Filing starts Fridayfor city elections
The filing period for candidates seeking election to certain municipal positions begins Friday and will run through noon Aug. 19, with the paperwork to be filed with the Pulaski County clerk's office.
The general election is Nov. 8.
Mayor Joe Smith announced months ago that he intends to seek a second term. The mayor's position pays $120,000 yearly.
One City Council position anticipated to draw the most crowded field will be Alderman Bruce Foutch's Ward 3 seat. Foutch announced in March that he wouldn't run for the seat again because of health problems.
Other City Council members up for re-election are: Ward 1's Beth White, Ward 2's Maurice Taylor and Charlie Hight in Ward 4. Aldermen are paid $10,609 annually, plus receive a $250 monthly vehicle and office allowance.
City Clerk-Treasurer Diane Whitbey is also up for re-election and has indicated she will file. The city clerk's position pays $71,000 annually.
Filing also will take place during the same period for offices in Little Rock, Maumelle and Cammack Village.
Woman's Club sets its Membership Tea
An annual event to attract new members to the North Little Rock Woman's Club will be 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Woman's Club House in Burns Park, 401 W. Military Drive.
The annual Membership Tea allows an opportunity for women in the community to learn more about the volunteer organization that holds fundraisers during the year to aid community programs in the city.
The Woman's Club is a nonprofit started in 1958. Its objective is the development of fellowship among residents and their assimilation into civic life and social activities of the community.
Carol Lovell, club president, can be contacted at (501) 835-3656 for information or to RSVP.
Museum to screen Hell Below episode
A public screening of the Smithsonian Channel's new series, Hell Below, will be at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 12.
Seating will be limited so reservations must be made by Aug. 11 to rsvp@aimmuseum.org. Refreshments will be available.
The Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, home to the World War II-era Razorback submarine, is the only location in Arkansas chosen so far to screen the series, according to a museum news release.
Hell Below is an event-based series charting the stealth game of submarine patrols, according to the Smithsonian Channel information. The episode to be shown is "America Fights Back," about the USS Wahoo submarine during its third war patrol. The wartime action is recommended for ages 9 and up, according to the news release.
The Inland Maritime Museum is on the Arkansas River at 120 Riverfront Park Drive, just east of the Main Street Bridge.
Metro on 07/24/2016