Rivercrest defeats Warren, 24-14
A fast-paced offense came alive for Rivercrest after a scoreless first quarter, and along with it one of Koby Turner’s greatest games.
Stories by I.C. Murrell
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Pine Bluff police hold promotion ceremony
No officer in the Pine Bluff Police Department had been promoted to captain since 2018, according to Denise Richardson.
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Warren, Rivercrest set for semifinal matchup
Seven state football championships have been won between Warren and Rivercrest high schools, and they faced off in one of those finals. (Warren won 38-28 in 20…
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Judge rules in sheriff’s contempt suit
A special judge in 11th District West Circuit Court denied Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods’ petition for contempt in a lawsuit claiming Jefferson Coun…
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Only 71% in grades 3-10 took district test
Student participation in a district-designed test battery is lower than Pine Bluff School District Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree would like.
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Prospective mall owner mum on sale
The day that prospective buyers of The Pines were to close on their $12 million purchase has come and gone, but that doesn't mean it's a lost cause.
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Vote tally finalized in election
Two of eight provisional ballots from the Nov. 14 special election for two tax measures in Pine Bluff were counted, finalizing the outcome of both votes.
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Election dates picked for 2 PBSD Board members
Election dates for the final two members of the Pine Bluff School Board have been determined following a draw at Monday night’s regular meeting.
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Tree lights up Pine Bluff holiday season
If only for a half-hour, Pine Bluff's Civic Center borrowed a page from New York's Rockefeller Plaza to ring in the holiday spirit.
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Warren Lumberjacks beat Ozark Hillbillies 45-7, advance to 4A semifinals
Only a freshman, Jackson Denton has passed every test he’s faced as Warren’s quarterback so far. Denton threw four touchdown passes, all in the first half. Ant…
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Monticello man, 36, dies in Dermott shooting
Arkansas State Police said Friday a 36-year-old Monticello man died from a gunshot injury sustained during an altercation in a Dermott residence.
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City Council approves $63M budget for 2024
Nearly a week after Pine Bluff voters defeated two tax measures, the City Council had no problem passing a $63,216,953 budget for 2024 during Monday's meeting.
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UAPB seeks Tree Campus designation
Soon, this Tree City USA could be home to a second higher-learning institution with the designation of Tree Campus.
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Zebras receive basketball championship rings
As a new basketball season dawns, Pine Bluff High School supporters were still celebrating the championship season that was Sunday night.
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UAPB Lady Lions burn A&M-Texarkana with 67-point win
After not playing for 10 days, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women’s basketball team had a lot to show in Saturday’s home opener.
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Ashdown rallies to top DeWitt
Panther magic is working well in the postseason, and as quarterback Grayson Porter put it, there was no shortage of it.
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GTL Americas president explains firm’s next steps
Nearly two months after unveiling plans for front-end engineering and design (FEED), the president of GTL Americas addressed the next steps in the gas-to-liqui…
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STEM program seeks second location in state
A science, technology, engineering and mathematics program for youths is seeking to establish a second DoD Starbase in Arkansas.
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Fewer ballots cast in election
Fewer votes were cast in Tuesday's special election for the five-eighths-cent and three-eighths-cent sales and use taxes in Pine Bluff than on May 9.
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Watley discusses tax defeats
The mood inside RJ's Sports Bar and Grill was, for the second time in six-plus months, somber from the time early and absentee votes were counted to the final …
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Hartsfield reappointed to WCSD board seat
Donnie Hartsfield will serve another year on the Watson Chapel School District board after fellow directors unanimously appointed him to retain his own seat Mo…
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WCSD turns around cafeteria balance
In the seven years Paula Bailey has been child nutrition director, the Watson Chapel School District has seen a big turnaround in its balance for its Food Serv…
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New emission-reducing firm coming to Pine Bluff
A company that claims to be the world's first and only carbon dioxide removal solution that is "permanent, affordable and immediately scalable" will soon be op…
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Getting it straight
Southern Arkansas University leads the all-time football rivalry with the University of Arkansas at Monticello 60-37-1 after Saturday's victory. The record was…
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Wind Point Partners confirms purchase of Pine Bluff's Central Moloney Inc.
Chicago-based Wind Point Partners on Friday confirmed its acquisition of Pine Bluff’s Central Moloney Inc. in a news release.
