GINA DEVERS RETURNS TO SERVE CITY AS INTERNAL AUDITOR Nov 12, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Gina Devers settles into her resumed position as internal auditor for Pine Bluff ... Pine Bluff Commercial/Ralph Fitzgerald. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Ark. blacks can't break state, Congress barrier Nov 12, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Hank Wilkins, D-Pine Bluff. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
HOLIDAYS, VETERANS, ELECTION TALLY ON HAND Nov 11, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Pine Bluff Commercial/Ralph Fitzgerald ... Scheduled for Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Delta Rivers Nature Center in Regional Park at Pine Bluff, the events are co-sponsored by the nature center and the Pine Bluff Festival Association. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
McGee gives Southside boost over rival Nov 11, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Paul Anzalone, El Dorado, threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns in a 38-14 win over Pine Bluff. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
OUTDOORSMEN IN ARKANSAS STOCK UP FOR ANOTHER SEASON Nov 11, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Pine Bluff Commercial/Ezra Mann. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Arkansas OL coach speaks at Touchdown Club Nov 11, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition. Search Archives. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Celebrating hope in verse Nov 10, 2008
Hill was born in 1922 in Pine Bluff, Ark. a timber town in the forest lands about 30 miles southeast of Little Rock. (Albany Times Union)
Arkansas unofficially 5th in sweet potatoes Nov 10, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff conducts some sweet potato research, said Leslie Glover, associate dean for outreach and technology transfer. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
DEATHS FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 (55) Nov 9, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Vernell Mike Spiller Jr., 52, of Pine Bluff was born August 13, 1956, in Eudora to Mr. and Mrs. Vernell (Lucille) Spiller ... After the family moved to Pine Bluff in 1970, Vernell united with Old St. James Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. G.W. Westbrook where he remained a member until graduating from Pine Bluff High School in 1974. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
TREASURER SEAT HINGES ON NOV. 25 RUN-OFF ELECTION Nov 9, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... A newcomer to Pine Bluff politics collected the most votes in the race for city treasurer leading to a Nov. 25 run-off election ... Sam Whitfield, who works at Pine Bluff Arsenal, garnered 39 percent of the vote Tuesday, while Chris Castoro, a parks and recreation commissioner, followed closely at 34 percent of the votes, according to unofficial results. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Prep volleyball, college hockey, college volleyball Nov 9, 2008
-Pine Bluff 7Hampden-Sydney 38, Huntingdon 34Jackson St. 20, Alabama St. 0Jacksonville St. 41, Tennessee Tech 17Kentucky Wesleyan 36, Lincoln, Mo. 14Liberty 38, VMI 26Maryville 23, Shenandoah 20McNeese St. 42, Stephen F.Austin 31Middle Tennessee 24, Louisiana-Monroe 21Morehouse 58, Kentucky St. 55, OTMurray St. 17, SE Missouri 10N.C. State 27, Duke 17Norfolk St. 35, Morgan St. 9North Carolina 28, Georgia Tech 7Prairie View 24, Alabama Ar>Sam Houston St. 47, Nicholls St. 37Samford 27, Georgia... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
DEATHS FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008 (910) Nov 8, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Audis Waymon Barringer, 91, of Pine Bluff, Ark ... He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, where he had served as a deacon and past member of the Pine Bluff Watson Chapel Lion s Club and the Cleveland County Cattlemen Association. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
RESIDENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FREE FLU SHOTS Nov 8, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Aubrea Armitage, 4, cries in the arms of her grandmother, Aleene Smith, as a nurse prepares to give Armitage a flu shot Friday afternoon at the Pine Bluff Convention Center ... Pine Bluff Commercial/Ralph Fitzgerald. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
College Football Schedule Nov 8, 2008
-Pine Bluff, 3:30 p.m.. Texas A&M at Baylor, 4 p.m.. (International Herald Tribune)
GAS DIPS BELOW $2 A GALLON, EXPERTS WARN NOT TO GET COMFORTABLE Nov 7, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Gas prices across Pine Bluff dipped below 2 a gallon Wednesday with some stations reporting costs as low as 1 ... Pine Bluff Commercial/Ezra Mann Alvin Armour Jr., a wood yard worker at Evergreen Packaging, gladly fills up his vehicle with gas that has dipped below 2 a gallon at the Shell station at 2801 S. Hazel St.. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
STUDENT WINS AWARD FOR ESSAY Nov 7, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Devethia J. Deloach, an animal science major in the School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, is a double winner receiving an all expense paid trip to a conference and an essay award. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
FLU SHOTS NOW AVAILABLE TO ALL Nov 7, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... From 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at the Pine Bluff Convention Center, free flu shots will be dispensed as part of the one-day flu clinics conducted statewide by the Arkansas Health Department. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
