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Bethany Volunteer Fire Department holds 2024 Installation of Officers Banquet

Members of Bethany Fire Department were installed for the 2024 year. Photo by Steve Ognibene

By Steve Ognibene
Feb 13, 2024, 7:50am

This past Saturday evening, Fire Chief Jeff Fluker of Bethany Fire Department led as the master of ceremonies at Bethany’s annual awards and installation of officer’s banquet.

More than 80 people attended including VIP guests from other area fire departments, including Alexander, Attica, Elba, Pavilion, Stafford, and Wyoming.

No appeal planned after DWI charge dismissed when DA's office didn't comply with discovery rules

By Howard B. Owens
Feb 22, 2024, 3:39pm

The District Attorney's Office will not appeal the dismissal of a DWI charge against a Bethany resident over a procedural error by prosecutors, Assistant District Attorney William Zickl says.

The case was dismissed on appeal by County Court Judge Melissa Lightcap Cianfrini, upholding an earlier ruling by City Court Judge Durin R. Rogers that a defendant's right to a speedy trial was violated because of the procedural error.