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Ends year with hope, optimism
Editor, The Commercial: It was my choice to end the year 2016 with hope and optimism, realizing the year 2016…
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Walmart Foundation awards grants
Several non-profits with local ties will receive Walmart Foundation Arkansas State Giving grants. A total of $255,000 was awarded, a…
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Simmons to release earnings report
Simmons First National Corp. expects to release fourth quarter 2016 earnings after the market closes Wednesday, Jan. 18, according to…
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KingFest parade, events set at Pine Bluff
Applications are still available for the Original KingFest marade/parade which honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. KingFest is sponsored…
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Landlord association slates meeting
The Jefferson County Landlord Association will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the University of Arkansas at Pine…
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Forrest Park/Greenville December honorees
The December Scholars of the Month for Forrest Park/Greenville Preschool in the Pine Bluff School District are, front row from…
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STEVE BARNES: Substances
On the day after Christmas a man I know and a handful of his friends, all of whom had been…
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STEVE BRAWNER: When lawmakers gather, expect the unexpected
The elections have mercifully ended, so now is when the actual governing begins. On Monday, 135 legislators will descend on…
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Murder suspect in court as police investigate 2nd killing
As the suspect in the first murder of 2017 appeared in district court Wednesday, Pine Bluff police were investigating the…
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School districts accept challenge to boycott violence
Leaders of three Jefferson County public school districts agreed Wednesday to join a community organization’s challenge to have students boycott…