NEWS HEADLINES FOR 1029-14
AS OF LATE TUESDAY, EARLY VOTE TOTALS HAD POPPED OVER THE 5-THOUSAND MARK AT THE POPE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS. A TOTAL OF 5174 VOTES CAST. IN YELL COUNTY, COUNTY CLERK'S SET THE TOTAL, THUS FAR AT 1,061, AT OFFICES IN DARDANELLE AND DANVILLE. IN JOHNSON COUNTY, THE TOTAL AS OF WEDNESDAY WAS 1,398 VOTES, RECORDED AT THE COURTHOUSE IN CLARKSVILLE. WEEKDAY VOTING WILL BE FROM 8-TO-6, 10-TO-4 EACH SATURDAYS. EARLY VOTING CONTINUES THRU MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd. VOTING HOURS THAT DAY WILL BE FROM 8-TO-5 P/M.
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WHILE A NUMBER OF STATE RACES, EFFECTING YELL COUNTY WILL BE ON THE NOVEMBER 4th BALLOT, SEVERAL LOCAL RACES ARE ALSO NOTED. INCLUDED WILL BE INCUMBANT YELL COUNTY SHERIFF BILL GILKEY FACING OFF WITH CHALLENGER GARY NOBLETT. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DISTRICT 6 INCUMBANT SHARON CARTER WILL BE CHALLENGED BY MICHAEL TAYLOR. CITY MAYORIAL AND ALDERMEN RACES WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN A DARDANELLE, OLA, HAVANA AND BELLEVILLE... WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE LATER IN THE WEEK.
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BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 15-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 34-YEAR OLD WHITE FEMALE SUSPECT, ARRESTED BY POPE COUNTY SHERIFF'S AUTHORITIES ON BURGLARY CHARGES. THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS TRACY NYGAARD, APPEARED THIS WEEK BEFORFE POPE COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE DON BOURNE. JUDGE BOURNE FOUND PROBABLE CAUSE TO HOLD THE SUSPECT OVER FOR A DECEMBER 1st PLEA AND ARRAIGNMENT HEARING IN POPE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.
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RUSSELLVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS QUICKLY DEALT WITH A SHORT AGENDA DURING THEIR OCTOBER MEETING THIS WEEK. AFTER SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION, THE COMMISSION DENIED, BY A 5-3 VOTE, A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP ON NORTH ELMIRA. THE COMMISSION GAVE THEIR APPROVAL TO A PROPOSAL TO RE-ZONE PROPERTY AT 3223 NORTH ARKANSAS FROM R-4 TO C-2. A REQUEST TO VACATE A 50-FOOT RIGHT OF WAY ON WEST 4th STREET, IN THE BROOKSIDE EDITION, WAS ALSO APPROVED.
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BOARD REORGANIZATION FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR AND THE DISTRICT'S REPORT TO THE PUBLIC WILL BE A PART OF WEDNESDAY'S MEETING OF THE CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL BOARD. THE 6 P/M SESSION WILL ALSO ALLOW THE BOARD TO DISCUSS PROPOSED SALARY SCHEDULE CHANGES AND REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORTS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS. WEDNESDAY'S MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER.
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