Leslie Beam King filed suit yesterday in Faulkner County Circuit Court. She slid into the lake from a slide on a houseboat docked at the lake. The lawsuit contends King died due to negligence by the boat owner, the condominium owners' association and the boat's manufacturer. Bob Charlesworth is Marine Patrol supervisor for the Garland County sheriff's department. He said there apparently was a short in the boat's primary power wire that connected the shore outlet plug to the distribution box inside the boat.
Perry County has a new coroner.
The court then hired Don Galbraith as the new coroner. He'll serve until a successor is elected. Folks at Plumerville are getting ready to celebrate homecoming this weekend. Activities start tomorrow and continue through Sunday at the Plumerville Fire Station. The Petit Jean Mountain Community Association has some new leaders.