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Hazen/DeValls Bluff, Prairie County, Arkansas
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Annual 4-H H Prairie County O-R Rama held on
Community Saturday, March 18 at Hazen Community Center Events Aleigha Smith. The Prairie County 4-H Smith. Calendar O-Rama Senior Division: Fashion Revue was held Thursday March 23 Adult Craft Day Hazen Library 11:00am -12:00pm Commodities at Hazen First Methodist Church 10:30am - 12:30pm Prairie County Democratic Women Meeting El Amigo Restaurant 6:00 pm Saturday March 25 DeValls Bluff Hall of Fame Banquet DeValls Bluff Community Center All Invited 5:00 pm
Saturday, March 18, at the Hazen Community Center. The County 4-H O-Rama is the annual competitive event that is held so 4-Hers can show off what they have learned in their 4-H project work. Brent Griffin, County Extension AgentStaff Chair, Amy Carroll, County Extension AgentAgriculture along with volunteer Paul Osborne conducted the outdoor activities: Bicycle, Bait casting, and BB Shooting. Indoor competitions were conducted by Shea Wilson, County Extension Agent-Family & Consumer Sciences/4-H. Indoor activities included Illustrated Talks, Method Demonstrations, Fashion Revue, and Performing Arts. Winners in each category are as follows: Baitcasting Junior Division: 1st Place– Kaylee McDonald 2nd Place– Adysen Johnston 3rd Place- Shayleigh
1st Place– Aleigha Smith 2nd Place– Sara Beth Toll 3rd Place– Angela Hoover. BB Shoot Junior Division: 1st Place– Shayleigh Smith 2nd Place– Jenna Holland 3rd Place- Adysen Johnston. Senior Division: 1st Place– Sara Beth Toll 2nd Place– Angela Hoover 3rd Place– Aleigha Smith. Bicycle Junior Division: 1st Place– Adysen Johnston 2nd Place– Kaylee McDonald 3rd Place– Jenna Holland. Method Demonstrations and Illustrated Talks 1st Place winners in the Senior Division: Consumer Economics -
Monday March 27 Hazen School Board Meeting High School Library 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Hornet Baseball JV, V Clarendon John Sims Park 4:00 pm Hornet Softball JV, V Dewitt John Sims Park 4:00 pm Tuesday March 28 Hornet Baseball & Softball JV, V At Palestine 4:00 pm Thursday March 30 Adult Bingo Hazen Public Library 11:00am - 12:00pm Friday March 31 Hazen Prom Community Center Hazen 7:00 pm Saturday April 4 Master Gardeners Special Meeting Lonoke Cooperative Extension Office 1:00 pm
Community events brought to you by Hazen Chamber of Commerce and the
Please call F&M Bank, 255-3042 to list events.
Angela Hoover, performing arts vocal.
Sheriff’s Report On March 2nd 2017 Joshua Walker was arrested on a outstanding warrant for residential burglary and theft of property. Bond $50,000 On March 5th 2017 a body was recovered in the Cross Roads area of Prairie County, one male suspect was taken into custody, and the suspect vehicle was impounded. Felony Warrants were filled against two suspects for Abuse of A Corpse, Bond was set at $100, 00.00 dollars, the suspects was listed as Virginia Lee Colvin and Michael Wayne Stivers. Virginia Lee Colvin was arrested on 3/8/17 and transported to Prairie County Jail. Michael Wayne Stivers was arrested on 3/9/17 and transported to Prairie County Jail. Dequantis Britton was arrested on a outstanding warrant for felony probation revocation. Bond was set at $150,00.00 Lauren Bland was arrested for driving on a suspended drivers license, bond was set at $240.00 Jessica Ellis was arrested on a outstanding warrant for Fail to Appear, bond was set at $2000.00 Delector Grady was arrested on 3-13-17 in the Brown Grove area, Delector Grady drove his
vehicle behind a residence and got stuck in the back yard. Prairie County Sheriff’s Department was called to investigate the incident. The suspect (Delector Grady) gave a false name and refused to identify himself, and gave conflicting reasons why he was behind the residence. Delector Grady was fingerprinted on the AFIS machine at the Prairie County Jail, it revealed his real name as that of Delector Grady, a person with a lengthy criminal record. Delector Grady was arrested for Driving on suspended drivers license, criminal impersonation, criminal mischief 1st degree, obstructing government operations, criminal trespass. Utevia Nunn was arrested on a outstanding warrant for fail to appear, bond $700 Garrick Henderson was arrested on a outstanding warrant for Possession of Methamphetamine / controlled substance with intent to deliver. Bond was set at $25,000 Sheriff Rick Hickman asks all Prairie County citizens to report all suspicious activity you see. Every Call is appreciated and very helpful in preventing crime in Prairie County.
