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Arkadelphia man's family on "Family Feud" Lance Brownfields OCE Editor-in-Chief There will be some familiar faces on "Family Feud" in just a few weeks as an Arkadelphia native and his wife’s family take on another family on the popular game show in an upcoming e p isode . The episode is set to air Feb. 28. Davis, who will be representing the Simpson family in honor of his late wife’s father (retired military, POW, Vietnam veteran), was born in Camden and grew up in Arkadelphia, graduating from Henderson in 1992. He is active-duty military and cu rre nt ly live s in
Kentucky. “My wife, she’s amazing, and she knew I always wanted to meet Steve Harvey,” said Davis. “And we watch 'Family Feud' everyday at my house anyways. So, she submitted our family for an audition.” Davis is perhaps the first Arkansan to appear on the show since 2019, when a Little Rock family competed. “It was amazing,” said Davis. “A lot of energy. Extremely long days. However, it was worth every moment because during the breaks, Steve would not do like most game hosts who would go back to their plush room and
relax. Instead, he would come out and give us a free comedy show.” Many families who participate in the show often come back multiple times to compete again. Davis said that he and his family would like to do this as well if time allows. His wife is also active-duty military and that can make it hard for schedules to line up. “If I did win, what would I do with the prize money?” said Davis. “Tell you what, I’m a big fan of Dave Ramsey, so I live debt free. So, I’d probably just save the money. Invest the money. Depends on what the market’s doing.”
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Vernon Davis, an Arkadelphia native, competed on Family Feud with his wife's family under the Simpson surname in honor of his wife's late father. The episode will air Feb. 28.
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An instructer leads North Little Rock dance students in warmups at the Arkansas High School Dance Festival in Henderson's Arkansas Hall Auditorium. This year's event, put on by the Arkansas Dance Network (ADN,) was the first year back since the pandemic. Three schools attended out of four that signed up. Those being Rogers, North Little Rock and Hot Springs High School. In previous years, the festival featured up to six schools from around the state. Henderson was the first college to host the event in 2019, followed by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock before the hiatus caused by COVID-19.
Ouachita to host ceramics exhibit by Logan Hunter and Hannah May OBU News Bureau The Rosemary Gossett Adams Department of Art & Design in Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts is hosting an exhibit of ceramics works by Arkansas artists Logan Hunter and Hannah May through Feb. 18 in the Adams Gallery of MosesProvine Hall. The exhibit is part of Ouachita’s 2021-22 Guest Artist Series; it is free and open to the public. Hunter and May met and began collaborating as studio art students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Since 2012, they have taught ceramics and helped establish community ceramics classes and spaces around the state. They work out of their studio, Hunter & May Pottery, in Hensley, Ark. Hunter’s recent work explores themes of
movement and place, incorporating imagery inspired by his travels in the Midwest and South. May considers the concept of security in her work, using chairs as symbols of rest, safety and the life cycle of material objects. “I am so excited about this show. It is absolutely stunning,” said Carey Roberson, associate professor of art at Ouachita. “One of the things that strikes me about Hannah’s and Logan’s work is how they really explore the materiality of clay, whether this is being done by the elegant wheelthrown forms of Hannah’s functional works or the cracking earthiness of Logan’s sculptural works. It is so fascinating to see two people working sideby-side in the same studio, with the same materials—
Photo courtesy of OBU News Bureau OBU is set to host a ceramics exhibit by Logan Hunter and Hannah May through Feb. 18 as part of the university's Guest Artist Series.
including glazes and firing techniques—produce works so different, and yet still
connected.” Regular gallery hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays
through Thursdays, and 9 a.m.-12 noon on Fridays. For more information,
contact Carey Roberson at robersoncw@obu.edu or (870) 245-4655.
