The final step in securing the old fire station located on Commerce Road as the new location for the First Ward Living Grace Food Pantry was approved by the Pine Bluff Planning Commission on Tuesday night.
Nearly 400 people celebrated members of the Pine Bluff Branch NAACP on Friday evening for numerous achievements during its 30th annual Dove Freedom Fund Banquet. The event marked the first time since 2019 that participants gathered in person for the banquet, held at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.
When it comes to the First Ward Living Grace Food Pantry relocating from the former Southeast Middle School to a fire station being used for storage, Pine Bluff Fire Chief Shauwn Howell said there hasn t been much discussion about the move on his behalf.
On the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, many fire stations across Arkansas took a moment to honor and remember the more than 300 firefighters who were killed.