Senior Division: 1st Place – Sara Beth Toll. Performing Arts Vocal Senior Division: 1st Place - Angela Hoover. Junior Division: 1st Place– Jenna Holland 2nd Place– Kaylee McDonald. Performing Arts Instrumental Junior Division: 1st place – Shayleigh Smith. First place junior and senior winners have the opportunity to compete in their event at the District 4-H O-Rama Thursday, June 22 in Forrest City. Cloverbud members (ages 5-8) who earned a special ribbon for their participation in County O-Rama events included: Garrett Greenwalt, Ryder Greenwalt, Brylee McIntosh, Luke McIntosh, Kinslea Fowler, Maya Hamilton, Linley Reid, Mackenzie White, Mollee McDonald, and Talyn Johnston. Thanks to the parents and club leaders who assisted with the day’s events and to Mitzi Osborne and Cara Whiting for judging this year’s contest. 4-H is the youth development program of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible
Kaylee McDonald on bicycle, and Ryder Greenwalt
persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer. For more information, contact the Prairie County Extension Service at 870-998-2614 or “like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/prairicoarkansas4h. You can also email smwilson@uaex.edu.
Maya Hamilton and Linley Reid, performing arts dance
DVB Hall of Fame Banquet to be held this Saturday The first annual DeValls Bluff Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Saturday, March 25, in the DeValls Bluff gymnasium. The criterion for being chosen for this honor is to be according to Allen
Larry Gershner
Childress, one of the event’s organizers, “sold on the DeValls Bluff community.” This year’s Hall of Fame honorees are Bill Arnold and Larry Gershner, who both worked for many years to improve the lives of DeValls Bluff community members as the high school counselor (Arnold) and superintendent (Gershner) of the DeValls Bluff School District. Mr. Arnold has since gone on to enrich the lives of those in the DeValls Bluff community through the workings of the Arnold Foundation. The banquet will begin at 5 p.m. Dinner for the evening will feature fish
Bill Arnold and barbeque with speeches and presentations to follow. Everyone who knows and would like to honor either or both of these two men are invited to attend the event.
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Letter to the Editor by Harvey Joe Sanner, member of the non-profit Delta Caucus When officials in Washington D.C. determine that funds for programs that serve the weakest on our economic ladder should be sent to multi-millionaires in the form of tax cuts, something is awry. When the Director of the Office of Management & Budget proclaimed that Meals on Wheels is unworthy of federal funding in the President’s budget, we’ve reached a new low point in our priorities. One has to assume that the administration is simply unaware of the pain it will inflict in the Delta and rural communities nation-wide as well. Our hope must rest with members of congress who can insist that quality of life supportive programs must be a part of the budget. Good luck to those in Congress who agree that the Trump budget is laden with misplaced priorities. This proposal has been written by the non-partisan Delta Caucus as an appeal to Congress to see this budget propasal as dangerous to all of rural America. The Budget Response The Delta Caucus and Economic Equality Caucus partners join many Members of Congress of both parties and concerned citizens in raising deep objections to President Trump’s budget proposal to make massive cuts at USDA and eliminate meritorious programs such as the AmeriCorps National
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Service, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), which funds many entities such as food banks and meals-on-wheels programs, the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Delta Regional Authority. Huge cuts to medical research would be harmful to regions like the Delta that suffer from high levels of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer and other health maladies. We need to be investing in ways to find cures and reduce these severe problems, not making short-sighted cuts that will harm this region and the entire country in the long run. USDA programs, AmeriCorps, and LIHEAP are essential programs for millions of Americans. They should be fully funded, not slashed. DRA deserves budget increases, not cuts: The DRA has only a relatively tiny budget (by federal government standards) of $28 million to promote economic development in eight states and 252 counties with a population of about 10 million
people. Eliminating it would do nothing to curb federal deficit spending but would harm the small-scale but beneficial efforts of this agency. The ARC is much larger than the DRA and has existed for 52 years and should continue, as should DRA, which is likely to become another success story similar to ARC if it survives to the ripe old age of 52. It is relatively new and was only created at the end of the Clinton administration in late 2000. It makes no sense to abolish these fine regional agencies. We have not agreed with everything the DRA has done (and you could say that about almost all government agencies), but the vast majority of its activities have been clearly beneficial. These budget cuts would eliminate jobs and harm the economy, while being disproportionately damaging to rural America, which in most cases voted heavily in favor of President Trump and now would be harmed if his budget becomes a reality. As a matter of reality, many in Congress have already indicated that this budget is dead on (continued on page 6)
The Prairie County Library System
Children’s Programmer Part-time/20 hrs. per week *Must be good with small children *Motivated to come up with new ideas for programs *Conduct story-time at schools and daycares *Be familiar with word documents and have basic computer skills *Must have dependable transportation, as travel may be required between all Prairie County libraries *Must have high school diploma or GED
Starting salary $8.50 per hour You may pick up an application at any Prairie County library.
