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him “Captain Crash,” and his name is emblazoned on the Cowboys’ Ring of Honor. He played in five Super Bowls and six Pro Bowls and was chosen as a firstteam All-NFL player for four straight seasons by the Associated Press and the Pro Football Writers Association. He is only one of thirteen players in NFL history to be in five Super Bowls. The Cliff Harris Award is given to the top defensive football player in the country from a Division II or III school as well as NAIA colleges and universities. As the quarterback for the 1965 Des Arc Eagles, he led his teammates to an undefeated season. Other seniors on the team were Dalton Thomas, Bobby Joe Brooks, Billy Lacefield, Gary Walters, Lonnie Sutton, John Wayne Cunningham, Steve Branham, Claude Routh, Carthel Keathley, Rodney Price, Tommy Felts and Ricky Hambrick
Cliff Harris, a 1966 graduate of Des Arc High School and a retired Dallas Cowboy, will be inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in September. Harris is part of a special class of Senior Inductees. Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the NFL, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Directors voted to allow 20 inductees in 2020. This includes the five modern day inductees along with ten seniors, three contributors and two coaches. After high school Harris attended college at Ouachita Baptist in Arkadelphia, and although he wasn’t drafted, he was invited to attend the Dallas Cowboy training camp in 1970 and never left. He played for the Cowboys until he was 31 and was known as “one of the best free safeties of the ‘70s.” His teammates nicknamed
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Hazen City Council renames municipal airfield The council voted to approve the entire budget as presented. In the committee reports, Foot reported that his department is in the process of cleaning out the filter beds at the water plant. The city has been given a bid for $120,000 to do the work, but Foot hopes that some money can be saved by having his department do some of the work. Fire
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Chief Ashley Loudermilk reported that the semiannual school inspection had been done, and that the city’s first responders had completed a CPR refresher course. They are also in the process of taking another 16 hours of training that is required for them each year. He also reported 20 first responder calls last month. (Continued on page 4.)
Pat Clayton addresses the City Council about changing the Hazen airport’s name to honor David Duch. The Hazen City Council declared a vacancy in the mayor’s position due to the death of Mayor David Duch at the regular meeting held on January 16, 2020. All of the council members were present. The decision to fill the position has been postponed until the next regular meeting, which is scheduled to be held on February 20. The council’s intent is to appoint someone to fill the position for the remaining three years of Duch’s term. At the end of the term, an election will be held to fill the vacancy. The appointee will not be able to run for the mayoral position after his or her appointment ends. The council was addressed by Pat Clayton, who asked that the council consider renaming the Hazen Municipal Airport in honor of David Duch. The council members voted unanimously to pass Resolution 547 which renames the airport the “Hazen Municipal David Duch
Field.” Clayton said that he would take care of notifying the aviation authorities of the change. The main business of the council was the passing of the 2020 city budget. David Hardke, who presided over the meeting, explained the budget numbers that have changed from last year. “The budget is a little bit hard to forecast because we had the Love’s come in (to town) in August,” Hardke said. The budget was also difficult to plan because, as he said, “we don’t know what extra expense we will have from the new place across from Love’s.” Of the $595,000 collected in sales taxes in 2019, $443,000 was budgeted. The city expects to collect $660,000 in sales tax this year. Some of that money will be transferred to the Hazen Police Department and the Hazen Fire Department, mainly to cover increases in salaries. Hardke advised caution for the time being. “I
believe these numbers to be as accurate as possible,” Hardke said. Other than the change in the sales tax increase to the city, Hardke said that the numbers had not changed much. Utilities Manager Phillip Foot told the council that the water and sewer department expected a total income of $679,131.84 of which $640,500 has been budgeted. He does not expect the city to purchase a grinding pump for the Love’s station until 2021. “Love’s is making a sizeable difference in the water budget,” Foot said. The Utilities Department expects an income of $187,481.08, of which $180,000 has been budgeted. This includes approximately $10,000 for the professional cleaning, flushing, and facility inspection for the city’s two water tanks, and $5000 to purchase a frontend loader for the city’s John Deere tractor.
