Danville News

Plans OK'd for Danville courthouse renovation Story date: July 12, 2008 Improvements expected to cost nearly $300,000 By Adam Franks Reporter The Yell County Quorum Court held a special meeting Friday afternoon ...

News Briefs Story date: July 11, 2008 Drug Court graduation July 28 The Fifth Judicial District Drug Court will host its graduation ceremony at 4 p.m. July 28 at the Pope County Courthouse.

Thursday, July 10, 2008 News Briefs Story date: July 10, 2008 Oakland Cemetery Commission to meet The Oakland Cemetery Commission meeting will be at 3 p.m. July 17 at the Public Works Department conference room ...

The office is in the Russellville School District Administration Building and is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 968-1306. Master Gardeners to meet Thursday Pope County Master Gardeners ...

Lights out Story date: June 3, 2008 Entergy spokesman says utility expects to restore service to majority of customers by today By Mary Kincy Benefield News Editor A severe thunderstorm accompanied by high ...

Over 9,000 Entergy Arkansas customers remain without power after storms moved across the state Sunday.

Dwight D. Vaughn, 25, of Danville was traveling west near the Blue Ball community when his 1996 Chevrolet truck crossed over the double yellow line and struck the eastbound 1995 Chevrolet truck of David S. ...

News Briefs Story date: May 9, 2008 ValleyFest looking for exhibitors, vendors ValleyFest, to be held June 6-7 at Old Post Lock & Dam Park in Russellville, is looking for arts and crafts exhibitors and ... via The Courier

“The public invited to observe this ceremony in respect of the flag of the United States of America”

News Briefs Story date: May 7, 2008 Friends of Library collecting book donations The Pope County Friends of the Library is now collecting books. via The Courier

“He had about 18 to 24 inches of air inside the truck. The cab of the truck was full of water.”

A quick-thinking driver stops what could have been another flood related fatality in Yell County. via ArkansasMatters

“The lake is doing what's it's designed to do is catch the rain waters and letting the Petit Jean River downstream minimize down before we release any water. So this lake was actually built for flood control purposes.”

Seventy-six billion gallons of water sit in the shadow of Mount Magazine. Blue Mountain Lake is a flood control reservoir. via KTHV-TV

Snowfall Thursday night and Friday has caused about 30,000 Entergy Arkansas, Inc. via ArkansasMatters

Monday, March 3, 2008 Lady Little Johns, Wonder Boys lose Courier sports staff The Danville Lady Little Johns trailed the Carlisle Lady Bison by 17 points in the first half and closed the gap to four Saturday, ... via The Courier

“There's a lot of snow - 10 inches to a foot”

A foot of snow piled up on parts of Arkansas as an overnight storm system closed schools and jeopardized Tuesday morning travel. via Log Cabin Democrat

“If you land properly, there's no abrasion.”

Sterling Holmes ran foot loose in the sixth annual Little Rock Marathon, completing the 5K barefoot today. via Arkansas Online

Enrollment forms for the Arkansas Saves program are available at the Yell County Extension Offices in Danville and Dardanelle. via Arkansas Online

“We have a meeting set up with the school board, construction manager, architect and state facilities to go through the plans page by page”

Schools need facility funding problems fixed Story date: Jan. 29, 2008 Local superintendents interested in Education Facilities Commission meeting By Sean Ingram News Editor Remember the expression, "We're all ... via The Courier

“Essentially, we're working four counties with three men”

TIMES RECORD * MCRIDER@SWTIMES.COM The 15th Judicial District Drug Task Force is asking the communities in its four-county area to help make up a $30,000 shortfall in federal funding. via Times Record

“They (the landfill) will no longer accept burnt trash from individuals or from us. We can't accept it at our compactor sites. We know that makes people upset, because they've burned their trash, then have nowhere to go with it.”

Yell County receives one-time $143K in state turnback funds Part of the money to be spent repairing plumbing in county facilities By Brooke Chambers Reporter DANVILLE - ' With an extra $143,000 in Yell County's ... via The Courier

Dardanelle election results Dardanelle sees continued sales tax DANVILLE - Dardanelle voters passed all three issues on the ballot Tuesday night during a city special election, according to information from the ... via The Courier