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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 the 15th day of March, 2017. Charles Greenwalt, Administrator P.O. Box 703 Carlisle, AR. 72024 Stuart Law Firm, P.A. Attorney for Estate P.O. Box 206 Lonoke, AR. 72086
Hazen School Menu
MARCH 27- MARCH 31, 2017
Elementary students do not have the sandwich line option. **Menus are subject to change without notice**
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Monday Frito Chili Pie Pinto Beans Slaw Diced Peaches Milk
Monday Bacon Chicken Wrap Potato Wedges Lettuce/Tomato Pickle Spear Diced Peaches Milk
Tuesday Chicken Nuggets Macaroni & Cheese Green Beans Applesauce Hot Roll Milk Wednesday Spaghetti & Meat Sauce Tossed Salad Corn Italian Bread Sticks Pineapple Milk
Tuesday Grilled Chicken Salad Cracker Hot Roll Applesauce Milk
Monday Pancakes Chicken Biscuit Cereal & Toast Fruit Juice Milk Tuesday Breakfast Pizza Cereal & Toast Fruit Juice Milk
Wednesday Chicken Sandwich Sun Chips Lettuce/Tomato/ Pickle Pineapple Milk
Wednesday Omelet, Sausage, Toast, Jelly Cereal & Toast Fruit Juice Milk
Thursday Cheesy Rice & Chicken Spinach Salad/Ranch Broccoli/Carrots/ Ranch Diced Pears Hot Roll Millk Friday Pizza Tossed Salad Corn Mixed Fruit Milk
Thursday Cheeseburger Tater Tots Lettuce/Tomato/ Pickle Diced Pears Milk
Thursday Sausage & Biscuit Cereal & Toast Fruit Juice Milk
Friday Foot Long Chili Dog Pinto Beans Slaw Mixed Fruit Milk
Friday Biscuit & Gravy Cereal & Toast Fruit Juice Milk
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4-H H holds annual Prairie County Dairy Foods Contest on March 18 March 20, 2017 Each year, Arkansas Farm Bureau conducts a statewide contest to find the best tasting, most original dairy dish. County contests are held to determine who will represent each county. This year’s Prairie County Dairy Foods Contest was held Saturday, March 18 at the Hazen Community Center in conjunction with County 4-H O-Rama . First place winner in the Party Idea category was Adysen Johnston with her entry of Pumpkin Pie Dessert. Adysen received $20 and a special prize.
Adysen’s winning recipe follows: Pumpkin Pie Dessert Ingredients for Cake: •2 (15 ounces each) cans solid pack pumpkin •1 (12 ounce) can evaporated fat-free milk •1 cup sugar •3 eggs •1 teaspoon vanilla extract •1 teaspoon cinnamon •1 teaspoon allspice •1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix •1/2 cup unsalted butter melted •1 1/2 cups chopped pecans Ingredients for Frosting: •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Adysen Johnston with her winning dish.
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Dawanna Keys and Thelma Gray, Extension Homemaker volunteer judges. •1 1/2 cups powdered sugar •1 (8 ounce) package 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened •3/4 cup heavy whipping cream Directions: Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Line a 13x9x2inch baking pan with parchment paper and cover with coating spray. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine pumpkin, milk and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and allspice; beat well. Pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle with dry cake mix. Drizzle melted butter over top. Sprinkle with pecans. Bake for 1 hour until golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack.
In large mixing bowl, pour cream and vigorously whip until soft peaks form. Set aside. In another bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Fold in whipped cream. Invert cake onto a tray and carefully remove parchment paper. Frost cake and store in refrigerator until ready to serve. Second place winner, receiving $15 was Sara Beth Toll with her entry of Flan. Adysen’s winning recipe will be submitted for judging at the state level. The top four winners selected in each category will prepare and serve the recipes at the State Cook-Off in June in Little Rock.