NO FINISH LINE IN PB MAYOR RACE JUST YET Nov 7, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... After wading through dozens of provisional and absentee ballots Wednesday afternoon, the Jefferson County Election Commission declared incumbent Pine Bluff Mayor Carl A. Redus Jr. was two votes shy of what he needed to claim a second term without a run-off ... Pine Bluff Commercial/Ralph Fitzgerald County Clerk-elect Patricia Johnson (from left), Stu Soffer and Booker Clemons, of the Election Commission, scrutinize the validity of provisional ballots... (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
PB VOTERS LOOKING TO FUTURE Nov 6, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... But whatever the word, the overwhelming feeling among Pine Bluff voters interviewed Tuesday night was one of hope for a bright future for the country and its people ... Pine Bluff Commercial/Ralph Fitzgerald. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
RUN-OFF TO DECIDE TREASURER’S RACE; KELLEY ELECTED CORONER Nov 6, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Voters will choose between Chris Castoro and Sam Whitfield on Nov. 25 in a run-off for the Pine Bluff city treasurer while the Jefferson County coroner s race showed Chad Kelley defeated Republican Greg Maxwell ... Whitfield noted that he would have rather won outright but was appreciative of the support of Pine Bluff voters. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
STRONG TURNOUT LOCALLY, FEW PROBLEMS Nov 6, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... One of the busier voting locations in the county Tuesday was Golden Lion Stadium at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff ... The computer setup was nice and easy, which is saying something for someone my age, said Ruby Holt, 85, a retired Pine Bluff resident who voted at Forrest Park. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
YESTERYEARS FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2008 Nov 6, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... The Baptist Student Union at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will feature Gardenia Ambler and MGN Productions during Staley Religious Drama Week ... Peabo Bryson, Stacey Lattisaw and Denise Lasalle will present a concert at the Pine Bluff Convention Center tonight at 8 p.m.. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
REDUS JUST SHY OF MAJORITY Nov 6, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... After taking a big lead early in the evening, Pine Bluff Mayor Carl A. Redus Jr. was hanging on for dear life late Tuesday night in his bid to win a second term and avoid being thrown into a runoff ... Redus ran basically on his record of the past four years, saying he had represented the citizens of Pine Bluff and worked to improve the quality of life. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
UAPB's Franks wins SWAC award Nov 4, 2008
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff's Stewart Franks was named Southwestern Athletic Conference specialist of the week. Franks returned a punt 89 yards for a touchdown in a double-overtime loss to Southern over the weekend. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
WEEK FILLED TO BRIM WITH ELECTION, BUDGET-STRETCHING, STAGE PLAY Nov 4, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Voters will select a new president, Pine Bluff mayor, justices of the peace in Districts 10 and 12 and a county coroner, among others, in the general election ... Charles Harrington, a native of Quitman, will conduct an acrylic workshop for the Pine Bluff Art League from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Services Center, 201 W. Second Ave. Now residing in Bella Vista, Harrington has been a full-time artist and... (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
DEATHS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2008 (923) Nov 4, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Paul McDermott, 33, of Pine Bluff, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008 ... He was reared and received his education in Pine Bluff. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
WH HAS MONOPOLY ON JP RACES IN COUNTY Nov 4, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Lunsford, who has lived in Jefferson County since 1965, retired from the Pine Bluff Fire Department as fire chief in 2000 ... He has been a member of the Pine Bluff Pension Board since 1969. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
ALTHEIMER, WABBASEKA, HUMPHREY PREP FOR RACES Nov 2, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... How safe is it to live in or visit Pine Bluff ... While many eyes will be focused on election results for Pine Bluff, other communities in Jefferson County including Wabbaseka, Humphrey and Altheimer are also preparing for races that will be decided Tuesday. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Byrd's TD lifts Southern in second overtime Nov 2, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... How safe is it to live in or visit Pine Bluff ... - C.J. Byrd scored on a 3-yard run in the second overtime to lift Southern to a 31-24 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday night. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
TWO SEEK COUNTY CORONER POSITION Nov 2, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... How safe is it to live in or visit Pine Bluff ... Maxwell, a Pine Bluff native and 1981 graduate of Pine Bluff High School, said at a forum sponsored by the NAACP last month that he had compassion and had spent a lot of time volunteering at various places, including nursing homes. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
POLLING LOCATIONS Nov 2, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... How safe is it to live in or visit Pine Bluff ... 401, 421, 74 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lion Stadium, Pennymon Room, Gate 2, Oliver Street. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
3 SEEK TREASURER SLOT Nov 2, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... How safe is it to live in or visit Pine Bluff ... There are three candidates competing for the office of Pine Bluff s city treasurer: Mike Barbarotto, Chris Castoro and Sam Whitfield on Tuesday. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
