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Nov 23, 20222 min read
Experience Enchanted Land of Lights & Legends
The year 2022 has been memorable for a lot of reasons, many of them not so fun. However, there is one thing to celebrate this year....
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Nov 16, 20224 min read
Kenneth Culvey Johnson: Pine Bluff Sci-Fi Legend
Pine Bluff native Kenneth Culvey Johnson, is Sci-Fi legend with shows like The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, and V., making...
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Nov 9, 20223 min read
The Pine Bluff Singing Center
Pine Bluff’s Singing Center serves as a reminder of both the legacy of resourcefulness and ingenuity of Pine Bluff residents and the rich...
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Nov 2, 20223 min read
End of the Line: The 1987 Movie partly filmed in Pine Bluff
End of the Line 1987 train heist dramedy was filmed in Pine Bluff with assistance from the Cotton Belt Historical Society and the Cotton...
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Sep 14, 20222 min read
The Forest Park Fair
From 1904 to 1912, the Forest Park Fair proved to be an excellent attraction causing a huge influx in tourism to Pine Bluff. Image...
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Sep 7, 20223 min read
The Discovering Our Delta Celebration
Explore Pine Bluff's fast approaching "Discover Our Delta'' cultural tourism celebration is not one you want to miss as it will celebrate...
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Aug 3, 20224 min read
Buddy Deane: Beloved Radio Host & TV Personality
Buddy Deane, a native of Pine Bluff, was one of the first radio hosts to understand the appeal of Rock n’ Roll in its infancy, the host...
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Jun 29, 20223 min read
Barbara Hendricks: A Class Act
Barbara Hendricks is a world class opera singer from Arkansas who has garnered critical acclaim and performed in opera houses around the...
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Jun 22, 20223 min read
Morris Hayes: An Arkansas Musician with Range
Morris Hayes, an Arkansas musician who has worked with some of the world’s greatest musicians, including Prince, Elton John, Bono and the...
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Jun 8, 20224 min read
Bobby "El Charro Negro" Butler
Bobby "El Charro Negro" Butler was the first African American to become an award winning Tejano singer. Image Credit:...
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Mar 30, 20223 min read
Marian Etiole Watson: A Paragon of Entertainment News
Marian Etiole Watson has made a name for herself as an award-winning journalist and a household name among New York’s pop culture elite...
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Mar 23, 20223 min read
Beth Brickell: Pine Bluff Entertainer Extraordinaire
Beth Brickell made a huge and lasting impact on the entertainment industry, starring in television shows and movies, and going on to...
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Jan 26, 20224 min read
J. Mayo “Ink” Williams: Pioneering Blues Record Producer from Pine Bluff
J. Mayo “Ink” Williams not only goes down in the annals of history as a great professional athlete, but as a better blues and jazz record...
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Aug 4, 20213 min read
Winona Sammon: The Not-Quite-It Girl
This Pine Bluff native was supposed to be the next big thing in Hollywood in the 1920s, but things didn't turn out as planned.
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May 5, 20213 min read
Explore Pine Bluff Like a Tourist
National Travel and Tourism Week is a great time to see Pine Bluff through the eyes of a visitor.
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Apr 28, 20213 min read
The Life and Music of Art Porter, Sr.
Art Porter, Sr. was a prodigy, virtuoso, and entertainer who performed for Arkansas governors, U.S. presidents, and heads of state.
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Apr 7, 20212 min read
Remembering WOK, Arkansas’ First Radio Station
Pine Bluff's WOK was the first radio station in Arkansas, thanks to the the efforts of a visionary power plant executive.
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Mar 31, 20212 min read
Remembering The Kidnappers Foil
For more than 40 years, thousands of parents across the country paid money to Melton Barker so their kids could appear in his movies.
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Dec 30, 20203 min read
2020 is Ending, and Not a Moment Too Soon
In just a few days, 2020, the Annus Horribilis that seemed to last forever, will finally end. Where do we go from here?
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Dec 23, 20203 min read
The UAPB Vesper Choir: A Pine Bluff Tradition
Though COVID-19 has cancelled the UAPB Vesper Choir's performance of The Messiah this year, it hasn’t cancelled the legacy of this ensemble.
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