TODAY'S (THURS.) MEETING AGENDA INCLUDES...
RUSSELLVILLE CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL MEET THIS (THURS.) AFTERNOON AT 5:30, JUST PRIOR TO THE REGULAR JANUARY SESSION, SET FOR 6 P/M, THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL. SEVERAL ITEMS WILL ALSO BE ADDRESSED BY THE POTTSVILLE SCHOOL BOARD DURING A 7 P/M MEETING.
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RUSSELLVILLE'S EVALUATION PANEL WILL BE HOSTING SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS BY SELECT3ED ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS, IN REFERENCE TO CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CENTRAL FIRE STATION. THE SHORTLIST OF FOUR FIRMS WERE SELECTED FROM A TOTAL OF ELEVEN FIRMS THAT SUBMITTED PROPOSALS, IN ACCORDINACE WITH THE CITY'S REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS. INCLUDED WILL BE THE RENAISSANCE GROUP, HOEFER-WYSOKI ARCHITECTURE, JACKSON BROWN PALCULICT ARCHITECTS AND GUEST REDDICK ARCHITECTS. THE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 29th, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF RUSSELLVILLE CITY HALL.
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A STUDENT FROM THE RUSSELLVILLE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN HOMESCHOOLERS WILL BE HEADED TO STATE COMPETITION, AFTER WINNING THE POPE COUNTY SPELLING BEE THIS WEEK. ST. JOHN CATHOLIC SCHOOL HOSTED THE 2015 EDITION, HELD TUESDAY AT RUSSELLVILLE'S CENTER OF THE ARTS. PRINCIPAL MARK TYLER RECOGNIZED JULIAN LILLEY, THE SON OF RAYMOND AND KELLY LILLEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE ARKANSAS STATE SPELLING BEE TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28th, IN THE REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
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SATURDAY'S THE DATE FOR THE 3rd ANNUAL "RUSS-VEGAS COACHES KAROKE" EVENT IN THE RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE EFFORT, A FUN FUND RAISER FOR THE DISTRICT'S ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT, FEATURES A BUSY SILENT AUCTION, WITH SOME UNIQUE ITEMS, AND LOTS OF ENTERTAINMENT. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR JOHNNY JOHNSON SAYS THE SILENT AUCTION BEGINS AT 6 P/M, AND THE ENTERTAINMENT STARTS AT 7 P/M. TICKETS ARE 5-DOLLARS EACH, ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CENTER OF THE ARTS BOX OFFICE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
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THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS REPORTING INFLUENZA IS STILL WIDESPREAD IN ARKANSAS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 15-HUNDRED CASES REPORTED LAST WEEK, BRINGING THE TOTAL SINCE SEPTEMBER TO 11-THOUSAND-500 IN ARKANSAS. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS 23 PEOPLE IN ARKANSAS HAVE DIED FROM THE FLU THIS SEASON.
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