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Community Events Calendar Wednesday August 16th 11:30am-2:00pm Friendship Luncheon DVB United Methodist Church Hazen School District Back To School 8:00 am PALC Literacy Meeting 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Thursdays August 24 Adult Bingo Hazen Public Library 12:00pm - 1:00pm Thursday August 24 Commodities distributed at Hazen First United Methodist Church 10:30am - 12:30pm Monday August 28 Hazen School Board Meeting 6:00pm - 7:00pm High School Library Monday September 4 Labor Day Hazen Schools Closed Community events brought to you by Hazen Chamber of Commerce and the

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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Prairie County 4-H H members attend U of A Youth Development Program in Fayetteville More than 500 Arkansas 4-H members from all over the state, who qualified through county and district competitions, assembled at the Fayetteville campus of the University of Arkansas on July 25-27 for one of the biggest gatherings of 4-Her’s in the state. The 4-H Youth Development program is operated by the Cooperative Extension Service, part of the Division of Agriculture.

The delegates arrived Tuesday and took part in an opening assembly featuring Miss America, Savvy Shields, and motivational speaker Fred Grooms, before enjoying County Night Out at Lokomotion. Competitions were then held on Wednesday and

Thursday August 17 Hazen City Council Meeting City Hall 6:00pm - 7:00pm GFWC Meeting Murry’s Restaurant Hazen 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Hazen/DeValls Bluff, Prairie County, Arkansas

Aleigha Smith Thursday. To compete, delegates had to place in the top six at their District O-Ramas.

This year three of our senior 4-H members were

Sarah Beth Toll is shown here receiving the Raymond C. Cox Scholarship eligible to compete in their respective competitions at State O-Rama.

Aleigha Smith received 2nd Place in Illustrated Talks Consumer Economics and Sara Beth Toll received 4th place in Fashion Review. Angela Hoover participated in Performing Arts Vocal.

In addition to competitive events, there are also various workshops and events that those delegates can do, such as, archeology, leadership, vet science, fashion show production, Zumba, and various campus tours.

Community service is also an important component of State O-Rama. 4H’ers not competing in an event participated in service projects.

Thursday featured statelevel- only contests such as livestock judging, welding and photography.

This year Prairie County

youth competed in the state-only team event Consumer Judging consisting of Aleigha Smith, Isaiah Williams, and Jeremiah Williams and Sara Beth Toll competed in the state-only event

Reporting.

In addition to competing for state titles in dozens of categories, the 4-H members were recognized for their achievements.

During the Activity Awards and Recognition

Program Thursday night, Sara Beth Toll was awarded the Raymond C. Cox Scholarship for Outstanding work in 4-H. For more information about the Prairie County 4-H Youth Development Program, contact the Prairie County Extension Service at 870-998- 2614 or “like” us on Facebook www.facebook.com/prairicoarkansas4h.

4-H is the youth development program of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service and is open to all youth between the ages of 5 and 19 years of age without regard race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

Sponsor Amy Carroll poses with Prairie County delegates (l to r) Angela Hoover, Laura Beth Toll, Aleigha Smith, and Isaiah and Jeremiah Williams.

School board comes to agreement in IDEA case The Hazen School Board immediately went into executive session to discuss a student and personnel after being called to order at a special called meeting held Tuesday, August 8 at 6:00 p.m. in the Hazen High School library. President David Strohl; board members Davey Williams, Vickie Skarda, Richie Ingle, Freddie Rogers, and Sandra Penn; and Superintendent William Crowder were present.

When the board returned, Crowder told the members that the district has been involved in an administrative proceeding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) which he referred to as H-17-22.

The parent and the district, according to Crowder, had come to an agreement about how to resolve that proceeding.

Crowder did not disclosine any other information publically because the matter is confidential under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and IDEA. He asked that no names or information about the student, the proceeding or the agreement be told in public by the board.

Crowder did say that the agreement required “very little committment from the district.”

Crowder than handed out a copy of the agreement to the board members to read, which he took up to return to the school’s lawyer, Sharon Streett. He made a recommendation to approve the agreement. The board voted unanimously to approve the agreement.

