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Volume 120 Number 37 - USPS 225-680
Community Calendar of Events
Serving all of Prairie County and the Grand Prairie
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Prairie County chooses Fair Queens
Tuesday September 14 Hazen Senior High Hornets vs Stuttgart Ricebirds Ricebird Field 7:00 p.m. Quorum Court Meeting Annex Building Des Arc 6:00 p.m. Thursday September 16 Hazen City Council Meeting 6:00 p.m. City Hall Friday September 17 Des Arc Eagles vs Earle Earle Field 7:00 p.m. Carlisle Bisons vs Lamar Lamar Field 7:00 p.m. Saturday September 18 Prairie County Fair Parade 5:30 p.m. Line up at Old Acco Building Sunday September 19 Prairie County Fair Exhibit check in 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Confections Monday only Tuesday September 21 Prairie County Exhibit Judging 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Tuesday September 28 Prairie County Health Unit Drive thru Flu Clinic Hazen Methodist Church 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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2021 Prairie County Fair Queen: 1st Alternate - Rachel Gierth, Photogenic - Tana Griffin, 2nd alternate - Sterling Michelle Prince, and Queen Kylie McCune with former Junior Fair Queen Kaitlin Tosh. The 2021 Prairie County Fair opened on Saturday, September 11, with its Fair Queen Pageant held in the DeValls Bluff Community Center. This year’s fair queens are pictured here, and pictures of other winners can be found on page 6. All of the photos were taken by Ruth Corley. The fair will continue with a parade on Saturday, September 18, in Des Arc. Line up for the parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. The exhibit building will be open for attendees beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21 and will remain open each day through Saturday, September 25. The fair will end with a demolition derby on Saturday, Sept. 25, at 7:00 p.m.
Ms. Prairie County: 1st alternate/photogenic - Cindy (Price) Norman and Queen Alexandria Jean Prince with former Fair Queen Abby Richardson.
Senior Miss Queen Sue Price.
AR Rent Relief program to speed up process (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — Several important changes have been made to the Arkansas Rent Relief Program to expedite the distribution of assistance, including measures that will prioritize funds for tenants who are at immediate risk of eviction or who have had an application pending for 30 days or more. Gov. Asa Hutchinson asked the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) to review its processes surrounding how tenants and landlords apply and how those materials are approved for funding. The changes announced are a result of that review, which aimed to streamline the process so funds can be provided at a quicker pace. Changes being implemented now include: -Applicants who have indicated they received eviction notices or eviction/court paperwork will be prioritized. -Funds can be paid to eligible tenant applicants if a landlord does not submit the required information within 10 days of the initial application. The program previously issued rental assistance payments only to landlords if both the tenant and landlord
submitted all required information. DHS will attempt to reach the landlord at least three times during those 10 days, and the landlord will be paid directly if they respond. -The contractor handling the program for DHS is adding 70 additional staff to handle calls, help process cases, and conduct reviews as part of program integrity. This will bring the total number of contract employees working on the program to more than 160. -A new case management team has been added to focus exclusively on previously submitted tenant applications where the landlord did not submit information. Outstanding tenant applications will be prioritized based on risk of eviction and then in the order in which they were submitted. -Additional agents have been added to the call center to help with questions on the program. That number is 8 5 5 . R E N TA R K (855.736.8275). -Marketing and educational materials are being updated to reflect the changes, and new training sessions for community-based organizations and landlords
will be scheduled. DHS has reviewed the submitted applications and determined that 2,784 of them are at risk of eviction because the applicant has received an eviction notice or received court eviction papers. Of these, 1,344, or 48 percent, have been paid or are expected to be paid by next week. A total of 1,418, or 51 percent of cases, remain pending, and these applications are being prioritized. DHS also has reached out to the state’s three most populous counties – Benton, Pulaski, and
