TODAY'S (TUES.) MEETING AGENDA INCLUDES THE MARCH SESSION OF THE RUSSELLVILLE CITY CORPORATION BOARD, SET FOR 3 P/M, IN THE UTILITY'S HEADQUARTERS ON WEST THIRD STREET. RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WILL REVIEW TWO CHANGE ORDERS AND DISCUSS RE-EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINSTRATORS, SUPERVISORS AND COORDINATORS FOR THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR, DURING THEIR MARCH SESSION TONIGHT (TUES.). STUDENTS OF THE MONTH WILL BE RECOGNIZED, AND SEVERAL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE ADDRESSED. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 6:15, WHILE A MEETING OF THE FULL BOARD IS SET TO BEGIN AT 7 P/M.
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LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RESCUE A CONWAY COUNTY MAN WHO HAD REPORTEDLY JUMPED OFF THE ARKANSAS RIVER BRIDGE AT MORRILTON ON SUNDAY. ACCORDING TO POLICE CHIEF SONNY STOVER, SEVERAL CALLS WERE MADE TO 9-1-1 AROUND 4:30 P.M. REPORTING A PERSON HAD JUMPED OFF THE BRIDGE. ONCE ON SCENE, OFFICERS NOTICED A WHITE MALE FLOATING IN THE RIVER ON HIS BACK. OFFICERS CONTACTED THE CONWAY COUNTY MOUNTED PATROL AND THE MORRILTON FIRE DEPARTMENT TO BRING RESCUE BOATS, AND STOVER SAYS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO RESCUE THE PERSON APPROXIMATELY THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILE DOWN RIVER FROM WHERE HE JUMPED. THE 60-YEAR-OLD OPPELO MAN WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO CONWAY REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND EVALUATION.
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BOND HAS BEEN AT 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 40-YEAR OLD BLACK FEMALE, ARRESTED ON AGGRAVATED ROBBERY CHARGES. THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS TAMMY PRICHARD, APPEARED ON MONDAY BEFORE POPE COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE DON BOURNE. JUDGE BOURNE FOUND PROBABLE CAUSE TO HOLD THE SUSPECT OVER FOR A MAY 4th PLEA AND ARRAIGNMENT HEARING IN POPE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.
BOND WAS ALSO SET AT 5-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A 39-YEAR OLD WHITE MALE SUSPECT, TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ON THEFT BY RECEIVING CHARGES. THAT SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS JERRY BROWN, WILL ALSO BE HELD OVER FOR AN EARLY MAY PLEA AND ARRAIGNMENT HEARING IN POPE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.
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THE ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE WILL HOST A RETIREMENT RECEPTION FOR GAIL VAUGHAN, BOOKSTORE MANAGER, AND MARILYN JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACCOUNTS AND CARD OFFICE, ON MONDAY, MARCH 30. THE COME-AND-GO RECEPTION WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 2-4 P.M. IN CHAMBERS CAFETERIA WEST DINING ROOM. VAUGHAN BEGAN HER ASSOCIATION WITH ARKANSAS TECH AS A FRESHMAN STUDENT IN 1983. SIX YEARS LATER, SHE JOINED THE FULL-TIME STAFF IN THE BUSINESS MANAGER'S OFFICE. SINCE 1991, SHE HAS SERVED AS BOOKSTORE MANAGER. JOHNSON IS RETIRING FOLLOWING 17 YEARS ON THE ARKANSAS TECH STAFF. THEIR RETIREMENT WILL BE EFFECTIVE MARCH 31st.
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