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FSA encourages producers to enroll soon in coverage programs Tracy Alan Caviness Tracy Alan Caviness, 56 of Hazen, departed this earth on Sunday, January 19, 2020. He was born in H a z e n a n d attended H a z e n Schools. He graduated from Phillips Community College and later came back to work in Des Arc and Hazen Schools as an information technician. He also helped with serving at Big K’s Catfish Barn. Tracy was a member of the Center Point Missionary Baptist church and was also a Mason. Tracy’s hobbies included computers, photography, and watching for storms with the Arkansas Storm Chasers and Ham Radio. Tracy was preceded in death by his father, Vernon Caviness, Sr of Hazen and his nephew, Harold Allen Vaughan III of Bozeman, Montana. He is survived by his mother, Georgia Caviness of Hazen; sisters, Sandra Caviness Smith (David) of Bozeman, Montana, Margaret Caviness Vaughan (Allen) of Great Falls, Montana; brothers, Vernon Caviness, Jr. (Carol) of Ward, Arkansas and John Caviness (Kristi) of Hazen. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Westbrook Funeral Home in Hazen. Funeral services will be 2:30 P.M., Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Hazen. Burial will be
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Mildred Evelyn Hestir Mildred Evelyn Hestir passed away on January 13, 2020. She was born on November 10, 1935 in Hazen, Arkansas. Evelyn attended elementary and middle school in Hazen and graduated from high school at Mount St. Mary’s in Little Rock, Arkansas. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Hestir; her mother and father, Mildred and Louis Novak; her sisters, Frances Bower, Dorothy Bogard and Ruby Sanders. She is survived by her daughters, Debbie Feagins of Texarkana and Donna Kroskey (James) of Maumelle; her son, Joe Hestir of Beebe; her granddaughters, Sandy Cothran (Coy) of Cabot, Robi Feagins and Julie Johnson (Shane) of Texarkana; her grandson, Nathan Feagins of Texarkana; her sister, Carolyn Brakensiek of Hazen; her brother, Elvin Novak of De Valls Bluff; three great-grandchildren, Katie Fouse, Cayden Johnson, and Abbey Cothran and countless nieces and nephews. Evelyn was a member of the Beebe Methodist Church. Her faith in God was strong. She was happily married for 37 years and was devoted to her family. She dedicated her life to caring for them. Her great-grandchildren were her pride and joy. She loved gardening and had quite the green thumb. She enjoyed the outdoors and going to the lake with her family. She was a very talented seamstress and made many dresses for her daughters and granddaughters. She also made doll clothes for them! After retiring from Remington Arms, Evelyn enjoyed traveling abroad with her sisters. She later relocated from Beebe to Little Rock to be closer to family and made many new friends at Woodland Heights. Funeral services were 2:00 P.M., Friday, January 17, 2020 at the Westbrook Funeral Home Chapel in Hazen. Family visitation was from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M., prior to the service. Burial was in the Czech National Cemetery.
The family requests memorials be sent to the Methodist Children’s Home, 1600 Aldersgate Road, Little Rock, Ar. 72205. Arrangements were by Westbrook Funeral Home in Hazen.
