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City escapes heavy damage
Remnants of Hurricane Isaac — more than nine-inches of rain and heavy winds — caused extensive flooding in Pine Bluff,…
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PB area unemployment drops
Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point from 7.2 percent in June to 7.3 percent in…
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Labor Day political fever has cooled over the years
LITTLE ROCK — Labor Day was once the unofficial kickoff for fall presidential campaigns and a time when state and…
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Njue named chair of Agriculture Department at UAPB
Obadiah Njue has been named chair of the Department of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Njue…
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St. Peter’s school building is a new home for Head Start
“When one door is closed, another is opened,” Father Anil Thomas, priest of St. Peter Catholic Church said recently.Thomas was…
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Altheimer native inducted into Sgt. Audie Murphy club
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan — U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Marvin Cole, an Altheimer native serving on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, was…
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Alumni Report
Each Tuesday, The Commercial will run this list of active-status football players from the area with their recent statistics in…
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Young offensive linemen get start
Three offensive linemen earned the first starts of their careers during the 49-24 win against Jacksonville State last Saturday. Guard…
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Bluff City ABWA members hear plans for upcoming year
Newly elected president Janelle Thomason of the Bluff City American Business Women’s Association opened the recent meeting by welcoming guest,…