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Heifer launches effort to help U.S. hungry
Heifer International, the global nonprofit known for gifts of livestock and training, is starting a new initiative in the United…
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Area Agency celebrates addition of new location
The Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Arkansas Inc. recently celebrated the growth of its organization with a grand opening…
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Church news
Special EventsRev. Oscar Green Jr., associate minister of New Jericho Missionary Baptist Church, 1600 Liddell St., will deliver the sermon…
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Forged prescription leads to arrest
A man was arrested while leaving a Pine Bluff drug store Wednesday after he allegedly tried to obtain drugs with…
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Couple, 5 children survive Pine Bluff house fire
A house fire at 1921 E. Sixth Ave. caused significant damage to the residence but no injuries to the occupants…
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Houston-based group purchases The Pines mall
LITTLE ROCK — The Pines mall in Pine Bluff, which has struggled for years to keep tenants, has a new…
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Environmentalist groups, SWEPCO reach settlement on coal plant
LITTLE ROCK — Environmentalist groups that have been fighting for years to halt construction of a coal-fired power plant in…
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Congress ends latest stalemate on payroll tax issue
WASHINGTON – Two days after voting down a stopgap extension of a payroll tax holiday, House Republicans reversed course Thursday…
Obituaries
Jamie Bradshaw
STAR CITY — Jamie Johnson Bradshaw, 95 of Star City, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at her home. She was…
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Ross announces he won’t seek re-election
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of stories selected by the staff of The Commercial as the…