OPINION | EDITORIAL: 18 get scholarships at annual Pine Bluff event
This thing just keeps growing. The scholarships used to be $500. Now they're a thousand. Last year, 14 students got them. This year it's 18.
This thing just keeps growing. The scholarships used to be $500. Now they're a thousand. Last year, 14 students got them. This year it's 18.
Editor's Note: At press time, the following events and meetings were known to be still scheduled. Organizers or appropriate officials are encouraged to contact…
Runoff election, early voting set
The runoff election for mayor and a Ward 3 council seat in Pine Bluff is nearing. The two front-runners of six mayoral candidates remain on the Democratic tick…
For many producers in Arkansas, fertilization in the spring isn't so much a tradition as it is a necessity, along with crop rotation and soil testing. For past…
Two business owners in Pine Bluff have filed complaints with the state Board of Election Com- missioners alleging that Mayor Shirley Washington has used the le…
Early Alcorn State errors helped the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff claim its first conference win of the season Saturday.
The forestry program at University of Arkansas at Monticello is working to expand the forestry workforce, and has received grant funds to help with those initi…
Phase II of the Downtown Streetscape Project, aimed at upgrading key infrastructure, will begin in April, according to a city of Pine Bluff news release.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff senior guard Rashad Williams has been named a second-team HBCU All-American by BOXTOROW.
Yes, it's almost time to go back to the polls.
A 41-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 43-year-old man early Thursday.
Editor, The Commercial, Tired of the eclipse yet? Too bad; they're just getting started.
Breath of Life to host educator
Editor's Note: At press time, the following events and meetings were known to be still scheduled. Organizers or appropriate officials are encouraged to contact…
During a recent meeting, the Pine Bluff Urban Renewal Agency addressed its budget adjustments, necessitated by the failure of the 2017 sales tax to be extended…
The Simmons First Foundation has joined with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation to sponsor a new initiative to make th…
A 43-year-old man was found shot to death early Thursday morning, according to a Facebook post by the Pine Bluff Police Department.
Grambling State picked up a big win for not only itself but also the entire Southwestern Athletic Conference this week.
Food scientist and food processing engineer Sun Ferreira's diverse background and international experiences will aid him in all three areas of the land-grant m…