In other action items, the board voted to pur-

chase 30 Chromebooks and 30 management licenses for grades 3-8 from CDW-G for $6,701.03. Crowder said that the purchase of the computers had already been budgeted.

Crowder also recommended that the board approve the amendment to the elementary handbook to deny 6-8 grade students to have their cellphones out during the school day. Elementary principal Tiffany Glover told the board that the teachers and staff wanted a “no tolerance” policy.

Phone use will not even be allowed during lunch.

The discipline would remain the same, Glover said. This was approved.

The superintendent’s recommendation to deny the legal transfer of a student to another district was approved by the board, since the student did not meet the school choice required deadline.

In personnel matters, the board accepted the resignations of High School Nurse Christene Perkins and Paraprofessional Tiffany Eldridge effective immediately.

Board member Davey Williams then left the room as the superintendent recommended to hire his mother, Martha Williams, as a special education paraprofessional for the 2017-18 school year. The remaining board members voted unanimously to do this without further discussion. After Boardmember Williams returned, they also voted unanimously to hire Amanda Arnett as a special education paraprofessional for this school year.

Crowder told the board

that the Arkansas legislature has voted to hold board elections in either November or May after this next election. He said that the Hazen School District may go together with outher surrounding school districts to hold school board elections.

The next regular meeting of the board will be Monday, August 28th.

Superintendent William Crowder

The Community Center in DeValls Bluff recently held Zoo Day. Over 60 people attended.

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Obituaries Dorothy Marie Baker-Bobbitt Ms. Dorothy Marie (Tutor) B a k e r Bobbitt, resident of Wy n n e , Arkansas, departed this life on Friday, August 11, 2017, at CrossRidge Community Hospital in Wynne, Arkansas at the age of 92. She was born in Toccopola, Mississippi on Thursday, April 2, 1925, the daughter of the late John Wesley Tutor and Dora (Gilmer) Tutor.

Dorothy was extremely hard working, and loved her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-greatgrandchildren dearly. She worked at Mitchell's Grocery for many years, and was a member of Wynne Church of Christ.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, John and Dora Tutor; a daughter, Billie Jean Baker-Campbell; two brothers, George and Van Tutor; two sisters, Dulsie Stuart and Barbara Dane; and a great-great-grandson, Noah Basancon.

She is survived by two daughters, Pat Parker of Hazen, Arkansas and Debbie Davis and husband, Bill, of Wynne, Arkansas; a brother, Jon Tutor of Conway, Arkansas; five sisters, Elsie Farris of Batesville, Arkansas, Ethel

Shempert of Wynne, Arkansas, Jaunice Main of Conway, Arkansas, Willistine Clark, and Peggy Jones of Vilonia, Arkansas; eight grandchildren, Chris Campbell and wife, Holly, Tamara Dabney and husband, Johnny, Kyle Campbell and wife, Julie, Misti Besancon and husband, Joe, Heather Lawler and husband, Scott, Sara McPherson and husband, Chris, Cory Forrester, and Trey Davis and wife, Kristy; twenty-one greatgrandchildren; four greatgreat-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 14, 2017 in the Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home chapel in Wynne, Arkansas with Tim Davis officiating.

Interment followed in Cogbill Cemetery in Wynne, Arkansas.

Those honored to serve as pallbearers are Chris Campbell, Kyle Campbell, Cory Forrester, Trey Davis, Johnny Dabney, and Cole Campbell. Honorary pallbearers are Dylan McPherson, Dyllon Davis, Cade Campbell, and Morgan Dabney.

To sign the online registry, leave a condolence, or light a memorial candle please visit www.thompsonwilsonfh.c om.

Top readers in the DeValls Bluff Summer Reading program were Lily Parson (1st place) and Brayden Lindsey (2nd place). Both winners received backpacks filled with school supplies and treats.

Great Arkansas Cleanup scheduled for September 9 LITTLE ROCK (Aug. 1, 2017) – Each fall, Arkansans improve their communities by volunteering in the Great Arkansas Cleanup (GAC), the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission’s (KAB) annual litter pickup and community cleanup event .

