The Pine Bluff City Council approved a resolution in support of funding $2 million to construct the Delta Rhythm & Bayous Cultural District downtown, an initiative headed by city tourism director Jimmy Cunningham Jr., the Pine Bluff-Jefferson County National Heritage Trails Task Force in partnership with the Pine Bluff Advertising and Promotion Commission, and the Delta Rhythm & Bayous Alliance.
Expenses for the Pine Bluff Convention Center have pushed its balance into the red according to center Executive Director Joseph McCorvey in his financial report during the Pine Bluff Advertising and Promotion finance meeting on Monday.