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1 week ago | 
couriernews.com | Olivia Frost
By By OLIVIA FROST [email protected] New information is available in a first-degree murder case that took place earlier this month in Yell County. Marcelo Mendoza-Salguero, 36, appeared before District Judge Brian Mueller June 2 for a probable cause hearing after he was charged with first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
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2 weeks ago | 
couriernews.com | Olivia Frost
By By OLIVIA FROST [email protected] The Russellville School District Board of Education held a called board meeting Monday evening to consider several facility upgrades and personnel matters, including the establishment of a school-based health clinic. The meeting opened at 5 p.m. with a roll call and a brief update on the district's stadium project. No formal action was taken regarding the stadium, but the update preceded a series of votes on facility-related items.
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2 weeks ago | 
couriernews.com | Olivia Frost
By By OLIVIA FROST [email protected] Around 500 people gathered on the Pope County Courthouse steps this weekend to participate in a "No Kings" protest, joining a nationwide movement. The "No Kings" protests took place nationwide over the weekend. Organizers say the protests are against authoritarianism and executive overreach.
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2 weeks ago | 
couriernews.com | Olivia Frost
River Valley Food 4 Kids hosted its third annual Farm 2 Fork fundraiser on Friday, June 7, drawing a full crowd to its Russellville warehouse and raising $13,000 in support of the nonprofit's summer feeding initiative. "The RVF4K Board of Directors, Lucas and I were happy to see the warehouse packed with community members who care about kids in our community," Executive Director Leslie Walton said.
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3 weeks ago | 
couriernews.com | Olivia Frost
By By OLIVIA FROST [email protected] The Russellville School District Board of Education is set to consider several items next week, including new policies addressing artificial intelligence, proposed facility upgrades, board officer elections and key financial decisions ahead of the new fiscal year. The board will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, in the boardroom at Russellville High School. The meeting is open to the public and will be audio recorded.
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3 weeks ago | 
couriernews.com | Olivia Frost
Main Street Russellville will release the first episode of a new video series titled "Burning Questions" today, modeled after the YouTube series "Hot Ones." The show will feature local guests answering questions while eating spicy chicken wings. "A local resident actually brought up the idea to us and thought it would be so amazing if we did something along the same lines and making it our own," Sidney Loosey, Administrative Assistant for Main Street Russellville, said.
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3 weeks ago | 
couriernews.com | Olivia Frost
The James Park Juneteenth Committee is inviting the community to celebrate freedom, family and fellowship at their 8th annual Juneteenth Celebration June 14-15 at the James School Park in Russellville. The two-day event begins at 4 p.m. each day and is free to attend. Activities include live music, food, games, trivia, guest speakers and vendor booths.
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3 weeks ago | 
couriernews.com | Olivia Frost
Pending motions in the capital murder case against Stephen Karl Watson filed by the defense asking the court to either strike down part of Arkansas's death penalty law or instruct jurors that they may impose a life sentence have been denied. Watson, 40, was charged last year with the Oct. 23, 2021, death of 17-year-old Savana Kathleen Elliot. Her body was found in the Pope County portion of the Holla Bend Federal Wildlife Refuge, prompting local authorities to open a homicide investigation.
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3 weeks ago | 
couriernews.com | Olivia Frost
The Russellville School District Board of Education elected new leadership and approved several campus improvement projects during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. Don Jacimore was elected as board president, with Donna Hindsman chosen as vice president and Holli Hall as secretary. Other appointments included Janet Winn as board disbursing officer, Georganne Rollans as legislative liaison and Hindsman as the district's delegate to the Arkansas School Board Association Delegate Assembly.
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3 weeks ago | 
couriernews.com | Olivia Frost
CLARKSVILLE - A hearing has been scheduled later this month for Larenda Vick, a Johnson County woman charged with theft of property. Larenda Vick was accused earlier this year of accepting insurance money for property that the state alleges was never destroyed in a house fire.