This year’s GAC will kickoff Saturday, Sept. 9,

Ebony Events

By Clevella Mosby

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Choir Anniversary Celebrations were held Sunday August 13 at Prairie Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Hazen, where Rev. Don Strong is the Pastor and Minister Maurice Williams is the associate Minister.

Mr. Peter Mosby is no longer an ICU patient he remains in the hospital but is becoming better daily.

142 Church Anniversary Celebrations were held Sunday afternoon: August 6 t Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, DeValls Bluff; Rev. Joe Pumphrey, pastor. The Anniversary sermon was delivered by Rev. James Harston pastor; Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Hickory Plains.

Ms. Evelyn Collins from Lonoke was visiting family and friends in Hazen recently.

Mrs. Andrea Williams was keeping a doctor appointment recently; she was accompanied by her husband Mr. Charles Williams.

Saturday, August 5, Prairie Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Hazen, Rev. Don Strong, Pastor hosted a Religious Similar, Pastors; Ministers, Deacons, church officers and members from across the NorthEastern District and Little Rock were in attendance, speakers included Rev. Parker from Little Rock and also Rev. Pumphrey from DeValls Bluff, Arkansas.

It was reported that all attending had a wonderful time. Rev. Ernest Allen pastor, Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, Roe is the North Eastern District Moderator.

Mr. Mene Dove Whatley

and son Adrian from Oakbrook, Illinois visited Ms. Clevella Mosby Saturday afternoon.

Please keep all our sick and shut-in, in your thoughts and prayers.

School begins the 16th, so please watch out for our young ones as they start a New year.

Happy Birthday wishes to: Rev. Edward Smith, Miss Ann Curlett; Mrs. Elizabeth Stephens; Ms. Ruby Smith, Mr. Jason Mosby; Mr. Wesley Mills; Mr. Patrick Burton; Mrs. Norma Curlett’ Ms. Shirley Saxton; Mr. Patrick Burton; Mrs. Norma Curlett; Ms. Shirley Saxton; Mr. John E. Mosby; Mr. Charles Williams and all born in August.

Thought For The Week: The leaning tree is not always the first to fall.

Card of Thanks Thank you to everyone who offered love and support during the hospitalization and death of our mother and grandmother, Faye Geisler. Your flowers, plants, cards, calls, texts, gifts, memorials, visits, and prayers have meant so much.

Her signature gift of joy, shown through her constant smiling, laughter, and joking around, will never be forgotten.

Please continue to keep our entire family in your prayers during our grieving process. We miss her so much, but we do take comfort in knowing she is with Jesus.

With Love, Linda, Danny, and Lindsay Rieke Dee, Dave, Weston, and Noah Hare

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with cleanups already scheduled around the state, and will continue through October.

Communities and organizations in twothirds of Arkansas’s counties hosted more than 140 local cleanup events last year. More than 7,000 volunteers picked up about 210,000 pounds of litter from roughly 1,735 miles of roadway and waterway.

Those who would like to organize an event in their community or volunteer for a local event can

email info@keeparkansasbeautiful.com, call tollfree 888-742-8701 or visit KeepArkansasBeautiful.c om.

Organizers may access free promotional tools, such as a cleanup instructional video and printable publicity materials, from KAB’s website. KAB will also provide cleanup materials and supplies, such as T-shirts, trash bags, gloves and safety vests, to local events (while supplies last) to those organizers who register their local cleanup

with the KAB office.

About Keep Arkansas Beautiful The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB), consisting of a professional staff and a nine-member advisory board appointed by the governor, is a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. As a certified state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful Inc., KAB inspires and educates individuals to reduce litter, recycle and keep Arkansas beautiful.

School Election Notice In accordance with Election Law 6-14-102(2)(A) and since there are no contested races or millage increases on the ballots, the Des Arc School District has recommended to the Prairie County Election Commission that the upcoming election for positions on the Des Arc School Board be conducted by Early and Absentee Ballots only.

Candidates who have filed for the Des Arc School District are:

Zone 5 - Sylvester Holloway and At Large-Position 1 - Eric Kennedy Early Voting will begin on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 and end on Monday, September 18, 2017 during regular office hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM at the Clerk's Office in the Prairie County Courthouse in Des Arc. Applications for absentee ballots can be requested by calling the Clerk's office at 870-256-4434.