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Endemic pandemic: You can (not) go back to normal Blanton Matthews Opinion Editor “I’m over COVID.” “It’s a pandemic of the unvaccinated.” “We have to get back to normal.” Except there is no “back to normal,” is there? There is talk of SARSCoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, becoming endemic, meaning that it will be a common enough virus that the world learns to manage. Whenever I hear people talk about the virus “becoming endemic”, it is with an air of resignation. It is understandable, we have all lost so much in this era, we all wish it could end, or that it had never begun. “Endemic”, however, does not mean “end.” Yes, the vaccine saves lives and I am glad that it exists and that I was able to get my three shots, but it’s not a video game power-up, it’s medicine. Statistically, I am twenty times more likely to survive a bout of COVID-19 than an unvaccinated person. I like those odds, but survival still looks different for different people. Being sick at all is miserable, and COVID can still be permanently debilitating. We do not even know much about long COVID, lingering effects that remain long after people are otherwise free of disease. There are people—with and without vaccination— with lasting neurological
damage who never regained their senses of smell and taste, people who suffered disabling blood clots, and faced amputations. These recently disabled will never go back to normal, and will now have to live in a world that sees them as expendable, a world that says it’s good news that “The only ones dying anymore are ones with comorbidities,” pretending that does not describe a truly massive chunk of the population. I am 22 years old. For my entire grade school career, I was told to never forget 9/11. It is a slogan. I saw videos, news footage from before I even had my second birthday. I cannot forget 9/11, but that is because I do not remember it in the first place. It was a worldchanging tragedy, and all I know is the world after. I cannot get swept up in the national mourning like my elders because it is as far from me as anything else I can read in a history textbook. What do we call it now when as many people are killed by the same thing in one day? Last week, we called it Wednesday and Thursday. There is no pomp and circumstance, n o d r a m a t i c memorialization for the dead, no pithy sloganeering, only the waving of hands and talking about when this is all over. This is just what life is now, death and the vain hope for it to lose its sting.
It is difficult for me to reconcile these things, and more difficult to imagine how anyone can honestly believe that the end of the pandemic is anywhere in sight, even as Dr. Fauci’s raspy voice tries to assure us that the Omicron variant’s spike will flatten in a few weeks as he has been saying for a few weeks already. I also remember over a year ago when he said we should be back to normal by summer of last year. I remember when I thought it would be an extra week of Spring break to flatten the curve, when Trump said we were “rounding the turn”, and when Biden expected independence from the virus by Independence Day. Here we are in year three with 800,000 dead bodies. I stopped believing in back to normal some time ago. This limbo we are in now where the rules are ever-changing and confusing, isolation guidelines cut in half to get people back to work, kids sent back to school with or without masks, vaccines suggested rather than properly mandated, is where we are doomed to stay. The same way I only know the world after 9/11, the children today will only know the world of the pandemic, even if we call it “endemic” instead, because no matter what word we use, it makes no difference to the dead, dying, and disabled.
State police investigating garland county fire; four dead Arkansas State Police The bodies of two young children, their mother and an adult male were recovered from the remains of a residential fire northeast of Hot Springs today. The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division and the departments Fire Marshal are investigating
to determine the origin and cause of the fire. Local firefighters found the bodies of Kayle M. Arriaga, 29, her two children, Mattie and Wesley Cummins, ages 2 and 4 respectively, and Kenneth V, Ingram, 31, inside the residence at 118 Echols Drive. The fire was reported to authorities shortly after 10 AM. The Morning Starr Fire Department,
Lake Hamilton Fire Department, and Fountain Lake Fire Department responded to the call. The State Medical Examiner will determine the manner and cause of the deaths. The state police investigation is continuing.
Ouachita’s Dr. Jerusa Carvajal gives presentation at The Park School of Baltimore Julia Shands OBU News Bureau ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Dr. Jerusa Carvajal, assistant professor of Spanish at Ouachita Baptist University, was a guest speaker during The Park School of Baltimore’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in October. Hosted by the Spanish section of the school’s modern language department, Carvajal gave a cultural presentation on Ecuador, her homeland, and lectured on Latin American literature written by women. Located in the Baltimore suburb of Brooklandville, Md., The Park School is a private day school for students in pre-K through grade 12. Carvajal’s background well-prepared her to play an important role in the school’s celebration, which was held to highlight and emphasize the culture, traditions and contributions of the Latino community.
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“I am HispanicEcuadorian, I speak and teach Spanish, and I am a Hispanic woman with an academic degree,” Carvajal said. “These were the aspects of my background that were most attractive to the Modern Language department at Park School. It was important to them that students learn firsthand from an academic Hispanic woman.” “Dr. Carvajal’s expertise has been a blessing for the Spanish major and the Department of Language and Literature at Ouachita,” said Jennifer Burkett Pittman, acting department chair. “Her research informs her teaching, creating an engaging classroom experience for her students. I’m thrilled that she was able to share this experience, and Ouachita, with the students at the Park School of Baltimore.” Carvajal’s master class focused on Latin American women authors who want to write about women in Latino societies underrepresented in literature.
