November 16, 2022

the new Prairie County Judge, defeating Dewayne Chappell. Judy Hinson will represent District 3 on the Quorum Court. Roger Scott will be the new Des Arc Mayor, and Keith Knupp will fill Position 1 on the Des Arc Council. Pam Del Giorno and Marie Flanagan will be on the DeValls Bluff City Council, and Freddie Rogers held on to his position on the Hazen School District School Board. The requested millage increase for the Hazen School District was voted down mostly by citizens voting outside of the city of Hazen. In Carlisle, Ray Glover will remain the Mayor of the city, and Mary Eddelman defeated Robert Barnes for the seat vacated by Mike Walker. Walker had to leave the council position to run for mayor. Below left are pictured voting sites in (from the top) Carlisle, DeValls Bluff, and Hazen. The bottom picture is of signs in Carlisle.

First time voter...

Election worker Brenda Hoover assists newly registered voter Kelsey Kinard get ready to vote in her first election. Congrats to Kelsey for doing her civic duty. (Gaylon Hale photo.)

Debra Ann BurtonBrockman

Debra Ann BurtonBrockman, 65 of Hazen, passed away on Monday October 24, at Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock.

Debra was born August 23, 1957 in Stuttgart, Arkansas to Samuel Burton and Mary Elizabeth WalkerBurton.

Debra was a member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in DeValls Bluff for more than 15 years, where she was a faithful member and sang in the church choir.

Debra received her formal education from the Hazen Public School in Hazen, Arkansas. She was a 1975 graduate of Hazen High School.

Debra was a former employee of Area Agency on Aging in Hazen, Walmart of Stuttgart and Riceland Foods of Stuttgart.

Her parents: Samuel Burton and Mary E. Burton; and a brother Willie Metcalf all preceded Debra in death.

Survivors are: her husband William “Bill” Brockman of Hazen, AR; two sons: Roosevelt Burton of Little Rock, AR; and Antwan Howard of Heber Springs, AR; two daughters: Patricia (Mike) Mosby of Hazen, AR; and Yolanda Burton of Helena/West Helena, AR; eleven grandchildren and eight grandchildren; extended family: Whitney (Dennis) Freeman of Lamar, AR; Jacory Brockman and William Brockman Jr. both of Clarksville, AR; six brothers: Sammie Joe Burton Sr. and George Burton both of Hazen, AR; Leonard (Shirley) Burton of Lexa, AR; Milton Ray Burton of Blytheville, AR; Robert (Sandra) Burton of Seattle, WA; and James Edward Metcalf of Muncie, IN; four sisters: Mary Ann

Gregory and Kathy (Cleveland) Gilliam both of Hazen, AR; Rita Bracy (Samuel) Beckless of Beebe, AR; and Delilah Burton of Jacksonville, AR; special brother Carnell Owens of Carlisle, AR; two special friends: Richard Watson of Biscoe, AR and Regina Hall of Hazen, AR; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, November 12, at 10 AM at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 456 East Walnut Street in DeValls Bluff with Reverend Tony Haskins officiating. Interment took place at Oakland Cemetery in DeValls Bluff. Masks are encouraged for those who plan on attending!

Pallbearers were: Milton Burton Jr., Edward Mosby, Paul Thomas, Darius Mosby, Markiston Burton and Remmelo Burton.

Hazen Elementary Honor Roll

The following students have been placed on the the 1st Nine Weeks Honor Roll at Hazen Elementary School.

2nd Grade: Makai Allen*, Sebastian Atkins, Leila Bokker, Garlyn Cortez*, David Duval, Erika Flores, Matthew Goldfarb, Ja’Niyah Graydon, Wesley King*, Benson Leach, Brady Paul Lisko, Ja’Lyiah McDaniel, Gannon Murphy, Ja’Marlin Penn, Addison Perry, Hudson Prine, Trapper Prislovsky, Creed Reynolds, Chase

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Skinner, Dawson Smith*, Ma’Kenleigh Swanigan, Kloe Williams.

