A THIRD SUSPECT WILL BE CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF A POPE COUNTY MAN. ACCORDING TO SHERIFF AARON DUVALL, THEIR ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THE MURDER OF CLINT BROWN LED AUTHORITIES IN A FEMALE PRISONER, IN THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS--PINE BLUFF UNIT. 25-YEAR OLD LESLIE KOSTER WAS INTERVIEWED ON MONDAY, AND CONFESSED TO PARTICIPATING IN THE HOMICIDE. POPE COUNTY INVESTIGATORS LT. STEPHEN PACK AND CHRIS RIDENHOUR WERE ON HAND TO QUESTION THE SUSPECT. DUVALL INDICATED THAT INTERVIEW HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO 5th DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DAVID GIBBONS, AND CHARGES OF MURDER IN THE 1ST DEGREE ARE TO BE FILED NEXT WEEK. DUVALL COMMENDED THE WORK OF INVESTIGATORS PACK AND RIDENHOUR, AND STATED HIS DEPARTMENT, ARKANSAS STATE POLICE AND THE 5TH JUDICIAL PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAVE ALL WORKED CLOSELY OVER THE PAST YEARS ON THIS CASE AND THAT WORK HAS FINALLY PAID OFF. DUVALL SAYS INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OTHER PERSONS OF INTEREST INVOLVED WITH THIS CASE, WHO MAY HAVE PURPOSELY HINDERED OR TRIED TO DELAY THE ARREST OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
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LUCKILY, NO INJURIES RESULTED, BUT, A DANVILLE HOME WAS DISTROYED BY AN EARLY MORNING FIRE ON TUESDAY. AUTHORITIES SAY DANVILLE FIREFIGHTERS WERE RESPONDED TO THE BLAZE, IN THE 21-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MAIN STREET ABOUT 6:49 A/M. THE HOME WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES UPON THEIR ARRIVAL. UNITS REMAINED ON SCENE UNTIL JUST AFTER 9 A/M, BRING THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL AND EXTENGUISHING THE BLAZE. FIREFIGHTERS RETURNED TO THE SCENE JUST BEFORE NOON, WHEN A REKINDLE OCCURRED. THAT FIRE WAS EXTENGUISHED WITHIN 30-MINUTES. CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY KNOWN.
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MANY AREA LOCAL AND COUNTY OFFICIALS, THOSE CURRENTLY IN OFFICE AND NEW TO THEIR OFFICES, WILL BE ATTENDING SWEARING IN CEREMONIES, SET FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY, IN SEVERAL LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES.
RUSSELLVILLE CITY COUNCIL HAS CALLED A SPECIAL SESSION FOR JANUARY 1st AT 10:30. CITY CLERK KATHY COLLINS SAYS THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE REORGANIZATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL AND SETTING OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR 2015. THAT SESSION WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL.
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POPE, YELL, JOHNSON AND CONWAY COUNTY OFFICIALS WILL HAVE SIMILAR CEREMONIES PLANNED FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW YEAR.
WHILE SWEARING IN CEREMONIES ARE PLANNED IN POPE COUNTY, THEIR QUORUM COURT'S ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING FOR 2015 WILL NOT BE HELD UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY. THAT SESSION, NOW SET FOR JANUARY 8th, WILL BE HELD AT 5 P/M THAT AFTERNOON IN THE COURT CHAMBERS OF THE POPE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. A JANUARY BUDGET MEETING AND QUORUM COURT SESSION WILL THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW.
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