100 YEARS AGO Jan. 31, 1910 That a campaign of advertising for Arkansas, to be national in its scope, and which will be designed especially to reach the farmers of the overcrowded districts of the East and North, will be begun within a few days by the Rock Island system, was announced by Third Vice [...]

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Arkansas senior guard Stefan Welsh had a horrendous shooting percentage in SEC play going into Thursday night’s game against Mississippi State, and then it got worse.

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Dear Readers: In February, The Commercial will unveil a comprehensive redesign of our website, which will include some great benefits for our readers. The new pbcommercial.com has been either in design or under construction since September. It will offer more news, more sports and more information about the people, events and issues of Jefferson County [...]

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The most remembered writing of the ancient Greek thinker, Parminides, is often transcribed in Latin as “ex nihilo nihil fit.” In other words, “nothing comes from nothing.” We see this trope repeatedly in song and verse. Shakespeare’s King Lear says something similar, “Nothing will come of nothing, speak again!” We might likewise reflect on the [...]

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Charles Bell is no longer principal of Edgewood Elementary School, though it is evident the school remains in his heart.

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With Arkansas’ 2009 crop losses placed at almost $400 million, the impact is being felt across Main Streets in Southeast Arkansas, bankers, county agents and implement dealers said Wednesday.

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Hestand Stadium was transformed to winter-weather central Saturday as tree trimmers and Entergy linemen from across the nation worked to restore power to more than 9,000 Jefferson County homes.

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The winter storm in the Pine Bluff area this weekend downed power lines and uprooted trees, causing an undetermined amount of property damage.

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Weather-related accidents in Jefferson County kept police busy Friday but dropped off Saturday, according Sgt. David Sims, State Police post sergeant for the county.

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A.I. vs. Kobe delivered the throwback duel fans paid to see.

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