The Arkadelphia City Board of Directors meets today at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall Boardroom to consider a third reading of the 2009 budget ordinance and to consider additional pay for employees.

The Diamond Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross may be forced to close its doors soon if funds run out, Amanda Shelton, program director for the chapter, said Wednesday.

Pending approval of the Clark County Fair Board and the Clark County Quorum Court, members of the fair board and the Clark County Budget and Finance Committee reached an agreement Tuesday about renting the kitchen area of the Arts and Crafts Building at the Clark County Fairgrounds.

About 70 people attended a recognition dinner honoring the Brian Kirksey family Monday night. In addition to being named Clark County’s 2007 Farm Family of the Year, the Kirkseys won the 2008 Southeastern Farmer of the Year in Georgia. The event, hosted by County Judge Ron Daniell and the Clark County Quorum Court, was held in the Arts and Crafts building of the fairgrounds.

Clark County residents who are medically uninsured may soon have the option of charitable health care if a subcommittee of the Strategic Plan follows through with such a clinic.