Arkansans will honor the memory of former state Rep. Josetta Wilkins with a balloon release at 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Dr. Josetta E. Wilkins Health Unit, 3801 S. Hickory St. in Pine Bluff.
It was a chilly day all day, but there was a lot of warmth in the two celebrations that took place, each one a ribbon cutting for a new public building.
Elected officials, dignitaries and scores of community members gathered under gray skies Monday morning – and Monday afternoon – to cut ribbons on two public buildings that were developed through public-private partnerships.