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The City of DeValls Bluff Annual Financial Statement Financial Statement 01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
WATER & SEWER FUND
BEGINNING BALANCE $629,550.52 Cash Receipts Collections $234,882.87 Other Receipts $593.18 Total Cash Receipts $235,476.05 Total Funds Available $865,026.57 EXPENDITURES Repairs & Maintenance $16,039.64 Other $128,822.27 Salaries $62,621.69 Supplies $3,048.76 Utilities $13,716.14 Total Expenditures $224,248.50 Ending Balance Water & Sewer Fund $640,778.07
NATURAL GAS FUND
$9,151.87 $102,444.74 $111,596.61 $191,517.15
EXPENDITURES Repairs & Maintenance Other Salaries Supplies Utilities
$8,487.91 $58,928.90 $56,172.32 $1,939.77 $9,072.27 $134,601.17 $56,915.98
DHS REPAIR & MAINTENANCE FUND BEGINNING BALANCE Cash Receipts Rental Income Other Receipts Total Cash Receipts Total Funds Available
$31,831.19 $7,768.11 $6,461.72 $14,229.83 $46,061.02
EXPENDITURES Repairs & Maintenance $2,108.44 Other $5,367.88 Contract Labor $3,000.00 Supplies $49.27 Total Expenditures $10,525.59 Ending Balance DHS Repair & Maintenance Fund $35,535.43
GENERAL FUND BEGINNING BALANCE Cash Receipts Rental Income City General Taxes Local Sales Taxes Other Receipts State Turn Back Transfers Total Cash Receipts Total Funds Available EXPENDITURES Repairs & Maintenance Other Salaries Supplies Utilities Transfers Total Expenditures Ending Balance General Fund
POLICE DEPARTMENT ACT 988
$1,837.37
BEGINNING BALANCE Cash Receipts Other Receipts Total Cash Receipts Total Funds Available
$3,999.00 $3,999.00 $5,836.37
EXPENDITURES Repairs & Maintenance Other Supplies Total Expenditures Ending Balance Police Department Act
$2,623.17 $1,920.00 $727.20 $5,270.37 988 $566.00
$79,920.54
BEGINNING BALANCE Cash Receipts Other Receipts Collections Total Cash Receipts Total Funds Available
Total Expenditures Ending Balance Natural Gas Fund
Total Expenditures $3,587.17 Ending Balance Twin City Riverfront Park Fund $5,524.85
$23,844.12
DEVALLS BLUFF POLICE EQUIPMENT & EXPENSE BEGINNING BALANCE Cash Receipts Other Receipts Transfers Total Cash Receipts Total Funds Available
$7,527.71
$12,012.89 $3,908.50 $15,921.39 $23,494.10
EXPENDITURES Repairs & Maintenance $1,472.45 Other $6,868.03 Supplies $6,090.90 Total Expenditures $14,431.38 Ending Balance DeValls Bluff Police Equipment & Expense Fund $9,0627.72
STREET FUND BEGINNING BALANCE Cash Receipts Local Sales Taxes City General Taxes Other Receipts State Turnback Total Cash Receipts Total Funds Available EXPENDITURES Repairs & Maintenance Other Salaries Supplies Utilities Total Expenditures Ending Balance Street Fund
$79,890.90 $40,974.66 $4,135.07 $494.47 $40,890.05 $86,494.25 $166,385.15 $10,793.06 $6,881.88 $11,365.86 $2,054.48 $8,526.34 $39,621.62 $126,763.53
FIRE DEPARTMENT EXPENSE & EQUIPMENT
$38,581.67 $15,963.72 $117,758.85 $136,982.82 $9,886.13 $2,614.33 $321,787.52 $345,631.64
BEGINNING BALANCE Cash Receipts Local Sales Tax Other Receipts Total Cash Receipts Total Funds Available
$1,447,73 $98,941.98 $115,462.27 $4,903.86 $6,349.81 $68,008.85 $295,114.50 $50,517.14
EXPENDITURES Repairs & Maintenance $16,548.91 Other $25,894.84 Supplies $11,729.06 Utilities $4,480.60 Fire Fighter Reimb $8,400.10 Total Expenditures $67,053.51 Ending Balance Fire Department Expense & Equipment $22,906.84
TWIN CITY RIVERFRONT PARK FUND
$4,216.97
BEGINNING BALANCE Cash Receipts Camping Fees Total Cash Receipts Total Funds Available
$4,895.05 $4,895.05 $9,112.02
EXPENDITURES Repairs & Maintenance Other Utilities
$138.20 $752.78 $2,696.19
$14,987.77 $61,847.80 $13,124.78 $74,972.58 $89,960.35
MUNICIPAL COURT FUND BEGINNING BALANCE Cash Receipts Fine Income Total Cash Receipts Total Funds Available
-2,744.50
$134,026.44 $134,026.44 $131,281.94
EXPENDITURES Court Disbursements $130,441.94 Total Expenditures $130,441.94 Ending Balance Municipal Court Fund $840.00
DEVALLS BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT ACT 833 FUND BEGINNING BALANCE Cash Receipts Act 833 Distribution Total Cash Receipts Total Funds Available
$784.61
$19,132.70 $19,132.70 $19,917.31
EXPENDITURES Other $10,451.02 Total Expenditures $10,451.02 Ending Balance DeValls Bluff Fire Department Act 833 Fund $9,466.29
DEVALLS BLUFF LEVEE DISTRICT INVESTORS
$1,010.63
BEGINNING BALANCE Cash Receipts Other Receipts Total Cash Receipts Total Funds Available
$2,001.58 $2,001.58 $3,012.21
EXPENDITURES Repairs & Maintenance $935.28 Utilities $925.64 Total Expenditures $1,860.92 Ending Balance DeValls Bluff Levee District Investors $1,151.29
