September 2024
Sr. Girls Volleyball falls to Piggott; 3-1
The Piggott volleyball teams came to town to face Corning on Thursday, Sept. 5.
ARLEG UPDATE
Despite overwhelming bipartisan support for putting in place commonsense gun safety measures, Republican lawmakers in Arkansas have in recent years driven our state in the opposite direction. Arkansans aren’t required to obtain a license to carry a firearm, either openly or concealed, and there are few places where firearms are still prohibited.
State Capitol Week in Review
LITTLE ROCK – A legislative committee has signed off on stronger penalties against pharmacy benefit managers that fail to reimburse local drug stores according to rates established in state law. The Senate and House Committees on Insurance and Commerce reviewed and accepted new rules proposed by the Arkansas Insurance Department.
But I’m A Felon
Restoring Voting Rights for Felons in Arkansas: A Path to Redemption In Arkansas, more than 5,000 citizens are locked out of their most fundamental democratic right—the right to vote—due to past felony convictions. This deliberate process of locking them out, not only silences their voices but undermines the values of rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
From the office of JereMy WooLdridge
Our neighborhoods are more than just places where we live. They are the very essence of our communities, reflecting our values, aspirations, and pride.
Part Eleven:
The Porfiriato. Welcome to Clayton County is a limited weekly column exploring the life of General Powell Clayton, the original namesake of our county, our early history, and why we are not called Clayton County today.
Probation search leads to two arrests
On September 9th, 2024, at approximately 9:32 P.M., the Clay County Sheriff’s Department conducted a probation search at 667 Church Street in St. Francis, the residence of 37 year old Zachery S. Russell. When the Sheriff’s Department entered the residence, they came in contact with 65 year old William Harley Russell. Mr. Russell had a warrant for Failure to Appear in Circuit Court in Clay County, on the charge of Certain Persons Possessing a Firearm. After a search was conducted, both subjects were transported to the Clay County Detention Center and booked in on the following charges: William Russell, Failure to Appear, Possession of Meth or Cocaine GT 2GM But LT IOGM, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
From courier files…
September 22, 1994 From left, front row: Seventh grade maids Kaley Kegley, Sami Pyle, Jessica Ahrent, and Michelle Nolan. Second row: Eighth grade maids Cindy Sharpe, Courtney Blankenship, Montana Selby and Kristi Lewis.