EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY, IN PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING NOVEMBER 4th GENERAL ELECTION. MONDAY'S FIRST DAY NETTED 637 AT THE POPE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS, 121 AT THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE IN DARDANELLE AND 21 IN DANVILLE, WHILE 198 VOTERS CAST THEIR BALLOT EARLY AT THE JOHNSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN CLARKSVILLE. EARLY VOTING CONTINUES THRU NOVEMBER 3rd, WITH HOURS RUNNING FROM 8-TO-6 WEEKDAYS, 10-TO-4 ON SATURDAYS AND 8 TO 5 ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - On the state scene... thousands of Arkansas voters have begun casting their ballots early in a closely watched midterm election highlighted by an expensive U.S. Senate race that could determine which party controls that chamber next year. Secretary of State Mark Martin's office said 21,094 people had cast a ballot by late afternoon Monday, the first day of early voting for the Nov. 4 election. Martin has predicted 51 percent of the state's nearly 1.7 million registered voters will vote in this year's election.
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A 37-YEAR OLD DOVER WOMAN HAS PLEAD GUILTY TO A CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER, IN THE MARCH 1st SHOOTING DEATH OF JOSH GARNER. APRIL DERRICK, WHO HAD BEEN CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER, IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTIGATION, ENTERED THE PLEA DURING A POPE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT HEARING ON MONDAY BEFORE 5th DISTRICT JUDGE WILLIAM PEARSON. DERRICK WAS SENTENCED TO 120 MONTHS IN THE ARKANSAS CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT, AND GIVEN CREDIT FOR 70 DAYS, ALREADY SERVED IN THE POPE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. DERRECK WAS LIVING WITH THE VICTIM AND HIS EX-WIFE ON MARKET STREET IN DOVER AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING, THIS PAST MARCH.
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DOVER RURAL AND LONDON FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE DISPATCHED TO A GRASS FIRE IN THE 15-THOUSAND BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 333 ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. AUTHORITIES SAY UNITS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE JUST AFTER 1:30 AND REMAINED THERE FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR BATTLING THE BLAZE. LUCKILY, NO INJURIES OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED, ACCORDING TO AUTHORITIES. CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOWN.
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BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 75-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A 33-YEAR OLD WHITE MALE SUSPECT, ARRESTED ON A FELONY WARRANT ON ASSAULT AND FIREARMS POSSESSION CHARGES. THE SUSPECT. IDENTIFIED AS JEREMIAH CHASTEEN, APPEARED ON MONDAY BEFORE POPE COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE DON BOURNE. JUDGE BOURNE FOUND PROBABLE CAUSE TO HOLD THE SUSPECT OVER FOR A NOVEMBER 17th PLEA AND ARRAIGNMENT HEARING IN POPE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.
BOND WAS SET AT 5-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 20-YEAR OLD WHITE MALE SUSPECT, TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY RUSSELLVILLE POLICE ON FLEEING CHARGES. THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS JEREMY INMAN, ALSO HAS A NOVEMBER COURT APPEARANCE SCHEDULED.
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