3rd Grade: Liam Bowman*, Austin Carpenter, Ella Carroll*, Adrienne Douglas, Makale Eddy, Christopher Essex, Wyatt Flatness*, Noah Hare, Tyler Hollander, Harmoni Humbert, Madelyn Lindsey, Dalton Marks, Kaleb Moore, Aaryn Owens*, London Raper*, Archer Skarda*, Scarlett Snider, Jaleah Sullivan*, Kagan Swift, Cameron Taylor*, Braxton Tosh, Abbygail Vick.*

4th Grade: Beckett Adams, Storm Antilley, Gabrielle Ballard, Mason Beatty, Kinlee Boothe, Dierks Calvert, Layne Cooper*, Jaicee Dolphin, Ella Duval, Olivia Edge*, William Hickman, Bentley Hodges, Vince King, Lily Lisko*, McKinley Owens, Lane Petty*, Bella Raper*, Cameron Seely*, Eden Sims*, Cache Skarda*, Jaycee Thomas, Wyatt Tiner.

5th Grade: Heaven Brooks-Neal, Harper Cook*, Braydon Davies, Jacob Geisler, Bayleigh Gerety, Payton Glover, Pierce Henderson*, Luna Horton*, Austin Kee*, Addysynne Leach, Trace Martin, Wyatt McMullen*, Abigail Owens*, Lillian Sayger*, Jacob Swink*, Makenzie Taylor*, Keaton Weems, Rayne Wilson, Lydia Zeferjohn.*

6th Grade: Abby Blagg, Gavin Boland*, Brandon Bullocks, Olivia Bumpus*, Trevor Bush, Addie Carroll*, Alex Carter, Jessica Cessor, Mathew Essex*, Xachary George*, Ryan Gladish, Calle Gray*, Ryder Greenwalt, Dalton Jones, Jordan Kelly, Kayleigh Linder*, Peyton Lisko, Nevaeh Metcalf*, Braxton Mills, Kaiden Mills-Dixon, Elan Moore, Ja’Braylen Penn, Kami Perry*, Isaac Sickel, Harley Tiner, Michael Wright.*

*Denotes all A’s

DVB Council approves grant applications for water/sewer

By Lisa Mills

At the DeValls Bluff City Council meeting on November 10th, Mayor Darlene Connor presented an update from Engineer David Hilsdon. The report showed a breakdown of the funds that have been applied for to repair and replace the water and sewer system. The total funding requested is $9,203,031.

Hilsdon applied for seven different projects instead of one application for all projects so that if one is not approved others may be.

Mayor Connor reported that Attorney Mike Stuart has sent a letter to the owners of the Robinson building

requesting that they attend the December council meeting to give an update on their progress and plans for moving forward. If they do not attend the meeting or give acceptable plans and deadlines, the council will make a decision about moving forward with action to condemn the building.

Police Chief Jeremy Murphy began his report by thanking everyone who helped make the fall festival a huge success. Murphy reported 2 traffic citations, normal service calls and citizen contacts. He said he is continuing to work on an ongoing felony investigation. Murphy stated

he will be out of town, but he has made the Sheriff’s Department aware of his absence, and they have assured him they will be available to respond to any needs the DeValls Bluff citizens may have.

Mayor Connor expressed gratitude to everyone who volunteered and donated to make the fall festival happen. It was a big success and everyone seemed to enjoy it.

Attending the meeting were Mayor Darlene Connor and council members Richard Henry, Raymond Watson, Carol Griffin, Marie Flanagan, Lalisa Wright and Alice Metcalf.

Grand Prairie Quilt Society meets

By Marsha Heien

The Grand Prairie Quilt Society met November 9, 2022 at the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall, Stuttgart, with 8 members present. Glenda opened the meeting with the Thought for the Day, "Quilting is the answer; it doesn't matter what the question is." The October minutes and treasurer's report were given.

Happy Birthday greetings were extended to Maeola, Happy Birthday, Maeola! Members were reminded to bring dry beans for the ICCM Food Bank. Everyone also greeted Betty with hugs of welcome after a long absence.

Plans were finalized for the Christmas party on December 14 on our regular meeting day. We will meet at 10:00, have a short business meeting followed by the Round Robin game. Everyone who wants to play needs to bring 5 small things. After the game we will have a potluck lunch followed by visiting, sharing proj-

ects, and making plans for the New Year.

Show and Share: Marsha showed several pillows she made for Arkansas Childrens Hospital. Glenda had an "Around the Square" quilt. Kay showed her needlepoint.

After the business session everyone dived into their lunch bags for a well-deserved break. It's so nice to enjoy a time together again. After our tummies were full and the cookies had

been passed, everyone got down to work on their projects. Shelley stuffed pillows for ACH; Kay needlepointed; Marsha sewed pillows; Winnie ironed and assembled her strip quilt blocks; and Betty and Glenda embroidered on their dish towel and teddy bear respectively. Our next meeting will be December 14, 2022 for our Christmas party and potluck. Bring a dish to share and come join us.

