Jefferson News

The heat is still on across much of Arkansas and a sizzling summer is settling in.

A 17-time convicted felon who embezzled $25,000 from Special Olympics Arkansas was sentenced to 10 years on probation Monday and ordered to repay the money by a Pulaski County Circuit judge who said the sentence was the charity's best hope to recoup the funds.

Ten Arkansas counties have been named state disaster areas as a result of damage caused by heavy rains and flooding that began on April 27.

A dog helped the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department nab three serial burglars.

As with any struggling economy, the effects can be seen nationwide, statewide and on a local county basis.

The office that oversees the state's drug courts says funding is in place to double the number of juvenile drug courts to 10.

Fax: 870-543-7393. E-mail: martha.moore{at}fda.hhs.gov . Received October 31, 2008; accepted January 29, 2009 Abstract The mouse lymphoma assay uses the thymidine kinase gene of the L5178Y/ Tk +/--3.7.2C mouse lymphoma cell line as a reporter gene to evaluate the mutagenicity of chemical and physical agents.

Without a new, major employer arriving in Pine Bluff, area officials say the city and Jefferson County will likely continue its trend of shrinking in population.

This study evaluated dose-response and time-course effects of ketamine, levels of ketamine in plasma and brain, and the relationship between altered NMDA receptor expression and ketamine-induced neuronal cell ...

Arkansas Forestry Commission dozer crews from Jefferson and Cleveland County have just finished containing a estimated 50-acre fire in Jefferson County.

The former Rolling Pin Donut factory in Pine Bluff will have another sweet purpose soon: the U.S. Sugar Co.

A debate is brewing in Jefferson County over how best to stimulate its economy during these tough economic times.

A Head Start program that offers pre-school services in two counties will get a $1.3 million federal grant, according to three members of the Arkansas congressional delegation.