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TUESDAY, January 5, 2021 / Vol. 7 Issue 1 / 75 cents
Department of Health approves plan for in-person Quorum Court meetings By Dale James
I am pleased to announce that the Arkansas Department of Health approved the county's plan to have in-person Quorum Court Meetings. The meetings are indoor gatherings of more than ten people. The following will be mandatory without exception: There
will be a strict twenty-person room limit. We may have to rotate some people into the courtroom one by one, such as the department heads, to maintain no more than twenty people in the room at a time. The courtroom will be thoroughly sanitized before and after the meeting, and hand sanitiz-
er will be available. MASKS WILL BE MANDATORY. We can not allow admittance into the building without face mask compliance. Chairs will have six feet spacing between them, and I will have the required signing posted on the front doors. Zoom is great for some meetings; however, it presents too
many issues when conducting business concerning Your money. I appreciate the Department of Health for giving us the needed approval. Vaccinations are underway as per the Health Department's guidelines. We may finally be able to see some light at the end of the tunnel.
Circuit Judge Harry Gregory Foster swears in 1st Division, Circuit Court Judge Susan Weaver. This was Weaver's fourth time to be sworn in. Friday, January 1, 2021, was swearing-in day for all elected officials in the county.
Coronavirus
By the numbers January 3, 2020 State of Arkansas
After the storm had passed.
• Total Covid-19 Cases: 231,442 • Confirmed Cases: 191,166 • Probable Cases: 40,276 • Recovered Cases: 203,701 • Total Test Reported: 2,330,944 • Percent Positive PCR Test: 9.2% • Percent Positive Antigen Test: 19.1% • COVID-19 Negative Test: 2,091,806 • Total deaths: 3729
By Robbie Watts
Probable cause in burglary case by Warren Johnson
In Affidavits electronically filed with the Van Buren County Circuit Clerks office on December 30, 2020, the Voice has learned of facts constituting probable cause involving theft of property from James Eoff of Clinton. The affidavits state that Miss Angela Terry, the Hometown Inn manager, called 911 and wanted to report a suspicious person taking things near the downtown Clinton motel. It says Miss Terry was concerned because they had several things turn up missing lately. Officer Patterson of the Clinton P.D. responded. Officer Patterson arrived on the scene and spoke with Miss Terry. She stated the person she had seen was a Mr. Christopher Sallings, who is stay-
ing in room 18. Terry said she received a call from Melissa Woods, who said she heard some rumbling outside her room and a peck on her window around 3:30 am. She said she looked out her door, and a man came around the building carrying a large tote over his head; Woods said she yelled "hey" at the individual, and he responded, "it's Chris." Miss Woods is a housekeeper and recognized Kayla Bigelow "Moss" and Christopher Sallings from room number 18. Miss Terry stated hearing a banging in the back alley at midnight and had a friend check the area, saying she did not see anyone at that time. Her friend asked if she should call the police and Miss Terry told her no. Miss Terry said they have had
several items come up missing in the last week and have found stolen items belonging to her on the motel property in a plastic tote stored by Miss Kayla Bigelow (Moss). Officer Adams arrived on the scene and spoke with Officer Patterson, who stated he had located a plastic tote and a bag in the alleyway behind Mr. Sallings and Miss Bigelow's room. He said the bag had a flight tag on it with the name James Eoff attached to it. Officer Patterson advised Officer Adams that Mr. Eoff owns the commercial building located directly behind the motel, and the totes matched some in Mr. Eoff's building. Patterson also advised that the window was open in Mr. Sallings' and Miss Bigelow's room, and he could see bow's
Inmate Roster Jonathan Thomas Carter
• Booking Date: 12-22-2020 - 8:41 am • Charges: THEFT BY RECEIVING • FAILURE TO APPEAR • FAILURE TO APPEAR
• POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALLIA MISD • DRUGS SIMPLE POSSESSION MISDEMEANOR • DISORDERLY CONDUCT • NEED DESCRIPTION • CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION 2ND • Bond: $7,912.00
and bow cases that matched the ones located in Mr. Eoff's building. Officer Adams spoke with Mr. Jay Patel, the Hometown Inn owner. Patel stated he wanted the Officer to make a civil stand by due to prior conflict with Mr. Sallings as he had one of his employees evict Mr. Sallings and Miss Bigelow. Patel said the couple was over $300 behind on their rent. The employee attempted to open the room with his master key, but it would not work because the lock was different. The employee then knocked the doorknob off with a sledgehammer, and the Officers cleared the room. While clearing the room, the Officers noticed a black tote identical to the one in the alleyway belonging to Mr. Eoff. Officer Patterson then contacted Mr. Eoff, ask-
ing him to come to the Hometown Inn and see if he could identify the tote. Mr. Eoff arrived on the scene; he identified the black tote in Mr. Sallings and Mrs. Bigelow's room as his. Eoff also placed a crossbow, two compound bows, a bag of fishing reels, propane heater, tackle box, winch, youth bow, jump start box, blind, arrows, camo clothing, tents, copper, and ammunition as being his. Upon returning to Mr. Eoff's building, the Officers identified that Eoff's Post Office safe had received damage. Mr. Eoff estimated the stolen items found in Sallings and Bigelow's room to have an estimated value between three to four thousand dollars. The Voice will continue to give updates on this case as information becomes available.
PARAPHERNALLIA MISD
Nancy Jane Evans
• Age: 39 • Gender: F • Race: W • Arresting Agency: CPD • Booking Date: 12-22-2020 - 7:50 pm • Charges: DISORDERLY CONDUCT, RESISTING ARREST, MISC, POSSESSION OF DRUG
Daniel Ray Howe Anthony Pearson • Age: 45 • Gender: M • Race: W • Arresting Agency: CPD • Booking Date: 12-22-2020 10:05 pm • Charges: RAPE
• Age: 54 • Gender: M • Race: W • Arresting Agency: VBCSO • Booking Date: 12-29-2020 - 8:34 pm • Charges: PROBATION REVOCATION
Van Buren County • Total Cumulative Cases: 777 • Total Active Cases: 95 • Active Confirmed Cases: 51 • Probable Cases: 211 • Total Deaths: 8
Surrounding Counties Cleburne
• 239 Active Cases • 38 Deaths • Stone - 77 Active Cases • 27 Deaths
Searcy
• 57 Active Cases • 13 Deaths • Pope - 716 Active Cases • 58 Deaths
Conway
• 209 Active • 16 Deaths
Faulkner
• 1109 Active Cases • 78 Deaths
"I spent the last day of 2020 working with our health department team on vaccine distribution. And while the new cases are way too high, the 2,708 new cases today are more than 400 fewer than the same day last week. We are also working with our incredible hospitals on the best way to cover the increase in hospitalizations. Be safe this New Year's Eve." Governor Asa Hutchinson