Help available for shots appointments
Additional assistance is now available to help residents sign up for a covid-19 vaccination appointment. Vaccinations will be offered at the Pine Bluff Convention Center from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 12. This vaccine clinic is for individuals who are 65 years or older, who require the first dose, according to a news release.
People should schedule appointments online at https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?Owner=21601052&appointmentType=20878882. Those without internet access and who need help with scheduling an appointment may call Indiana Street Missionary Baptist Church at (870) 534-6944; Pine Bluff City Hall at (870) 730-2145 (from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.); Pine Bluff First Assembly of God at (870) 535-0371 (from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.); and First United Methodist Church at (870) 535-0935 (from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
Volunteers are needed to assist March 12. All volunteers may receive a vaccine at the end of their shifts. For more information on how to sign up to volunteer, people may contact Mary Liddell at (870) 643-2383.
First Baptist schedules Lenten services
The public is invited to attend Lenten services at First Baptist Church of Pine Bluff, 6501 S. Hazel St., Wednesdays at 12 noon in the sanctuary.
The pastor, Ken Thornton, is speaking on the "Seven Sayings of Jesus From the Cross." These services are in preparation for the Easter celebration and will continue through March 31.
First Baptist observes guidance from the Arkansas Department of Health to protect the health of attendees. Social distancing and the wearing of masks are encouraged, and masks are available.
First Baptist services are also live-streamed at their website www.fbcpinebluff.org/media/ and broadcast at 9 a.m. Sundays on KLRT Fox 16. Details: First Baptist church office, (870) 534-4741.
Talk to connect farmers, market chiefs
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture will host a Local Conversations event March 12 to help connect Arkansas farmers, producers and farmers market managers. The free, virtual event will be from 9-11 a.m., according to a news release.
Sponsored by the Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas, the event will feature a panel of four farmers and market managers for discussion of alternative selling methods, innovations and adaptations made to address issues created by the covid-19 pandemic.
Registration is available at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckcuqpqTooH9YsOokokAlexRe-kYTN7iRI. Details: Karen Reynolds at [email protected].
Firm picked to market heritage tourism
The Pine Bluff Advertising and Promotion Commission selected The Design Group for heritage tourism/destination marketing, according to a news release.
The agency will lead the commission's rebranding of content based on unique culture and historical narratives, facilitate a development strategy for place-making and launch an advertising campaign that supports destination marketing.
"I am excited to build a partnership with The Design Group that will help Pine Bluff become a distinct travel destination," A&P Director Sheri Storie said. "We've seen how cultural and heritage tourism has positively impacted large and small cities around the country, from Virginia City, Montana, to Clarksdale, Mississippi, to New Orleans, Louisiana. Likewise, Pine Bluff has a powerful and fascinating history, and most of our stories have gone untold -- until now. It's time we share the stories of the courageous men and women who lived and worked in the Delta Lowlands, the people who called this place home."
Myron Jackson is CEO of The Design Group.
"As the state's only full-service, multicultural communications agency, The Design Group is uniquely positioned to assist the A&P Commission with building a brand that changes the perception of Pine Bluff and ultimately strengthens the economic revitalization already taking place," Jackson said.