Prairie County Election Commission Rita Dobson (501) 516-7264 Harvey Joe Sanner (501) 516-7000 Stan Ferguson (501) 516-6156

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School Election Notice In accordance with Election Law 6-14-102 (2) (A) and since there are no contested races or millage increases on the ballots, the Hazen School District has recommended to the Prairie County Election Commission that the upcoming election be conducted

by Early and Absentee Ballots only.

Candidates who have filed for the Hazen School District are:

Zone 7 - Sandra Penn Early Voting will begin on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 and end on Monday, September 18, 2017 during regular office hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Clerk's Office in the Prairie County Courthouse.

Applications for absentee ballots can be requested by calling the Clerk's Office at 870-256-4434.

Prairie County Election Commission: Rita Dobson (501)516-7264 Harvey Joe Sanner (501) 516-7000 Stan Ferguson (501)516-6156

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The view from my window

by Roxanne Bradow A press release came in the Herald email today requesting Arkansans to help the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund collect pictures of all of those who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. More than 150 pictures of Arkansans are missing so far. One picture that is missing is of Charles Ray Humble of DeValls Bluff.

I looked up his obituary in the DeValls Bluff Times (We archive old editions.), and he graduated from DeValls Bluff High School in 1964. His parents are listed as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Humble and a brother, J. C. Humble. Mrs. Archie Haynes of Hazen is listed as his aunt.

There is a picture of Airman Humble in his uniform in the paper. If anyone has that picture or any other of him, AETN can tell you how and where to send it so that it can be included in the virtual wall honoring those from Arkansas who gave their lives in this war.

It’s interesting that the subject of Viet Nam has come up after my column last week. The war of my generation (the Baby Boomers) ended in 1973 with approximately 58,000 young Americans killed. Listed from our area are Airman 2nd Class Charles Ray Humble of DeValls Bluff, Air Force, killed in action (KIA) July 15, 1967; Lance Corporal Garland Ray Mann of Biscoe, Marines, KIA December 6, 1967; Corporal Raymond Fort, Jr. of Carlisle, Marines, KIA August 27, 1967; and Staff Sergeant Charles M. Edwards of Clarendon, KIA June 25, 1966. The complete list can be found, along with the memorials at: www.virtualwall.org/istate/istatar.ht m According to government records, Arkansas lost 600 souls to that war.

World War II took 800 Arkansans who either died in combat or in prison camps.

So, as much as I try to stay a-political (you know that good Southern girls do not discuss politics, religion, or each other’s ages), I’ve got to say that recent events have me worried. President Trump just recently drew a line in the sand over nuclear bombs in North Korea (another country that America fought in and lost approximately 500

Arkansans). He threatened “fire and fury” at first, then when asked later about it, he said maybe even worse than that was possible. He says that our military is “locked and loaded.”

Folks, them’s fightin’ words.

And the dictator of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, was willing to kill his own uncle, so I don’t see him backing down if this war of words escalates into actions.

If you haven’t been keeping up, North Korea now has nuclear weapons that may now, or eventually, be able to reach Amerian outposts in the Pacific and possibly America’s west coast. All I’m saying is - what happened to diplomacy? I’m not ready for Armaggedon just because someone needs to participate in a contest. (You know the kind I mean.)

All I’m saying is that we no longer fight with just guns, artillery, tanks, and regular bombs. We have nuclear weapons, which are game-changers. Once one of those is loosed, we won’t have to worry about global climate change being a hoax. It will become a reality.

Another very frightening thing that happened this past week was the clash between white supremacists and those who protested against them. How is it that the country that is founded on “all men (and women) are created equal”, the country that fought to rid the world of Hitler and his followers, the country that produced men like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, is still having this debate over whether one group, sex, or religion is more American than another?

Hate is hate. Evil is evil.

We need to stand up against those who would make our country smaller and less free. As Edmund Burke, an 18th Century Irish statesman once said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” No truer words were ever spoken.

