NEWS HEADLINES FOR 0117-15

ONE ARREST AND ONE INJURY RESULTED FROM A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT, FRIDAY MORNING IN RUSSELLVILLE.  AUTHORITIES SAY THE INCIDENT, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 4th AND KNOXVILLE, OCCURRED ABOUT 1:30 A/M.  RUSSELLVILLE POLICE, FIRE AND POPE COUNTY AMBULANCE PERSONNEL WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE.  ONR VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MED-CENTER FOR TREATMENT OF UNDETERMINED INJURIES.

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THE SUBJECT OF A DOWNTOWN RUSSELLVILLE PARKING DECK CONTINUES TO BE REVIEWED.  MEMBERS OF THE PARKING DECK COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE CURRENT STATUS OF THAT PROPOSAL, AND POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES DURING A THURSDAY SESSION. WHILE NO ACTION WAS TAKEN, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AGREED FINDING A HAPPY MEDIUM ON COST AND AVAILABLE PARKING SURFACE, IS A KEY OVERALL GOAL, AND ONE THAT WILL BE FURTHER EXPLORED, AS THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THEIR OPTIONS IN 2015.

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LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL SOON BEGIN THEIR SEARCH FOR A NEW SUPERINTENDENT, AFTER ROY HESTER INDICATED HE'D BE RESIGNING FROM THAT POST, EFFECTIVE WITH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.  HESTER, WHO'S SERVED THE DISTRICT FOR SIX YEARS, WILL BE TAKING THE DIRECTOR'S POST FOR THE WESTERN ARKANSAS EDUCATION COOPERATIVE. LAMAR SCHOOL BOARD ACCEPTED HESTER'S RESIGNATION DURING THEIR JANUARY MEETING THIS WEEK.

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FINAL PREPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR THE 2015 POPE COUNTY SPELLING BEE, SET FOR NEXT TUESDAY.  RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL'S CENTER OF THE ARTS WILL AGAIN BE THE LOCATION FOR THE EVENT, WITH ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC THE HOST SCHOOL THIS YEAR.  A 6 P/M START TIME FOR THE EVENT IS PLANNED.

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NEWS HEADLINES FOR 0116-15

ONE ARREST AND ONE INJURY RESULTED FROM A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT, EARLY THIS (FRI.) MORNING IN RUSSELLVILLE.  AUTHORITIES SAY THE INCIDENT, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 4th AND KNOXVILLE, OCCURRED ABOUT 1:30 A/M.  RUSSELLVILLE POLICE, FIRE AND POPE COUNTY AMBULANCE PERSONNEL WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE.  ONR VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MED-CENTER FOR TREATMENT OF UNDETERMINED INJURIES.

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NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURRED, DURING A MID-THURSDAY AFTERNOON GRASS FIRE IN THE OAK GROVE ROAD AREA OF YELL COUNTY.  AUTHORITIES SAY DARDANELLE RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED ABOUT 1:46 P/M, REMAINING THERE UNTIL ABOUT 2:30 P/M, EXTENGUISHING THE BLAZE.  CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.

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THE SUBJECT OF A DOWNTOWN RUSSELLVILLE PARKING DECK CONTINUES TO BE REVIEWED.  MEMBERS OF THE PARKING DECK COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE CURRENT STATUS OF THAT PROPOSAL, AND POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES DURING A THURSDAY SESSION. WHILE NO ACTION WAS TAKEN, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AGREED FINDING A HAPPY MEDIUM ON COST AND AVAILABLE PARKING SURFACE, IS A KEY OVERALL GOAL, AND ONE THAT WILL BE FURTHER EXPLORED, AS THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THEIR OPTIONS IN 2015.

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LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL SOON BEGIN THEIR SEARCH FOR A NEW SUPERINTENDENT, AFTER ROY HESTER INDICATED HE'D BE RESIGNING FROM THAT POST, EFFECTIVE WITH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.  HESTER, WHO'S SERVED THE DISTRICT FOR SIX YEARS, WILL BE TAKING THE DIRECTOR'S POST FOR THE WESTERN ARKANSAS EDUCATION COOPERATIVE. LAMAR SCHOOL BOARD ACCEPTED HESTER'S RESIGNATION DURING THEIR JANUARY MEETING THIS WEEK.

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A DANVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM STUDENT IS THIS YEAR'S YELL COUNTY SPELLING BEE WINNER.  ETHAN ELLIS SPELLED HIS WAY TO VICTORY DURING WEDNESDAY'S ANNUAL EVENT, HOSTED THIS YEAR BY TWO RIVERS SCHOOL.  ANOTHER DANVILLE STUDENT, KALYB PHOMSITHI, CLAIMED SECOND PLACE HONORS.  RILEY DUNMAN OF TWO RIVERS WAS THIRD AND NATHANIEL GRIFFITHS OF DARDANELLE-FOURTH.  ELLIS, THE SON OF J.B. AND NANCY ELLIS, 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.

 

FINAL PREPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR THE 2015 POPE COUNTY SPELLING BEE, SET FOR NEXT TUESDAY.  RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL'S CENTER OF THE ARTS WILL AGAIN BE THE LOCATION FOR THE EVENT, WITH ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC THE HOST SCHOOL THIS YEAR.  A 6 P/M START TIME FOR THE EVENT IS PLANNED.

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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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