An Hispanic man who had been sought by Jefferson County authorities since 2006 was arrested Sunday night and will be held without bond at the county detention center.

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Michael Burleson and Quinton Wade of the Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Department have graduated from the Arkansas Fire Academy at Camden.

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Deputy Fire Chief Howard “Skipper” Hipp has been named interim chief of the Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Department, according to an announcement from the office of Mayor Carl A. Redus Jr.

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ACCESS Inc. doesn’t offer monetary support to pregnant and parenting teens. The agency provides in-kind support, including disposable diapers, formula and other baby related items as provided to ACCESS through community donations. It was incorrectly reported in Saturday’s edition that ACCESS offers funding.

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82 Years Ago April 29, 1927 LITTLE ROCK — A special session of congress to pass flood relief legislation is not believed expedient by President Coolidge, the president telegraphed Senator Joe T. Robinson today.

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Democrat staff A 40-year-old El Dorado man was arrested in Clinton a day after police ordered him off the roads because his license was suspended.

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Democrat staff An 80-year-old Yellville man who had been reported missing was found April 22 outside the KFC on Highway 65 in Clinton.

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Arkansas News Bureau On five separate occasions last year, Van Buren County was declared a federal disaster area.

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I have a report this morning from a friend at UALR that a graduate student was assaulted by five men and robbed about 9:30 p.m. last night while walking home from school. He reportedly was assaulted shortly after he’d crossed Fair Park Boulevard to leave campus. My correspondent said the student was treated at UAMS [...]

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