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Gov. Sanders announces new funding for Arkansas-Pine Bluff
PINE BLUFF, Ark — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders made the declaration this week and spent the day highlighting the work being done in Pine Bluff and making the City the Pine Bluff the capital of Arkansas for the day. "It is great to be back here in Pine Bluff...
Four Co-Valedictorians Lead Woodlawn's Class of 2024
WOODLAWN - Woodlawn High School graduated 50 students as part of the senior class of 2024 in a ceremony Tuesday evening, May 14, at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. Of the 50 students, 21 seniors graduated with honors, including:. Valedictorian Kaylea Aryn Chastain. Kaylea is the daughter of Jimmy and...
Kingsland Receives $500,000 Wastewater Grant
KINGSLAND - Kingsland Mayor Sharon Crosby (third from right with check) recently traveled to the Little Rock to receive a $500,000 Community Development Block grant from Gov. Sarah Sanders (center next to Crosby) in a presentation at the state capitol. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission received more than $8.4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban in Community Development Block grants that were awarded to 17 communities across the state. These grants, according to the governor’s office, were awarded under the General Assistance set-aside, part of Arkansas’ $17.8 million FY 2023 formula grant allocation, which is designed to provide communities the opportunity to apply for a variety of non-housing public facility and public infrastructure projects. Crosby said the money will be used replace a pump and make other improvements to\he City of Kingsland’s wastewater treatment facility.
Warren arrest and confinement record for May 8-12, 2024
The following is a direct re-print of the Warren Arrest & Confinement Record from the Warren, Arkansas Police Department. All people listed are innocent until proven guilty. Trenton Marshall / 1528 W Pine, Warren, AR / DOB 3-28-95 / warrant on 5-8-24 Rufus Cullen / 407 W Elm St., Warren,...
Hwy. 35 South of Big Creek To Be Resurfaced This Year
LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) recently announced that Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel has been awarded an $11.6 million bid to resurface portions of Hwy. 35 south of the Big Creek bridge.The project includes resurfacing about 4.5 miles of Hwy. 35 east of the Big Creek bridge at Herbine to the Hwy. 63 intersection at Pansy. In addition, it also includes repaving Hwy. 35 from the Hwy. 63 intersection at Rye to the Hwy. 425 intersection north of Monticello. That portion includes about 1.5 miles in Cleveland County.This latest project essentially picks up from where a major resurfacing of Hwy. 35 from the Grant County line at Staves to the Big Creek bridge at Herbine was completed several years ago.Overall, the ADOT reported the project will resurface 17.4 miles of Hwy. 35 through Cleveland and Drew counties.Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel was awarded a bid of $11,605,437.19 for the entire project. Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel was also awarded a $5.25 million grant to resurface 8.3 miles of Hwy. 114 from the Hwy. 35 intersection south of Rison to the Hwy. 63 intersection at Calmer.The projects are expected to begin this summer.
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