Keeping in the governmental decisions vein, several laws were passed by the Arkansas legislature concerning education, hoping to increase the number of high school students who graduate college and career ready.

They also have changed the measurement by which colleges will be

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funded by the state. The percentage of students who graduate from every 4-year college or university within 6 years or who receive an associate’s degree from a 2 year college within 4 years into the mix. Higher education will be judged on not how many students they enroll, but how many they keep in school until completion.

This has been coming for a long time (I wrote my dissertation on the subject.), and things should get interesting pretty quickly. Expect higher standards for college entrance requirements and higher tuition rates.

One way the state could help with college retention rates would be to have universal Pre-K in Arkansas. Did you know that children who are enrolled in Pre-K programs are 29% more likely to graduate from college, 33% more likely to be employed, and 70% less likely to experience significant jail time. Sounds like a no-brainer to me.

This week’s shout-out goes to the Calvary Baptist Church and Bancorp South for providing lunch and breakfast for the returning Hazen School District administration, faculty, and staff members this past week.

From experience I can tell you that anytime you feed teachers, it’s a good thing.

You never want teachers to be hungry (i.e. grumpy). Especially this early in the new school year.

Bancorp South fed the administration, faculty, and staff members on their first professional development day.

Football player and Hazen Hornet Booster Club members joined together to get Hornet Field ready for the first home ballgame last Saturday.

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DeValls Bluff City Council meets to discuss audit, hotel sale, and zoning

The DeValls Bluff City Council met in a regular meeting on Thursday, August 10, at 6 p.m. in DeValls Bluff City Hall.

Council members Richard Henry, Marie Flanagan, Alice Metcalf, Bill Arnold, and Raymond Watson were present, along with Recorder/Treasurer, Shante Matthews. Mayor Kenny Anderson was absent from the meeting.

The first order of business was to discuss the 2016 Arkansas Legislative Audit of the city which was dated April 10, 2017. The report stated that after an evaluation of the city’s general and district court accounting, budgeting, purchasing, and investing and depositing of public funds, the city was found to be in substantial compliance with Arkansas fiscal and financial laws.

Audits were not done on the Water and Sewer and Natural Gas Funds, as the management of these are the responsibility of the City of DeValls Bluff.

The next subject discussed by the council concerned payment for the police academy training for city policeman, Amos Taylor. The academy will take place in Camden on September 17th. During the training, the city must pay for the officer’s weekly salary, mileage, and benefits for the 18 weeks of training.

The total cost to the city will be approximately $15,000, according to Metcalf. After the training, the officer will be fully certified as a policeman. No vote was taken on spending the money, but when the question was asked as to whether the officer would stay in DeValls Bluff as an officer after the training, it was stated that he had committed himself to 2 years.

Allen Childress spoke to the council about the purchase of the old Castleberry Hotel in downtown DeValls Bluff to use for his non-profit organization. He said that he had looked at the building and that the roof is leaking and there is floor damage. His intent is to make the building structurally sound, repair the roof, and make it look aesthetically pleasing and

more like how it looked originally inside and out.

The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Metcalf suggested waiting to vote on the matter until the mayor and missing member Wanda Atkins could be present to

Allen Childress looks on as the city council debates his offer. vote. In the meantime, she said that she would look into grants that might be available through the city before making a decision. The council voted unanimously to table the matter.

The second order of business addressed was the building of a house by Dallas Taylor on a piece of property that Taylor owns on the corner of Cypress and Clay streets in the city. According to Metcalf, Taylor had been asked by her to refrain from building on the property until the council had a chance to discuss it.

However, ground has already been broken, the concrete slab has been laid, and construction is continuing.

The city council’s lawyer, Mike Stewart, told the council that an ordinance passed by the DeValls Bluff City Council on April 2, 1975, states that all building must first be approved by the council. “But,” he said “if that ordinance has been ignored over the years, then there could be some trouble in enforcing it.” He also said that DeValls Bluff has no zon-

ing ordinance and should look into creating one.

Utilities Manager Gabby Delgiorno was asked if the city would have to do any work on the property.