“Through literature,” she said, “minorities find a voice to make their experiences known to society and give the reader the opportunity to find new meanings and interpretations that vindicate those without a voice.” During Carvajal’s three-day visit, she spent time with several classes attended by students with varying levels of Spanish proficiency. “The atmosphere in the classrooms was a relaxed and friendly environment where students willingly participated and were very receptive,” Carvajal said. While at Park School of Baltimore, Carvajal said she learned as she taught others. “My visit to Park was an event that brightened my fall semester,” Carvajal noted. “It was a productive time where I grew both professionally and personally. I was happy to be a positive role model to younger students, and I would gladly accept another invitation from them in the future.”
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Feb 11 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Valentine’s Day Parent’s Night Out! On Friday, February 11, Parks and Rec will be hosting its “Valentine’s Day Parent’s Night Out!” event. Designed for children ages 5-12, parents will be able to drop their children off at the Recreation Center for a night of Valentine’s Day crafts, board games, basketball and more! To attend, parents and guardians will have to a pay a $15 fee for their first child, and $10 for each additional child. Drop off will begin at 6:00 p.m. and end at 6:20 p.m. Pick up will begin at 9:00 p.m. Starting at 9:15 p.m., parents will have to pay a $10 fee for picking up their child late. Spots are limited. To register, visit the Rec Center at 2555 Twin Rivers Drive, or call 870-246-5499.
Feb 22 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Celebrate TwosDay with us in downtown Arkadelphia at Clark Park (700 Clay Street)! Food trucks Live music Margarita tents for National Margarita Day! FEATURING dueling piano artist from Willy D's in Little Rock! Feb 5 7:30 p.m. Hendereson State University's Student Honors Recital Feb 11 7:30 p.m. Hendereson State University's Sorores Trio (soprano, clarinet, piano) - Higgins Feb 12 5:30 p.m. Hendereson State University's Grace Hall Senior Recital
Recurring Alcoholics Anonymous hosts two meetings a week in Arkadelphia. The meetings are open to anyone interested in AA’s program of recovery. The Arkadelphia Group meets at 7 p.m. every Tues. in the Sturgis Building at North 9 and Caddo Streets. For more information on the Arkadelphia Group Meetings, call 870-403-3001. The U-Turn Group meets at 7 p.m. every Thurs. on the front, upper level of Park Hill Baptist Church, 3163 Hollywood Road. For information on that group’s meetings, call 870-230-2975 or 870-260-9277. ♦♦♦ With Late ‘til 8, local businesses stay open to 8:00 pm so that customers can shop and also win door prizes! this is a monthly event that happens every first Thursday of every month. ♦♦♦ Pediatrics Plus is excited to announce that our brand new facility is now open. Our new facility is located at 702 Hickory Street. The new facility offers includes a Developmental Preschool and Therapy Services that include: ABA, Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy. In addition, our brand new, state-of-the-art facilities include a House Next Door suite which offers a homey feel for children learning daily living activities like cooking, feeding therapy, making the bed, getting dressed, and more! Other features of the new facility include a new playground, gross motor gym, high stimulation and low stimulation gyms, and a library! Enroll Now to get a spot in our new location! ♦♦♦ Al-Anon meetings, designed to help family and friends affected by alcohol, are held three days a week in the Arkadelphia area: • Tues. at 7 p.m., Sturgis Building, corner of 9 and Caddo. • 870-403-2019; Thurs. at 6:30 p.m., Park Hill Baptist Church. • 870-403-2019; Fri. at noon, Clark County Library, 609 Caddo St., side door. 512-750-2292.
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Rose Marie Wilson
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Obituaries John Patrick Street, age 70, of Hot Springs, passed from this life on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs. He was born on June 18, 1951, in Long Beach, CA, the son of the late Dr. Richard Thomas and Helen Connole Street. John was a 1969 graduate of St. John Bosco High School and attended Long Beach State and Pepperdine University. He owned and operated a Unocal 76 Service Station in Westminster, California for many years. John was a member of the Hot Springs Masonic Lodge #62. He
enjoyed train collecting, spending time with family, children and grandchildren. John is preceded in death by his parents, one son Thomas Street, one brother, Dave Street, one sister, Mary Lou Street, his mother-inlaw, Mary F. Rushing, and his father-in-law, Billy Jack Rushing. John is survived by his wife, Mary Rushing Street of Hot Springs, three sons, Jack Street (Angela) of Hot Springs, Jonathon Street (Ashton) of Virginia Beach, VA, Beau Taylor Street (Zaira) of Hot Springs, one daughter,
Mariann Adamkiewicz (John) of Hot Springs, three brothers, Rick, Mike and Jim Street of California, two sisters, Peggy Lujan and Sharon Street of California, eight grandchildren, Jeffrey Street, John Michael Adamkiewicz, Annie Adamkiewicz, Jack Street, Alexander Street, Hudson Street, Caroline Street and Easton Street. No services are planned at this time. Final arrangements are entrusted to The Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia. Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the guest book.