Mary Darline Sutton Lumpkin On Tuesday January 14, 2020 Mary Darline Sutton Lumpkin flew to her home on God's celestial shore. She was born November 9, 1948 to Jimmie a n d Modean Sutton of Des Arc, AR. Darline was a tiny woman but she had an enormous heart and much love for her family. Her love was big enough to include all her friends and numerous people, young and old, that she meet through her life. Darline was preceded in death by her parents, 2 brothers and 3 sisters. She is survived by her husband of 30 years Paul, daughters Cynthia Boyer, Mirranda Cook, son Donnie Paul (Icy) Lumpkin, 5 brothers Elmo (Shirley) Sutton, David Sutton, Darrell Sutton, Frank Sutton, Bruce Sutton all of Des Arc, AR, 3 sisters Judy Barnett, Larinda (Danny) Childers both of Des Arc, AR. Gail (Larry) Shelby of Star City, AR. 13 grandchildren Westin, Justin, Tiffany, Evan, Adam, Brandon, Chasity, Leah, Brad, Brittnay, Cody, Jasmine, James, 17 great grandchildren, numerous neices, nephews and cousins. Pallbearers will be Vincent Barnett, Wesley Barnett, Justin Eans, Westin Cook, Adam Holt, Brandon Lumpkin. Honaray Pallbearers are Carl Hurst, Andy Childers, Misty Meyer, Rick Parsons and James Turnage. Visitation will be Friday, January 17 at 6:00 pm at Garth Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 18th at 2:00 pm at Garth Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be officiated by Bro Greg Hambrick and Bro Bobby Griffith. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery. The family wishes to thank the nurses and employees of Arkansas Hospice of Searcy for the excellent care they provided to Darline during her time of need. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Arkansas Hospice of Searcy. www.garthfuneralhome.com
Hazen Cemetery Donations In Memory of: David Duch By: Garnet & Lana Dodson Richard & Sharon Cagle Butch & Lynn Calhoun Barbara Rogers Ronnie & Paula Hackelton Bobbie Meiner Jimmy & Ginger Shelman Sharron Stallings In memory of: Larry Swaim By: Rob & Essie Cook
Family Geraldine Rhodes Jimmy & Ginger Shelman In Memory of: Jim Gilmore By: Judith Gilmore Upkeep: Phyllis Wujs Donations are greatly appreciated and may be mailed to: Hazen Cemetery, P.O. Box 92 Hazen, Ar. 72064
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages agricultural producers to enroll now in the Agriculture Risk (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. March 15, 2020 is the enrollment deadline for the 2019 crop year. Although more than 200,000 producers have enrolled to date, FSA anticipates 1.5 million producers will enroll for ARC and PLC. By enrolling soon, producers can beat the rush as the deadline nears. “FSA offices have multiple programs competing for the time and attention of our staff. Because of the importance and complexities of the ARC and PLC programs; and to ensure we meet your program delivery expectations, please do not wait to start the enrollment
process,” said FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce. “I cannot emphasize enough the need to begin the program election and enrollment process now. Please call your FSA county office and make an appointment soon to ensure your elections are made and contracts signed well ahead of the deadlines.” ARC and PLC provide financial protections to farmers from substantial drops in crop prices or revenues and are vital economic safety nets for most American farms. The programs cover the following commodities: barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium and short grain rice, safflower seed,
seed cotton, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. Until March 15, producers who have not yet enrolled in ARC or PLC for 2019 can enroll for both 2019 and 2020 during the same visit to an FSA county office unless yield updates are requested. Additionally, farm owners have a one-time opportunity to update PLC payment yields that take effect beginning with crop year 2020. If the owner accompanies the producer to the office, the yield update and enrollments may be completed during the same office visit. C o n t a c t : FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
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EHC learns to eat healthy meals and make good wellness choices By Mitzi Osborne On Monday, January 13 nine members of the Biscoe Extension Homemakers (EHC) met at the Biscoe First Baptist Fellowship Hall at 10:30 am. Those answering roll call were: Janice Corpier, Rita Farris, Karen Golden, Juanita Hutchinson, Bernadette Mosby, Mitzi Osborne, Debby Priest, Darline Sickel, and Ardie Yates. Members reported 135 volunteer hours. After President Osborne called the meeting to order, she read the Thought for January. Juanita Hutchinson then shared an inspirational poem by Helen Steiner Rice, ‘Faith’ based on John 20:29. Secretary Janice Corpier read the minutes followed by the financial report presented by treasurer Hutchinson. As there was no unfinished business, members discussed new business. The Quilt of Valor workshop is Tuesday, January 21 from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Methodist Church in Des Arc. For our community service project, ‘Sharing Our Blessings,’ members approved a monetary
Debby Priest served healthy refreshments for the program, 'Health and Wellness.' donation to a local victim of the storm. For
the month of January, members contributed 42 #s of canned goods to Biscoe First Baptist Church’s Food Bank Drive as their participation in AEHC’s statewide Food Bank Community Service Project. A monetary donation will be given to the Hazen Methodist Church Food Distribution. Members Ardie Yates and Mitzi Osborne work at this distribution each 4th
Thursday. The program was ‘Health and Wellness’ led by Debby Priest. She served healthy refreshments of fruit, and raw veggies with homemade hummus. Cucumber and lemon infused water and mint tea were served as well. She led five minutes of stretching exercises followed by a discussion of making healthy and wellness choices. Members completed a survey at the end of the lesson. Eye Openers were shared by two members. Karen Golden showed examples of her new hobby of diamond painting. One was a finished painting and the other was how it at the beginning. Mitzi Osborne shared a Christmas gift from sisters of a matted and framed Dutch Doll quilt square. Each family member received one. Her mother Irene Clark Singleterry Hampton who is 92 embroidered these squares when she was still in high school but never had quilted. Birthday cards for January went to our club auditor Danny Hutchinson. We so appreciate him voluntarily keeping our finances in order. Bernadette Mosby won the door prize. Members played an Electronic Musical Hot Potato game in which Bernadette and Janice won prizes. Meeting adjourned with the EHC Creed. Biscoe EHC meets each 2nd Monday. Come join in the fun and learning. For more information contact President Osborne at 870-7347010.
