by artist Matty Davis, “Until it reached into our lives and destroyed the tranquility that we... Read More.

Salvation Army Seeks Donations to Replenish Sparse Food Pantry

Thursday, August 23 by Greg

For the first time in years since Nina Brown has been working at the Salvation Army located on 12th Avenue in Pine Bluff, the current state of their food pantry is at its lowest levels, and they need the community’s help to replenish it.“We... Read More.

Arkansas Man Gets 50 Years for Road Rage Killing of Toddler

Thursday, August 23 by Greg

An Arkansas man who fired his gun into another driver's car and killed a 3-year-old boy in the back seat was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison without the possibility for parole.Jurors found Gary Eugene Holmes guilty of first-degree murder and terroristic threatening... Read More.

Taxi Cab driver shot in Jacksonville

Wednesday, August 22 by Greg

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. — Jacksonville police are searching for a suspect who shot a taxi driver after demanding money Wednesday afternoon.Police were called out to the taxi cab shooting on Finch Rd. at approximately 12:58 p.m. Authorities say the suspect was riding as a customer when... Read More.

Pine Bluff School Board Meets to Discuss Fiscal Distress Ruling

Wednesday, August 22 by Greg

The Pine Bluff School Board met Tuesday night to discuss an Arkansas Department of Education ruling on Monday that identified the district as being in fiscal distress.District officials will meet with the Education Department on Sept. 13, at which time the state will decide... Read More.

City Council Tables Money for Festival; Sets Historic District Timeline

Wednesday, August 22 by Greg

A proposed funding measure to help cover the costs of a downtown festival in December was pulled from the agenda of the Pine Bluff City Council on Monday when several aldermen objected to the idea.Council members also passed an ordinance setting a 60-day time... Read More.

Missing Couple’s Vehicle Found Down Embankment in Pope County, Wife Pronounced Dead

Wednesday, August 22 by Greg

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas State Police on Tuesday reported that a Silver Alert issued Monday for a missing Russellville couple had been deactivated.Elizabeth Hopkins, 90, and her husband Lee Hopkins, 87, were reported missing Sunday morning after he checked her out of a local assisted... Read More.

Sheriff’s Office: Boy Found in Camden Involved in Wreck That Killed Mother

Wednesday, August 22 by Greg

OUACHITA COUNTY, Ark. — The Ouachita County Sheriff’s Office said the mother of a young child found wandering on Highway 24 in Camden died in a wreck, but authorities were able to rescue another child located in her wrecked vehicle."Today is anything but short of... Read More.