DEVALLS BLUFF CRIMINAL JUSTICE FUND BEGINNING BALANCE Cash Receipts Court Other Receipts Total Cash Receipts Total Funds Available
$10,102.61 $2,607.68 $10.87 $2,618.55 $12,721.16
EXPENDITURES Terminal Fees $1,223.11 Total Expenditures $1,223.11 Ending Balance DeValls Bluff Criminal Justice Fund $11.498.05
COURT AUTOMATION FUND
$7,959.14
BEGINNING BALANCE Cash Receipts Court Total Cash Receipts Total Funds Available
$2,694.28 $2,694.28 $10,653.42
EXPENDITURES Computer Software Total Expenditures
$2,020.99 $2,020.99
Ending Balance DeValls Bluff Criminal Justice Fund $8,632.43
CITY BEAUTIFICATION FUND
$4,341,20
BEGINNING BALANCE Cash Receipts Other Receipts Total Cash Receipts Total Funds Available
$2,000.00 $2,000.00 $6,341.20
EXPENDITURES Other $997.77 Total Expenditures $997.77 Ending Balance DeValls Bluff Criminal Justice Fund $5,343.43
BOND INDEBTEDNESS
Water & Sewer 2038 #3 Well 2028 Street Bond 2010 Arkansas Forestry 2018 Farmers & Merchants Bank 2018 Date Free of Debt 2038 Total
$553,428.78 $25,637.10 $490,000.00 $5,004.00 $5,242.59
$579,065.88
All financial records for the City of DeValls Bluff are open to the public and available for viewing from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday at DeValls Bluff City Hall.
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State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Jonathan Dismang The legislature has passed and sent to the governor a “campus carry” measure that was amended numerous times and applies to many more areas than college campuses. As originally introduced, House Bill 1249 would have allowed faculty and staff at state colleges and universities to carry a concealed firearm on campus, as long as they already had a concealed carry permit. That was the version that the House passed by a vote of 71-to-22. It was sent to the Senate, where seven amendments to the bill were considered and five amendments were adopted. After amending it, the Senate passed it on a vote of 18-to-9. The final version of the bill allows anyone with a permit to carry a concealed firearm on campus, as long as they take an additional eight hours of training. Permit holders who take the additional training will not have to renew it in future years, and the cost will be nominal. With the added training, they will also be able to carry on certain government property and many other locations where they could not carry under previous law, such as churches and restaurants with liquor
permits. However, churches and establishments may still prohibit entry to people carrying concealed firearms if they post a written notice at the entrance that is clearly readable from within 10 feet. The bill will probably allow Arkansas concealed carry permit holders to legally carry in other states, because reciprocal agreements require additional training. The House formally agreed with the five Senate amendments to HB 1249, and sent the bill to the governor for his signature. In a related vote, the Senate approved legislation to allow people with concealed carry permits to store a handgun in their motor vehicle on the parking lot of their place of employment. The gun must be stored out of sight in a locked handgun storage container. The right to keep a gun in a motor vehicle does not extend to people who are not employees. The Senate passed the measure, Senate Bill 37, by a vote of 24-to-7 and sent it to the House, where it was referred to the Judiciary Committee. HB 1222 to create education savings accounts was amended five times before the Education
Committee sent it to the full House. It would allow individuals and corporations to earn tax credits when they make donations into the accounts. Parents would be able to apply for financial aid from the accounts to help with tuition and other costs associated with sending their children to private schools and nonpublic schools. The financial benefits from an education savings account would not be considered taxable income for the parents. One of the amendments to HB 1222 reduced its impact on state revenue. Until fiscal year 2021 the total amount of tax credits may not exceed $3 million each year. In part due to concerns expressed by public school officials, the bill failed by a vote of 37-to-47. Two House bills have been filed to enact a $200 million a year highway program. HB 1726, to set up a bond issue for highway projects, failed on a 38-to-35 vote. It needed 51 to pass. HB 1727 would finance the bonds by applying the state sales tax to wholesale purchases of gasoline. The Transportation Committee advanced it to the House.
