Farmer, mill owner follows grain
Pine Bluff-based rice mill co-owner PJ Haynie -- a fifth-generation farmer from the coastal plains of Virginia -- is working in Arkansas to promote sustainable farming and to advocate for underserved rice producers.
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Pine Bluff-based rice mill co-owner PJ Haynie -- a fifth-generation farmer from the coastal plains of Virginia -- is working in Arkansas to promote sustainable farming and to advocate for underserved rice producers.
As Simmons Bank's 120th anniversary approaches, the Pine Bluff-based company has found regional success expanding its footprint into five of its surrounding states over the past 13 years.
A Pine Bluff man who pleaded guilty last August to federal gun charges was sentenced to five years and one month in prison in a plea deal worked out with the government that his attorney and the prosecutor said would give him a chance to break a yearslong cycle of violence.
While several organizations say they are on track to meet their fundraising goals, some have experienced slight dips in support.
Sissy’s Log Cabin CEO Bill Jones has been appointed to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Wednesday.