IP/Evergreen retirees plan gathering

The International Paper/Evergreen Packaging Retirees will meet Tuesday, Aug. 7 from 2-3 pm in the auditorium of the Arkansas River Education Service Cooperative at 912 W. Sixth Ave. All mill retirees are invited to attend. There will be a guest speaker. Details: 870-534-7094.

Saline County K-9 Helps Arrest 5 Suspects

SALINE COUNTY, Ark. - Saline County's newest K-9 is being credited with 5 felony arrests in only two hours.Rineco helped his handler stop a wanted felon.The arrest led the officers to a home where four more felons were arrested.One of the suspects tried to... Read More.
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Five Earn Academic All-American Honors

 Five Razorbacks from the 2017-18 academic year earned Academic All-American status from the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA), marking the fifth-straight year the Razorbacks have had five or more athletes earn the honor.Athletes must meet the required 3.5 GPA to earn the honor. Mia... Read More.
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Warren Duo Pledges A Big-Time Win For Hogs

Just minutes before Arkansas’ football coaches got into their golf carts Monday for head coach Chad Morris’ Preseason Golf Tournament with the media, they began to smile and whisper to each other. There were some high fives shared, and Morris and his assistants began sending... Read More.
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LRPD Identified body found in the pond at War Memorial Park

Little Rock, Ark. — Little Rock Police are investigating a body found that was found in the pond at War Memorial Park.The Department tell us they received a call just after 1:00 p.m. Friday afternoon after a juvenile found the body. Little Rock authorities has identified... Read More.

Arkansas inmate’s death believed to be from natural causes

LITTLE ROCK  — The Arkansas Department of Community Corrections reported Monday that an inmate had died, apparently from natural causes.Roy Lee McCranie, 60, was pronounced dead at 8:10 a.m. at the Northeast Community Correction Center in Osceola, according to a news release.McCranie had been hospitalized... Read More.
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State Troopers Trained To Help Save Lives

Emergency Ambulance Service Operations Manager John Badgley at Arkansas State Police Troop E this morning training the Troopers on their new AED.EASI helps all Law Enforcement Officer's and Fire Departments when called upon when it comes to public safety and training.

Decision upheld to terminate Pine Bluff Officer

A three-member civilian review panel has upheld Pine Bluff Police Chief Kelvin Sergeant’s decision to fire an officer for insubordination.Officer Chelsea Walters had been on the job for about two years when she was let go in June.Last week, she appealed the termination to... Read More.
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Ruby Bradley, 89, retires from workforce center after 43 years

Monday afternoon was a bitter-sweet moment for a long-time employee of the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services at Pine Bluff.Ruby Neal Bradley, 89, is retiring from the organization.“Well, I first started to work here when they were down on Main Street,” Bradley said. “It... Read More.

UAPB produces 4 slots on SWAC Football All-Conference Preseason Team

The Southwestern Athletic Conference released its 2018 SWAC Preseason Teams Friday with two-time defending SWAC Champion and Celebration Bowl representative Grambling State being tabbed for the most individual honors with 15 overall selections including 10 First Team nods. The University of Arkansas at Pine-Bluff... Read More.