Jefferson County justices unanimously appointed former Pine Bluff police chief and alderman Ivan Whitfield on June 12 to serve as interim county judge through Dec. 31 after Gerald Robinson’s retirement.
Retired Circuit Judge Wm. Randal Wright dismissed County Judge Gerald Robinson’s appeal on May 26 in the Branch & Thompson attorney-fees dispute, ending a months-long challenge without ruling whether the county still owes the invoices.
At the Sept. 14 Warren City Council meeting, Mayor Gregg Reep said a California-based wood-products company is seriously considering the former poultry plant in Warren’s industrial park, though no timeline was announced.
Separate from its DRA truck-route application, Warren City Council on Aug. 10 approved a McClelland Consulting Engineers contract to design drainage fixes for Town Branch and the Meadowview area near the city park and YMCA.
At its June 23 meeting, Monticello City Council amended the One Cent Sales Tax Fund to restore the Historic Post Office housing MEDC, awarded Sports Complex sidewalks to WJ Excavating, and heard that Second Baptist’s new food pantry has served more than 1,000 people.
Joe Don Greenwood of Hermitage was named a 2026 inductee into the UAM Agriculture Hall of Fame at the 5th Annual Ag Alumni Banquet in McGehee, joining Dr. A. Edwin Colburn in the class.
UAM College of Technology–Crossett inducted 21 students into the National Technical Honor Society on April 22, including the chapter’s first high-school members from Hermitage, Warren and Hamburg.
