Watson Chapel School District board members took a hard look at how students in grades 3-10 performed in multiple subjects during interim testing for the Arkansas Teaching and Learning Assessment last ...

If the Legislative Audit Committee was looking for a one-sided meeting in which the absent county judge was mercilessly hammered by his foe, they succeeded admirably. Last week, the committee took up ...

Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson responded to a recent state Legislative Audit that has uncovered several areas of noncompliance in Jefferson County, with findings ranging from the improper ...

When Jack Foster returned home after serving a prison sentence, he did not go into hiding, as many would have. As his attorney, Luther Sutter, noted at Foster's funeral in April, the local activist ...

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff announced the addition of a new resource for students of all ages and the community. The Little STEM Library is a special gift from the Verizon Innovative ...

A White Hall senior will be staying in the state to continue his baseball career. Jace Johnson signed with Arkansas Baptist College on Thursday in the White Hall High School library. Johnson said the ...

Scoob is a very handsome red greyhound mix. He is about 10 months old but is a mighty smart fellow -- maybe even a genius. Scoob is gentle, responsive, cooperative and athletic. He is fully vetted and ...

American manufacturing is staging a comeback. More companies are building new facilities stateside or expanding existing ones. The biggest headwind? Companies are struggling to fill positions on -- ...

SEARK at Arkansas State Mid-South, West Memphis, 5:30 p.m.; UAM at Harding, Searcy, 5:30 p.m. Pine Bluff at eStem (girls), 6 p.m.; Warren at Sheridan (girls), 7 p.m. Charles Ripley Showcase at Little ...

First Ward Living Grace Pantry and Greater Battle Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Pine Bluff partnered for a drive to feed members of the homeless community on Saturday at the old Family Dollar ...

Six athletes originally from Pine Bluff will be among the first inductees into the newly created Jefferson County Sports Hall of Fame. Monte Coleman, Rickey Henderson, Torii Hunter, Don Hutson, Willie ...

The Arkansas Legislative Joint Auditing Committee voted Thursday to send an audit report covering various operations within Jefferson County government to the county's prosecuting attorney as well as ...