We are now in the final weeks of the legislative session. Committees and House floor proceedings have been meeting for extended hours the last several days to hear as many bills as possible before we adjourn. This week, the House moved forward legislation impacting education funding, juvenile sentencing, tax deductions and even speed limits. The House passed HB1729 which sets the funding for our public schools. This bill increases the funding from $6,584/per student to $6,713/per student for the next school year. The House also passed legislation allowing teachers to take a tax deduction for out of pocket expenses for the classroom. HB1014 allows teachers to take a $250 deduction on state taxes if he or she pays for classroom materials, including books, school supplies and even food or clothing for his or her students. This week, we also passed legislation which abolishes life sentences without parole for anyone
Consumer Alert Sunshine Week Sheds Light on FOIA From Attorney General Leslie Rutledge An open and transparent government is imperative for both the press and the public to hold government officials accountable for their actions. The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was enacted by the General Assembly in 1967 and is considered one of the strongest and most comprehensive open-records and openmeetings laws in the United States. National Sunshine Week, March 12-18, bringing sunshine laws and the FOIA to the forefront to educate citizens about their rights when it comes to government accountability. “Arkansas’s FOIA holds government officials accountable at all levels, including state and local leaders,” said Attorney General Rutledge. “The Attorney General’s office is committed to educating all Arkansans about their rights to an open and public government through the FOIA.” Attorney General Rutledge released the following tips regarding Arkansas’s FOIA:
The law gives Arkansans broad access to public records and public meetings, with limited exceptions. When a governing body meets to conduct the people’s business, the meeting is a public meeting and is subject to the openmeetings provisions of the FOIA. A public record is defined as any writing, sound recording, video or electronic or computerbased information that reflects the performance or lack of performance of official functions. All records maintained by public employees within the scope of their employment are presumed to be public records, though several exemptions may shield a record (or certain information in a record) from disclosure. Government entities generally have up to three working days to provide a record requested under FOIA. Custodians of records may only charge for the “actual costs” of reproducing public records, plus mailing expenses.
Notice of public meetings must be provided to anyone who has asked to be notified, and two-hour notice of special or emergency meetings must be provided to members of the news media who have requested notice of such meetings. Governing bodies may only enter into closed meetings, also known as “executive sessions,” for the purpose of considering employment, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of an individual officer or employee. But following the executive session, the governing body must reconvene in public and formally vote on the matter discussed in the executive session. The Attorney General’s office partners with the Arkansas Press Association and other organizations to produce
and distribute the “Arkansas Freedom of Information Handbook.” The Handbook’s 17th edition was published in December 2015. Free copies of the handbook are available by completing the short online form, or contacting the Attorney General’s office a t community@arkansasag.g ov or 501-682-2007. The Attorney General’s office recently presented an online webcast about the Arkansas FOIA. For more information and tips to avoid scams and other consumer-related issues, contact the Arkansas Attorney General’s office at (800) 482-8982 or consumer@arkansasag.go v or visit ArkansasAG.gov or facebook.com/AGLeslieRutled ge.
under the age of 18. SB294 would allow parole to be considered for a juvenile, tried as an adult, after serving 20 years for a non-homicidal offense, 25 years for a first degree murder conviction, and after serving 30 years for capital murder. The House also passed SB428 which allows the Office of Driver Services to issue a digital copy of an Arkansas Driver’s License upon request for a $10 fee. The digital copy of the license would be available for view until the expiration of the traditional license. The House also passed a bill impacting speed limits in the state. HB2057 allows the highway commission to increase the
speed limit on interstates to 75mph. It raises the speed limit on other highways to 65mph where permissible. And we passed the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act. HB1839 sets a goal for all state agencies, colleges, and universities that receive $25,000 from the state for the purchase of food. The goal outlined in the legislation is that by 2018, 10% of all the food purchased by the agency is either grown or packaged in Arkansas. The goal increases to 20% in the years following. As a reminder, the House streams all committee meetings in the Capitol and all House floor proceedings on our w e b s i t e www.arkansashouse.org.
