June 7, 2023 edition

Tuesday June 6 Prairie County Master Gardeners’ meeting Fairgrounds Noon

Thursday June 8 DeValls Bluff City Council meeting 6:00 p.m. City Hall

Friday June 9 Carlisle Public Library Storytime-10:30 Sack Lunch Pick-up 11:00 a.m.-Noon

Monday June 12 Biscoe EHC meeting 10:00 a.m. Biscoe Baptist Church

Hazen First Methodist Church Blood Drive 3:00-6:00 pm

Tuesday June 13 Altheimers Caregiver Group Hazen Senior Center 10:00 a.m.

Hazen Fishing Derby summertime kickoff...

Young fishermen sat and stood along the shoreline of Mammoth Pond on Saturday, June 3 to catch fish and win prizes at the City of Hazen annual Fishing Derby. The local policemen cooked hot dogs for the hungry crowd while the Hazen city employees handed out the food. Over 100 people registered to participate in the event which lasted from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Every child received a prize, and larger prizes were given to kids who caught tagged fish. The pond was stocked prior to the derby by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Turn to page six to see more pictures of local and some not so local junior fishermen.

City of Carlisle hires new treasurer

By Debbye Harrison

The Carlisle City Council held a called meeting May 22 to accept the resignation of Trudy Drye as City Treasurer. She resigned her position verbally and in a text message to Mayor Glover but said that she would not submit a letter of resignation.

A motion was made by Kevin Kegley and seconded by Mary Edellman to accept her

verbal resignation. The motion passed 5-0. Larry Flynn was absent.

A proposal to purchase a new software program CSA Software Solution (CenterPoint) which had been proposed and passed earlier was once again passed by a vote of 5-0. This program will provide 24 months of service and assistance to enable the city to get its books up to date.

The motion was passed to remove Trudy Drye

from all financial records of the city including the bank accounts and to hire Sissy Drye as interim City Treasurer.

Drye is currently the elected City Clerk.

A second called meeting was held May 23 to approve the minutes of May 22 to make that motion official for Cadence Bank to remove Trudy Drye and put Sissy Drye on as the interim City Treasurer.

Win k ows k i ele c te d S tate Rep at Boys S tate

Former Hazen quarterback Luke King is pictured with Coach Mike McCain after Arkansas beat Texas to win the FCA All-Star Game last

K in g na m e d MVP of F C A

A ll -S tar g a m e in T e x ar k ana

By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor

Former Hazen Hornets quarterback Luke King participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star football game in Texarkana, Texas, last week. Arkansas beat Texas 25-24 in the game. King was named the offensive most valuable player of the game.

“I was selected based on character, success on the football field and involvement in FCA,” King said. “It was fun to get back on the field and to play with some elite athletes.”

King, who was named the Hooten’s Arkansas

Football Magazine player of the year, led the Hornets to a 13-0 record, winning the Class 2A state championship, beating rival Carlisle in the title game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock last December.

King will also be playing in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game later this month at UCA.

As of now, King said he will be attending Phillips County Community CollegeUniversity of Arkansas in Stuttgart and not will not play football on the collegiate level.

L o c al c olle g e stu d ents

g ra d uate , m a k e D eans ’ L ists

SAU Tech is proud to announce the academic achievement of Michael Thigpen from Hazen (72064). Michael earned a/an Certificate of Proficiency in Computer Programming in academic year 2022-2023.

Caroline Morton of Des Arc is one of more than 600 students who received diplomas and were recognized as Harding University graduates for Spring 2023 during a commencement ceremony on

May 6, 2023. She was also named to the Dean’s List for the semester.

Leigh Garth of Des Arc, a Senior, studying elementary education was also named to Harding’s Dean’s List.

Angela Hoover, the granddaughter of Barbara and David Hoover, who attended Hazen High School was named to the University of Central Arkansas Dean’s List.

Jonah Winkowski of Des Arc from Des Arc High School was elected as a State Representative for his congressional district at Arkansas Boys State 2023, a summer leadership and civic engagement experience sponsored by the American Legion. Winkowski was elected by his peers during district elections on Tuesday, May 30, as part of the 82nd annual session of Arkansas Boys State, where students build a mock government structure, including eight different congressional districts each with three senators and 10 representatives.