PINE BLUFF PREPARES TO CHOOSE ITS LEADER Nov 2, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... How safe is it to live in or visit Pine Bluff ... As the 2008 campaign for mayor of Pine Bluff enters its final days, the six candidates seeking the office have widely differing views on a proposed sales tax for economic development and list quality of life issues, including public safety, as their top priorities. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
FINANCE FILINGS REVEALED Nov 2, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... How safe is it to live in or visit Pine Bluff ... All six Pine Bluff mayoral candidates have now filed pre-election campaign finance reports, though three alderman candidates still had not submitted the information to the county clerk s office as of Friday. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
DEATHS FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2008 (28) Nov 2, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... How safe is it to live in or visit Pine Bluff ... TILLAR Nellie Rose Siegfried, 83, of Tillar died Tuesday at Jefferson Regional Medical Center at Pine Bluff. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
WORK NEARS FINISH LINE FOR COMMUNITY CENTER ROOF Nov 1, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... How safe is it to live in or visit Pine Bluff ... The Head Start program, which leases the building from Pine Bluff s Parks and Recreation Department, is donating 5,000 to the project and the parks commission is contributing another 20,000. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
NO BOND FOR 21-YEAR-OLD IN SEPTEMBER HOMICIDE Nov 1, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... How safe is it to live in or visit Pine Bluff ... Isby, who listed addresses in Holly Grove and Pine Bluff, is accused in the Sept. 9 death of Laron Foots, 22, of Pine Bluff, whose body was found face down near a vehicle parked in the driveway of a former day care at 1006 N. Maple St., near the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
3 ARRESTED FOR RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY, THEFT Nov 1, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... How safe is it to live in or visit Pine Bluff ... Three Pine Bluff residents, including one who was being sought by the Navy for desertion, will have to post 10,000 bonds to be released from the county detention center while prosecutors consider felony charges against them. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
MARIJUANA FOUND AFTER TRAFFIC STOP IN PINE BLUFF Nov 1, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... How safe is it to live in or visit Pine Bluff ... Police vice and narcotics officers on routine patrol Thursday arrested two Pine Bluff residents after stopping the vehicle they were in for crossing the center line. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
ALDERMAN SEATS OPEN IN FOUR WARDS Nov 1, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... How safe is it to live in or visit Pine Bluff ... With contested alderman races in all four wards this election season, residents of Pine Bluff have another reason to head to the polls Tuesday. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
POLICE PROBE PINE BLUFF STORE ROBBERY Nov 1, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... How safe is it to live in or visit Pine Bluff ... Pine Bluff police are asking for help in identifying a man who robbed a convenience store Thursday night. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
AREA JOBLESS RATE DROPS Oct 31, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Though times have been tough economically, Pine Bluff and the state of Arkansas have seen a ray of hope in the drop of unemployment figures in September compared to the same time last year ... 1 percent this year, communities including the Pine Bluff metropolitan statistical area saw a decrease from 6. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
PAROLE ABSCONDER ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES Oct 31, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... A Pine Bluff man who was wanted by the Arkansas Department of Correction for violating conditions of his parole was arrested Tuesday at a Pine Bluff motel on drug-related charges. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
FOUR OF SIX MAYORAL CANDIDATES SPAR DURING FORUM Oct 31, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Barbs were traded among four of the six mayoral candidates at a forum held during the meeting of Pine Bluff s chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees ... Pine Bluff, in my opinion does not need another master, Daniels said. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
CANDIDATES MISS CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT DEADLINE Oct 31, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Only two of Pine Bluff s 11 alderman candidates met the Tuesday deadline to submit a campaign finance report to the Jefferson County Clerk s Office. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
LOCAL GHOST TALES SCARE UP FUNDS FOR YOUTH TEAM Oct 31, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Pine Bluff Commercial/Ralph Fitzgerald Charles Cooter Failla is one of the guides on the Haunted House tour at 1316 W. Fifth Ave. ... The tour features a variety of legends of ghosts from the early days of Pine Bluff and incorporates the proximity of the house to the downtown train tracks to include a story of man riding in a boxcar years ago being killed nearby. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
COMMISSION OKS STREET CLOSINGS, ZONING CHANGES Oct 30, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Pine Bluff s Planning Commission approved two requests for street closings and adopted the 5th Avenue Historic District zoning regulations ... Pine Bluff Wastewater Utility s request to close the 100-foot-long east section of East 13th Avenue was granted so that the utility might continue expansion. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