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Shea Alberson bride-elect of Dylan Nichols honored with bridal shower August 21st Earl Metcalf Earl Metcalf, 61 of Hazen, formerly of DeValls Bluff, passed away on Thursday morning, September 2 at his home. Earl was born July 26, 1960 in DeValls Bluff, Arkansas to Earney “Pete” Metcalf Jr. and Sarah WalkerMetcalf. Earl was a lifelong member of Union Chapel Freewill Baptist Church in DeValls Bluff. He was also member of the Cheerful Rights Gospel Singers of DeValls Bluff. Earl received his education from the DeValls Bluff School District. He was a member of the DeValls Bluff High School Class of 1979. Earl was employed with Lennox Industries in Stuttgart for more than 28 years. He was formerly employed with the Arkansas Highway Department and Riceland Foods in Stuttgart. His mother Sarah Metcalf, his bother Earnest Metcalf, his maternal grandparents: Jesse and Lucille Walker and his paternal grandparents: Earney and Alberta Metcalf Sr. all preceded Earl in death. Survivors are his wife Delma Stephens-Metcalf of Hazen, AR; three sons: Jesse (Tamera) Metcalf of Little Rock, AR; Thomas Ashley (Eric) Metcalf of DeValls Bluff, AR; and Earnest (Kielani) Metcalf of Birmingham, AL; four daughters: Carolyn (Ricky) McArthur of Killeen, TX; Kindra (Vince) Clay of Little Rock, AR; Traci Martin of Hazen, AR; and Carlesha (Chris) Berry
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of Carlisle, AR; sixteen grandchildren; his father Earney “Pete” Metcalf of DeValls Bluff, AR; five brothers: Bruce (Viola) Metcalf of Blytheville, AR; Kenneth (Linda B.) Metcalf and Terrence (LaTasha) Metcalf both of DeValls Bluff, AR; and Derwin (Beverly) Metcalf of Altheimer, AR; and Tyrus (Lynn) Metcalf of Lonoke, AR; four sisters: Faye (Leonard) Washington of Hazen, AR; Wanda (Charles) Atkins of Helena, AR; Jackie Lowe of DeValls Bluff, AR; and Sharla Metcalf of Richmond, VA; and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and friends. Funeral services were held on Saturday morning, September 11 at 9 AM at the Union Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, 5009 South Metcalf Newsome Road in DeValls Bluff with Reverend Darrell Foster officiating. Interment took place at Oakland Cemetery in DeValls Bluff by Branscumb Johnson & Gilchrest Funeral Home of Brinkley (870) 734-2772 email: branscumbfuneralhome1928@yahoo.com and Facebook: Branscumb Funeral Home Pallbearers were: Carlton Garrett, Marcus Metcalf, Colandus Metcalf, Jerry Atkins, Walter Hune, Torrey Bradley, Tylin Barnes, Cedric Cooney, Yancey Cooney, Taylor Strong and Tayvion Metcalf.
Ivie Calvin “Butch” Park Ivie Calvin “Butch” Park, 77 of Biscoe passed on to his heavenly home on September 9, 2021. He was born December 18, 1943 to Ashely Newt (A.N.) Park and Doris Colleen Buck Park. Butch was a member of the First Baptist Church in DeValls Bluff. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ashley Newt (A.N.) Park and Doris Colleen Buck Park of De Valls Bluff and one great infant niece, Christina Renee Smith of DeValls Bluff. Survivors include one sister, Linda (Tommy) Schwede of Biscoe; two nieces, Tammy (Daniel) Smith of DeValls Bluff and Tina (Billy) White of Biscoe; two great nephews, Tanner (Taylor) White, Rhett and Bailey of Biscoe and Tyler White of Jonesboro. Butch touched so many lives with his contagious smile. Butch loved everyone and he never met a stranger. Butch never ran out of hugs, smiles, or candy and always wanted to share with everyone. Butch loved to fish and hunt and most of all he loved Jesus. Visitation was Sunday, September 12, 2021 from 1:30 to 2:30 followed by the funeral service at 2:30 at the First Baptist Church in DeValls Bluff with burial in Oakland Cemetery in De Valls Bluff. Bro. Bill Bruce and Bro. Sam Parker officiating. Pallbearers were Tanner White, Tyler White, Eddie Parker, Sam Parker, Charlie Schwede, and Billy White. Honorary Pallbearers are Shelby Mayes, Matthew Buck, Mike Buck, Charlie Buck, William “Bug” Buck, Daniel Smith, Bruce Wolfe and Doug Brown.
Arrangements were by Westbrook Funeral Home of Hazen.
Mary Yvonne Skillern Burnett Mary Yvonne Skillern Burnett, 88, West Memphis, Arkansas, passed away September 9, 2021. Yvonne was born March 2, 1933 in H a z e n , Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Etha Haygood; her husbands, Billy Skillern and Junior Burnett and brothers, J.R. (Ada) Haygood and Franklin (Carrie) Haygood. Yvonne is survived by her sons, Gary Skillern and wife, Patty, Kenneth Skillern and wife, Brenda, and Billy Skillern; seven grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. Yvonne was an extremely gifted musician. She touched so many lives with her singing, piano playing and teaching. She was the pianist at every church the family attended. Yvonne was a kind and compassionate soul, with tremendous love for God, family, and friends. A memorial service was held at the First Baptist Church in West Memphis, Arkansas at 6:00 P.M., on September 14, 2021. Funeral services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Hazen, Arkansas on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 with visitation at 1:00 p.m., and funeral following at 2:00 P.M.. Interment will be in the Center Point Cemetery. Arrangements by Westbrook Funeral Home of Hazen.