On Wednesday, Winkowski met with Arkansas legislators to learn more about the legislative branch and process. As part of their meeting, Winkowski will join his fellow

Arkansas Boys State senators and representatives in creating mock legislation that they will debate and vote upon at the state capitol on Friday.

Winkowski is one of more than 470 students from throughout the state attending Arkansas Boys State at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. Students are mock citizens in eight different counties and congressional districts, sixteen cities, and two political parties.

Arkansas Boys State is an immersive program in civics education designed for high school juniors. Since 1940, the week-long summer program has transformed the next generation of leaders throughout the state and beyond. These men have become state, national, and international leaders, including Pres. Bill Clinton, for-

mer Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former White House Chiefs of Staff Mack McLarty and Jack Watson Jr., Sen. Tom Cotton, Sen. John Boozman and Arkansas Chief Justice John Dan Kemp. During their week at Arkansas Boys State, delegates are assigned a political party, city, and county. Throughout the week, delegates, from the ground up, administer this mock government as if it were real: they run for office, draft and pass legislation, solve municipal challenges, and engage constituents. By the week's end, the delegates have experienced civic responsibility and engagement firsthand. while making life-long memories and friendsall with our guiding principle that "Democracy Depends on Me."

week in Texarkana, Texas. (Submitted)

Harold H. Williams, Jr.

Harold H. Williams,

Jr., known as Skeeter by friends and family, was born to Harold H. Williams, Sr. and Alice Joy

Richmond

Williams on November

27, 1953 in San Antonio, Texas.

He died on May 24, 2023 in Hazen, Arkansas after a long battle with multiple sclerosis and cancer.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Alice, in 2006 and his father, Harold, in 2017.

He is survived by his brother, Rodney Williams (Lisa) of New Boston, Texas and his two sisters, Babb Williams and Mamie Williams Sickel (Alan), both of Tollville, Arkansas,

plus numerous cousins, nieces and a nephew.

Skeeter was raised in New Boston, Texas and was a 1972 graduate of New Boston High School where he was an outstanding student. He enlisted in the United States Army immediately upon graduating and served for eight years. He lived in South Korea, Germany, and Texas during his military service. After leaving the service, Skeeter settled in San Antonio, Texas, only leaving to briefly work in Seattle, Washington and New York, New York. He was married to Sandra Ozuna Williams from 1986 to 2002. Skeeter was diagnosed with a particularly debilitating form of multiple sclerosis in 2004 that

necessitated his move to a long-term care facility in New Boston, Texas near his brother. He moved to Maple Healthcare in Hazen, Arkansas in 2012 to be near his father and two sisters. Skeeter quickly became a favorite of all the staff and residents there.

Skeeter was a beloved son, brother, cousin, uncle and friend. He was known for his quick sense of humor and his loving and accepting heart. His family would like to say a special thank you to all the staff at Maple Healthcare for their loving and diligent care of him and to everyone who sent their healing prayers to him.

There will be a celebration of life held for Skeeter in New Boston, Texas on August 9th.

Seated (left to right) Teressia Rainey Roberts, Elizabeth. White, Lela Mae Rogers, Arlene Beline. Janet McGregor, and Opal Criber.

Standing middle row: Bill Walters, Linda Luck, Rita Highfill, Sandra Webber, and Margie Speight. Back row: Alan Highfill, Bobby Campbell, Miles Patton, Mickey Graham, Ramona Osborne, Lana Guess, Gary Walters, Dalton Thomas, Mary Grace Smith, Joe Harrison and Carter Harrison. (Debbye Harrison photo.)

Hickor y Plains School reunion

Debbye Harrison

By

The Hickory Plains School Reunion is held yearly every first Saturday in June. The Hickory Plains School had grades 1-9 at its height, but in latter

Cleaning up Des Arc...

A group of citizens, including Mayor Roger Scott, spent some time last month cleaning up the city of Des Arc. The groups cleaned playgrounds and other public use areas. The event was spearheaded by Gail King. (Gail King photos.)

Ha z en Cemeter y D onations

Recent Hazen Cemetery donations are listed below.