Shelley stuffing pillows for Arkansas Children's Hospital.

Glenda and her "Around the Square" quilt Hwy.

70 Smackdown trophy goes to Hazen Hornets...

Luke King and Loy Kee show off the Highway 70 Smackdown trophy created by Cody Snider of Hazen. The trophy goes to the winner of the Carlisle/Hazen football game each year.

By Deborah Madar

Carlisle City Council has referred to Barbara Phillips and Debbie Madar as “The Christmas Ladies!” They presented a Christmas idea to the City Council in December of 2021 and made it happen.

The Christmas Ladies saw a need for updated Christmas decorations for down town Carlisle. It has been a twelve month process and the Community has been very generous with their donations. This was not have been possible without their help.

A very special thank you goes out to Coach Shock and his CHS Industrial Ed class for making the beautiful Christmas trees you see on the poles. A special thank you to Crystal Cottner. Thank you to Kyle Moorey for the use of his building and to all the volunteers, Connie Eads Morton, Snady Kelly, Mary Eddelman,

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and Tyler Rash worked very hard without any complaints. We would like to continue this tradition in the years to come and expand it each year. In order for this to happen we will need support and monetary donations

for 2023. Our vision for 2023 is to light up Rock Island Park, andy questions or donations, Mail to 115 South Court Street.

Be sure to drive by Kyle’s Place formerly (The Big Tease) across from Cadence Bank, There is a big display of

the snow village from the collection of the late Addie Petrus. Jeff and Amy Pinto have aquired this village and wanted to share it with the Community.

The plan is to light up Carlisle with Christmas in the air at 5:00 p.m. November 17.

Prairie County Election Commission Notification

Voters wishing to cast an early voting ballot may do so beginning on November 29, 2022. Hours will be from 8 AM until 4:30 PM at the Des Arc Courthouse. Early voting will end on Monday, December 5, 2022 at 4:30 PM.

Early Voting and Absentee Ballot tabulation will begin at 4 PM in the County Clerk’s office at the Des Arc Courthouse on December 6, 2022.

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Hazen High School Sophomore and Choir member

Hope Seeber performed the National Anthem at the FBLA District 5 Fall Conference. Hope submitted an audition file and was the vocalist selected from the 11 counties that submitted auditions.

Eagles advance to second round with rout of Rattlers

By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor

The Des Arc Eagles took care of business early, beating the Magazine Rattlers 46-6 in the first round of the Class 2A state playoffs Friday at HinsonRollins Field.

With the win, Des Arc will face Mount Ida in the second round this Friday in Des Arc.

In the win over Magazine, the Eagles led 40-6 at halftime.

Trevion Reed led Des Arc with 122 yards rushing and three touchdowns on five carries. Jack Kearby had

32 yards rushing and a touchdown and two twopoint converisons.

Daviyon Bell had 70 rushing yards, a touchdown and a two-point conversion. Cache

Flanagan had 38 yards and a two-point conversion. Brady Boudreaux had 77 yards rushing, a touchdown and a twopoint conversion.

Defensively, the Eagles created five turnovers.

Ross Ingle recovered two fumbles. Getting interceptions were Kearby, Walker Harris and Ty Tallent.

“We were just taking care of business,” Des

Arc coach Brandon Barbaree said. “They [Magazine] was playing in the playoffs just like everyone else. We wanted to play our best.

Early on, we did. We got a little sloppy at the end.”

Mount Ida is 8-2 after beating Episcopal Collegiate 40-13 in the first round of the playoffs.

“They are very similar to us,” Barbaree said. “They run the ball and try to maintain the clock, try to ground and pound. It may be the shortest football game in the state this week.”

Bison rally to beat Mineral Springs in first round playoff

Number one Hornets score early, often in beating Poyen

By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor

The top-ranked Hazen Hornets scored early and often in beating Poyen 48-8 on Friday at Hornet Field in the first round of the Class 2A state playoffs..

With the win, Hazen improves to 10-0 and will face Marked Tree in the quarterfinal found of the playoffs this Friday. Hazen scored touchdowns on its first two offensive plays. Braylan Anderson scored on runs of 38 and 55 yards. He also scored the Hornets’ third touchdown on a 21-yard run.

Quarterback Luke King scored on runs of 5 and 46 yards. He also threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Justin Schlenker. Kolton Tosh also scored on a fiveyard run.

King completed 12 of 16 passes for 162 yards. Anderson rushed for 139 yards on 11 carries. Tosh caught five passes for 61 yards. Schlenker touched the ball four times for 105 total yards.

