NEWS HEADLINES FOR 1007-14...
CONCERNS ABOUT AN RUMORED INCIDENT AT ARKANSAS TECH ON MONDAY EVENING, PROMPTED A RELEASE ON THEIR ATU.EDU WEBSITE... WE QUOTE... "THE ARKANSAS TECH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS NOT AWARE OF ANY SAFETY THREAT ON CAMPUS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE CONTINUE WITH NORMAL OPERATIONS." UNQUOTE. NO FURTHER EXPLANATION OF THE WHAT THE NATURE OF THE THREAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY, BUT, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WERE AWARE OF CONCERNS. THOSE PROVED TO BE UNFOUNDED, BUT, UNIVERSITY AUTHORITIES WERE QUICK TO RESPOND TO INVESTIGATE A PRECEIVED THREAT.
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DARDANELLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED DURING THEIR OCTOBER MEETING TO ABANDON SEVERAL ALLEYS AND UNUSED STREETS IN THE ADAMS-CATLETT ADDITION. THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE PROPOSAL UNANIMOUSLY, ALONG WITH PASSING A EMERGENCY CLAUSE FOR THE ORDINANCE. IN OTHER MATTERS, THE COUNCIL HAD A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE A STREET IN THE PARK HILL ADDITION, BORDERING LOTS 58 AND 59. A THIRD READING OF THAT ORDINANCE IS EXPECTED DURING THE COUNCIL'S NOVEMBER SESSION.
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ITS RUN-OFF ELECTION DAY TODAY (TUES.) FOR THE FIVE YEAR POSITION ON THE DOVER SCHOOL BOARD. CANDIDATES ANGIE BILLINGSLY SMITH AND SHAWN BATES WILL FACE-OFF AS THE FINAL TWO, OF AN INITIAL FIVE CANDIDATE RACE. AS EARLY VOTING CAME TO A CLOSE ON MONDAY, 72 BALLOTS HAD BEEN CAST AT THE POPE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS ON EAST MAIN STREET. TODAY'S (TUES.) ELECTION DAY POLLING IS BEING HELD AT THE DOVER FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
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BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 25-YEAR OLD WHITE MALE SUSPECT, TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY ARKANSAS STATE POLICE ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES. THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED BY INVESTIGATORS AS CRAIG WATTS, APPEARED ON MONDAY BEFORE POPE COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE DON BOURNE. JUDGE BOURNE FOUND PROBABLE CAUSE TO HOLD THE SUSPECT OVER FOR A NOVEMBER 3rd PLEA AND ARRAIGNMENT HEARING IN POPE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. CHARGES OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WITH INTENT TO DELIVER AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHENALIA HAVE BEEN FILED IN THIS CASE. AUTHORITIES CONFISCATED SOME 53 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA DURING THE ARREST AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION.
