I t was like vacation Bible school, except instead of making a birdhouse, they were making young men more aware of the world around them. And instead of Sunday school teachers running the show, it was three police officers with guns in their holsters.
A winter storm that stretched from Texas to the Northeast also visited Pine Bluff and the rest of Arkansas, closing schools, government offices and many businesses, as well as knocking out power to almost 1,600 customers in Jefferson County.
The Bleed Blue Blood Drive, held in honor of fallen Pine Bluff Police Department detective Kevin Collins, was held Thursday at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.
Last year, for many, Halloween was canceled, haunted houses were shut down and porch lights were turned off due to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines in response to covid-19.