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a part of Arkansas’s tourism and hospitality industry for more than 35 years. She led the state’s efforts to launch an outreach program for the motorcycling travel market and was the brainchild behind “The ATeam,” a statewide sales team that promotes The Natural State at tourism tradeshows across the nation and the world. In her current role as executive director of the Grand Prairie Center in Stuttgart, Robison has been instrumental in securing programming, conferences and other events that bring a positive economic impact to the entire state. Previously, Robison served as executive director at multiple destination management organizations, including the Arkansas Land of Legend’s Travel Association and the Pine Bluff Convention & Visitors Bureau. During her time as Arkansas Tourism’s group travel manager, Robison developed the first motorcycling guide for the state. She has received the Lodging Award and Silver Cup from the Arkansas Hospitality Association Central Arkansas Chapter, has been inducted into the Arkansas Hospitality Association Hall of Fame, and has received an Arkansas Delta Byways Award. The Hall of Fame honor is presented annually to an individual or individuals who have been actively involved in tourism for many years and who have made substantial contributions to the betterment of the industry as a whole.
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Prairie County Quorum Court passes budget Justice Lawrence Holloway reported on the budget committee meeting at the regular Quorum Court meeting held on January 14. All of the aldermen were present, along with Prairie county Judge Mike Skarda, County Clerk Gaylon Hale, and County Attorney Tim Isaac. Holloway said that the purpose of the committee meeting was to find ways to raise the base pay for the county road employees. Those attending the meeting were Judge Mike skarda, Judy Hinson, Bobby Willeford, Lawrence Holloway and guests Ronnie Eans and Debbie Dunbar. The raises were not included in the adjustments in salary during the court’s December 10, 2019 meeting. Skarda asked for a way to increase the starting pay from the present $12.00 an hour to $14.00 an hour. The county has had a difficult time hiring qualified employees at the present pay scale. The raise will move the annual pay from $24,960 per year up to $29,120. The committee also felt the need to look at the salaries of all the county officials with an eye toward putting them in line with overall salaries. “For some time our goal has been to get our salaries raised to a level more in line with other area salaries,” Holloway said. “We have trained people only to have them leave for better pay.” The budget committee agreed to the pay increase for both the county road and
to the decrease in repair bills since the county began leasing rather than purchasing road equipment. The county has 756 miles of road, 98 percent of which are gravel. The state sends the county $180,000 for roads each year. “I have plenty of money in the road department,” Skarda said. Daniel Brock, a candi-
Slovak to celebrate Heritage Day David Brock introduces himself to the justices. county general employees. They also agreed to the judge’s request to hire a new employee for the road department. The new employee will work in the southern end of the county. The combined raises and the new salary will raise the road department budget by about $63,559, according to Holloway, and the county general budget by about $17,500. “Both budgets remain well within our 90% anticipated revenue for each department,” Holloway said. The court unanimously approved the budget committees recommendations. The justices also approved a resolution authorizing to judge to apply for a grant on behalf of the Centerpoint Volunteer Fire Department Association to match the $5295 already raised by the community to purchase three water packs complete with pumps and air
masks. An ordinance was passed to provide for the purchase of a new vehicle for the Prairie County Sheriff’s Department. The 2019 Dodge Ram truck will be purchased from Steve Landers Dodge for $27,050. The payment will be $806.66 per month for 36 months. The rules were suspended to allow the three readings needed for the passage of the ordinance. The Sheriff’s Department also needs another $6500 to put down on a 2018 truck to replace one that was washed off the road and totalled. The truck has a Kelly Blue Book value of $16,000 and only $10,000 is owed on it, so whatever over that amount the county receives from the insurance company will go toward the downpayment. Skarda praised the Sheriff’s Department for the decrease in break-ins and thefts, and credited
Legal Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARKANSAS PROBATE DIVISION – 3RD DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NO. 59NPR-19-17 WILLIE LAVERNE STEVENS, DECEASED NOTICE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 18061 Stevens Lane, Griffithville, Arkansas 72060 DATE OF DEATH: October 7, 2019 The undersigned was appointed Administrator of the estate of the above decedent on the 25th day of November, 2019 All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, properly verified, to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate.
