ITS RUN-OFF ELECTION DAY FOR THE DISTRICT 16 STATE SENATE RACE, AND TWO REPUBLICIAN CANDIDATES STAN BERRY AND GREG STANDRIDGE AND STAN BERRY WILL VYE FOR THAT SEAT. JUST OVER 44-HUNDRED VOTES WERE CAST IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION, AND INDICATIONS WERE TURNOUT MIGHT BE LIGHT FOR THE RUN-OFF. BUT, AS OF THE END OF EARLY VOTING ON MONDAY, POPE COUNTY HAD RECORDED A TOTAL OF 2110 VOTES, NEWTON COUNTY-161, VAN BUREN COUNTY-38, BOONE COUNTY-12, AND CARROLL COUNTY-TWO. DISTRICT 16 INVOLVES ALL OF POPE AND NEWTON COUNTIES, AND A PORTION OF VAN BUREN, BOONE AND CARROLL COUNTY ARE ALSO SERVED BY DISTRICT 16. HEAR YOUR VOTES COUNT THIS (TUES.) EVENING, ON RIVER VALLEY RADIO.
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YELL COUNTY QUORUM COURT MEMBERS APPROVED TWO APPROPRIATION ORDINANCES DURING A SHORT FEBRUARY SESSION ON MONDAY NIGHT. JUSTICES GRANTED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2013 BUDGET, INCREASING THE COUNTY GENERAL BY JUST OF 94-THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THE COUNTY ROAD AND JUVINILE DETENTION CENTER AND SEVERAL OTHER BUDGETS. ALSO APPROVED, WAS AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2015 COUNTY BUDGET, WITH A DECREASE OF JUST OVER 7-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE COUNTY ROAD FUND.
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IN HIS INAUGURAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS MONDAY NIGHT, MAYOR ALLEN LIPSMEYER TOLD THE CITIZENS THAT HE LOVES HIS NEW JOB LEADING THE CITY OF MORRILTON AND THAT HIS FIRST MONTH IN OFFICE HAS BEEN GREAT. LIPSMEYER WENT ON TO COMMEND THE WORK OF ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS, PARTICULARLY NOTING THE PROGRESS BEING MADE AT THE MORRILTON ANIMAL CONTROL SHELTER. THE MAYOR ADDED THAT MORRILTON HAS MOMENTUM ON ITS SIDE AND THAT WE MUST EMBRACE AND FOSTER THIS CHANGE AND NOT SLOW DOWN.
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ARKANSAS STATE POLICE, POPE COUNTY SHERIFF'S AUTHORITIES AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL WERE RESPONDED JUST BEFORE THE NOON-HOUR MONDAY, TO AN ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT IN THE 17-THOUSAND BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 7 NORTH. POPE COUNTY EMS AND RESCUE, DOVER ERT'S AND MARTIN TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE ALSO CALLED TO THE SCENE. AUTHORITIES SAY AN UNIDENTIFIED VICTIM WAS EXTRICATED FROM THE ACCIDENT ABOUT 12:48 P/M MONDAY, AND TRANSPORTED TO ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MED-CENTER WITH UNDETERMINED INJURIES. FURTHER DETAILS ON THE ACCIDENT REMAIN SKETCHY AT THIS TIME.
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ONE PERSON WAS ALSO INJURED IN A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF EAST SECOND STREET AND KNOXVILLE AVENUE IN RUSSELLVILLE ABOUT 11:45 A/M MONDAY. RUSSELLVILLE POLICE AND POPE COUNTY AMBULANCE PERSONNEL WERE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED VICTIM TRANSPORTED TO ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MED-CENTER WITH UNDETERMINED INJURIES.
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THE SOUTH CONWAY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS APPROVED A CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR ALL DISTRICT-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS. THE ACTION TAKEN DURING MONDAY'S REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING. SUPERINTENDENT SHAWN HALBROOK'S CONTRACT WAS RENEWED LAST MONTH.
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