1101-14 HEADLINES...

EARLY VOTING COMES TO A CLOSE ON MONDAY, AS THE GENERAL ELECTION OF 2014 IS JUST AHEAD ON TUESDAY. AS OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON, POPE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS REPORTED A TOTAL OF 7808 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.

 

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     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A sharply divided Arkansas Supreme Court has sent a proposal to legalize alcohol sales in Saline County back to circuit court to determine if there are enough valid signatures to put the question on the November 4th ballot. Circuit Judge Grisham Phillips ruled last month that the petition fell nearly 90 signatures short after more than 150 signatures were disqualified.

 

     LESLIE, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas State Police say a man shot during a gun battle with a Searcy County deputy sheriff and a state trooper has died. State police say the agency was notified yesterday that 75-year-old John Kolata died at a Little Rock hospital where he was taken following the October 17th shooting. Deputy Lang Holland was treated at a hospital and later released.

     MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee woman has been charged with defrauding an Illinois couple by selling their stocks and property and keeping the proceeds for herself. A federal grand jury in Memphis charged 42-year-old Martha Bizzell of Crump, Tennessee with fraud.

 

     BLACK ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas State Police say a 23-year-old Hardy woman was killed in a four-vehicle collision on Highway 63 near Black Rock. Trooper say Natosha Brink died in the crash on Thursday.

 

NEWS HEADLINES FOR 1031-14

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a civil lawsuit that was filed by the boyfriend of a slain Arkansas beauty queen. Kevin Jones was initially charged and put on trial for the 2005 killing of his girlfriend, Nona Dirksmeyer. Jones was acquitted by a jury and another man was later charged, but not convicted, in the case. Jones sued Russellville police four years after his acquittal, claiming that officers conspired to frame him for the crime. A federal judge in Little Rock dismissed Jones' lawsuit, saying he waited too long to file the case. On Thursday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed, finding that Arkansas' statute of limitations says that such claims must be filed within three years.

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The driver of a sport utility vehicle was airlifted to a Little Rock hospital and three others suffered minor injuries following an accident involving a South Conway County school bus Thursday morning.  Johnathan Trafford, director of emergency management for Conway County, says the accident occurred on Highway 124 just east of Springfield.  He says the bus was slowing down and had activated its caution light when the driver of the S-U-V hit the rear of the bus.  There were 13 students on the bus at the time of the accident. Shawn Halbrook, superintendent of the South Conway County School District, says every student was examined on scene by E-M-Ts.  Two students, along with the bus driver, were taken by ambulance to Saint Vincent Morrilton for treatment of minor injuries.  The accident is being investigated by Arkansas State Police.

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CENTURYLINK TECHNICIANS AND REPAIR CREWS WERE ON THE SCENE OF A FIBER OPTIC CUT, NORTH OF RUSSELLVILLE, ALONG HIGHWAY 7 INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY. CENTURYLINK OFFICIALS SAY THE CUT WAS ALONG THE ROADWAY, NEAR THE RUSSELLVILLE COUNTRY CLUB, AND EFFECTED TELEPHONE, DATA AND CELLPHONE SERVICE, NORTH OF THAT AREA. CUSTOMERS IN THE DOVER, SCOTTSVILLE, HECTOR, AND CENTER VALLEY AREAS EXPERIENCED OUTAGES. CENTURYLINK THANKS CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR UNDERSTANDING DURING THIS SERVICE ISSUE. OFFICIALS HAVE NOT INDICATED HOW THE CUT OCCURRED.

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BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 19-YEAR OLD WHITE MALE SUSPECT, ARRESTED BY RUSSELLVILLE POLICE ON AGGRIVATED BURGLARY AND THEFT OF PROPERTY CHARGES.  THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS MARCUS HUBBARD, APPEARED THIS WEEK 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.

 

BOND WAS ALSO SET AT 75-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A 29-YEAR OLD WHITE MALE, TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY POTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHENALIA.  A DECEMBER COURT DATE HAS ALSO BEEN SCHEDULED IN THIS CASE.

