During a special meeting Friday, shareholders of Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff gave the thumbs up to accept a $60 million cash infusion from the federal government through the Capital Purchase Program.

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It was the mixture of a current affairs and English 101 class at the Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas on Friday night.

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An investigation into reports of stolen property at a house on Brinkley Road on Thursday resulted in the arrest of one man and seizure of stolen four-wheelers, a tractor, drugs and several guns.

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Pine Bluff police have released a photograph of a black male who attempted to rob Little Caesar’s Pizza at 2720 S. Hazel St. on Monday night.

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A man and woman who were arrested in Milwaukee Monday in connection with a 2007 homicide in Pine Bluff won’t be coming back to Pine Bluff to face the charges any time soon.

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Authorities now believe 6-month-old Rihanna Robinson died a day earlier than reported and that she was strangled.

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A man claiming to work for a Pine Bluff wrecking company has contacted at least one Jefferson County resident about picking up a vehicle the resident said he never owned.

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GOULD — Two people were killed Thursday in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. 65 near Gould, according to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police. The victims were identified as Virginia L. Dunkler, 74, of Gould, and Billie B. Jennings, 59, of Oak Grove, La.

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In all the activity this week, I missed this great story on the lottery scholarships by Fox 16’s Justin…

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SPRINGDALE — The six largest state-based banks doing business in Northwest Arkansas found themselves knee deep in the sluggish real estate market in 2008, and the cost was high — $24.9 million in lost income when compared to the year-ago period.

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