Pine Bluff Wastewater Utility received the National Association of Clean Water Agencies Platinum Award for five consecutive years of 100% permit compliance, plus national and state safety awards, the Pine Bluff Commercial reported.
Pine Bluff Fire & Emergency Services introduced eight new recruits still in early training, the City of Pine Bluff announced via the Pine Bluff Commercial on Sept. 23.
Delta Rivers Nature Quilters begin a monthly “Wet Lands and Wildlife” series at 10 a.m. Oct. 2 at the AGFC Delta Rivers Nature Center in Pine Bluff, with a duck-themed talk and quilt-block patterns, community briefs reported.
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff scheduled Homecoming 2026 for Oct. 11–17 with the theme “A Different ROAR!,” culminating in a downtown parade and a Simmons Bank Field game against Alabama State.
Pine Bluff High School's class of 2027 toured the remodeled West 11th Avenue campus the week of Sept. 8, the first seniors set to graduate from the $73.9 million building, the Pine Bluff Commercial reported.
Arkansas released 2025–26 school letter grades Sept. 17: Pine Bluff and Watson Chapel districts remained F, while White Hall held a C and six Jefferson County schools improved a letter or more, the Pine Bluff Commercial reported.
Jefferson County Quorum Court on Sept. 8 replaced a $355,000 emergency appropriation for a records facility with $75,000 for due diligence, repairs and moving records, the Pine Bluff Commercial reported.