He said that streets will have to be cut up to put in the water and sewer lines. He felt that the council should make a decision for or against the construction so that Taylor could be notified. Arnold said that he didn’t know if the council should vote on the matter without the mayor present.

Metcalf moved to deny Taylor permission to build a house on his property, but no one seconded the motion. Then Arnold moved to table the matter. This motion also sat on without a second while more discussion took place. Eventually, the council did decide to wait until Mayor Anderson was present to make a decision on the matter.

Utilities Manager Gabby DelGiorno reported that the wet wells had been vacuumed out. Then Stewart told the council about a 2001 lease agreement with MFA Oil

owner may want to continue to rent the city’s portion of the property or may ask to buy it outright.

Stewart had also been asked if the Clerk/Treasurer had to be registered to vote in order to hold that office. The present Clerk/Treasurer, Shante Matthews, was appointed to the position

by Anderson despite controversy among some council members over her qualifications. The former Clerk/Treasurer, Thelma Gray, turned in her resignation in May. At the May 11, 2017 meeting, the council discussed the appointment of a new Recorder/Treasurer to serve out the rest of the term. It was decided that an ad would be run in the newspaper and that someone would be appointed at the June council meeting. Three people applied for the position - Matthews, Pam DelGiorno, and Shirley Goff.

Although the Arkansas Attorney General had no opinion on this issue, Stewart said that if the court should make a decision on this, then problems might arise questioning what was done between the time between Matthew’s hiring and when she became registered. He told council members that the city needs to create job requirements for city positions like this. He said that the clerk is elected, but the position of treasurer could be separated allowing the city to hire a treasurer. He presented a copy of the Arkansas Municipal Accounting Law to the council. In it, the penalty for any municipal treasurer who refuses or neglects to maintain the books and records shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance and upon conviction in circuit

City Attorney Mike Stewart explains Municipal League rules to the city council.

Company that allowed the company to rent a a piece of land adjacent to their property next to Breaktime for $20 a month. MFA is in the process of selling this property. It is unclear whether the city property is a street or easement, but Delgiorno thinks that it has been surveyed.

Stewart said that the new

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Arnold moved to adjourn the meeting and the council dismissed without further discussion.

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These young men participated in the Youth Club Championship at the Grand Prairie Country Club, and the winner was Eli Bednar.(Left to right) Drew Lisko, Eli Bednar, Wes Clayton.

Country Club Championship Tournament winners told The Grand Prairie Country Club held their Youth Club C h a m p i o n s h i p Tournament on Saturday, August 12.

Grant Shelman (left) won the Grand Prairie Country Club Championship

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These young men participated in the 10 & under Youth Club Championship at the Grand Prairie Country Club. The winner was Sam Clayton. (pictured left to right) Luke Snider, Sam Clayton, Isaac Sickle

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Recent activity: 8-06-17 On July 20th of 2017 Nicholas Towell was arrested and charged with the following: Endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree (Class A Misdemeanor) Interference with emergency communication in the first degree (Class A Misdemeanor) Resisting Arrest (Class A Misdemeanor) False Imprisonment in the first degree (Class C Felony) Aggravated assault on a family or house hold member (Class D Felony) Bond $50,000 On July 21st of 2017 Michael Wayne Strivers was transported to the Prairie County Jail and held for Arkansas Department of Corrections. No Bond $ On July 21st of 2017 Scott A Camberlin was transported to the Prairie County Jail for Felony fleeing in a vehicle. No Bond $ On July 22nd Kevin Harrison was arrested for the following:Aggravated assault (Class D Felony) First Degree Assault on a family or house hold member (Class A Misdemeanor) Bond $20,000 On August 4th 2017 Tommy Barbee (jr) was arrested on the following charges: Fail to appear on insufficient funds (hot checks) warrant from Stuttgart Pd, Bond $ 771.76 Fail to appear three times on DWI , Disobeyed stop sign, drinking in public, no proof of insurance, windshield obstructed, driving while license suspended, warrant from Woodruff County Bond$ 3500.00 Prairie County Warrant of arrest for resisting arrest, fleeing on foot, Bond $ 5000.00 Prairie County Warrant

of arrest for: Felony Aggravated Assault, Felony Leaving the scene of a accident with injury or death, Failure to yield at stop sign, Driving while drivers license suspended, Fictitious vehicle tag, Failure to pay vehicle registration, No proof of vehicle insurance On August 4th 2017 Dewayne Jones was arrested for the following charges:Felony Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.

