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Jacksonville officials search for runaway teen
The Jacksonville Police Department is seeking information on the whereabouts of a 14-year-old runaway teen. Read More
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Arkansas man receives the first eye transplant plus a new face. It’s a step toward one day restoring sight
Some specialists had feared the donated eye would quickly shrivel like a raisin. Instead, months later doctors are seeing good blood flow and no sign of rejection. Read More
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Pine Bluff mayor: Go Forward tax for fire, police is needed
The needs of the Pine Bluff public safety departments are heavily dependent on the proposed three-eighths-cent sales tax, according to Mayor Shirley Washington during the 2024 budget hearing on Tuesday. Read More
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Signing day for Parkview forward Dallas Thomas
Little Rock School DistrictDallas Thomas Little Rock four-star small forward Dallas Thomas will sign his letter of intent today at 2:30 p.m. in the gym at Parkview High School. The 6-foot-7, 170-pound senior is the 79th ranked player in the 2024 class, according to ESPN and the 2nd ranked player in Arkansas. Thomas averaged 16.5…
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DOJ Awards UAMS $1M to Reduce School Violence in Pine Bluff
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences a $1 million grant to help reduce violence in Pine Bluff schools. Read More
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Griffin says clarification needed on whether AMI days count towards required minimum school days
Public school districts “probably” can’t count alternative methods of instruction days toward the minimum 178 school days the districts need to qualify for teacher salary funds, the Arkansas attorney general’s office has opined. Read More
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Yes or no on Go Forward taxes?
Protesters of a tax measure on the ballot for a Nov. 14 special election in Pine Bluff campaign outside the Jefferson County Courthouse on the first day of early voting Tuesday. The measure asks voters whether a five-eighths-cent sales tax for general use should be renewed and a three-eighths-cent sales tax to support police and…
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Students look forward to 96th Battle of the Ravine between Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – In the small town of Arkadelphia, 51 weeks out of the year, people work, play, and worship together. However, for a stretch of seven days, the town is deeply divided. Half of the town wears maroon and the other half wears purple. The Battle of the Ravine football game between rivals Ouachita…
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Two central Arkansas MEMS employees receive national EMS award
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Two paramedics with MEMS ambulance service were recently recognized for contributing to the EMS profession. Paramedic and Field Training Officer Garrett Whisenhunt and Paramedic Chris Workman were presented with a Stars of Life award by the American Ambulance Association for their “shining light on the EMS profession.” North Little Rock metro…






