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Dressed in a suit with a smile from ear to ear for his mug shot, former Urban Renewal Executive Director Maurice Taggart was briefly in custody at the Jefferson County jail Friday morning after an arrest warrant was issued Thursday on charges consisting of 46 counts of forgery, 38 counts of theft of property and one count of abuse of office.
The former director of the Pine Bluff Urban Renewal Agency was charged Thursday with 46 counts of forgery, 38 counts of theft of property and one count of abuse of office in a scheme that the Jefferson County prosecuting attorney’s office said bilked the agency out of $667,384.
The Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation recently awarded $37,500 in scholarships to local students. Seniors from Pine Bluff and Jefferson County were eligible to apply, according to a news release.
The first Halloween Carnival at historic Taylor Field drew close to 1,400 children and family members – despite heavy rains earlier in the day Oct. 29.