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Last Friday morning’s Fiscal Court meeting was County Treasurer Glenda Harper’s last before retiring. The magistrates and Judge Executive Kota Young took a few moments to remember her at the

Today, we're honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by looking back at a piece of history that happened right here in Central Arkansas.

Elbert Bennett waited five years for the day ground would break on the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluffs Student Engagement Center, and a T-shirt he wore to Fridays ceremony was a throwback to the time five years ago when students said "yes" to a fee increase to make it happen.

The Walton Foundation recently presented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff with a $750,000 pilot grant. The funding is part of a commitment to tackle challenging social and environmental problems that plague people and communities, according to a UAPB news release. The Emerging Scholars and Leadership Grant will provide direct funding toward building and expanding leadership development opportunities for students through a UAPB student Leadership Academy.

Caldwell County Fiscal Court approved a resolution that authorizes the West Kentucky Workforce Board to provide employment services to the county. The West Kentucky Workforce Board is a non-profit organization responsible for managing local workforce development projects

Caldwell County Fiscal Court magistrates approved the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget on second reading and a mileage rate increase during Tuesday morning’s meeting. Judge-Executive Larry Curling presented the $9.2 million budget that includes a general fund of

A ceremony honoring the top 20 students each in grades 9-10 of the Watson Chapel School District was held Tuesday night inside the STEM conference center at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Over the objections and recommendations of the county's Emergency Management Director, Caldwell Fiscal Court voted narrowly to enter into an agreement with an

He told a constituent they should go “to a nearby field together,” cops say.