date for the non-partisan Circuit Judge’s position introduced himself to the court. “I would be more than honored to serve Prairie County,” he said. “This will be an important election.” Brock has more than 10 years of practicing law and is from Searcy in White County. Skarda thanked Tim Isaac for his work for the
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this to the increased patrolling. Prairie County Sheriff Rick Hickman told the court that Misti Besancon will now be the Chief Deputy Collector. She will answer to Hickman. Skarda said that the county road department has been very busy maintaining the county roads this year because of recent rains, which has necessitated a lot of overtime. Logging trucks creating holes in the county roads has also been a problem. The county is going to ask the logging companies to put up $2500 bonds to cover the cost of repairing the damage to the roads, according to Skarda. Justice Gary King said that large holes have been made in the road behind the Hazen Cemetery. The dump trucks have been constantly busy, carrying 1747 loads of gravel in 2019. “I think we have the best roads in the state,” Skarda said. “Our repair bills have dropped over $150,000 a year” due
The 6th Annual Slovak Heritage Day will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at the Sts. Cyril and Methodius Parish Hall. This special day has brought people from several different states back to the Slovak Community to visit with family and friends, share stories, and learn about how the Slovak Community came to be. Linda Uhiren has done extensive research on the families and the heritage and her research will be on display for viewing. Families have gotten involved over the years and have provided photo albums and memo-
rabilia that will also be on display. The day will begin at 2:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to view all the exhibits and visit. Father Shaun Wesley invites everyone to attend Mass at 4:00 pm in honor of the patron saints, St. Cyril and St. Methodius. Following Mass, a potluck dinner will be held at 5:30. Everyone is encouraged to bring a favorite Slovak dish and/or any favorite potluck dish. A Polka Dance will follow with music by the Oompahsters Polka Band from Tennessee. This event is free to the public.
Hazen City Council___ (continued from p. 1) Hardke told the council that an irregularity had been found during the last state audit. A payroll check for $2600 had come through that the city did not write. The check was cashed in New York. All funds have been returned to the city. Finally, the council decided to give Jonathan Weems 30 days to remove
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whatever he wishes from his house on Highway 70, at which time it will be taken down by the city. At the end of the meeting, candidate for Attorney Carla Fuller of Searcy introduced herself to the council members, and told them about her candidacy for Circuit Judge.
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Lady Bison lose to Poyen 54-46 By Mark Buffalo
Carlisle’s Garrett Measels tries to get past a Bigelow defender during action Friday night at Bison Arena.
Bison play valiantly but lose to Bigelow Panthers By Mark Buffalo The Carlisle Bison have struggled most of the season, but played one of its most competitive games Friday night against Bigelow. However, the Panthers came back to beat the Bison 45-31 in a 2A-5 South game at Bison Arena. Carlisle trailed 5-0 in the first quarter when senior Creed Carter hit consecutive three-pointers to give the Bison a 6-5 lead with 4:04 left in the first. The Bison kept pace with the Panthers and led 8-7 following a basket by Donaven Hayes with 3:37 left and a three-point play by Garrett Measles. Bigelow led 13-12 after one quarter. The Panthers outscored Carlisle 10-3 in the sec-
ond quarter to lead 23-15 at halftime. Monte Eddings scored all of the Bison’s points in the second eight-minute period. Eddings opened the second half with a threepointer to make the score 23-18. The Panthers scored eight consecutive points to lead 31-18 with 4:12 left in the third quarter. Carlisle’s Kamryn Taylor ended the run with a free throw with 3:48 left. Carter hit another three-pointer to make the score 21-22. That would be as close as the Bison would get the remainder of the game. Eddings led the Bison with 11 points. Creed Carter had nine. Measles and Hayes had four points each. Will Carter scored two while Taylor had one.