POLICE PROBE PINE BLUFF LINK TO UCA SHOOTING Oct 30, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Pine Bluff detectives were in Conway Tuesday attempting to tie four men arrested in a fatal shooting at the University of Central Arkansas Sunday night to an earlier shooting incident on the parking lot of the Jefferson Square Shopping Center that resulted in injuries to two people ... Rawlinson said although the party was sponsored by a fraternity at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, there was nobody from Pine Bluff or the school that was a... (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Tulsa aiming to prove itself against Arkansas Oct 30, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Arkansas-Pine Bluff, the state's other FCS team, plays at Southern (4-4, 3-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) ... SOUTHERN 28, ARK-PINE BLUFF 7. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Cold tech company aids industry Oct 28, 2008
Information from: Pine Bluff Commercial, http://www. pbcommercial. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
TORRI HUNTER RECOGNIZED FOR BASEBALL DONATION (343) Oct 28, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Los Angeles Angels center fielder and Pine Bluff native Torii Hunter is recognized for his donation to the Arkansas-Pine Bluff athletic program during halftime of the Golden Lions 42-0 Homecoming victory Saturday at Golden Lion Stadium ... Pine Bluff Commercial/Ralph Fitzgerald. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
UAPB's Coleman earns first win, 42-0 over Lincoln Oct 27, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... - The wait is over for Monte Coleman and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Clinton, top state Democrats urge vote for Obama Oct 26, 2008
Clinton and a state political powerhouse including Governor Beebe and former U.S. Senators Dale Bumpers and David Pryor rallied an already excited crowd of about 1,500 Obama supporters in Pine Bluff today ... Clinton said at the Pine Bluff that his wife is campaigning hard now for Obama and that Obama has all the right qualities to be the nation's leader. (WREG.com, TN)
More of this story Oct 25, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Chancelllor Lawrence A. Davis Jr. (top photo) of Arkansas AMs of 1958 addresses alumni Friday morning during Homecoming festivities at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff ... Pine Bluff Commercial/Ralph Fitzgerald. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Ex-president stumps for man who defeated Hillary Oct 25, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Pryor and Bumpers, former governors like Clinton, planned to campaign with Clinton in Pine Bluff and Jonesboro on Saturday. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
USDA catfish purchase could help industry Oct 24, 2008
PINE BLUFF, ARK. A planned $5 million government purchase of catfish for school lunch and food assistance programs is expected to give a boost to the aquaculture industry, officials said ... Anything that increases the sales in catfish will help farmers, said Carole Engle, chair of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluffs Aquaculture/Fisheries Department. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Smith's health key against Ole Miss Oct 23, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-7), the state's other FCS team, hosts Division II Lincoln (2-5). (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
UPDATE: Missing Teens Oct 22, 2008
Previously authorities believed that the two might have been heading to either California or the Pine Bluff, Arkansas area where Paige has some biological family. Please contact the Clinton County Sheriff's Department at (816) 539-2156 if you have any information that could help locate these two teens. (Cameron Observer, MO)
Lathrop teens missing since Friday Oct 21, 2008
Paige has some biological family in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Area. Any with information about the teens are asked to please contact Clinton County Sheriff's Office at 816-539-2156 or call 911. (Cameron Observer, MO)
Tulsa Women's Basketball Season Gets Underway Today with First Practice Oct 18, 2008
Bradley, a 5-8 freshman from Pine Bluff, Ark ... Bradley concluded her prep career as her school's all-time leading scorer, assists leader and free throw shooter, and earned first-team Pine Bluff Commercial all-conference honors all four years. (Tulsahurricane.com)
PLEA OF NOT GUILTY ENTERED FOR PB LAWYER (537) Oct 18, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... A not guilty plea was entered Thursday for a Pine Bluff attorney facing criminal charges of acting improperly while acting as a special judge in Jefferson County Circuit Court earlier this year. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Surging Helena-West Helena faces fellow unbeaten Oct 15, 2008
(9) Pine Bluff 31, Texarkana 23. (10) LR Catholic 21, North Little Rock 13. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
DEATHS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2008 (961) Oct 14, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... John Edward Trucks of Pine Bluff finished his earthly life Oct. 11, 2008, in Batesville, Ark ... George Elvin Truhett, Sr., 65, of Pine Bluff, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Friend says driver 'out of it' before fatal crash Oct 14, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition ... Williams' lawyer, Greg Robinson of Pine Bluff, told the jury that "the basic outline the prosecutors have told you is true." ... Information from: Pine Bluff Commercial, http://www. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Big-Time Production Oct 13, 2008
Date: Oct 12, 2008 Pine Bluff junior quarterback Claude Johnson (6-1, 195) had almost 500 yards total offense and a hand in seven touchdowns Friday night as he led the Zebras to a wild 73-66 win over Lake Hamilton. to read the rest of this story. (HawgsIllustrated.com)