In Memory of: Toll, Jeffcoat, Shoop, & Camm Families

By: Rita Grumbles

In Memory of: Loved

Ones

By: Howard & Gail Wallace

In Memory of: Sue

Grady

By: Howard & Gail Wallace

Billy & Nona Gail

Booth

In Memory of: Melba

Stine

By: Howard &; Gail

Wallace

Billy & Nona Gail

Booth

In Memory of: David

Booth

By: Billy & Nona Gail

Booth

In Memory of: Jimmy

Travis King

By: Billy & Nona Gail

Booth

Please remember that the cemetery needs donations to continue the upkeep. The donations have been down lately, but please remember the cemetery when you can. All donations are greatly appreciated and can be mailed to: Hazen Cemetery, P.O. Box 92, Hazen, Ar. 72064

Baptist Health to offer two-part Blood Pressure Management Course at Stuttgart

Library, 2002 S. Buerkle St. in Stuttgart. Participants will receive blood pressure checks, a cholesterol check, training on how to take their blood pressure and tips for managing blood pressure. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, call Baptist Health Community Outreach at (501) 202-1540.

For more information about Baptist Health, visit BaptistHealth.com, call Baptist Health HealthLine at 1888-BAPTIST or download the myBaptistHealth app.

years students attended through the eighth grade then transferred to Des Arc for their 912 grades. The school which had its start in the 1800s closed in the 1960s, and today welcomes home alumni

from communities and states far and around. Attendees met in the Hickory Plains United Methodist Church and enjoyed classmate Carter Harrison's (King Kat) catfish and chicken meal.

LITTLE ROCK – As soon as the 2023 legislative session adjourned, the Senate and House Committees on Education began work on school funding in preparation for the 2025 session.

Every two years the committees issue an adequacy report that sets a level of state funding of public schools that will comply with the state Constitution and state Supreme Court orders in school funding cases.

The adequacy report issued by the Education Committees are the starting point for the entire legislature’s financial decisions on school funding. The committees determine funding levels for numerous categories of education expenditures, such as teacher and principal salaries, ratios of teachers to students, health insurance and other benefits, transportation and instructional materials.

Those categories are set

out in a matrix. The bottom line of the matrix is the total foundation funding per student. This year it is $7,413 per student.

In addition to foundation funding there are a few categories of extra funding, also calculated on a per student basis. For example, school districts receive an additional $366 for each student who does not speak English as their native language. Districts get bonus funding if they have high percentages of students from low-income families. There is a category in the funding matrix for special education teachers. There is another funding category for schools that have an above-average number of special education students.

The Senate and House Education Committees will begin in earnest preparing an adequacy report in January of

2024. It will take much of 2024 to finalize, and will be the basis for the funding matrix approved by legislators during the 2025 regular session.

In October the committees will examine different funding models, such as the one used in Tennessee and models developed by the Education Commission of the States.

The chair of the Senate Education Committee said that she expected no big decisions to be made, but it would be helpful for Arkansas legislators to know about the funding models in other states.

During the 2023 session, the House of Representatives passed HB 1689 to change the school funding act. However, it failed in the Senate by a vote of 12-to14. Supporters of the bill said that the current funding model may be outdated, and that small schools are not receiving enough state aid. The major elements of the current model are about 20 years old and were approved by the legislature in response to state Supreme Court rulings in the Lake View school funding case.

Lake View was a small, rural district in eastern Arkansas that sued the state over school funding. It went through the courts for ten years, and Lake View won. It was a landmark case that made clear it is a constitutional mandate for the state to provide an adequate and equitable education for every child in Arkansas. The legislature has the constitutional duty to appropriate state funds, so ultimately it is the duty of legislators to ensure that the state complies with the Constitution and with state Supreme Court orders in the Lake View case.

A civil servant is a person who works for the good of his or her community, county, or country at the behest of the members of that constituency. Let me start off by saying that this column might ring as naive to some of you before it is over, but I assure you that I am not. I simply believe that the ideals of being ethically and morally honorable are good things that should not be dismissed. For the sake of brevity and sanity, I will forego talking about national civil servants, gentle readers, and focus on the ones you and I might run into at our local grocery stores.

Local civil servants such as aldermen, justices, mayors, treasurers, etc. are everyday working people who (in theory) wish to make their cities and counties better and more comfortable places to live and work. They try to handle various troubles that arise with this great experiment known as civilization; like holes in the roads, water-treatment facilities, jails (for some of the more excitable), and other such community ventures. No matter the make up of their personal political leanings, good civil servants go about the work looking for the best ways to help the most people and address problems. They are people, so they often disagree on how to do these things, but as a whole they are looking for a common good.

