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OPINION | EDITORIAL: Fan earns discount on car, feels good Bring in two box fans and get a thousand dollars off the down payment on a car. Brilliant! And it worked. Car-Mart in Pine Bluff has a promotion every summer, and this year's was to bring in a box f... June 23, 2021

Car-Mart holds annual fan drive Monday was a hot day on the used car lot, but that didn't stop employees from loading the 67 box fans they had collected into vehicles headed for the Area Agency on Aging for Southeast Arkansas. It w... June 22, 2021

Protesters seek more answers in jailed man's death A small group of protesters wanting answers in the death of 18-year-old Dezmen McBride while McBride was in the Jefferson County jail were provided shelter from the hot sun Tuesday by Sheriff Lafayett... June 17, 2021

Chief finalist advises 'tough' steps for gangs The question had been broached a couple of times, but the answers had been focused on other aspects of policing. Then Tommy May asked Robert Jones, Pine Bluff's lone police chief candidate, directly ... June 16, 2021

Smith credits city in ascent to parks chief In 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. Her path to this pinnacle was hardly preordai... June 13, 2021

Applicant for chief's job also in Texas pot The lone candidate for Pine Bluff police chief has also apparently applied for the top cop job with the Austin, Texas Police Department. According to an article in the Austin American-Statesman, Robe... June 13, 2021

Red Cross in Gould, Dumas after rain Five damage assessment teams with the American Red Cross fanned out around Gould and Dumas on Thursday to determine how residents and their homes have made it through days of stormy weather that dropp... June 11, 2021

For area home, trees strike twice A house on Cherry Street was struck by not one but two large oak trees -- one falling a day after the other -- although the occupants escaped injury. The owner, 90-year-old Jewellyne Walker, lived at... June 10, 2021

Record rainfall floods some areas A slow-moving storm system that took advantage of significant moisture in the atmosphere dropped a record amount of rain on Pine Bluff on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. By late a... June 9, 2021

Learn basics of business at new chamber course Do you know where you want your business to go but don't know how to get there? A business basics boot camp may help. The class, which will be held today and Thursday, is being sponsored through a pa... June 8, 2021