Growing Healthy Community Coalition to Meet

The Jefferson County Growing Healthy Community Coalition will meet on Tuesday, December 18, 2018.This meeting will begin at 9:30am at Saracen Landing, located at 200 Lake Saracen Drive.  Coalition members and people interested in health and wellness in Jefferson County are encouraged to attend.Quranner... Read More.

Christmas Concert Set at Summit Baptist Church

Summit Soundz Celebration Band will present a Christmas Concert Extravaganza on Sunday, December 16, 2018.This event will begin at 6:00pm in the worship center of Summit Baptist Church, located at 901 Ridgway Road in Pine Bluff.  The concert will include many Christmas favorites such... Read More.
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Quapaw Chief Updates Community on Proposed Casino

The latest in a series of local Town Hall Meetings hosted by Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington featured a conversation between Chief John Berrey of the Quapaw Tribe and the public.  This event took place on Monday night at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.... Read More.

Pine Bluff Homicide Suspect Caught

In Connection to Murder of Lonnie UrquhartMarquanthony Sullivan, 26, has been taken into custody and is currently being held in the Jackson County Detention Center in Kansas City, Missouri, according to Pine Bluff Police Officer Richard Wegner.Sullivan has been wanted since the March 14,... Read More.
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Genealogical Society Announces Potluck Event

The Jefferson County Genealogical Society will hold its potluck meeting on Friday, December 14, 2018.This event will begin at 6:00pm and take place at the Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Museum, located at 201 East Fourth Avenue in Pine Bluff.Sheila Moore Mitchell will present the... Read More.

Jefferson County Sets Christmas Party for Students

Jefferson County Judge Booker Clemons has extended an invitation to elementary school students and teachers, as well as youth groups and daycares to attend a Christmas Party with Santa on Friday, December 14, 2018.This event will take place from 9:30am to 12:30pm in the... Read More.
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Lonoke Police Looking for Missing 16-Year-Old

LONOKE, Ark. -- The Lonoke Police Department needs the public's help to find a missing/runaway 16-year-old girl.Authorities say Emily Terrell was last seen on Monday at the Lonoke High School around 3 p.m."If seen, stop, hold, and notify the Lonoke Police Department at 501-676-6953,"... Read More.
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Pedestrian Hit, Killed on Gravel Pit Road Saturday

A White Hall man walking along Gravel Pit Road Saturday night was struck and killed by a vehicle, according to a news release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.The news release said that at approximately 7:40 p.m., sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Gravel Pit... Read More.

‘Exquisite Pearls’ to be Presented at 51st Debutante Cotillion

First Sisters Outreach, Incorporated and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated/Delta Omega Omega Chapter will present the Annual Debutante Cotillion Ball on Saturday, December 15, 2018.The debutante reception will be held in the Pine Bluff Convention Center Lobby from 4:30-6:30pm.  The cotillion starts promptly at... Read More.
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Pine Bluff Arsenal to Dispose of Munitions

Pine Bluff Arsenal personnel will be disposing of munitions at the facility on Tuesday, December 11, 2018.Residents living nearby should not be alarmed if they hear a small explosion, according to a news release.The munitions were discovered during the final phase of a project... Read More.

Arkansas Inmate Dies at Jefferson County Detention Facility

An inmate at a county jail in Arkansas has been found dead in her cell.Authorities in Jefferson County say 45-year-old Rebecca Esterline-Brixey was found dead in a cell by staff at the W.C. “Dub” Brassell Adult Detention Center on Saturday morning. Sheriff’s Maj. Lafayette... Read More.