A proposed ordinance to fight blight through proactive property registration will be presented to the full council after it was given a "do pass" recommendat...

A $450,000 project to repair and repave 22 blocks of Cherry Street has been put on hold for 30 days until more input can be gathered from other council membe...

Southeast Arkansas College finished the 2021 spring semester above its target enrollment after 14 months of tackling challenges from the ongoing coronavirus ...

A Pine Bluff man died after driving his vehicle into a fallen tree shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday on Princeton Pike, according to a news release from the Jeff...

Boxing club Gloves Not Guns has signed a contract with the Pine Bluff Convention Center to host two Silver Gloves qualifying tournaments in the next two months.

Summer digital skills camps planned

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Today is the last day that Lavender's Barn will be open. There may be a few people who don't know about Lavender's, but it's been in the same place for 45 ye...

More than 100 Republicans, including former officeholders and high-ranking staffers, reportedly plan to create a third party if the GOP doesn't pull back fro...

Editor, The Commercial:

The sixth UAM Kids' University will be July 12-15 at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

Editor's Note: At press time, the following events and meetings were known to be still scheduled. Organizers or appropriate officials are encouraged to conta...

Pop-up event to include entertainment

"Business Expo 2021 - Unity in Community" will be the theme and featured on the logo for the major event of the Pine Bluff Regional Chamber of Commerce. Busi...

We like the changes being made in the Animal Control Department to give officers some guidance on what they can do to protect themselves physically and profe...