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THE FINAL SATURDAY OPPORTUNITY OF EARLY VOTING IS JUST AHEAD, IN PREPARATION FOR TUESDAY'S NOVEMBER 4th GENERAL ELECTION. AS OF LATE THURSDAY, POPE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS REPORTED A TOTAL OF 6795 VOTES CAST. IN YELL COUNTY.  AS OF THURSDAY'S ADDITIONS, A TOTAL OF 1,432 BALLOTS HAD BEEN CAST AT THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICES IN DARDANELLE AND DANVILLE.  IN JOHNSON COUNTY, 1,780 VOTES HAD BEEN RECORDED AT THE COURTHOUSE IN CLARKSVILLE.  EARLY VOTING CONTINUES THRU MONDAY.

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NEWS HEADLINES FOR 1030-14

 

BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 28-YEAR OLD YELL COUNTY MAN, ARRESTED BY DARDANELLE POLICE ON SUSPICION OF POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.  A NEWS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF ARKANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL DUSTIN MCDANIEL, INDICATES THAT 28-YEAR OLD RONNIE PONDER WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ON UP TO 30 COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTING, POSSESSING OR VIEWING MATTER DEPICTING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT INVOLVING A CHILD. AGENTS WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CYBER CRIMES UNIT EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT PONDER'S HOME IN THE 100 BLOCK OF MAPLE STREET IN DARDANELLE ON TUESDAY. DARDANELLE POLICE ASSISTED IN THE INVESTIGATION AND ARREST. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE WILL TURN OVER ITS COMPLETED CASE FILE TO 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEY TOM TATUM.

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BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 75-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 31-YEAR OLD HISPANIC MALE SUSPECT, ARRESTED BY POPE COUNTY SHERIFF'S AUTHORITIES ON BATTERY AND AGGRIVATED ASSAULT CHARGES.  THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS ADAM RODRIGUEZ, APPEARED ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE POPE COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE DON BOURNE.  JUDGE BOURNE FOUND PROBABLE CAUSE TO THE SUSPECT OVER FOR A DECEMBER 1st PLEA AND ARRAIGNMENT HEARING IN POPE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.

 

BOND WAS ALSO SET AT 75-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A 43-YEAR OLD WHITE MALE SUSPECT, TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY POPE COUNTY SHERIFF'S AUTHORITIES ON FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER CHARGES.  THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS SAMUEL MOSLEY, WILL ALSO APPEARED FOR A DECEMBER PLEA AND ARRAIGNMENT HEARING IN POPE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.

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EARLY VOTING NUMBERS ARE ON THE INCREASE, AS ELECTION DAY NEARS.  AS OF LATE WEDNESDAY, POPE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS REPORTED AN ADDITION OF 780 VOTES, BRING THE TOTAL TO 5954 CAST,  THUS FAR. IN YELL COUNTY, A TOTAL OF 892 BALLOTS HAD BEEN CAST AT THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE IN DARDANELLE, 358 IN DANVILLE.  IN JOHNSON COUNTY, 1,571 VOTES HAD BEEN RECORDED AT THE COURTHOUSE IN CLARKSVILLE.  EARLY VOTING CONTINUES THRU MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd.

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A NUMBER OF DISTRICT RACES AND STATE CONTEST WILL BE ON THE POPE COUNTY ELECTION GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT, BUT, SEVERAL LOCAL RACES WILL ALSO BE DECIDED. THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 68 RACE BETWEEN CHALLENGERS TREVOR DROWN AND TACHANY EVANS, AND THE DISTRICT 73 SEAT, AS INCUMBANT JOHN WAYNE CATLETT FACES MARY BENTLEY. POPE COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK'S RACE WILL PIT CHALLENGERS DIANE WILLCUT AND DAVID VANCE.

 

TWO POPE COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE RACES, MAYOR'S RACES IN RUSSELLVILLE, POTTSVILLE AND ATKINS, AND SEVERAL COUNCIL POSITIONS WILL ALSO BE DECIDED DURING THE TUESDAY ELECTION.