Keithlin Brown and Kennan Hobbs led Bigelow with 12 points each. The Bison also lost to Poyen 60-32 last week. Carlisle trailed 9-4 after one quarter and 24-16 at halftime. The Bison trailed to keep it close in the third quarter, being outscored 19-13. The difference in the game was the fourth quarter. The Indians outscored the Bison 17-3. Creed Carter led the Bison with eight points. Measles had six. Will Carter had five. Scoring four each were Taylor and Ben Orton. Xavier Contreras had two. Hitting a single free throw were Hayes, Eddings and Gage Parker.
Hornets and Lady Hornets fall to Maumelle and Poyen By Mark Buffalo The Hazen Hornets and Lady Hornets played Maumelle Charter and Poyen last week. The Hornets had two of their better games of the season but came up short twice. Maumelle Charter beat Hazen 48-46 and Poyen beat the Hornets 51-44. Against Maumelle Charter, Hazen scored seven first-quarter points, 16 in the second, 13 in the third and 10 in the fourth. Rasheed Mills led Hazen with 12 points. D’varie Emerson had 11. Eric Cohen scored 10. Deangelo Buchanan had six. Malik Larkin had
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three. Easton Glover and Donavan Harris had two points each. In the loss to Poyen, Hazen trailed 10-4 after one quarter and 21-15 at halftime. Buchanan led Hazen with 20 points. Larkin had 10. Austin Duck and Cohen had four points each. Jemerson had three. Harris had one. The Lady Hornets played their best game of the season but lost to Maumelle Charter 38-33. They also fell to Poyen 47-19. In the loss to Maumelle, Hazen scored scored two
in the first quarter, eight in the second quarter and nine in the third quarter. Kristen Curlett led Hazen with 12 points. Faith Hussey had seven. Kaitlin Tosh had four. Beyonce Pargo and Trelby Gipson had three points each. Rhasheena Carter and Mychayla Harris had two points each. In the loss to Poyen, Mary Katherine Perry led Hazen with six points. Hussey had four. Scoring two each were Laney Shultz, Morgan Tosh and Gipson. Carter added a free throw.
The Carlisle Lady Bison had a tough week, going 0-2 in home games against Poyen and Bigelow. The Lady Indians beat the Lady Bison 54-46 while the Lady Panthers beat Carlisle 65-52. Carlisle is now 9-9 overall and 5-3 in 2A-5 South action, which is good enough for third place behind Bigelow at 8-0 and Poyen at 6-1. Against Poyen, Carlisle got off to a quick start, leading 4-0 with 6:12 left in the first quarter. DeShaye Ricks hit two free throws and Shelby Jo Hancock hit a jumper in the lane. Posen then scored the game’s next 13 points to lead 13-4 with 6:08 left in the first half. Carlisle finally got off the snide when Hancock hit a basket with 5:27 left in the half. The Lady Bison went more than 8 minutes without scoring. Posen led 20-13 at halftime and 25-16 with 6:04 left in the third quarter. The Lady Bison came alive, scoring seven in a row to pull within two at 25-23 with 3:02 left in the third quarter. Ricks hit two free throws. Hancock hit a short jumper and Leigh Ann Wolfe hit a three-pointer to account for the run. Poyen scored 10 consecutive points to take control of the game.
Carlisle senior DeShaye Ricks scored 44 points in two games last week to lead the Lady Bison. Carlisle made a run late in the fourth quarter, cutting the deficit to 50-46 following a basket by Ricks with 1:50 left. However, the Lady Bison did not score again as Poyen made enough plays to get the win. Ricks led Carlisle with 24 points. Hancock had 11. Wolfe added eight. Hailey Thrift had two
while Cate Parker added a free throw. In the loss to Bigelow, Carlisle trailed 12-11 after one quarter and 3521 at halftime. Ricks led Carlisle with 20 points. Hancock had 13. Thrift added eight. Wolfe scored five. Parker and Audrey Fortner had three points each.
