Seven members of the Jefferson County Quorum Court held a meeting Thursday afternoon to address the ongoing budget issues.

Weeks have gone by since Jefferson County employees last receieved a paycheck."They are hurting. When I say hurting, they are hurting," Allen said. "They haven' ...

Several Jefferson County Quorum Court members met Thursday night amid an ongoing struggle to pass a county budget for 2025, though without the county judge present.

With a budget impasse holding up payroll for employees in Jefferson County, community servants helped the local civil servants by organizing a food giveaway.

A Columbia County inmate has died in state custody. James Adam Wright Jr. died Friday, January 17, 2025 at the Larry B. Norris Unit, said Rand Champion, communications director for the Arkansas ...

A Columbia County inmate has died in state custody. James Adam Wright Jr. died Friday, January 17, 2025 at the Larry B. Norris, said Rand Champion, Communications director for the Arkansas Department ...

The Pine Bluff Police responded to a deadly collision between a dump truck and a pickup truck on Wednesday afternoon.

P.M., Pine Bluff Police Officers were dispatched to the intersection of West 3rd Avenue and Walnut Street, in reference to a ...

Sandra Coleman, 50, of Rison, died last Wednesday morning, Jan. 15, in a traffic accident along Hwy. 79 in Jefferson County just north of the Cleveland County line, according to Arkansas State Police.

It was a wonderful Christmas season locally for Toys for Tots. Through many ministries and organizations such as Angel Tree, BAYCB, Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers/Sisters Program, Casa Women’s ...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Jefferson County employees are still without a paycheck as issues with a proposed county budget drag on.

Another failure to pass a budget in Jefferson County is keeping its employees without pay on Monday night. Now a local food ...