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Phi Beta Sigma donates to Southwood Elementary

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. donates school supplies Thursday to Southwood Elementary School in the Pine Bluff School District. Participants included Charles Bruce (from left), Carson Fields, Vice Principal David Sims, Thomas Gathen, Principal Paula Watson, George Stepps, Ronald Laurent and Kevin Harris. Several members of Gamma Psi Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma were present for the event. The fraternity adopted Southwood and provides various services for the school throughout the school year, according to a news release. (Special to The Commercial)

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City commission ordered to repay roughly $500,000 to food vendor

A judge has ordered the Advertising and Promotion Commission to refund close to $500,000 to a food vendor.

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City council, GFPB talk Urban Renewal

The first Pine Bluff City Council meeting after the news of former Executive Director of Urban Renewal Maurice Taggart's arrest brought many out to speak on the recent accusations.

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Convention center faces negative balance

Expenses for the Pine Bluff Convention Center have pushed its balance into the red according to center Executive Director Joseph McCorvey in his financial report during the Pine Bluff Advertising and Promotion finance meeting on Monday.

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Ordinance proposals pulled from agenda

A proposed ordinance that would allow the mayor to enter into an agreement with a Pine Bluff lawyer to help the city recoup expenses relating to public nuisances was pulled from the City Council agenda on Monday night because council members said the measure was not ready for them to consider.

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Ad panel, convention center score big plusses

The Advertising and Promotion Commission got a nice check in the mail, and the Pine Bluff Convention Center got a nice gift, with the combination of the two amounting to more than three-quarters of a million dollars.

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Council rejects paying advisers

A resolution that was voted down during Tuesday's Pine Bluff City Council meeting that would authorize a payment of $24,300 to financial consultants William Moss and George Stepps for extra work they did, became a subject of contention between the involved parties.

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Council rejects pay resolution

A resolution to authorize a payment of $24,300 for additional hours worked but not authorized by the Pine Bluff City Council was voted down during Tuesday's council meeting held at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.

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City Council adopts PB budget for 2022

After two months of budget hearings and budget adjustments, the city of Pine Bluff's 2022 budget was approved during a special City Council meeting Thursday afternoon.

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