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Watson Chapel’s Nelson named ASBA President
Maxine Nelson, a 23-year member of the Watson Chapel School Board, was named president of the Arkansas School Boards Association…
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UAPB’s Rural Life Conference set Feb. 22
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences will sponsor the 57th annual Rural…
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As the twig grows up bent, so is the tree
To Editor, The Commercial:A local minister recently exhorts the city’s ministers to “take a stand” on crime prevention. Good advice…
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Two arrested on gun charges
Two Pine Bluff men who are on probation were arrested Wednesday after a gun was found in the room where…
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Investigation into store burglary leads to arrest
An investigation into a burglary that was reported at a business in the Jefferson Square Shopping Center on Dec. 10…
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Police arrest one on drug charges after serving search warrant
More than two ounces of marijuana were seized Wednesday when a search warrant was served at a house on the…
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Lawmakers move closer to the cliff
WASHINGTON — The nation last week moved closer to year-end enactment of steep tax increases and deep spending cuts after…
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Two killed in accident at Dumas
DUMAS — A Dumas couple was killed Thursday when the vehicle they were in was hit by a train while…
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Jefferson County storm damage from straight line winds, officials say
A survey team with the National Weather Service in North Little Rock identified the cause of damage from storms that…
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Sheriff’s Office arrests 3 after series of thefts
A reported theft in progress on Altheimer Road early Thursday morning led to the arrest of three people who had…