Ruby Faupel Harper Ruby Faupel Harper, born January 7, 1928 in De Valls Bluff passed peacefully in her sleep on September 8, 2021 at the Good Shepherd Nursing and Rehab in Little Rock after a long battle with pneumonia and other illnesses. A descendent of Allen H. Blankenship who moved to Prairie County in 1877, she was preceded in death by her mother and father, Clara and Herbert Faupel; her sister, Hazel; her four brothers, Russell, Warren, Charles, and Lamar Faupel, and her ex-husband, Robert Lee Harper. She is survived by her son, Dennis Harper and wife, Carol of Fort Bend County, Texas. She led a memorable life while living in DeValls Bluff, Hazen, and Pulaski County.
Many will remember her from her time at the Grand Prairie Herald and her involvement in the First Methodist Church and other community activities in the Hazen area. After moving to Pulaski County, she worked for a civil engineering firm for many years and then became a state employee, retiring from a position in the administration of the state’s school lunch program in 1990. She often enjoyed visiting the parks and historic sites in central Arkansas, with Petit Jean state park as her favorite. She lived in the Good Shepherd Retirement Community from 2011 until her hospitalization in March, 2020. We would like to express our appreciation for the people there who cared for her during those years; and to the staff at the Nursing & Rehab Center who took good care of her after she moved there in April, 2020. A graveside service will be held 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Hazen C e m e t e r y . Arrangements by Westbrook Funeral Home of Hazen.
By Chris Weems Miss Shea Alberson of Carlisle, bride-elect of Dylan Nichols of Hazen, was honored with a bridal shower brunch on Saturday morning, August 21, at the Felllowship Hall of Calvary Baptist Church. The guests signed her book on a stand covered with a white floor length cloth and attached with a red bow. Shea opened and displayed her gifts assisted by her maid-of-honor-tobe, Heather Sullivan, of Carlisle and some of the hostesses. The gifts were on a round table along the wall across from the serving table. The serving table was covered with a red floor length cloth covered with a white floral lace
overlay. The centerpiece was arranged with multi-colored summer flowers that were mostly red. Minature boquets were on each of the guest tables. Guests were served assorted quiche dishes, fruit bowls, toast and syrup, cake, and punch as they visited and viewed the gifts. Special guests were Shea’s mother, Angie Alberson of Humnoke, Shea’s sisters-in-laws, Katie King of Carlisle and Lucy King of Hazen, Dylan’s mother, Carla Nichols, aunts Terri Dixon of Cotton Plant and Dorothey Woodall of Carlisle and his cousins, Miranda Guenther of DeValls Bluff. Out-of-town guest was Amanda Elder of Carlisle.
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DVB Council clarifies September 9th decision to recertify police department At the September 9th City Council meeting Mayor Brian Dodson addressed the public concerning the recertification of the City Police Department. He made it clear that the recertification does not mean the city will be hiring a
city officer and not renewing the contract with the Sheriff’s Department. The city lost it’s certification after not having a Police Department and getting recertified entails a long process since some requirements have
Hornets win second game with a 38-0 over Earle
By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor The Hazen Hornets won their second consecutive game with a 38-0 win over the Earle Bulldogs on Friday night. The Hornets took an 80 lead in the first quarter on a 45-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Justin Schlenker. Hazen added to its lead late in the first half. Braylan Anderson caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Luke King. Hazen led 16-0 at halftime. The Hornets scored 22 points in the second half. Anderson scored on a runs of 1 and 7 yards. Schlenker caught a 26yard touchdown pass from King. Anderson had 8 receptions for 107 yards. He scored three touchdowns. King completed
25 of 40 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns. Collen Key led the Hornets defense with 14 tackles, including four for losses, three of which were quarterback sacks. King had 11 tackles and Schlenker had 10. Hazen coach Joe Besancon said his team is doing health-wise with his 17 players. “Luke may be a little sore because Earle really got after him,” he said. “He got roughed up a little bit. Our offensive line is going to have get a little bit better.” Besancon said the win over Earle was a good one. “It wasn’t a pretty win but we’ll take it,” he said. Hazen played Stuttgart’s junior varsity team Tuesday night. The Hornets are off this Friday.
Rental assistance__________ (continued from p. 1) Funding is available for those who meet the following criteria: - Someone in the household qualifies for unemployment benefits, OR -Household income decreased during the pandemic, OR - Someone in the household suffered significant financial hardship due to the pandemic, AND - Meet income eligibility based on the residing county (Area Median Income) and number of people in the household. Those who have already applied can check on the status of their application by logging in to the application portal.