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Capital murder charges amended in Pine Bluff gas station homicide; fifth suspect wanted
Three men who were accused of capital murder in the Sunday morning shooting of Vincent Peal Jr. at a Pine Bluff gas station had their probable-cause charges am…
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Ex-Atlanta mayor Bottoms shares city’s lessons at UAPB
As the 60th mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms faced a moment of truth during the coronavirus pandemic. She was responsible for keeping the country's 38th-…
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Jefferson County deputy accused of smuggling drugs into jail
A jailer at the W.C. “Dub” Brassell Detention Center was arrested and is behind bars, suspected of smuggling drugs into the Jefferson County facility, the sher…
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PBSD draws lots for 2024 board election, starts construction of high school
With a draw from a deck of envelopes, Pine Bluff School District board trustees learned when their seats would be up for election Monday night.
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PBSD election cycle stirs up debate
Along with restoration of full local control of the Pine Bluff School District comes the right and responsibility of district board elections to be conducted.
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City marks 23rd, 24th homicides of the year
One person was shot and killed, another is in critical condition and two others suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a shootout early Sunday morning at a …
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Suspect sought in Pine Bluff slaying; witnesses say victim tried to intervene in dispute
A 25-year-old man was shot and killed in the Dollarway area of Pine Bluff on Sunday morning as he tried to intervene in a domestic dispute, and police have ide…
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3 suspects arrested in fatal shooting at Pine Bluff gas station; 4th suspect sought
Three men were arrested after a Sunday morning shooting death at a Pine Bluff gas station, and another suspect is on the loose, Pine Bluff police said.
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Annual UAPB parade sticks to tradition
Bubbles were floating, sports cars were roaring and crowns were shining as the annual University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff homecoming parade marched north on M…
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Edwards, Reddies pass Weevils, 42-14
Andrew Edwards was nearly perfect on a day Henderson State University nearly collected 600 yards of offense.
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Retired Pine Bluff band director remembered
Carl Lott loved competition and achieved excellence in high school music, according to those who knew him. That may be evident in the marching band's trophy co…
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Maumelle logs victory against Watson Chapel
Overcoming two early Watson Chapel interceptions, Maumelle unleashed a bit of trickery and also turned a near-touchdown drive with a 100-yard return.
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Altheimer gets update on watershed
Since learning of federal funding to enhance the watershed around their small town, Altheimer officials have been planning to help further protect their reside…
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Go Forward Pine Bluff starts work on The Flats on Sixth apartment complex
Go Forward Pine Bluff broke ground on a project for the second time this week with Wednesday's start of construction on The Flats on Sixth.
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Small fire erupts at Pine Bluff gas station
A small fire erupted from a pump at a downtown Pine Bluff gas station after a vehicle knocked it down Wednesday afternoon.
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Pine Bluff breaks ground on Flats on Sixth apartment complex
Go Forward Pine Bluff broke ground on a project for the second time this week with Wednesday’s start of construction on The Flats on Sixth.
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Walk through downtown Pine Bluff targets domestic violence
From the Civic Center, down a few blocks and back, the yells were nonstop on a sunny Tuesday.
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Vilonia notches first win of season over Watson Chapel
Carter Massey threw four touchdown passes, and Vilonia earned its first win of the season, 49-12 over host Watson Chapel, in a game between the two remaining w…
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Boll Weevils seek to end skid, take on rival Arkansas Tech
The last thing the University of Arkansas at Monticello wanted was to run into another hot-streaking football team while trying to end its own slide.
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Watson Chapel School District placed on accreditation probation
Watson Chapel Superintendent Tom Wilson said the district in Jefferson County will clean up its bookkeeping with the registrar at the high school principal’s o…
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Documentary, panel advocate ‘Right to Read’
LeVar Burton spent 23 years spreading the love of reading with children of all ages as host of the PBS series "Reading Rainbow."
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UAPB art major studies in Delaware
Color is all around Dorian Henry, and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff junior embraces it one image at a time.
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23 Zebras, 12 Comets suspended after postgame brawl
Twenty-three Pine Bluff High School and 12 Mills University Studies football players have been suspended one game for their roles in a post-game brawl last Fri…
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Moody gains B grade on school report card
Four of the six White Hall School District campuses graded a C in relation to recent Every Student Succeeds Act scores released by the Arkansas Department of E…
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Arkansas Activities Association suspends 23 Zebras, 12 Comets from next game
Twenty-three Pine Bluff High School and 12 Mills University Studies football players have been suspended one game for their roles in a postgame brawl last Frid…