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Lady Hornets win three of four games throughout week The Lady Hornets began conference play and continued their recent dominance of the past couple of years. They used 15 Brinkley errors, 16 walks and 7 base hits to crush the Tigers by a score of 24-1 in the first game of a scheduled double-header. The second game had to be postponed due to cold temperatures and precipitation and will be rescheduled for a later date. Hazen jumped out to a quick lead in the first inning on walks to Elizabeth Foot and Abby Rounsavall, doubles from Morgan Stock and Allie Burroughs, a single by Faith Young and a walk to Payton Fought. After two quick strike outs, Braden Williams singled ahead of walks to Foot and Rounsavall to make the score 8-0 after one inning. Things got worse for the Tigers in the second inning when Hazen sent 20 batters to the plate and they scored 16 runs despite getting only three base hits. Ten walks and four fielding errors, combined with singles by Chase Wiggins, Faith
Young and Burroughs led to the seemingly endless assault on Brinkley pitching. With the game securely in hand, the Lady Hornets went down in order in the third inning, with two batters reaching base but being thrown out trying to steal second. Burroughs set the Tigers down in order again, continuing her dominant three innings of work. She allowed no hits or walks, with the only Brinkley run coming on a hit batter and a couple of wild pitches in the second inning. She finished with six strike outs and three ground ball outs and threw only 41 pitches for the three inning game. On Thursday, Hazen travelled to Mayflower to take on the class 3A Lady Eagles looking for their second win against a higher classification foe. But, it was not to be as the Hornets lost by a score of 9-1. Neither team scored in the first and despite a couple of singles in the second, the Hornets couldn’t score in the second, either. Mayflower broke the
scoreless tie with a run on two hits and a Hornet error. The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the fourth when the Eagles loaded the bases then got a walk and a two-run single to make it 4-0 after four innings. Hazen scored minutes later when Foot singled to left with two outs and came around to score on Burroughs’ double down the line. Mayflower got that run right back with a two-out solo home run in the bottom of the fifth to regain their four run cushion at 5-1. The Lady Eagles put the game out of reach in the sixth when they scored four times on five hits and a walk. Trailing 9-1, Hazen put a runner on base but couldn’t mount any kind of rally. The loss dropped Hazen’s record to 4-6 for the year, including 2-5 against higher classification schools. Back home against conference competition, Hazen flexed their muscles again and took both ends of a double header against Clarendon, with 15-0 and 19-2 wins against the Lions. In the
Hazen City Council votes on the purchase of an ATV for Fire Department The Hazen City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, March 16 at 6:00 P.M. Mayor David Duch, Recorder David Hardke, Council Members Steve Tim Juola, Clevella Mosby, Rick Wiggins, and David Campbell were all present. The minutes from the February meeting were approved before moving on to Department Reports. There was no new business to discuss. Fire Chief Ashley Loudermilk reported one grass fire, one eighteen wheeler fire, and nine first responder calls. He also updated the council
on the price of an ATV for the Fire Department. The only response Loudermilk recieved was from John Deere with a quote of around $16,000 with a $3,410 discount for being a city vehicle. The ATV alongside the the trailer and equipment would total $14,635.68 including the discount. The motion to purchase the equipment carried. Police Chief Bradley Taylor updated the council members on the purchase of an E-Site systems for one of the department cars. E-Site software and equpment will allow access to the ACIC and NCIC from the
squad cars. Taylor and the council discussed the benefits of the system and te costs, before deciding that accurate numbers need to be given before a vote can take place. Taylor is tome come to the next meeting with sold numbers on the cost of needed equipment at the next meeting. Utilities Department head Philip Foot had nothing to report. Mayor David Duch told the council about the upcoming meeting with Love’s to discuss the building and the cities new emergency contact system before the meeting adjourned.
First Baptist Church of DeValls Bluff celebrates 25 years The First Baptist Church of DeValls Bluff celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the current building located on Highway 70 East in DeValls Bluff. The original building was destroyed by fire and the new building was dedicated in 1991. The congregation and visitors enjoyed viewing photos of the new building under construction and also a dvd of photos. Former pastors, officers and members participated in the days activities. A meal of fish, chicken and all of the trimmings was served. There was lots of special singing, fellowship and stories of days gone by enjoyed by all.
