YELL COUNTY AUTHORITIES SAY LUCKILY, NO INJURIES OCCURRED IN A FIRE, SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT HAVANA. FIREFIGHTERS WERE DISPATCHED JUST BEFORE 6 P/M, TO A MOBILE HOME FIRE ON PINEY ROAD. SMOKE AND FIRE WERE VISIBLE UPON THEIR ARRIVAL. UNITS WORKED TO CONTROL THE BLAZE, AND REMAINED ON SCENE UNTIL ABUT 7:30 LAST (SUN.) NIGHT. CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.
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BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 40-YEAR OLD HISPANIC MALE, ARRESTED BY ARKANSAS STATE POLICE ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES. THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS JULIO MEJIA, APPEARED ON FRIDAY BEFORE 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. CHARGES OF DELIVERY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-METHAMPHETAMINE ARE PENDING IN THIS CASE.
BOND WAS ALSO ESTABLISHED AS 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 34-YEAR OLF WHITE MALE SUSPECT, ARRESTED ON A FELONY WARRANT, INVOLVING CHARGES OF BREAKING AND ENTERING AND FRAUDULENT USE OF A CREDIT CARD. THAT SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS DONALD TERRY, ALSO APPEARED IN POPE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT ON FRIDAY. TERRY WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY OUT OF STATE, BY CALIFORNIA AUTHORITIES AND EXTRIDITED BACK TO ARKANSAS TO FACE CHARGES. A DECEMBER 1st ARRAIGNMENT ON THESE CHARGES HAS ALSO BEEN SCHEDULED IN POPE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.
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RUSSELLVILLE MAYOR BILL EATON HAS CALLED A SPECIAL COUNCIL SESSION FOR TONIGHT (MON.), TO ADDRESS THE PREMIUM PROTEIN PRODUCTS ISSUE. THAT MEETING WILL BE HELD DIRECTLY FOLLOWING THE COUNCIL'S NOVEMBER FINANCE COMMITTEE AND AGENDA PREPERATION SESSION. TONIGHT'S (MON.) FINANCE AND AGENDA PREP MEETINGS WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 5:30, IN THE FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM.
OTHER MEETINGS ON TONIGHT'S (MON.) AGENDA INCLUDE...LAMAR SCHOOL BOARD AT 5:30, HECTOR SCHOOL BOARD AT 6 P/M, CLARKSVILLE CITY COUNCIL AT 6, YELL COUNTY QUORUM COURT AT 7 P/M IN THE DANVILLE COURTS FACILITY. ALSO AT 7, DARDANELLE SCHOOL BOARD, OLA CITY COUNCIL AND ATKINS SCHOOL BOARD.
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