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White Hall schools to require masks
WHITE HALL -- Following recommendations from state health and education officials, the White Hall School District will require that all…
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Autopsy inconclusive in death of county inmate
The cause of death of an 18-year-old man who was in custody in the Jefferson County jail cannot be determined,…
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Senate approves $1T bipartisan infrastructure bill, sending it to House
WASHINGTON -- With a robust vote after weeks of fits and starts, the Senate approved a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure…
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Watson Chapel superintendent to set ‘expectation’ for masks
One week before classes begin in the district, the Watson Chapel School Board on Monday unanimously passed a resolution granting…
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Community rally urges less hate, fewer divisions
"Just God" was the rallying call at Saturday's early morning program, "A Decade of Prayer 2021 Annual Prayer Rally," hosted…
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Back-to-school giveaway draws long line, smiles
Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington stepped from the curb on the north side of the city's convention center Saturday morning,…
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Teen competes in speech contest
As soon as Keiren Minter stated that he volunteers at the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Celeste Alexander…
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Covid patients at new high of 29, hospital under strain
Jefferson Regional Medical Center had 29 covid-19 patients on Thursday, the most the hospital has housed at any other time…
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PBSD details plans for safe school year
The Jefferson County sheriff's office will provide three security officers for the four secondary schools in the Pine Bluff School…
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Committee talks employee raises
Another raise for Jefferson County employees was on the docket for this week's Quorum Court committee meeting.