Mike Linn

Girlfriend beat me, says sheriff; woman charged

She suspected affair, report says

Jefferson County Sheriff Gerald Robinson said his girlfriend beat him Thursday after she accused him of having an affair with a female co-worker, according to a police report.
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PB lights to go on despite flooding

Organizers for this year’s Christmas light trail at Regional Park say they’re ready to open as planned Tuesday night after flooding submerged $150,000 worth of Christmas lights in mid-October and early November.
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Firing letter ruled out in pupil-touching case

Jurors deciding the case of a former Watson Chapel School District teacher accused of sexually assaulting his fourth-grade pupils will not hear evidence that prosecutors said would tell how the teacher was also terminated from another district after inappropriately touching students.
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PB raids sites over gambling

3 arrested, 35 cited at 8 establishments

They were located on major roads and intersections, sprinkled throughout Pine Bluff ’s business community.
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4 men die in crash shutting I-30

Big rig hits car in line of vehicles halted for Texarkana construction

Four people were killed and two others suffered minor injuries in a five-vehicle accident and explosion early Tuesday on Interstate 30 in Texarkana, the state police said.
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Sainthood for nun who died near PB, supporters urge

Some believe Sister Agnes Hart produced miracles

Ten miles northeast of Pine Bluff, behind a more-than-170-year old church infested with wasps, sits the grave site of a 19th century Catholic whose supporters say she deserves to be listed among the most pious of saints.
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UCA hires LR marketing agency for $735,000

The University of Central Arkansas board of trustees voted Friday to hire a Little Rock advertising agency to market the university in an effort to boost enrollment.
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Blaze destroys PB restaurant, adjoining club

Business just shy of its 10th year

YNOT Charlie’s, a popular soul food restaurant and nightclub in downtown Pine Bluff, burned early Tuesday just days before its 10th anniversary.
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3 officials violating residency law in PB

Two Pine Bluff city department heads and the chief of police are in violation of a 2000 city ordinance that requires them to live within the city limits of Pine Bluff.
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Texan steps in as PB’s fire chief

His career includes two heroic rescues

The 2008 recipient of the Texas Fire Chief Association’s Fire Chief of the Year award is now in charge of Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services.
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