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THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012
VOL. 24 NO. 38
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Garland wins; Bartlett town meeting tonight BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
BARTLETT — Incumbent Doug Garland said on Wednesday he was “humbled” by the strong show of support that pushed him past two challengers in a three-way race for the selectmen seat.
The town, meanwhile, prepares for its town meeting Thursday night. “It would be an understatement to say I’m pleased,” Garland said. He defeated his closest rival, Erik Corbett, by a two to one margin with 358 votes to Corbett’s 174, and he beat Ed Furlong, his most vocal critical, almost eight times over.
Furlong wound up getting 46 votes. Garland said he was unsure going into the election just how things would turn out. “I had no real pulse on it,” he said. He knew he had supporters, he said, but he see BARTLETT page 8
Murphy named Hockey Player of Year BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — Senior Kevin Murphy has been named the Division III Hockey Player of the Year. He’s the second player in Kennett High history to win the award. Goalie Ricky Gaudreau earned the award in 2010. Kennett, who won the state championship on Kevin Murphy is Kennett High’s all-time leading point scorer. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
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Debate over Jackson building-code enforcement may be settled tonight BY TOM EASTMAN THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
JACKSON — Voters will meet Thursday for annual town meeting at the Whitney
Center starting at 7 p.m. to act on Articles 4 through 32 — one of which (Article 5) asks whether selectmen should continue to enforce the state building code. The warrant for Thursday’s town meet-
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