Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It has been known by many names including Freedom...

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...

Janija Samone McGown's funeral is today.

For two days, teachers, principals and superintendents across Arkansas convened in Pine Bluff for the Practitioners: Leading and Learning conference.

President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth the 11th annual federal paid holiday in the U.S. (and 12th, counting the quadrennial Inauguration Day), t...

Laurence J. Wilson has been appointed to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services position.

As fad diets continue to gain popularity, more people fall prey to solutions that promise big results, but in reality, don't amount to long-term weight loss,...

Advertising commission set to meet

A 41-year-old inmate was found dead of an apparent suicide Friday at the Varner Supermax Unit.

The Drew Memorial Health System Auxiliary recently presented University of Arkansas at Monticello administrators with a donation that funds nursing scholarsh...

Pine Bluff native Kanika J. Calvin Davis was recently selected as one of the national outreach specialists for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Servic...

Several students from Southeast Arkansas were selected for the 78th session of Arkansas Girls State virtual event May 30-June 1, according to a news release.

A longtime basketball coach, Eric Bozeman took note of his son Solomon's competitive nature as a toddler.

The Watson Chapel School Board recognized eight district employees with a combined service of 272 years earlier this week during Superintendent Jerry Guess' ...

Farmers who suffered flooding and other damage from heavy rain and winds last week will be able to get their post-flood production questions answered by Univ...