NEWS HEADLINES FOR 1008-14
ANGIE BILLINGSLY SMITH IS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE DOVER SCHOOL BOARD. SHE DEFEATED CHALLENGER SHAWN BATES IN TUESDAY'S RUN-OFF ELECTION. FINAL, BUT, UNOFFICIAL VOTE TOTALS GAVE BILLINGSLY-SMITH 224 VOTES, TO BATES 161. SHE WILL ASSUME THE FIVE YEAR POSITION ON THE BOARD, PREVIOUSLY HELD BY MICHAEL HEMMER. HEMMER CHOSE NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION.
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RUSSELLVILLE CITY COUNCIL'S FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS GIVEN THEIR SUPPORT TO A FURTHER REVIEW OF HOW FUNDS FROM THE CITY ARE EXPENDED BY THE ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY ALLIANCE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE MATTER, DISCUSSING DURING THE COMMITTEE'S TUESDAY SESSION, STEMS FROM A RECENT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST FOR THOSE RECORDS BY ALDERWOMAN FREDDIE HARRIS. FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS APPROVED A MOTION BY CHAIRMAN RANDY HORTON, TO ALLOW HARRIS TO CONTINUE HER RESEARCH INTO HOW CITY SUPPLIED FUNDS, APPROXIMATELY 90-THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY FROM THE ONE-CENT SALES TAX, ARE EXPENDED. THE ALLIANCE IS SUPPORTED BY BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDS.
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DOVER, MORELAND, HATLEY AND LINKER MOUNTAIN FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE INITIALLY DISPATCHED TO A REPORTED STRUCTURE FIRE ON TUESDAY NIGHT, IN THE 700 BLOCK OF HURLEY ROAD. DOVER UNITS ARRIVING ON SCENE, INDICATED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WOULDN'T BE NEEDED, SO, MUTUAL AID UNITS WERE CANCELLED. AUTHORITIES SAY DOVER FIREFIGHTERS WERE BACK IN SERVICE JUST BEFORE 10 P/M. FEW ADDITIONAL DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE, BUT, INDICATIONS ARE NO INJURIES OCCURRED.
LONDON FIRE DEPARTMENT UNITS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE OF A GRASS FIRE IN THE 300-BLOCK OF CRESTVIEW POINT DRIVE ON TUESDAY EVENING. UNITS WERE RESPONDED JUST BEFORE 10 P/M, QUICKLY EXTENGUISHING THE BLAZE. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED, ACCORDING TO AUTHORITIES, AND UNITS WERE BACK IN SERVICE BEFORE 11 P/M.
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(1)--BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 75-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A 33-YEAR OLD WHITE MALE SUSPECT, ARRESTED BY ATKINS POLICE ON FLEEING CHARGES. THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED BY AUTHORITIES AS JERRY BARTON APPEARED THIS WEEK 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.
BOND WAS SET AT 5-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 32-YEAR OLD FEMALE SUSPECT, TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY POTTSVILLE POLICE ON DRUG AND WEAPONS CHARGES. THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS CORTNEY COVEY. A 35-HUNDRED DOLLAR BOND HAS ALSO BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR AN 18-YEAR OLD WHITE MALE, ARRESTED BY RUSSELLVILLE POLICE ON POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHENALIA CHARGES. THAT SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS JODY WEBB, WILL ALSO APPEAR, ALONG WITH COVEY FOR A NOVEMBER 3rd PLEA AND ARRAIGNMENT IN POPE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.
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