District court funding ordinance pulled from consideration An ordinance involving funding for the Independence County District Court has been pulled from consideration by County Judge Robert Griffin. Griffin says the county and the court have reached an agreement. (Source: WAVE 3 News) By Region 8 Newsdesk | May 13, 2021 at 5:47 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 6:45 AM BATESVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - An ordinance involving funding for the Independence County District Court has been pulled from consideration by County Judge Robert Griffin. Griffin says the county and the court have reached an agreement. Griffin said Thursday in a statement to Region 8 News that the ordinance, 2021-17, involves revenues generated from county and city tickets.