The Gang Reduction Initiative of Pine Bluff will host a youth violence community forum from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. The community is invited attend.
The staff of the Sixth Division Circuit Court and participants in Teen Court (diversion program) toured the Arkansas Supreme Court and the Old Statehouse Museum on April 20. Teen Court is a volunteer program for 9-12 graders in Jefferson and Lincoln counties. It offers youth an opportunity to decide on real life cases of first-time offenders and serve in the roles of prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, clerk, bailiff and jurors, according to a news release. Teen Court is accepting new volunteers for the 2022-2023 school years. Details: Jeffrey Billingsley or LaShonaka Miller, (870) 541-5455, or visit the court facility at 301 E. Second Ave. between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. (Special to The Commercial)
A funeral service and procession will be held to honor Denver Fire Department Technician Jeffrey Billingsley, who died during his shift earlier this month.