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October 7, 2021
The horrors of Hot Springs Brett Thompson Contributing Reporter
Mummies, vampires and witches were all spotted in Hot Springs over the weekend. We’re not in a horror film, it was just the Hot Springs International Horror FIlm Festival held at the Historic Central Theatre in Hot Springs. The annual festival ran from Oct. 1 through Oct. 3, and celebrated independent horror films from all around the globe. The event is mostly made up of short films produced on fairly small budgets by independent creators. The films varied greatly, with movies like “The Good Samaritan” which was one scene on the side of the road that only lasted five minutes, to films like “Vodi” which had scenes of animation interlaced with the live action sequences. There was plenty of variety for every style of the horror genre.
Paul Glover and Scott McKinnon, who are both professors in the communication department at Henderson, had their documentary, “The Man from Boggy Creek,” shown at the festival. The documentary is about Charles B. Pierce, a filmmaker from Arkansas, who is known as one of the very first influential independent filmmakers. His two biggest films actually took place and were shot in Arkansas, with “The Legend of Boggy Creek” being a horror film about the infamous Fouke monster, and “The Town That Dreaded Sundown” being a thriller based on the true events of the serial killer known as the Phantom Killer in Texarkana. His almost documentary-like filmmaking is what inspired the found-footage films that we see today, such as “The Blair Witch Project.” The two major guests at the festival were Alan
Photo by Brett Thompson An Arkadelphia tennis player serves the ball at a tournament Monday, Oct. 4 at the OBU Tennis Courts in Noble Complex. The tournament featured Arkadelphia, Fountain Lake, Hope, Nashville and Malvern.
Howarth and Tony Buck. H o w a r t h h e l p e d c o mpose groundbreaking soundtracks such as five of the “Halloween” films and “Big Trouble in Little China”, and did sound design for “The Hunt for Red
October” and “Dracula.” Buck is a mask designer who has made masks for many major Hollywood projects, like “Game of Thrones.” Another interesting sight to see at the festival
was Leviathan, which was the camera crane that Alfred Hitchcock had made specifically for him to use on films such as “Psycho” and “The Birds.” If you are a fan of all things horror, then the
Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival might just be what you need for the Halloween season next year when it returns again. If you miss it again, it may just haunt you forever.
Arkansas State Police slowing things down Emberlynn Pendergraft Contributing Reporter
Arkansas State Police have recently announced a plan to implement the use of lowprofile vehicles to combat an increase in aggressive driving since the start of the pandemic. A total of 25 black Chevrolet Tahoes, marked only by a police insignia on the passenger side door, have been acquired by State Police for use by the highway patrol. According to a press release from the Arkansas Department of Public Safety, Photo courtesy of Arkansas State Police Arkansas troopers stopped Arkansas State Police have begun to crackdown on speeding with new low-profile vehicles that have 2,030 drivers traveling at discrete badging. 100 miles per hour last year, an increase of more than 100
percent from 2019 among violators exceeding the 100 miles per hour speed limit. Arkansas State Police purchased the new low profile patrol vehicles and law enforcement equipment installed in the vehicles with federal grant money totaling a little more than one million dollars provided by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. The release goes on to say, “Putting state troopers in nonconventional patrol vehicles to blend unnoticed in traffic is nothing new; we’ve been doing it more than 20 years,” said Colonel Bill Bryant, Director of the Arkansas State Police. “What’s new today is the use of a taller vehicle platform like the Tahoe that will offer troopers an improved visual perspective to detect drivers violating distracted driving laws or spotting a vehicle being driven in an aggressive manner that threatens other motorist’s safety.” Jonathan Adkins, executive director of the Governors Highway Safe-
Being more Humane Emily Henderson Contributing Reporter
Caged dogs and cats do not seem to get enough love and affection, which is why the Humane Society of Clark County is trying to bring in volunteers. The shelter saves approximately 1,000 animals a year and with little help, it puts a lot of pressure on the staff. This upcoming fall they have many events and other ways for people to help the animals. A misconception is the humane society receives funding from the state. However, the only way it stays open is through donations and fundraising. “The community is our lifeline,” one volunteer said. Their goal is to clear the shelter, many animals have spent their whole lives caged up and deserve to have a loving home. Over the summer, a group of volunteers began raising money by selling t-shirts, and they plan to do it again soon. The shelter plans to have an
adoption event and food drive in late October but need volunteers to keep the dogs occupied in hopes of finding a forever home. Janie Allen, who takes care of the animals, plans to begin taking dogs and cats to Petsmart every weekend to help spread the word and get more animals out of the situation they are in. She can only take about four animals by herself, but could double it with volunteers. Allen expressed that It’s hard being there with all the animals, but the most rewarding thing is to see them adopted. Another volunteer wants to start a dog walking club where people meet at the Humane Society every week and take the dogs for a walk. This will help the animals get out of their pens and see the outside for a while. She hopes other volunteers will fall in love and tell more people about the pets. The shelter is currently overflowing and has no more room at this time. They encourage as many
ty Association, said, “Though speed management has been a problem for decades, speeding became even more acute during the Covid-19 pandemic, as less traffic has prompted some motorists to drive at high speeds on highways and city streets across the nation,” in a statement released last March. “Every highway patrol troop will have the low profile marked Tahoes, and we hope the use of the special patrol vehicles throughout the state will be a deterrent to the growing threat caused by drivers who choose to ignore the law and safety of others,” said Major Jason Aaron, commander of the Highway Patrol Division, Eastern Region. This news comes after the crackdown on speeding announced in July under the tagline “Obey the sign, or Pay the Fine'' Arkansas State Police also contributed patrol resources in a Regional Speed Enforcement Plan that targets speeding individuals on particular days of the week throughout the month of July.
Arkansas Democrats elect new party Chair Grant Tennille Democratic Party of Arkansas
Photo Emily Henderson Scan the QR code above to volunteer with the Clark County Humane Society.
people who have the time and space for an animal to adopt. However, if you cannot help in that way, there are plenty of ways to aid the shelter. “We just want people to know, they (the animals) need it.” The Humane Society has many more events in the works but to accomplish their goals they need more help. Anyone is wel-
come to drop by while they are open to meet some new furry friends. They also have a Facebook page that posts photos and videos of the animals as well as new information and upcoming events. The building is located only a five minute drive from Henderson State’s campus.“We just want people to know, they (the animals) need it.”
LITTLE ROCK -- The Democratic Party of Arkansas has elected Grant Tennille as the party’s new Chair. Tennille is the former head of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission under Governor Mike Beebe’s administration. The DPA’s State Committee elected Tennille at Saturday's State Committee meeting. "I’ll leave you with this promise: I will work hard every day; I will unite this Party; I will tell you the truth and I will make you
proud to be an Arkansas Democrat,” said DPA Chair Grant Tennille. As head of the AEDC, Tennille’s team secured the largest economicdevelopment investment in the State’s history, Big River Steel, which returned the state’s investment well ahead of schedule. Tennille lives in Little Rock with his wife Rebecca. They have three children: Will, 26; Sarah, 18; and Annie, 16. Tennille fills the shoes of Interim Chair Nicole Hart, who stepped up from the role of Vice-Chair in September.
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