Culminating on Saturday this year, the Fordyce on the Cotton Belt Festival will get "back on track" after being postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic.
by Richard Ledbetter / Special to the Commercial - June 14, 2021Southeast Arkansas College invited the community to its campus for Summer Fest on Saturday.
by I.C. Murrell - June 14, 2021Livestock producers should take advantage of any slack time during early summer to plan their fall marketing strategy, said David Fernandez, Extension livest...
by Carol Sanders Special to The Commercial - June 14, 2021Each week this month, ExplorePineBluff.com is dedicating its blog to articles about Merrill School as we look forward to the Merrill All-School Reunion set f...
June 14, 2021Presidents historically have enjoyed foreign trips to showcase their personal diplomatic skills. Such excursions provide the chance to escape from tussles wi...
by Jennifer Rubin The Washington Post - June 14, 2021An agreement to revive the nuclear deal with Iran appears possible, as the United States and its partners are set to convene this week in Vienna for the sixt...
by The New York Times - June 14, 2021Editor's Note: At press time, the following events and meetings were known to be still scheduled. Organizers or appropriate officials are encouraged to conta...
June 14, 2021With the onset of hot, humid summer weather, the south Arkansas tomato crop is once more approaching fruition, hearkening another in the long line of Bradley...
by Richard Ledbetter Special to The Commercial - June 13, 2021The Arkansas Department of Health regulates the sale of food at establishments that include restaurants, bars, day cares, schools, grocery stores, convenienc...
June 13, 2021In 2021, the United States and other countries have declared that China is committing genocide against ethnic Uyghurs -- yet nothing much changes.
by Nicholas Kristof New York Times - June 13, 2021The Pine Bluff area has had a rough week, to say the least. The headline says it all: six homicides in six days.
by The Pine Bluff Commercial - June 13, 2021As a seventh grader, Caleb Olumofin scored 28 on the ACT. He was pleasantly surprised.
by I.C. Murrell - June 13, 2021Merrill reunion to begin Thursday
June 13, 2021In February, Pamela Smith was named chief of the United States Parks Police, making her the first African American woman to lead the 230-year-old agency.
by Byron Tate - June 13, 2021The Rohwer Research Station in Desha County is known for hosting row crop variety trials as well as pest management and soil fertility experiments. Last week...
by Mary Hightower Special to The Commercial - June 13, 2021