Hazen Elementary School announces honor rolls
2nd Grade: Xavier Butler, Mason Cameron, Harper Cook*, Braydon Davies, Jacob Geisler, Payton Glover, Ryan Ham, Ariel Hamilton, Twylla Harsson*, Kylie Heinmiller, Pierce H e n d e r s o n * , Luna Horton*, Gabreilla Jenkins, Austin Kee*, JaCoby King, Addysynne Leach, Trace Martin*, Abigail Owens*, Ta’Marion Pinkney, Lillian Sayger*, Ta’Kyren Strong, Jacob Swink*, Makenzie Taylor*, Skylar Uekman, Keaton Weems, Bently White, Lydia Zeferjohn
Kayleigh Linder, Peyton Lisko*, Nevaeh Metcalf*, Braxton Mills, Kaiden Mills-Dixon, Kami Perry*, Landon Spradlin 4th Grade: Zoey Barnhill, Reece Cash, Andrew Davenport, Riley Glasgow, Madison Graham*, Makaela Guenther*, Weston Hare*, Chloe Hinshaw, Emma Hollis, Khloe Isbell, Jacob Kitchens, Ethan Lindsey, Kaden Loudermilk, Avion Maxwell-Mertens, Makenzi May, Rileigh McIntosh, Jaylon Mullins, Makenzi Owens, Akariaha Petty, Taylor Reynolds, Bella Roberts*, Paycen Seeley, Kenedy Self, John Simmons*, Chloe Smith*, Crystal Smith, Justis Smith
3rd Grade: Addie Carroll*, Matthew Essex*, Pierson Gaskin*, Xachary George*, Ryan Gladish*, Callie Gray*, Ryder Greenwalt, Dalton Jones,
5th Grade Dru Alberson, Kiona Anderson*, Jase Arnett, Jaelynne Barnhill, Michael Bowman*, Cayden Calvert*, Peyton Cole, Ryleigh Cook*,
Hazen Elementary School has announced its second nine weeks’ honor roll students. They are:
Kadence Fegley*, Landyn George, Isabelle Gray*, Charles Hart, Rayna Hester, Christian Hune, Graylie Lawless, Hannah Linder*, Nathan Maronay, Destiny Martin*, Kylee McElroy*, Kiersten Shatzer, Jase Simmons*, Bailey Sims*, Shelby Smith, Luke Snider, Kennidi Swanigan, Jalynn Thomas*, Allisyn Threlkeld, Alyssa Tiner*, Skylar Walker*, Kadence Weems*, Hailey Wiggins, Cheyenne Yarbrough* 6th Grade Peyton Anderson, Kaitlyn Barbee*, Alantis Blancett, Matthew Bokker, Wesley Clifton, Chase Heinmiller, Tyreke Kendrick, Eli Kitchens, Peyton Kocourek, Ethan Lisko, Emily Mills, Allyson Mooney, Sophie Raper*, Maci Sickel, Dylan Skarda*, Cameron Smith, Jasmine Smith, London Smith, Brody Swaim *Donotes ALL A’s.
Notice of Application Notice of Application For NPDES Permit AR0022225 Under the provisions of Act 163 of the 1993 Arkansas Legislature, this is to give notice the Department of Energy and Environment Division of Environmental Quality Office of Water Quality has received a renewal application on January 10, 2020, for an NPDES Permit No. AR0022225 from the following facility: City of Des Arc P.O. Box 389 Des Arc, AR 72040 The
application
has
been deemed administratively complete and is undergoing technical review by the Office of Water Quality for compliance with State and Federal regulations. The facility under consideration is located as follows: 1500 ft east of Highway 323, Des Arc, in Prairie County, Arkansas. Interested persons desiring to request a public hearing on the application may do so in writing. The Division shall have the discretion to decide whether to hold a public hearing, unless otherwise required by law or regulation. If a hearing is scheduled, adequate public notice will be given in
this newspaper. All requests shall be submitted in writing and must include the reasons for the necessity of a public hearing. All requests should be received by ADEQ within 10 business days of the date of this notice and should be submitted to: Terry Liu, P.E. Department of Energy and Environment Division of Environmental Quality Office of Water Quality, NPDES Permits Branch 5301 Northshore Drive North Little Rock, AR 72118-5317 Telephone: (501) 6820622
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