A civil servant is not a person who goes into the job as a way to gain power, influence, or enrich themselves. That is not being a servant or civil.

It is true that elected officials have power over their communities, but it is a temporary power and one that has been entrusted to them by

those who do not have the time or inclination to serve themselves.

Local governance should be a labor of love, not an opportunity for gain.

Unfortunately, those ideas get cloudy when less scrupulous opportunities are rationalized into reality by those who see service as a job and not an honor. If you are in city or county government you have made the choice to be a servant. It is meant to be a sacrifice.

When hubris and selfimportance begins to inform decisions rather than doing the best you can with the resources available, it becomes easy to turn a once peaceful community into a tenderbox of dissension and distrust. When “Your” opinions, values, wants, or constituents become the only ones that matter, then you have ceased to be a servant. You have forfeited your honor and the sacred trust of the people in lieu of some temporary windfall, be it personal, political, or profitable.

Real civil servants make mistakes. They use their judgement in an attempt to do what they think is right, and sometimes that judge-

ment is flawed.

Those mistakes can be forgiven. Charlatans, however, pose as servants while looking for ways to relieve the citizenry of their loose change. If you are in government for power or profit, you are a fraud and should be disposed of in the manner of a dirty diaper and for much the same reason.

If you would like to comment or talk to me about anything, please email me at thatbradowguy@gmail.com. Please consider becoming an organ donor. It’s simple. It’s easy. It might be the last gift you give to the world.

Bison have good spring under first-year coach

By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor

The Carlisle Bison football team was able to get all 10 of its full-pad spring practices finished before the end of school under new coach Gary Wilson.

Wilson replaced Caleb Shock, who resigned following the 2022 season in which the Bison finished as the Class 2A state runners-up.

“We got the full 10 in and feel really good about what we did in the spring,” Wilson said.

The Bison had 25 players on its spring roster.

“We lost two kids who moved,” Wilson said, referring to two players who had a tragedy in

their family.

“Offensively, we’ve changed some things,” Wilson said. “We’re going to be in the spread. We’ve got some trips formations. We’ve done some empty backfield and things like that. We’re going to be doing a lot of reads with our quarterback. We feel good about what we’ve got back there.”

Returning at quarterback is two-year starter Holden Jones. Backing him up is junior Lawson Petrus.

“We’ll have packages for Lawson,” Wilson said. “Lawson has really come along. He now owns the clean lift record for his weight class all time at

HHS Honor Society...

Carlisle. Lawson lifted 220 pounds and he weighs 142 pounds.”

Wilson said his team is throwing the ball a lot more after losing the state’s most prolific touchdown scoring player in Jason Sullivan, who set a state record with 45 touchdowns during the 2022 season.

“We’re going to have to be able to throw it,” Wilson said. “We feel great about the guys we have at receiver. We’re pretty loaded at the skill spots. We’re making it a huge point of emphasis to throw the ball.”

The Bison open the season Aug. 25 at home against PalestineWheatley.

Bison star to play in all-star ga m e

By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor Carlisle Bison all-state baseball player

Zach Busick will represent his school in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association AllStar Games on June 23 at Bear Stadium at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. The doubleheader starts at 4 p.m. Busick, who signed as a pitcher for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, transferred to Carlisle prior to his junior season after it was determined that England would not be able to field a team.

“It was very important,” he said. “If I was to stay at England and

not make the move, I would’ve lost a year o high school baseball.

Playing for the Bison was great. I’m glad I chose to come to Carlisle over anywhere else. It also helps that the community supports every sport and not one like most small schools.”

Busick said making the all-star game is an honor.

“It’s a huge honor for me to represent my school and showcase my talent with the best in the state,” he said.

Busick led the Bison pitching staff with six wins. He had 78 strikeouts in 34 1/3 innings pitched. He had a 1.48 earned run average.

On offense, Busick hit

.411. He hit a team-high four home runs. He was second on the team with 21 RBIs. He scored a team-high 39 runs. He also led the team in walks with 24 and stolen bases with 16.

Busick said the recruiting process with UALR was easy.