Felony Drug Paraphernalia. Resisting Arrest. Fleeing on Foot.

Vehicle seized by the Prairie County Sheriff’s Department.

Bond $50,000 On August 6th of 2017 Tammy Renee Holloway was arrested for Felony Theft of property. Bond $ 25,000 On August 5th 2017 Jessie Lee Anne Whittaker was arrested for Felony Conspiracy to commit forgery. Bond $ 5,000 On August 4th Robert Tracy was arrested for Fail to appear Bond $ 1215.00 On August 4th Randy Jones was arrested for Failure to pay fines and cost. Bond $665.00 Felony Parole revocation. No Bond.

On August 3rd Darion Washington was arrested for the following: Failure to pay fine and cost Bond $2060.00 On July 31st 2017 Danielle Glover was arrested for the following: Failure to appear Bond $ 2640.00 On July 28th 2017 Robert King was arrested for the following: Unattentive driving, driving on suspended drivers license, fictitious tags, expired vehicle tags, no proof of insurance, failure to register, Bond $ 2085.00

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USDA announces lending rates

Glenda and her crazy quilt. She calls it her "Miracle" quilt because she pieced it in 2017 and quilted and finished it in 2017.

GP Quilting Society meets The Grand Prairie Quilt Society met August 9 at the Stuttgart Public Library with 6 members present. Glenda opened the meeting with the thought for the day, "I'm just a material girl." The July minutes and treasurer's report were read.

Glenda and Shelley reported on the Hot Springs Quilt Show they attended in July. They saw many lovely quilts and there were lots of vendors selling all manner of quilting notions.

They especially liked the vendor selling fat quarters for $1.00 each...if you bought 10 you got one free. "Of course," Glenda said, "I had to buy 11, had to have that free one."

She said there is also something new, now there is a "skinny quarter." It is cut across the fabric width and is 9" long.

Eddie Landreth also had several quilts in

the show. Glenda had several quilt photos on her camera.

She will have them printed off at the next meeting. There were also several demos going on, they especially

three dozen Xmas pillowcases for Arkansas Children's Hospital that they completed at home.

The pillowcases will also be collected at the next meeting in September.

Xmas pillowcases for Arkansas Children's Hospital liked the long-arm quilting machines. They were there all day and thoroughly enjoyed everything.

Members brought over

It was decided to have a baby shower for the Hope Women's Resource Center at the September 13th Sit 'n Sew meeting. All baby items are needed.

Also, Glenda asked for everyone to bring some new ideas to the next meeting for projects for the group.

Show and Share Glenda showed her finished crazy quilt. She started it at our Country Quilt Camp at Cross Heirs this year and finished it yesterday. She calls it her "Miracle" quilt because she pieced it in 2017 and quilted and finished it in 2017.

The next Stitching Circle at the Plantation Museum at Scott will be August 26. Shirley Cleek will be showing us how to do Filet crochet. Bring a #5 steel crochet hook and bedspread cotton thread.

Don't forget that September 13th will be a Sit 'n Sew meeting.

Bring your own projects, your lunch, and something for the Baby shower for the Hope Women's Resource Center. See you there!

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for August 2017. The Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing rate-based charge for August is 1.250 percent, up from 1.125 percent in July.

The interest rate for crop year commodity loans less than one year disbursed during August is 2.250 percent, up from 2.125 percent in July.

Interest rates for Farm Storage Facility Loans approved for August are as follows, 1.500 percent with three-year loan terms, unchanged from

1.500 percent in July; 1.875 percent with fiveyear loan terms, up from 1.750 percent in July; 2.125 percent with sevenyear loan terms, up from 2.000 percent in July; 2.250 percent with 10year loan terms, unchanged from 2.250 percent in July and; 2.375 percent with 12-year loan terms, up from 2.250 percent in July. The interest rate for 15-year Sugar Storage Facility Loans for August is 2.375 percent, unchanged from 2.375 percent in July.