Tosh led Hazen with nine tackles. Collin See had eight.

“It was a good win,” Hazen coach Joe Besancon said. “We jumped out on them pretty quickly. We did what I feel like we can do and what we’re supposed to do. It gets a lot tougher now.”

Marked Tree was the third seed from the 2A2 conference. The

Indians beat Conway Christian, the second seed from the 2A-1 last Friday. In fact, every team from the 2A-2 won their playoff games, including Earle, Des Arc

and East Poinsett County. Three of the four teams from the 2A4 won their games, including Hazen, Carlisle and England.

“The conference with Des Arc must be pretty good,” Besancon said.

“They swept the first round. I wasn’t real shocked with Earle beating Bigelow. I think the playoffs are wide open.”

Besancon said Marked Tree will present his team some problems in the second round.

They’ve got a ton of skill guys,” he said. “They’ve got good size up front. They’ve got a lot of speed. They mixed it up pretty good. They keep it pretty balanced.”

(Editor’s note: Tickets for all playoff games must be purchased online from AAA.

By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor

The No. 2 Carlisle Bison rallied from two scores down in the second half to beat Mineral Springs 32-28 in the first round of the Class 2A state playoffs at Fred C. Hardke Field.

With the win, Carlisle will host Earle in the second round this Friday. The Bulldogs beat Bigelow in their first-round game.

In Friday’s win over Mineral Springs, Carlisle trailed 28-16 in the fourth quarter following a 62-yard run by Katrevion Thomas with about eight minutes left in the game.

Carlisle responded when Jason Sullivan scored on a seven-yard run. Holden Jones added the two-point conversion to pull the Bison to within four at 28-24.

The Bison took their first lead of the game with less than two minutes remaining when Sullivan scored on a short run, then added the two-point conversion to make the score 32-28.

“I was proud of them for hanging in there and battling back,” Carlisle coach Caleb Shock said.

“In the first half, Mineral did a good job of executing their stuff and was able to get up on us early. I was proud of our kids being able to come in at halftime and

being able to listen to some tough things that they got told, make some corrections after halftime. Them doing that says a lot about their character and their ability to be able to take coaching and make adjustments and play differently in the second half.”

The score was tied 8-8 after one quarter. The Hornets scored first then Jones scored on a one-yard run. Sullivan added the two-point conversion.

Mineral Springs scored two touchdowns in the second quarter to lead 22-8 at halftime.

Carlisle scored the only touchdown of the third quarter on a five-yard

run by Cory Linz. Sullivan added the twopoint conversion.

Sullivan finished with 151 yards rushing on 24 carries. Jones had 41 yards on 12 carries. He also completed 2 of 4 passes for 12 yards.

David Hayes and Gabe Boyle each caught a pass.

Friday’s game against Earle kicks off at 7 p.m. at Fred C. Hardke Field.

“Like Mineral Springs, Earle is bigger than us and is faster than us,” Shock said. “I think we’ve got guys who play really hard and try to make up for the measurables with some immeasurables. That is something we’ll have to do on Friday to win.”

Ruth Corley honored...

The Des Arc Eagles enter the field prior to their game with Magazine in the first round of the Class 2A state playoffs on Friday. (Amanda Smith photo.)

The Hornets continue their winning streak by soundly defeating Poyen last Friday night. (Ruth Corley photo.)

The Carlisle Bison defense makes a stop against Mineral Springs during the first round of the Class 2A state playoffs Friday at Fred C. Hardke Field.

The Herald’s intrepid photographer, Ruth Corley, was honored with a basket of gifts for her hard work covering Hornet sports and other events. Presenting the gift are HHS Juniors Kaycie Seely and Adrianna Reynolds.

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Locals celebrate together with class reunions

Former graduates of Des Arc and Hazen High Schools recently came to together to reminisce about the “old days” and show pictures of loved ones. The Des Arc classes met at the Sno-White Dairy Bar on Saturday afternoon, October 22, 2022.

The Des Arc High School Class of 1972 is pictured at the top. Next on the left is the DAHS Class of 1970, and below that is the DAHS Class of 1971.

Thanks to Deborah Carpenter for the Des Arc pictures.

Hazen High School Class of 1972 met at Murry’s Restaurant. Also attending was Jane Ferguson, their former teacher. (Not pictured are Betty Smith and Rose Mitchell.They slipped out before the picture. Loy Kee is also missing because he was watching the Hornets defeat another opponent at Hornet Field.)