After several years of talking about it, and more than a year to build it, the new District Court building will be open for business Monday.

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Students tested their legal knowledge and courtroom skills Saturday as teams from five high schools participated in a regional mock trial competition at the Jefferson County Courthouse.

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For the second straight month, a Pine Bluff man suspected of a number of burglaries in Jefferson and other counties tops the list of Jefferson County’s Most Wanted felons.

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LITTLE ROCK — It’s been nine years since the Arkansas Legislature first passed a law requiring schools to look at the issue of grade inflation, but lately the issue has received an unprecedented amount of attention thanks to a new development.

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Students eager to answer questions about black history competed in lightning fast rounds of the Knowledge Bowl 2010 on Thursday. Reminiscent of the game show Jeopardy, the event drew a crowd of all ages to the Arkansas River Education Service Cooperative. Students from the Pine Bluff School District partnered with parents to buzz in responses [...]

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The candidate filing period for 2010 partisan races starts at noon Monday and ends at noon March 8.

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An economic development tax like the failed half-cent sales tax promoted in a December 2009 referendum by the Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County is crucial for economic improvement in the Pine Bluff area.

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Jackson Brown King Architects is suing the Carlisle School District for $68,159.90 plus legal costs for breach of contract.

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Carlisle Mayor Ray Glover announced during the Feb. 15 City Council meeting that Jeff Ward will be the new city public works superintendent.

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