2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (617+ words) Pine Bluff High School’s class of 2027 is setting firsts. Coming off an extended Labor Day break, the senior class was the first this week to tour the remodeled campus at its West 11th Avenue location. The seniors will also be the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (271+ words) Pine Bluff Fire & Emergency Services has announced the promotion of longtime firefighter and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Juan Ventress to battalion chief. Ventress, currently a captain, will assume his new rank Sept. 11 after more than 37 years of service to Pine Bluff....

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (829+ words) LITTLE ROCK – Three times Saturday night (Aug. 29), wide receiver Demetric Whitlock left a Morehouse College defender in his wake. Whitlock scored three receiving touchdowns to lead the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to a 35-15 win in the Natural State…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (607+ words) SHERIDAN – Sheridan’s junior quarterback dominated in his Highway 270 Classic debut Friday night, leading his team to a third straight win in the rivalry series. Easton Barksdale threw six touchdown passes as Sheridan cruised past White Hall 70-16 to open the season…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1148+ words) Pine Bluff High School got a glimpse of what its 2026 football team could become during last week’s benefit game. Friday night (Aug. 28), the Zebras get a much better measuring stick. Pine Bluff opens the regular season against Little Rock Parkview…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (988+ words) Jefferson County is preparing to collect unpaid sanitation bills from approximately 2,000 households that officials say have been receiving trash service without paying for it, with records showing some accounts dating to at least 2021. The effort emerged during a special-called meeting…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (573+ words) The Arkansas Court of Appeals has upheld the Ashley County Circuit Court convictions of Christie King on charges of possession of more than 10 grams of methamphetamine with purpose to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia with purpose to process, prepare,…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (594+ words) MONTICELLO — A week of preseason football camp had passed at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, and first-year Boll Weevils coach Gary Goff said he was happy with the progress made, even if they had come off a practice that…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1559+ words) A certain kind of courage comes with beginning again. It is the courage to become a student after years of being a leader. To trade familiarity for uncertainty. To walk into a room where others may be younger, faster, and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (462+ words) The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about online rental scams after investigators confirmed a Pine Bluff residence was advertised for lease on TikTok without the property owner’s knowledge or permission. The fraudulent listing advertised a residence at 1302 E....