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Pine Bluff · Pine BluffA state trooper was placed on paid leave Friday after being involved in the non-fatal shooting of a Pine Bluff man wanted on murder charges, a news release from Arkansas State Police states.See the Story
Arkansas state trooper on leave after shooting, wounding of homicide suspect in Pine Bluff
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Marijuana · Pine BluffMORE PATIENTS: Active patient cards have surpassed 100,000. Arkansas now has more than 100,000 active medical marijuana patient cards — a milestone reached this week as a group begins collecting signatures to place an expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program on the November ballot. In its latest update on April 13, the state Department of Finance and Administration reported 102,222 active cards, an increase of more than 8,000 from the…See the Story
State surpasses 100K medical marijuana patients as amendment battle heats up
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Pine Bluff · Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR — Each fish species stocked into a pond must serve a purpose in line with the goals of the pond. The species of sunfish available for stocking may look similar, but each has unique characteristics that make them better suited for certain situations over others, according to Scott Jones, small impoundment Extension […] The post Using sunfish in pond stocking appeared first on Stuttgart Daily Leader.See the Story
Using sunfish in pond stocking
Pine Bluff · Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR — About 90% of land in Arkansas is privately owned. While this is a tremendous opportunity for residents to own tracts of land with abundant wildlife, it also leaves the vast majority of natural resources in the hands of independent individuals with different interests, goals, and means to carry out management, according […] The post New AGFC Conservation Incentive Program available for private landowners appeared first on Stuttga…See the Story
New AGFC Conservation Incentive Program available for private landowners
Pine Bluff · Pine BluffThe Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) requested ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigate a shooting incident that took place on Sunday on Highway 79 in Jefferson County.See the Story
ASP investigates shooting that left one dead in Jefferson County
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Pine Bluff · Pine BluffA $3.2 million grant is awarded to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The grant is to assist underserved Arkansas forest landowners. The four groups defined by USDA as historically underserved include those who are new to agriculture, veterans, "of limited resources" or who are "socially disadvantaged"See the Story
USDA grants $3.2 million to underserved Arkansas farmers, focus on forestry
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Pine Bluff · Pine BluffMarch 10, 1903 Text of the Streetcar Segregation Act, from the 1903 Acts of Arkansas. Credit: Courtesy of Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Central Arkansas Library System Black leaders gathered at First Baptist Church in Little Rock and demanded that Arkansas lawmakers reverse its law to have segregated streetcars. To drive their point home, they began to boycott streetcars in three Arkansas cities: Little Rock, Pine Bluff and Hot Springs. …See the Story
On this day in 1903
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