Those who are unsure if they qualify are encouraged to apply. DHS also has provided social media toolkits to 220 community-based partners across the state. More than 20 partners help people apply and help spread the word about this program. DHS is still seeking community-based organizations that can assist. Interested organizations can email Rentreliefpartners@dhs. arkansas.gov for more information. Additional information is available at ar.gov/rentrelief.
changed. City Attorney Mike Stuart stated that the Law Enforcement Standards Commission has added a lot of new requirements and a lot has to be done now that was not required in the past. Mayor Dodson said that these requirements have to be met and the city recertified so that city officers can be hired in the future if desired. Dodson asked the council members to poll the citizens in their wards to see how they felt about city officers vs county officers. Mary Sharp spoke up to remind the mayor that her and Shirley Goff had presented a petition of people who wanted to keep using the Sheriff’s Department. Dodson told her a petition was not the same as City Council members speaking to citizens in each ward then reporting their finding since the council members were elected to represent the citizens and report their desires. Dodson spoke to Sheriff Rick Hickman and told him that having the city recertified had nothing to do with being dissatisfied with
his department because that is definitely is not true but he feels like the city should be able to have options in the future so doing this was the first necessary step. Sheriff Hickman said he certainly understood and would respect whatever decisions were made by the city. Attending the meeting were Mayor Brian D o d s o n , Treasurer/Recorder Darlene Connor and council members Marie Flanagan, Raymond Watson, Alice Metcalf and Carol Griffin. A resolution was passed to pay CB Underground Utility $42,088 to replace a collapsed concrete sewer line with 6inch Poly Pipe and reestablish sewer connections on the line. A resolution was passed to pay eligible city employees a premium in the amount of $1.00 per hour for work performed during November and December, 2020 and January, 2021 for a total of $2,670.70. The money for both resolutions will be paid from the American Rescue Plan Act funds. The
council approved motions to look into remodeling the old bank building and look into hiring a dog catcher and preparing a shelter for the dogs. A motion was approved for Leah Woodall and Robin Henry to check on programs to allow citizens to pay utility bills online. Sheriff Rick Hickman reported 135 patrols and 6 calls. Calls included 2 welfare checks, an argument, an accident, a disturbance and vandalism at the cemetery. A daily work log report
was provided by the City Utility Manager. There was no official report from the Fire Department but Darrell Grubbs said they assisted Biscoe with a multicar accident and had several controlled burns. Grubbs asked that citizens please call the Fire Department before trying to burn any buildings or large brush/leaf piles. He wanted to remind citizens that the department can use old buildings as controlled burns for practice and there is a certain way of doing it.
Hazen School Board holds special meeting An expulsion hearing, followed by a short meeting, was held by the Hazen School Board on Tuesday, September 7. At the beginning of the meeting, after a closed door session, a high school student was expelled for the rest of the first semester. The board meeting resumed only to go into closed session once again to discuss personnel. Afterwards, the board voted unanimous-
ly to hire Heath Prine as the head golf coach for this school year. They also accepted the resignation of paraprofessional Breanna Honnoll and hired Ginger Morris as a K-12 Special Education selfcontained paraprofessional and Brittany Vick Owens as a high school paraprofessional for the 2021-22 school year. The board then adjourned.
Eagles bounce back with Barton shutout By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor The Des Arc Eagles bounced back from their first regular-season loss in two years by beating Barton 20-0 on Friday night at Rollins-Hinson Field. Des Arc was coming off a 34-26 loss to McCrory the previous Friday. Des Arc took a 6-0 lead with 2:09 left in the first quarter. Previous Reed scored on a 15yard run. The two-point conversion was no good. The Eagles added to their lead when Reed scored on a 13-yard run with 3:40 left in the first half. Jake Reidhar scored the two-point
Des Arc quarterback Jake Reidhar gets ready to take a snap during the Eagles’ win over Barton on Friday. (Amanda Smith photo) conversion to make the score 14-0. Des Arc’s final points came on a 2-yard quarterback sneak by Reidhar with 4:53 left in the third quarter. He
also scored the two-point conversion to account for the scoring. Reidhar led the Eagles with 82 yards rushing. Jack Keary had 77 yards rushing. Bari
Rockens added 57 yards. Reed had 54 yards. The Eagles defense limited Barton to 46 yards rushing and 113 yards in total offense. “It was nice to bounce back,” Des Arc coach B.J. Paschal said. “We came out slow. I don’t know if we had a little bit of a hangover from the McCrory game. Defensively, we played a good game. “Offensively, it took us a while to get going. We did what we needed to do to win the game.” The Eagles will travel to Earle to take on the Bulldogs on Friday night. Earle lost to Hazen 38-0 last Friday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Carlisle falls to 0-3 with loss to the Mustangs By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor The Carlisle Bison played their best half of the second half against Central Arkansas Christian on Friday but the deficit was too big to overcome. Carlisle fell to 0-3 with a 55-46 loss to the Mustangs at Fred C. Hardke Field. Carlisle trailed 34-8 in the second quarter and 34-14 at halftime. Carlisle’s Devin Cooney scored the Bison’s first touchdown. The twopoint conversion was good, giving the Bison an 8-7 lead. CAC scored the game’s next 27 points before J.J. Sullivan scored on a 29yard run in the second quarter. CAC pushed their lead to 41-14 early in the third quarter. Sullivan scored on a. 4-yard run and the two-point conversion cut the deficit to 41-22. CAC’s Shawn Rycraw scored on a 3-yard run and the extra point made the score 48-22.
