Byron Tate | Staff

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Recent stories by Byron Tate

Broadband access, skills major needs for Jefferson County Arkansas' goal is to eliminate the digital divide by the year 2028, but getting there is more problematic than installing cell towers and blanketing areas with broadband service, according to Glen... May 24, 2023

Boy, 17, killed by gunfire at Pine Bluff hangout; two hurt A 17-year-old was shot to death, and two others were injured -- one also by gunfire -- early Saturday morning, according to the Pine Bluff Police Department.Authorities said that at about 1:30 a.m. Sa... May 23, 2023

Jefferson County Fun Day makes comeback After about five long years, the Jefferson County Community Fun Day is back, bigger and better than ever.The family event kicked off Saturday morning at 8 a.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 629 ... May 21, 2023

White Hall student’s wound fatal; his friend arrested An 18-year-old, White Hall High School student was shot and killed Thursday night in North Little Rock less than 24 hours before he was to graduate, and his 17-year-old friend has been arrested in con... May 20, 2023

Pine Bluff resident’s plans for go-kart track meet roadblocks John Fenley said it was OK to call him an eccentric. And about those eccentricities, as he put it, "I'm an open book."Such as his purchase of 31 go-karts -- to be in direct competition w... May 8, 2023

Watley’s salary almost $170,000 Go Forward CEO Ryan Watley had a salary in 2021 of close to $170,000, far exceeding what is paid to any of Pine Bluff's public officials, according to IRS filings and city financial figures.Nonpro... May 7, 2023

Pine Bluff police, firemen hold off safety tax endorsement One might presume that a sales tax for public safety would garner the support of police and fire personnel, but if their silence is an indication, the tax proposal doesn't have a lot of support wi... May 7, 2023

Casino’s exec calls Pine Bluff a winning bet at expo Saracen Casino Resort's Carlton Saffa on Thursday praised Pine Bluff's location, infrastructure, businesses and institutions but said it was the city's leaders that have been responsible f... May 5, 2023

‘Betting on the Bluff’ Expo to begin With a casino theme, the Pine Bluff Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Expo 2023 takes the stage on Thursday at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.This is the second consecutive expo after a two-year... April 30, 2023

Flowers opposes GFPB-sponsored tax State Rep. Vivian Flowers told a citizens' group on Thursday night she wasn't against a sales tax aimed at improving Pine Bluff, but was against the Go Forward Pine Bluff-sponsored tax on the ... April 29, 2023