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Benton County jail expansion plan on hold (opens the original)
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Benton County was not able to apply for a $45 million federal grant to fund a jail expansion on Thursday as expected. The Benton County Justices of the Peace voted to apply for that grant during Thursday night's Quorum Court meeting. However, the federal government has put a hold on that process, a county spokesperson told 40/29 News on Friday. The hold is for the entire process, not just for Benton County. The county will wait for the government to open the process back up to submit its applica
Benton County approves ICE partnership, seeks $45 million for jail expansion (opens the original)
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After more than two hours of public comment, the Benton County Quorum Court approved two major agenda items Thursday night. The first approved a memorandum of understanding with ICE and established a 287(g) fund. Dustin Todd, the Justice of the Peace for District 11 in Benton County, was the sponsor of the agenda item. He told 40/29 News in August this would better track how the money from the program would be allocated in the budget. The Benton County Justices of the Peace also voted Thursday n
Benton County Quorum Court to consider applying for $45 million jail grant (opens the original)
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The Benton County Justices of the Peace will vote during Thursday night's Quorum Court meeting on whether to apply for a $45 million federal grant that would fund the expansion of the Benton County Jail. “It's a safety issue for the inmates and for the deputies who work here at the facility.” Benton County Sheriff Shawn Holloway said regarding that some inmates have been sleeping on the floor due to overcrowing. Sheriff Holloway said the jail currently has 669 bed total, but the daily need is ty
Funeral services scheduled for two Woodland Junior High students killed in UTV accident (opens the original)
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The Northwest Arkansas community is mourning the loss of two beloved Woodland Junior High students after a tragic UTV accident in Goshen that killed Savannah Parker and Olivia Pamungkas on Saturday, Sept. 19. According to the school district, the service for Savannah Parker will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Cross Church Springdale location. The visitation for Olivia Pamungkas will be held Friday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cross Church Fayetteville location. Both students will be honored du
Quorum Court to vote on grant application to fund Benton County Jail expansion (opens the original)
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Benton County Justices of the Peace are expected to vote on whether to apply for a $45 million federal grant to fund an expansion of the Benton County Jail. Many of the Justices of the Peace are citing overcrowding as one of the reasons for the expansion. The expansion plan would create a new jail pod to house inmates with felony charges. Joseph Bollinger, Benton County Justice of the Peace representing District 7, said the jail can hold a little more than 600 inmates, but there are currently mo
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