During his nineteen-year career, Pine Bluff native Torii Hunter was considered one of Major League Baseball’s biggest stars. His 353...

Rickey Henderson, known affectionately as the “Man of Steal” was the greatest leadoff hitter and base stealer in Major League Baseball...

In the spring of 2025, the Bill Carr Museum and Jefferson County Sports Hall of Fame will officially open, honoring the greatest athletes...

It is important to remind ourselves that the holiday season is not always defined by who isn’t there, but by who is. So whether you’re...

During his career, Dr. Samuel L. Kountz performed more than 500 kidney transplants, the most any one doctor had done at that point in...

From 1944 to the mid 1960s, Pine Bluff native and jazz trumpeter Bitsy Mullins performed with numerous orchestras across the country,...

In August 2024, the historic Elm Grove Baptist Church, the first African American church in Arkansas built by slaves in 1843, marked its...

The Delta swamps served as safe havens for enslaved runaways. Not only did they find refuge, but the Arkansas bayous, marshes and woods...

In 1991, Faye Clarke founded the Educate the Children Foundation with her husband Frank Clarke, supporting rural and impoverished school...

From 1957 to 1967, Pine Bluff native and jazz musician Les Spann appeared on over 78 top jazz sessions, recorded with jazz greats like...

In the early 1940s to 1950s, Gathright's Saturday Night Jamboree was billed as “One of the South’s Greatest Radio Shows.” Much like...

On February 2, 1948, Silas Hunt was admitted to the all-white University of Arkansas Law School, becoming the first black student...

This weekend in Pine Bluff, come out and enjoy the Tour de Bluff 2024 array of events including summer concert series finale Jazz on the...

Louis Natheaux was a Hollywood actor who appeared in over 150 films. Throughout his career, he appeared in films alongside many of...

Vernon Garrett is a blues singer who has released 3 compilations, 12 albums, and over 30 singles so far. He was also featured on the...

In 2001, Pine Bluff native, actress Mary Mouser began acting as a hobby, serving as Abigail Breslin’s photo double in Signs,  a sci-fi...

Helen Seamon was a talented dancer, singer, and actress on the chorus line in more than 15 MGM films from 1935 to 1945. She is best known...

William Jones was one of the last Buffalo Soldiers, a U.S. Army Master Sergeant, Prisoner of War (POW) in Korea, and founder of the 9th &...

Pine Bluff native Harold E. Wooley, worked tirelessly for over 20 years on a number of popular television movies, animated series, and...

On January 21 1963, Sarah E. Howard became the first African American student to integrate Dollarway High School. She later went on to...