Further program information is available from USDA Farm Service Agency’s Financial Management Division at 202-772-6041.

AETN collecting photos CONWAY, Ark. (AETN) The Arkansas Educational Television Network is encouraging the public to help collect missing photos of the more than 150 Arkansans killed in action in the Vietnam War for The Wall of Faces, a project of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF).

In an effort to preserve the legacy of those who sacrificed all in Vietnam, the VVMF is committed to finding a photo to go with each of the more than 58,000 names on The Wall of Faces, which allows family and friends to share memories, post pictures and connect with each other.

Anyone with photos of a loved one or fellow veteran whose name is on The Wall is asked to help honor these individuals by submitting the photos.

A complete list of names and submission instructions are available at vvmf.org.

According to this list sent out by AETN, the

station needs a picture of Charles Ray Humble, who was killed in an attack on Da Nang in Vietnam on July 15, 1967. Humble was from DeValls Bluff and was enlisted in the Air Force.

Another hero from our area who is missing from the collection is James W. Nothern, Jr. of Clarendon who was a member of the Army and was killed in action on November 20, 1967.

AETN is helping to collect Arkansas photos for The Wall of Faces in conjunction with the local initiative “AETN Salutes Arkansas Vietnam Veterans” and the premiere of Ken Burns’s “The Vietnam War.” Additional information is available at aetn.org/thevietnamwar.

“The Vietnam War,” a 10-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Burns and Lynn Novick, will premiere on AETN Sunday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m

Hazen School District faculty and staff attend local workshops

Superintendent William Crowder stands with principals Clint Williams, Tiffany Glover (far left), and school district business manager, Sarah Snider. Crowder, the new superintendent for the Hazen School District addressed the faculty and staff members on Monday, August 7th. The district provided three days of the required summer training on campus.

Hazen Elementary Principal, Tiffany Glover, addresses her staff during professional development this past week. Students will return on Wednesday, August 16.

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Holly House Crutchfield (HHS1996) mental health professional, licensed certified social worker, and certified autism specialist for REACH Autism Clinic Arkansas Therapy Outreach in Benton provided professional deveopment to the Hazen High School staff members last Monday.

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Hazen School Menu

AUGUST 21-AUGUST 25, 2017

Elementary students do not have the sandwich line option. **Menus are subject to change without notice** Hot Line Sandwich Line Breakfast MONDAY Cheeseburger French Fries Lettice/Tomato /Pickle Fruit Milk

MONDAY Chicken Fajita Sandwich Bake Potato Pickle Spear Apple Crisp Milk

MONDAY Cereal & Toast or Blueberry Muffin Sausage & Biscuit Fruit Juice/Milk

TUESDAY Popcorn Chicken Ranch Potatoes Black Eyed Peas Hot Roll Fruit Milk

TUESDAY Grilled Chicken Sandwich Crackers Hot Roll Fruit Milk

TUESDAY Cereal & Graham Crackers or Pancakes & Sausage Sausage & Biscuit Fruit Juice/Milk

WEDNESDAY Spaghetti/MeatSauce Tossed Salad Sweet Peas Italian Breadsticks Fruit Milk

WEDNESDAY Meatball Sub Sunchips Lettuce/Tomato Salad Fruit Milk

WEDNESDAY Cereal & Toast or Egg, Sausage, & Cheese Biscuit Sausage & Biscuit Fruit Juice/Milk

THURSDAY Soft Taco Mexican Rice Pinto Beans Lettuce/Tomato Salad Fruit Milk FRIDAY Corn Dog Tater Tots Great Northern Beans Fruit Fudge Cookie Milk

THURSDAY Hot & Spicy Chicken Potato Wedges Lettuce/Tomato/ Pickle Fruit Milk

FRIDAY Hot & Spicy Chicken Potato Wedges Lettuce/Tomato/ Pickle Fruit Milk

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THURSDAY Cereal & Graham Cracker or Breakfast Pizza Sausage & Biscuit Fruit Juice/Milk

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