“I talked with Coach [Chris] Curry the summer going into my ninth-grade year and committed soon after,” he said. “I feel like Little Rock is a great place for me. Signing with a D1school has always been a dream of mine. I’m glad I could make it a reality.”

Busick said he plans to major in business management.

Prairie County juror list for May - August

Below are the lists of the Prairie County jurors for the months of May through August. There were no cases held in May.

Northern District Jurors

May – August 2023

Jackie D Baker

Dalton K Baxter

Edward B Bethell

Asiaiyana L Bonds

Elizabeth K Booth

Farren R Bradshaw

Tristan E Brannen

Malinda J Brown

Royce H Brown

Michael S Buck

Alexa E Buckner

Demi L Buckner

Michelle L Bugiel

Mark A Butler

Christopher B Calhoun

Jordan L Calhoun

Bernadette A Chase

Andrew R Childers

Benjamin J Childers

Michael Childers

Jason L Churchwell

I Mari D Conway

Johnny M Cox

Robert Crick

Jeffery C Crisel

Brandon H Curtis

Tamra J Dacus

Chase A Davidson

Bailey E DeVore

Jay S Dietrich

Stephanie D Eades

Amy L Elam

Jerrod A English

Carlee Y Fisher

Ellen R Fisher

Julia S Fisher

Rosanne E Fisher

Joseph D Flanagan

Antonette C Frazier

Malinda J Frederick

Tom Frederick

Bettye L French

Wayne Fulmer

Christopher D Furnell

Melanie L Furnell

Stephen A Garner

Nathan S Gilbraith

Tamera A Goodwin

Jeffery N Hall

Jeffery L Hambrick

Sandra J Hambrick

Nikki A Harper

Angela F Harrell

Sharon R Harvey

Glenn J Hayes Jr.

Caleb A Hill

James H Hitt

Jimmy R Hobson

Kade M Holloway

Ross S Holloway

Zackery E Holloway

Glen E Hourston

Derontreyia J Howard

Debra A Jobe

Mark C Johnson

Prestin T Jones

Allison D Jordan

Katherine J Kendrick

Samantha A Kimbrough

James L King

Reba M Kittler

Russell C Lampkin

Jeffrey D Laxson

Tyler C Lewis

Amber S Long

Lauren C McCary

Aaron B McDonald

Cameron P McDonald

Janice L McFarlin

Tommy A McIntosh

Ricky J McKibben

Reuben McMillen

Hunter S McMullen

Dan A Moore

Stuarty A Morden

Cole S Morton

Jackson D Morton

Kyndal R Morton

Leslie B Newton

Jacie D Nickleson

Paul D Norman Jr.

