April 11th is the date for the annual Russellville Kiwannis Club "Pancake Day" at the L.V. Williamson Boys and Girls Club on East 16th Street.  Hours for the event are from 6 till 1, and tickets are 5-dollars/all you can eat.  Proceeds from the effort go to benefit the many projects of the Kiwannis Club through the year.

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The spring mowing season is coming soon, and those with family in the Appleton Cemetery are reminded that March is pick-up/clean up decoration month.  Any help is appreciated. Decorations no removed by families by the end of March will be removed by mowing crews in April.

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Another "Our Blood Institute" drive is just ahead. Pope County Library will play host to the bloodmobile this Thursday from 11 to 3:30 on East 3rd Street in Russellville.  And, this reminder that the Russellville Donor Center is open throughout the week on West Main Street.  Give the "Gift of Life", and that is blood; during an Our Blood Institute drive near you soon.

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Taken into custody over the past 48-hours by law enforcement in Pope County, a 55-year old male and a 41-year old man, held by Russellville Police on narcotics and drug paraphernalia possession.  A 37-year old male, jailed on a DWI charge.  And, a 29-year old female, incarcerated on residential burglary and theft of property charges.  In Yell County, a 23-year old Waldron man; arrested on DWI.  And, in Johnson County; a 30-year old Clarksville woman, detained on multiple narcotics and drug paraphernalia possession charges.  The names of these individuals are being withheld, pending a probable cause court appearance in the jurisdiction of their arrest.

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The monthly Russellville Civil Service Commission meeting, scheduled for March 25 will be pushed back a week to April 1. We will meet at the Central Fire Station at 5pm.

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The Pope County Election Commission will be meeting on Friday, March 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.  The meeting will be held at the Pope County Election Headquarters located at 1509 East Main Street, Suite 7, Russellville, Arkansas.

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