Court to instate Hawks as county attorney

At tonight's Faulkner County Quorum Court meeting, justices of the peace plan to discuss several ordinances, including one to legally instate Stephan Hawks as the county's civil attorney.

The ordinance creates the office of county civil attorney. The need for one, according to the ordinance, is so the county can attain the maximum level of services.

"The creation of the office of county civil attorney provides an avenue for commencement, prosecution and defense of all civil actions in which the county is concerned," the ordinance states.

Also on tonight's agenda is an ordinance appropriating money from the Arkansas Department of Education to separate school districts in Faulkner County. Each district will receive $1,469.97, to be used for "the study of general fish and wildlife conservation issues, hunter education training, fishing education training, boating education training, wildlife habitat development, Project WILD and Hooked on Fishing," the ordinance states.

The court also plans to look at various appropriations for the county budget.

(Staff writer Jerrica Ryan can be reached by e-mail at jerrica.ryan@thecabin.net or by phone at 505-1266. Send us your news at www.thecabin.net/submit)