Jefferson County employees speak out amid pay delays and budget standoff with county judge
Ongoing issues with passing a county budget has left many employees in Jefferson County who were supposed to be paid on Wednesday without a paycheck.We spoke to
Jefferson County quorum court fails to pass budget for a second time in a week
Tensions were high as the Jefferson County quorum court once again failed to pass a budget. And until they can get it passed, county employees won't be getting paid.
'It’s a power struggle,' Jefferson County community 'upset' about county government shutdown over budget
Government operations are shut down in Jefferson County, which comes after county leaders failed to pass the budget in Monday night's Quorum Court meeting.
Jefferson County landlord helps county employee tenants amid shutdown
WHITE HALL, Ark. – Hundreds in Jefferson County have been without a paycheck after a 2025 budget failed to pass multiple times. After Thursday night’s community meeting didn’t provide a conclusion, Tanner Cook, a landlord in White Hall, said he knew something needed to be done.
jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. continued discussion on budget crisis
Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. has placed the blame for county employees not getting paid on Jan. 15 squarely on the shoulders of County Judge Gerald Robinson who vetoed a proposed 2025 county budget prepared by other elected officials and insists that only a
Jefferson County paychecks continue to be withheld while budget is in limbo
The Jefferson County quorum court failed to pass a budget earlier this week, and until they can agree on a budget, all county employees won't get paid.
Jefferson County leaders continue to discuss budget issues that led to shutdown
Before Wednesday night’s quorum court meeting to discuss the budget, multiple leaders held separate meetings that morning to discuss the disagreements that led to the 2025 Budget not being finalized earlier in the week.
Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson explained more on the budget veto
Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson on Thursday complained that raises for the chief deputies of elected officials that some members of the Quorum Court illegally approved ignored most of the employees of Jefferson County.
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Jefferson County judges send letter to Quorum Court, county judge about ‘dire consequences’ of budget impasse
The ongoing failure to pass a Jefferson County budget has led six circuit judges to send a letter to the quorum court ...
Jefferson County employees left unpaid as budget impasse stalls at quorum court meeting
Jefferson County remains without a budget after a contentious special meeting of the Quorum Court ended in a stalemate.
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Residents seek solutions as Jefferson County budget stalemate threatens livelihoods
Reynolds Community Services Center in Pine Bluff on Thursday, seeking answers and solutions as the Jefferson County Quorum Court's failure to pass a budget has left paychecks in limbo. The town ...
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Emergency community meeting held in Jefferson County to address failed budget
PINE BLUFF, Ark — It's been nearly a week of no paychecks in Jefferson County. The government continues to be shut down after the quorum court failed to agree on a budget -- not once ...
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Some Jefferson County tax bills might see a change
The 1-mill levy voters approved nearly a decade ago to fund in-county operations at Eastern Gateway Community College will no longer be collected, though Jefferson County residents shouldn’t expect to ...
Quorum Court fails for second time to pass 2025 budget
A recent Jefferson County Quorum Court special-called meeting devolved into a chaotic scene as justices of the peace clashed over the proposed $34 million 2025 budget presented by Judge Gerald ...
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Judges call for end to County budget stalemate
Pine Bluff, AR- The Judges of the Eleventh West Judicial Circuit have issued a joint letter to the Jefferson County Quorum ...
Commissioners continue to wrestle with tight budget
The County Board of Commissioners continues to grapple with a tight budget, as departments have asked for more than $3 million above last year's budget. The commissioners hosted another budget hearing ...