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NEWS HEADLINES FOR 1029-14

 

AS OF LATE TUESDAY, EARLY VOTE TOTALS HAD POPPED OVER THE 5-THOUSAND MARK AT THE POPE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS.  A TOTAL OF 5174 VOTES CAST. IN YELL COUNTY, COUNTY CLERK'S SET THE TOTAL, THUS FAR AT 1,061, AT OFFICES IN DARDANELLE AND DANVILLE.  IN JOHNSON COUNTY, THE TOTAL AS OF WEDNESDAY WAS 1,398 VOTES, RECORDED AT THE COURTHOUSE IN CLARKSVILLE.   WEEKDAY VOTING WILL BE FROM 8-TO-6, 10-TO-4 EACH SATURDAYS. EARLY VOTING CONTINUES THRU MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd. VOTING HOURS THAT DAY WILL BE FROM 8-TO-5 P/M.

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WHILE A NUMBER OF STATE RACES, EFFECTING YELL COUNTY WILL BE ON THE NOVEMBER 4th BALLOT, SEVERAL LOCAL RACES ARE ALSO NOTED.  INCLUDED WILL BE INCUMBANT YELL COUNTY SHERIFF BILL GILKEY FACING OFF WITH CHALLENGER GARY NOBLETT.  JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DISTRICT 6 INCUMBANT SHARON CARTER WILL BE CHALLENGED BY MICHAEL TAYLOR.  CITY MAYORIAL AND ALDERMEN RACES WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN A DARDANELLE, OLA, HAVANA AND BELLEVILLE... WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE LATER IN THE WEEK.

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BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 15-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 34-YEAR OLD WHITE FEMALE SUSPECT, ARRESTED BY POPE COUNTY SHERIFF'S AUTHORITIES ON BURGLARY CHARGES.  THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS TRACY NYGAARD, APPEARED THIS WEEK BEFORFE 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.

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RUSSELLVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS QUICKLY DEALT WITH A SHORT AGENDA DURING THEIR OCTOBER MEETING THIS WEEK.  AFTER SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION, THE COMMISSION DENIED, BY A 5-3 VOTE, A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP ON NORTH ELMIRA.  THE COMMISSION GAVE THEIR APPROVAL TO A PROPOSAL TO RE-ZONE PROPERTY AT 3223 NORTH ARKANSAS FROM R-4 TO C-2.  A REQUEST TO VACATE A 50-FOOT RIGHT OF WAY ON WEST 4th STREET, IN THE BROOKSIDE EDITION, WAS ALSO APPROVED.

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BOARD REORGANIZATION FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR AND THE DISTRICT'S REPORT TO THE PUBLIC WILL BE A PART OF WEDNESDAY'S MEETING OF THE CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL BOARD.  THE 6 P/M SESSION WILL ALSO ALLOW THE BOARD TO DISCUSS PROPOSED SALARY SCHEDULE CHANGES AND REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORTS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS.  WEDNESDAY'S MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER.

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NEWS HEADLINES FOR 1029-14

 

AS OF LATE TUESDAY, EARLY VOTE TOTALS HAD POPPED OVER THE 5-THOUSAND MARK AT THE POPE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS.  A TOTAL OF 5174 VOTES CAST. IN YELL COUNTY, COUNTY CLERK'S SET THE TOTAL, THUS FAR AT 1,061, AT OFFICES IN DARDANELLE AND DANVILLE.  IN JOHNSON COUNTY, THE TOTAL AS OF WEDNESDAY WAS 1,398 VOTES, RECORDED AT THE COURTHOUSE IN CLARKSVILLE.   WEEKDAY VOTING WILL BE FROM 8-TO-6, 10-TO-4 EACH SATURDAYS. EARLY VOTING CONTINUES THRU MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd. VOTING HOURS THAT DAY WILL BE FROM 8-TO-5 P/M.