The Bison then 24 points in the quarter while scored seven. “We were kind of dig our way out
scored fourth CAC able to of it,”
stopped ourselves over and over. “There were lots of times that our defense was on the field when they shouldn’t have been
Carlisle's Ethan Foster tries to get past a CAC defender during Friday's game at Fred C. Hardke Field. Carlisle coach Caleb Shock said. “We dug our own hole that we were. in. That’s no disrespect to CAC, but they didn’t stop us any. We just
on the field place.” Shock said half was his 24 minutes this season.
in the first the second team’s best of football
“Offensively, everything seemed to click pretty well,” he said. “The defense tightened up and played better. We at least made them earn it. CAC still scored points in the second half. They weren’t 60-yard runs and two- and three-play drives like we were giving the in the first half. They had to drive the ball down the field to score.” Sullivan led the Bison with 227 yards rushing on 21 carries. He scored three touchdowns. Cooney had 99 yards on 12 carries. He scored two touchdowns. Gage Parker rushed for 91 yards on 15 carries. Holden Jones also scored a touchdown. Michael Staton led the Bison with 14 tackles. Kaleb Elliott had nine. Gavin Richter had eight. The Bison travel to Lamar this Friday. The Warriors are 1-1. They beat Huntsville 36-18 in the season opener Aug. 27 and lost to Gentry 4035 on Sept. 3. They did not play last Friday.
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Billy’s Body Shop & Wrecker Service. P. O. Box 696, Hazen Ark 72064. To whom it may concern: A 2015 Infiniti G37 V I N # JN1CV6AR6BM353797 located at 1203 Hwy 70 East, Hazen Arkansas 72064. The vehicle is stored at P.O. Box 696 Hazen Ar. Phone 870255-4922 and is accruing storage as a legal liability
of the owner. The wrecker company claims a first priority possession lien on the vehicle and its contents for all charges. Unless the vehicle is claimed within 45 days the owner and/or lien holder waives all rights, title, and interest in the vehicle and its contents and consents to the sale of the vehicle. The vehicle will then be sold for towing and storage fees.
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2021 Prairie County Fair pageant winners
Junior Miss: 1st alternate-Carlee Mills, 2nd alternate-
Young Miss: 1st alternate/photogenic-Jaylee Maeann Ingle, 2nd alternate-Kalli Jo Willeford; and Queen-Olivia Hart Bogy.
Mattison Alberson, and Queen-Layton Rogers.
Tiny Miss: 1st alternate-Aubrey Cox, 2nd alternateBrooke Lynn Cawthorn, Photogenic-Sutton Buck,and Queen-Demi Blake Johns.
Miss Pre-teen: 1st alternate-Sophie Jane Raper, 2nd a 2lternate-Mia LeeAnn Dunlap, and Queen-Maci Grace Sickel.
Little Miss: 1st Alternate-Victoria Grace-Helen Mannis, 2nd Alternate/Photogenic-Sloan Elizabeth Petty, and Queen-Payten Waliski.
Petite Miss: 1st Alternate-Jayli Queen/Photogenic-Avery Slane.
Penn,
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Toddler Miss: 1st alternate-Makenna Greenwalt, 2nd alternate-Emberly Petty, photogenic-Joy Gladish, and Queen-Claire King. Baby Miss: 1st alternate-Annalee Carroll, 2nd alternate/photogenic-Clara Mae Bryant, and Queen-Averie Jane Anderson.
People’s Choice Winner: Emberly Petty
Tiny Mister: Jacob Holmes
Baby master: Noah Layrock
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