Thursday, January 15, 2015

NEWS HEADLINES FOR 0115-15

ON THURSDAY'S MEETING AGENDA... THE ARKANSAS TECH BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WITH A 1 P/M SESSION AT THE PENDERGRAPH LIBRARY. RUSSELLVILLE ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION COMMISSION AT 1 P/M, IN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONFERENCE ROOM. DOVER SCHOOL BOARD WILL MEET AT 6 P/M IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY, DANVILLE CITY COUNCIL AT 6:30 AND POTTSVILLE AND TWO RIVERS BOARDS OF EDUCATION MEETING AT 7 P/M, IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS.

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BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 34-YEAR OLD WHILE FEMALE SUSPECT, ARRESTED BY RUSSELLVILLE POLICE ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES.   THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS STEPHANIE MONELEONE, APPEARED ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE POPE COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE DON BOURNE.  JUDGE BOURNE FOUND PROBABLE CAUSE TO HOLD THE SUSPECT OVER FOR A MARCH 2nd PLEA AND ARRAIGNMENT HEARING IN POPE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.  CHARGES OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WITH INTENT TO DELIVER ARE BEING FILED IN THIS CASE. 

 

BOND WAS SET AT 75-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A 42-YEAR OLD WHITE FEMALE AND 5-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR AN 18-YEAR OLD WHITE MALE, ARRESTED BY RUSSELLVILLE POLICE ON THEFT OF PROPERTY CHARGES.  THE TWO, IDENTIFIED AS MICHELLE DOWDELL AND JOSEPH COOK, WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ATTEMPTED THEFT OF A TELEVISION AND OTHER ITEMS FROM A LOCAL RETAILER.  A MARCH PLEA AND ARRAIGNMENT HEARING HAS ALSO BEEN SCHEDULED FOR BOTH THESE SUSPECTS.

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MANY LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES, WITH THE ACCEPTION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, JANUARY 19th, IN OBSERVANCE OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY AND ROBERT E. LEE'S BIRTHDAY. OFFICES WILL RE-OPEN FOR REGULAR BUSINESS ON TUESDAY.

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ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY WILL CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. THIS MONTH WITH A SERIES OF EVENTS COLLECTIVELY ENTITLED "GIVING VOICE: BUILDING BRIDGES AND BREAKING BARRIERS." MONDAY, JAN. 19, THOSE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING, CAN TAKE PART IN A CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP. CHECK IN AT HINDSMAN TOWER BEGINNING AT 9 A.M. THEN, AT 2 P.M., A CAMPUS MARCH IS PLANNED, BEGINNING IN FRONT OF THE DOC BRYAN STUDENT SERVICES CENTER. ACTIVITIES WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY, JAN. 20, WITH AN OPEN MICROPHONE NIGHT IN BASWELL TECHIONERY AT 9 P.M. AND ON WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21, WITH A GALLERY WALK FROM 10 A.M.-10 P.M. IN THE YOUNG BALLROOM. THE SERIES IS SPONSORED BY THE ARKANSAS TECH AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION (AASA), ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, SPECTRUM AND STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

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