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WHILE A NUMBER OF STATE RACES, EFFECTING YELL COUNTY WILL BE ON THE NOVEMBER 4th BALLOT, SEVERAL LOCAL RACES ARE ALSO NOTED.  INCLUDED WILL BE INCUMBANT YELL COUNTY SHERIFF BILL GILKEY FACING OFF WITH CHALLENGER GARY NOBLETT.  JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DISTRICT 6 INCUMBANT SHARON CARTER WILL BE CHALLENGED BY MICHAEL TAYLOR.  CITY MAYORIAL AND ALDERMEN RACES WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN A DARDANELLE, OLA, HAVANA AND BELLEVILLE... WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE LATER IN THE WEEK.

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BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 15-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 34-YEAR OLD WHITE FEMALE SUSPECT, ARRESTED BY POPE COUNTY SHERIFF'S AUTHORITIES ON BURGLARY CHARGES.  THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS TRACY NYGAARD, APPEARED THIS WEEK BEFORFE 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.

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RUSSELLVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS QUICKLY DEALT WITH A SHORT AGENDA DURING THEIR OCTOBER MEETING THIS WEEK.  AFTER SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION, THE COMMISSION DENIED, BY A 5-3 VOTE, A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP ON NORTH ELMIRA.  THE COMMISSION GAVE THEIR APPROVAL TO A PROPOSAL TO RE-ZONE PROPERTY AT 3223 NORTH ARKANSAS FROM R-4 TO C-2.  A REQUEST TO VACATE A 50-FOOT RIGHT OF WAY ON WEST 4th STREET, IN THE BROOKSIDE EDITION, WAS ALSO APPROVED.

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1029-14 NEWS

AS OF LATE TUESDAY, EARLY VOTE TOTALS HAD POPPED OVER THE 5-THOUSAND MARK AT THE POPE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS.  A TOTAL OF 5174 VOTES CAST. IN YELL COUNTY, COUNTY CLERK'S SET THE TOTAL, THUS FAR AT 1,061, AT OFFICES IN DARDANELLE AND DANVILLE.  IN JOHNSON COUNTY, THE TOTAL AS OF WEDNESDAY WAS 1,398 VOTES, RECORDED AT THE COURTHOUSE IN CLARKSVILLE.   WEEKDAY VOTING WILL BE FROM 8-TO-6, 10-TO-4 EACH SATURDAYS. EARLY VOTING CONTINUES THRU MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd. VOTING HOURS THAT DAY WILL BE FROM 8-TO-5 P/M.

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WHILE A NUMBER OF STATE RACES, EFFECTING YELL COUNTY WILL BE ON THE NOVEMBER 4th BALLOT, SEVERAL LOCAL RACES ARE ALSO NOTED.  INCLUDED WILL BE INCUMBANT YELL COUNTY SHERIFF BILL GILKEY FACING OFF WITH CHALLENGER GARY NOBLETT.  JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DISTRICT 6 INCUMBANT SHARON CARTER WILL BE CHALLENGED BY MICHAEL TAYLOR.  CITY MAYORIAL AND ALDERMEN RACES WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN A DARDANELLE, OLA, HAVANA AND BELLEVILLE... WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE LATER IN THE WEEK.

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BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 15-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 34-YEAR OLD WHITE FEMALE SUSPECT, ARRESTED BY POPE COUNTY SHERIFF'S AUTHORITIES ON BURGLARY CHARGES.  THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS TRACY NYGAARD, APPEARED THIS WEEK BEFORFE 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.

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RUSSELLVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS QUICKLY DEALT WITH A SHORT AGENDA DURING THEIR OCTOBER MEETING THIS WEEK.  AFTER SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION, THE COMMISSION DENIED, BY A 5-3 VOTE, A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP ON NORTH ELMIRA.  THE COMMISSION GAVE THEIR APPROVAL TO A PROPOSAL TO RE-ZONE PROPERTY AT 3223 NORTH ARKANSAS FROM R-4 TO C-2.  A REQUEST TO VACATE A 50-FOOT RIGHT OF WAY ON WEST 4th STREET, IN THE BROOKSIDE EDITION, WAS ALSO APPROVED.

