• Candidate Filing Period —

The Evening Times prints briefs about events for organizations, schools and governmental agencies. News briefs are accepted at the Times office, by fax at (870) 735-1020 or by e-mail news@theeveningtimes.com. Always include contact information.

In Crittenden County, candidates wishing to run in the Democratic Primary for Justice of the Peace, Constable, Democratic Central Committee member or County Representative for the special Democratic State Convention to elect National Delegates may file at the DRED Building, located at 1750 E.

Broadway, in West Memphis. The filing period will last from Monday, Nov. 4, to Tuesday, Nov.

12, at noon. Office hours are between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

County Representatives will play an important role in the 2020 Delegate Selection process. The individuals selected to be County Representatives will attend a special Democratic State Convention on May 30, 2020, in Little Rock.

There, these County Representatives will elect the delegates that Arkansas will send to the National Convention.

The West Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in cooperation with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), will hold a Joint MPO Policy and Technical Coordinating Committee meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 10 a.m, at West Memphis City Hall, 205 S.

Redding St., West Memphis.

The public is invited to attend. If anyone has any comments or would like additional information contact the MPO at 870-735-8148 or brawleyengineers@ gmail.com or visit the website at wmats.org.

If anyone needs assistance in attending these meetings contact the MPO office at 870-735-8148 at least five days prior to the meeting.

V.F.W. Post 5225 and Commander Elvin Tate are inviting the public to the V.F.W.

in West Memphis on Monday, Nov. 11, beginning at 11 a.m., for a special Veterans Day ceremony. Guest speakers, special music, and veterans from different eras and wars.

For more information, call (870) 739-4148.

Civil Air Patrol meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the ASU Aviation Technical Center, 737 Taxiway Drive, in West Memphis. Young people ages 12 and up can join the cadet program. Adults are needed to support the cadet program and emergency service operations. For more information contact Lt. Col.

Larry Webster at (870) 2256849 or at hornets99compsq@ aol.com.

Steak night Wednesdays. Fish fry every third Friday of the month at 152 Legion Road, West Memphis. 735-0866.

• Families in Transition —

provides support groups for victims of domestic violence as well as teen dating violence. We also provide “Safe Dates” Adolescent Dating Abuse Prevention Curriculum to schools, youth groups and any organization focusing on youth ages 12 and up. If you are interested in attending a support group or participating in “Safe Dates”, please contact Nyya Denson at 870-732-4077. All services are provided free of charge through State and Federal funding.

• West Memphis Lions Club — The West Memphis Lions Club holds their meetings every first Tuesday and third Tuesday of each month at Shoney’s at noon.

Guests and new members are welcome. Anyone interested in more information can contact Willie Catha Jones at 870-735-6928.

• Global Academy USDA Food Program — Global Academy, Inc., located at 301 N. 7th St., in West Memphis, is participating in the USDA Food Program. Meals will be available at no charge or at a reduced rate to enrolled persons at the above location.

Eligibility is determined by income and household size.

For more infromation, call (870) 702-7530, or visit www. arkademia.org.