LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Outgoing Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe has set a special election for April 14th to fill the vacant state Senate seat that had been held by the incoming governor's new chief of staff. Beebe on Friday called for a special election to fill the District 16 seat held by former Senate President Michael Lamoureux, a Republican. Primary elections for the seat will be held January 13th, with runoffs set for February 10th if required.
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EARLY VOTING NEARS ITS FINAL DAY ON MONDAY, AND BALLOT NUMBERS CONTINUED TO GROW, IN REFERENCE TO RUN-OFF ELECTIONS FOR TWO LOCAL MAYORIAL RACES. IN RUSSELLVILLE, A TOTAL OF 1471 BALLOTS WERE CAST AT POPE COUNTY'S ELECTION COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS, AS OF LATE THURSDAY. A LIGHTER TURN-OUT, THUS FAR, HAD BEEN NOTED IN CLARKSVILLE, 317 EARLY VOTES HAD BEEN RECORDED AT THE JOHNSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE. EARLY VOTING CONTINUES THRU MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24th, FROM 8 A/M TO 4:30 WEEKDAYS. POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:30 TO 7:30 ON ELECTION DAY.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas State Police will join with other state and local law enforcement agencies in a traffic enforcement campaign along Interstate 40 during the Thanksgiving holiday. Troopers will be a part of the "Click It or Ticket" campaign that targets seat belt law violators. Arkansas has a mandatory seat belt law. Other states along the I-40 corridor taking part in the effort include California, Arizona, New Mexico, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas and North Carolina. The effort includes having a trooper assigned to every 20 mile segment of the interstate during peak travel hours.
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THE FOURTH, IN A SERIES OF 2015 BUDGET MEETINGS BY THE POPE COUNTY QUORUM COURT IS SET FOR MONDAY. THAT SESSION, SCHEDULED FOR 5 P/M IN THE QUORUM COURT CHAMBERS, WILL INCLUDE REVIEW OF BUDGETS FROM THE CORONER'S OFFICE, PUBLIC DEFENDER, COUNTY SHERIFF AND DETENTION CENTER BUDGET. ALSO ON THE AGENDA, WILL BE A REPRESENTATIVE WITH SOUTHWEST CORRECTIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES, TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL EXPENSES AT THE DETENTION CENTER.
FOLLOWING THAT SESSION, THE QUORUM COURT'S GOVERNMENTAL/PERSONNEL COMMITTEE WILL MEET. TO BE DISCUSSED WILL BE A REQUEST FROM CIRCUIT CLERK ELECT DIANNE WILLCUTT ON FILLING A VACANCY AND SHERIFF ELECT SHANE JONES ON FILLING VACANCIES AND MOVING POSITIONS, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1st. BOTH OF THESE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
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