The Pine Bluff branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is accepting nominations for the following awards: the Pine Bluff Branch Member of the Year; Dove Civil Rights Award; Community Service Award; and Youth of the Year Award.
The NAACP will announce winners of the 2016 awards during the Dove Freedom Fund Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.
The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, Sept. 30. Nomination forms and award criteria are available by calling Mary A. Hart, awards chairwoman, at 870-536-6571.