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NEWS HEADLINES FOR 1028-14

BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 1-MILLION DOLLARS FOR A 32-YEAR OLD BLACK MALE SUSPECT, ARRESTED BY RUSSELLVILLE POLICE ON ATTEMPTED MURDER, AGGRIVATED ROBBERY AND BATTERY CHARGES.  THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS DAMEION WILLIAMS, APPEARED ON MONDAY 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.  WILLIAMS WAS ONE OF TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO ASSAULTED AN UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WITH THE VICTIM WOUNDED BY A GUNSHOT, DURING THE INCIDENT.  WILLIAMS WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, WITHOUT INCIDENT, LAST FRIDAY NIGHT.  A SECOND SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS 23-YEAR OLD ZACHARY STOKES, REMAINS AT LARGE.

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(1)--EARLY VOTING CONTINUES, AS WE'RE JUST ONE WEEK AWAY FROM GENERAL ELECTION DAY 2014. AS OF LATE MONDAY, POPE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS REPORTED A TOTAL OF 4363 VOTES CAST. IN YELL COUNTY.  AS OF MONDAY'S ADDITIONS, A TOTAL OF 888 BALLOTS HAVE BEEN CAST AT THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICES IN DARDANELLE AND DANVILLE.  IN JOHNSON COUNTY, 1196 VOTES HAD BEEN RECORDED AT THE COURTHOUSE IN CLARKSVILLE.  EARLY VOTING CONTINUES THRU NOVEMBER 3rd, WITH HOURS RUNNING FROM 8-TO-6 WEEKDAYS, 10-TO-4 EACH SATURDAYS AND 8 TO 5 ON THE FINAL DAY OF EARLY VOTING, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd.

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(2)--POTTSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT UNITS WERE DISPATCHED MONDAY MORNING TO A GRASS FIRE IN THE 63-HUNDRED BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 247.  FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE ABOUT 10:50 AND REMAINED THERE FOR UNDER 20-MINUTES BATTLING THE BLAZE.  NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR THREAT TO ANY STRUCTURES WAS NOTED.

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TRI-COUNTY WATER DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WERE UPDATED ON THE UTILITY'S INVOLVEMENT WITH THE WIDENING OF HIGHWAY 124 AND ITS MERGER WITH THE PLAINVIEW WATER SYSTEM.  TRI-COUNTY MANAGER JOHN CHOATE SAYS A LOW BID FOR MOVING A WATER MAIN ALONG THE STATE HIGHWAY HAVE BEEN APPROVED. M. PHILLIPS CONSTRUCTION OF MAGAZINE HELD THE  BID ON THAT PROJECT. CHOATE SAYS WIDENING THAT ROADWAY WILL REQUIRE THE LINE FROM WEIR ROAD TO NEAR CENTER VALLEY SCHOOL WILL NEED TO BE MOVED. IN OTHER MATTERS, THE UTILITY MANAGER SAID PROGRESS IS BEING MADE ON THE PLAINVIEW MERGER. A FURTHER UPDATE ON THAT MATTER IS EXPECTED DURING TRI-COUNTY'S NOVEMBER SESSION.

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THE CONWAY COUNTY QUORUM COURT HAS AGREED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A PLAN TO EXPAND THE COUNTY'S CURRENT DETENTION CENTER.  THE JAIL HAS BEEN AT CAPACITY FOR SOME TIME AND THE FEMALE INMATES ARE BEING HOUSED AT THE FORMER MORRILTON CITY JAIL.  THE COUNTY RECENTLY HIRED A CONSULTING TEAM TO PERFORM A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE DETENTION CENTER TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO EXPAND THE FACILITY.  COUNTY TREASURER WAYNE DESALVO TOLD THE COURT MONDAY NIGHT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY THREE-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO CONSTRUCT A 48-BED ADDITION TO THE JAIL.  

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE APPROVED A MEASURE TO SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND TO DRAFT A FORMAL FUNDING ORDINANCE TO BE VOTED ON NEXT MONTH.

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