Pine Bluff

Arkansas Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders celebrates with family during her election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Will Newton)   After almost 200 years of statehood, Arkansas has its first female governor. As expected, Republican…

A unanimous decision by the Pine Bluff City Council on Monday, Nov. 7, approved $2 million in funding for the development of the Delta Rhythm & Bayou’s Cultural District. The project was born as a collaboration between the city’s tourism…

Torii Hunter, a man who was raised in Pine Bluff and went on to become one of the greatest baseball players in American history – with a 19 year baseball career and a hall-of-fame induction, was recently back in Arkansas…

UAPB Athletic Director Chris Robinson & Head Coach Don Treadwell will be joining the Little Rock Touchdown Club this Monday, Nov. 7, for the weekly meeting. One of the all-time greats in Golden Lion football history, Chris Robinson was named…

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and in recognition of this, Arkansas Urology will be holding its 18th annual Kickoff to Men’s Health. They will be offering free prostate screenings in five locations across the state, which will include a…

Brittni N. King, a native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in a ceremony held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., She began her naval career in 2010, after…

The Forge Institute, a national leader in advancing cybersecurity capabilities, has recently received a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program. This funding will allow expansion of the Arkansas Cyber Defense…

For 20 years, Jennifer Lipp built a large and loyal following as the comedic morning-show host at a rock station in Fresno, California. But, five years ago, when she and her husband decided to leave the rapidly tarnishing Golden State,…

Interstate 30 Crossing work continues on April 22, 2022. (Photo courtesy of ARDOT).   The Arkansas Department of Transportation has recently announced a litany of highway closures across four counties as a result of various projects to improve infrastructure. These…

Omar Atiq, MD, FACP, is a gentle giant of Arkansas’s health care industry. His calm demeanor and unhurried, deliberate way of speaking belie his imposing list of titles and achievements. Atiq is a professor of medicine at the UAMS Winthrop…