JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S AUTHORITIES INDICATE THE BADLY BURNED BODY OF AN UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUAL, DISCOVERED BY DEPUTIES IN THE TRUNK OF A BURNED CAR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, IS THE CENTER OF AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. AUTHORITIES SAY DEPUTIES DISCOVERED A VEHICLE ON FIRE NEAR THE PAVILION AT CABIN CREEK PARK. FIREFIGHTERS LATER OPENED THE TRUNK OF THAT VEHICLE, DISCOVERING A BADLY BURNED BODY, ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT. ARKANSAS STATE POLICE ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION. CABIN CREEK RECREATION AREA IS A CORPS OF ENGINEERS FACILITY, SO FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE ALSO BEEN NOTIFIED.
EARLY VOTING COMES TO A CLOSE TODAY (MON.), AND THE GENERAL ELECTION IS TUESDAY. AS OF SATURDAY AFTERNOON, POPE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS REPORTED A TOTAL OF 8181 VOTERS WHO HAD CAST THEIR BALLOT. IN YELL COUNTY, 1,639 BALLOTS HAD BEEN RECORDED AT THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICES IN DARDANELLE AND DANVILLE. IN JOHNSON COUNTY, 2,070 VOTES HAD BEEN RECORDED AT THE COURTHOUSE IN CLARKSVILLE.
##
ON MONDAY'S MEETING AGENDA... THE OCTOBER SESSION OF THE LAMAR CITY COUNCIL AT 6;30, AND A SHORT AGENDA WILL FACE THE DARDANELLE CITY COUNCIL DURING THEIR MEETING, SET FOR 7 P/M, IN CITY HALL.
##
CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL BOARD REORGANIZED FOR THE 2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR AND UPDATED THEIR DISTRICT HEALTH CARE COVERAGE, EFFECTIVE WITH THE NEW YEAR, DURING THEIR OCTOBER MEETING. CRAIG FROST WILL SERVE AS BOARD PRESIDENT FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, WITH BILLY JOE FELKINS-VICE-PRESIDENT/SECRETARY. THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED A PROPOSED HEALTH CARE POLICY CHANCE, ALLOWING THE DISTRICT TO CONTRIBUTE 180-DOLLARS PER MONTH PER PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE TOWARD THE PSELHIP PLAN, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1st.
##