Otha N Parker

Fatima W. Petty

Robert L Phillips

Tarra D Pickrell

John E Pressgrove

Jake T Reidhar

Jed T Reidhar

David N Rhyne

Leane M Richardson

Daniel P Roberts

Allison S Robinson

Bradley L Robinson

Kenna M Robinson

Darrell D Saul III

Tasha M Shumaker

Austin L Smith

Candace M Smith

Jerry L Stallings

James P Swaim

Candace N Taylor

Jennifer R Thompson

Adrianne M VanHouten

Emily L Vernon

David Wallace

Wendy R Walter

Margie C Walters

Jaden A Washington

Beverly A Waters

Dakota D Whiting

Kent F Whiting

Angel M Whittaker

Matthew R Whittenburg

Lindsey N Widener

Kirsten P Wiggins

Rebecca L Williams

Rylee M Williams

Skylar R Wilson

Charles T Wrigley

Southern District Jurors

May – August 2023

Amber M Adams

Karen D. Adkins

Michael F Alberson

Alana J Anderson

Marlaina D Anderson

Megan N Anderson

Micheal C Anderson

William D Aycock

Kimberly K Barkow

Trisha B Barlow

Tiffany R Barnett

Bryce A Baxter

Jon B Beckwith

Phillip E Bogy III

Carly D Bokker

Stacey Bowman

Paula G Brasko

Darnisha L Brown

Demariae J Buchanan

Paul W Burkes

Kalysia M Burks

Tristan L Bush

Dian Bynum

Patricia A Carpenter

Lindsey B Carrell

James T Chandler Jr

Darrell S Chaperon

Ronald A Chidister

Jeanie D Connor

Lisa A Curlett

Walter E Daniel Jr

William R Davis

Mary E Derden

Trevor A Duck

Samantha L Duell

Michael L Duke

Nancy L Duke

Brandy J Duncan

Marva L Ellenburg

Carroll D Evants

Curtis G Ferguson

Ashley N Fite

Emily N Foot

Kenneth W Foot

Sherry L Free

Roy D Fricker

Verna M Gaddy

David W Gannon

Michael G Geisler

Bert K Greenwalt

Tana B Griffin

Timothy M Guenther

Deana L Hahn

Eddie V Hamilton

Michelle D Harper

Lawrence L Harris

Nathaniel L Harris

Jason R Harrison

Buddy R Hill

Mary A Hill

Charles R Holmes

Vickie L Holmes

Paula Hooks

Dustin C Hopkins

Heather D Horn

Charles I Hutchens

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARKANSAS PROBATE DIVISION

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY D. TATE, DECEASED 59N PR-23-1

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Last Known Address of Decedent: 1503 Pike St., Des Arc, Arkansas 72040

Date of Death: August 28, 2022

The undersigned was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of the above-named Decedent on April 11, 2023. All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, duly 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.

This notice first published this 7th day of June, 2023.

Curtis W Ingle

Matthew G Johnson

Lola J Jones

Scotty L Julian

Richard L Kizzire

Tamara L Lackie

Dana D Larkin

Rex Long

James H Luebker

Christopher T Martinez

Rachel L Massingill

Matthew F McMullen

Shelia J Medlock

Donald W Mills

Dena R Moore

Luke S Morris

Zachary J Mulherin

Jimmy C Munnerlyn

Jeremy A Murphy

Michael R Murphy

Christa C Nall

Donna J Neil

Ernest R Neil

Joyce A Neil

Vanessa L Neil

Tommy R Oliver

Cleofus Penn

Vickie M Penn

David G Priest

Victor L Priest

Jackie C Prince

Michael D Prince

Jacquelyn A Prislovsky

Peggy L Pullium

Gail C Qualls

Marilon J. Rhodes

Kasey G Robnett

Bradley G Rodgers

Michael A Rogers

Jocelyn R Romero-Dawson

Holli N Rowe

Martha J Sanders

Glenda K Saunders

Elizabeth A Schwede

Tanya M Scrimsher

Makayla R Seeber

Brittany L Sickel

Shanna M Simmons

Sheri R Simpson

Lindsey R Skinner

Carla J Smith

Phadra L Smith

Tracy L Smith

Cody S Snider

Alexandria C Sorrows

Ashley A Starling

Bobby M Starr Jr

Matthew A Tenison

Robert M Thigpen

Barbara L Thomas

Christa C Tiner

Gregory A Tober

Jessica M Trujillo

Carol J Vail

Stephanie L VanHouten

Elizabeth M Walton

Fredrick M Walton

Gwendolyn F Washington

Krista D Weems

Tim G Weems Sr

Tanner A White

Zakary Q White

Regina C Wilks

Harold H Williams

Barbara L Wine

Florence E Zornes

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commisson of the City of Hazen Arkansas will hold a public hearing on June 14, 2023 p.m. at City Hall to discuss the following:

Billy Hill is requesting a variance for lot coverage on his property at 207 E. Monroe St. legally described as the east 108 feet of Lot 6, Block 30 Original Town of Hazen.

All interested parties are encouraged to attend. The City Council will meet on their regular scheduled day to hear the planning commission’s recommendation.

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Hazen Arkansas will hold a public hearing on June 14, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at the City Hall to discuss the following:

Parker and Lyndi Kerr are requesting a variance for lot coverage on their property at 1007 E. Crowly St. legally described as Lot 6, Block 2 Grady Addition.

All interested parties are encouraged to attend. The City Council will meet on their regular scheduled day to hear the planning commission’s recommendation.

Carlisle pitcher Zach Busick will be playing in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game on June 23 at Bear Stadium in Conway. (Tiffany Ingle photo)

Hazen High School recently recognized the members of the 2023 National Honor Society in the Hornets’ Nest gymnasium. The ceremony took place just before the 2023 HHS graduation.

Scenes from Hazen’s annual Mammoth Pond fishing derby