The Civic Auditorium Complex Commission is considering seven nominees for a board to guide future Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame inductions at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.
Pine Bluff police told the Public Safety Committee that August 2026 crime fell about 21% from August 2025 while outlining recruitment, 12-hour shifts and community outreach.
At a Sept. 10 special meeting, Pine Bluff City Council authorized a three-year managed IT contract with Next Step Group capped at $296,000 a year and clarified who advertises board vacancies.
Pine Bluff Animal Control will host its first annual Paws and Pumpkins festival Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with $10 microchipping, adoptable pets, public-safety vehicles and food trucks.
The city of Pine Bluff and Southeast Arkansas College will stage a citywide Glow Up cleanup Oct. 3 from 8:30–11 a.m., assigning teams meetup sites after registration at pinebluffglowup.com.
St. Joseph Catholic Church will serve carry-out spaghetti suppers from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 6 and Oct. 8 in the church gym; tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children.
The Pine Bluff Regional Chamber's Oct. 7 meeting will feature interim Pine Bluff School District Superintendent Phillip Carlock at UAPB's Business Support Incubator.