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first game Allie Burroughs struck out eight of the nine batters she faced, throwing only 39 pitches and allowing no base runners, a threeinning perfect game. Meanwhile, the Hornets erupted for eleven runs in the first inning of the 150 shutout victory. Foot led off the game by getting hit with a pitch and then went to third on a single by Morgan Stock. A wild pitch scored Foot and Burroughs then singled to score Stock. Four consecutive walks forced across three more runs and base hits by Fought, Foot, Burroughs and Faith Young ended the scoring with Hazen leading 11-0. In the second inning, a single by Christin Young, two walks and a Clarendon error led to two more runs and two more scored in the third with only one Hornet base hit. The second game was more of the same with Hazen using eleven hits and eleven Clarendon errors to pound the Lions into submission. Foot led off the game with a double and scored one out
later on a single by Stock. A single by Burroughs and a walk to Fought loaded the bases with two outs for Hazen. A wild pitch, singles by Wiggins and Alex Sweeten and a walk to Christin Young ended the scoring with Hazen leading 6-0. Freshman Young, pitching in her third game and first conference game, set the side down in order on three ground balls in the first inning. Hazen left runners at second and third with only one out in the second inning and Young held the Lions in check, working around a two-out walk to keep the score at 6-0 heading to the third. In the third, the Hornets drew three walks and took advantage of more fielding woes by the Lions to go with a single by Rounsavall and an RBI ground out by Burroughs to stretch the lead to 11-0. Clarendon got two of their three hits in the third inning and pushed across a run to make it 11-1 heading into the fourth inning. Three more Lion errors, two walks and a double by Fought brought home
Letter to the Editor on arrival, but we need to stay vigilant and point out its disturbing flaws. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is tremendously important for rural America, but its nutrition programs are vital for urban areas as well–yet USDA was targeted for cuts of $4.7 billion. With $993 million in cuts not even specified, we can expect many other proposed cuts will be on the way if this budget becomes a reality. USDA’s name is actually a misnomer, because 80% of its funding is for SNAP, school meals and other vital nutrition programs, as well as Rural Development programs. The Trump budget would eliminate the $498 million USDA Water and Wastewater Disposal Loan and Grant program, which provides rural communities with funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage. Think about it–as Hunger Free America has argued–this is a tax increase disguised as a budget-cutting measure–because if the USDA Water and Wastewater Disposal Loan and Grant program is abolished, rural communities would either have to do without such these basic necessities or be forced to pay the costs by local tax increases. Another cut is $95 million from the USDA Rural Business and Cooperative Service, which has the mission of creating rural jobs. Delta Caucus Director Lee Powell was a Presidential appointee at USDA Rural Development in the Clinton administration, and can testify that its programs promote rural economic development, infrastructure, small business and renewable energy. “It will be harmful to millions of Americans in
four more runs for Hazen while two Hornet errors and a single gave Clarendon a gift run, making it 15-2 after four complete innings. In the top of the fifth, three walks, two more errors, a double by Burroughs and a single from Faith Young plated four more runs to end the Hornet scoring. Christin Young set the side down in order to end the game and earn the first win of her career. Faith Young led all hitters with three hits and Burroughs had two. Christin Young allowed three hits and one walk while striking out four batters on just 48 pitches. Hazen evened its overall record at 6-6 entering spring break and stands at 3-0 in conference play. Their next games are at home against class 4A DeWitt on Monday March 27 and then a conference double-header at Palestine-Wheatley the next afternoon. Go Hornets!
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the Delta, Southwest Border, Appalachia, the Midwest, Native Americans, and other rural areas to make such irrational cuts in these fundamental USDA programs,” Powell said. The AmeriCorps National Service Program is an exemplary initiative that creates community service jobs while enabling program participants from all economic backgrounds to help pay their way through college. AmeriCorps has received strong support from Republican leaders like Haley Barbour of Mississippi, President George W. Bush, Sen. Orin Hatch, and Sen. John McCain–so this is hardly a program only endorsed by starry-eyed left-wingers. According to Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America who has long been a national leader for Americorps, said “AmeriCorps serves urban and suburban communities but is particularly adept at aiding underserved rural areas. Common sense efforts such as this – which create jobs while meeting critical community needs – should be expanded in a bi-partisan manner.” Cuts to WIC: The Trump budget would take $200 million out of the USDA Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), a program which provides nutritional supplements to pregnant woman and children under five. Hunger Free America estimates that WIC has saved more than half a million U.S. children from dying at birth We would expect later attacks on the largest of the nutrition safety net programs–SNAP (food stamps) and school meals and other child nutrition programs. All of these proposed cuts must be rejected. While our mission at
the Delta and Economic Equality Caucus is to fight domestic poverty in the USA, we should not forget the impoverished and ignore some exemplary programs that have aided hungry people across the world. The Trump budget proposes to eliminate two programs that were supported by nationally recognized leaders from both parties: The bi-partisan USDA Dole-McGovern Program was founded by Democratic leader George McGovern and Republican Leader Bob Dole. It has assisted many developing countries to start school meals programs, has won accolades for many years, and until now has received stalwart support from the powers that be. That should not change and is not likely to change. The Trump budget would also make major cuts in the State Department’s Food for Peace Program, which was founded by Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Food for Peace sends food relief to poor countries suffering from wars or natural disasters. This is a classic example of the kind of program that helps prevent future wars by reducing starvation and preventing the strife that can create opportunities for malicious extremists to wreak havoc. Food for Peace and the Dole McGovern Program are small and underfunded. Slashing their funds will do nothing to reduce massive deficit spending but will increase the chances of turmoil abroad that can later come home to haunt us. P.S: Please visit the website of the Delta Grassroots Caucus (www.mdgc.us) and that of the Delta Regional Authority (dra.gov) for a detailed view of the budget issue.
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