Dr. James William “Jimmy” Jones, age 87, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Friday, January 28, 2022, at his home. He was born March 5, 1934, in Bearden, AR, the son of the late Homer and Dorothy Gatlin Jones. Jimmy was a graduate of Bearden High School, Henderson State University and held a Ph.D from East Texas State University. He was a United States Air Force veteran. Jimmy was a retired professor at Henderson State University, a former football coach at Ouachita Baptist University and East Texas State University. He Coached at Texarkana High School,
Mount Pleasant TX High and Cooper High School in Cooper, TX. Jimmy enjoyed traveling, golfing, working on his land, working out in the gym and running in his free time. He is preceded in death by his father, Homer Jones, mother and step father, Dorothy and Cecil Duckworth, one brother, Homer Jones and one daughter, Brenda Jones Mankertz. Jimmy is survived by his beautiful partner of thirty years, Ann Phelan of Malvern, one daughter, Janet Jones Sandman (Paul) of Dallas, one son, James W. “Jim” Jones, Jr. (Karen) of Arkadelphia, four grandchildren, Jake
Jones, Taylor Norman, Ryan Norman and Kara Hurst, three great grandchildren, Jett Jones, Kinley Jones and Callen Norman. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the 1959 HSU Hall of Fame Football Team Athletic Scholarship Fund, c/o Henderson State University, P.O. Box 7323, Arkadelphia, AR 71999. Final arrangements are entrusted to The Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia. Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the guestbook.
Rose Marie Wilson, age 65, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Friday, January 28, 2022, at Baptist Medical Center in North Little Rock. She was born October 27, 1956, in Visalia, CA, the daughter of the late Abbey a n d S h i rl e y F re e m a n Phillips. Rose was a home healthcare worker and a Baptist. She enjoyed spending time with her grandkids, homemaking, flowers and arrowhead hunting in her free time.
Rose was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Tammy Chapman. Survivors are her husband, Steve Wilson of Arkadelphia, two sons, Tye Wilson (Shawna) of Arkadelphia and Cory Wilson of Arkadelphia, one brother, Tom Phillips of Texas, one sister, Irene Allen of Texas, eight grandchildren, Logan, Tanner, Max, Hunter, Aiden, Bryan, Lillian and McKensie, and one great
grandchild, Oliver. Services will be announced at a later date. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl, Memphis, TN 38105-9959. Final arrangements are e ntruste d to The Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia. Visit www. welchfh.net to sign the guest book.
89, of Malvern, passed away on January 23 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born on December 16, 1932 in McCaskill, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas O. Loyd; her parents, Eulin and Cyrena (Markham) Brown; and sister Inez (Stokes) Balentine. She graduated from Amity high school in 1950. After graduation she worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for Barksdale Lumber Company in Amity for 14 years. In 1954, she married Thomas O. (Tinker) Loyd of Alpine at the First Baptist Church of
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Amity where they were both members. In 1967 Geraldine (Jerry) and Thomas (Tinker) moved from Amity to Malvern where Tinker worked as a brick mason with Reynolds Metals Company until his retirement. They were married for 63 years until his passing on January 8, 2018. They had one son, Thomas Britt Loyd (Sherrie Rine) of North Little Rock. Geraldine was a dedicated wife, mother and homemaker, as well as an amazing cook and animal lover. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Friday, January 28, at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral
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Clark County Area High School Basketball Action Aaron Weatherford Sports Editor
hoped for so far, but they continue to fight for wins, and the fans saw one that night. The Lady Badgers came out on top 54-30 to clinch their second conference win of the season. They now sit at (2-7) in conference play. The scene was about the same in the men's game. Like their football team in the fall, the Badgers have made their presence known in Class 4A. Arkadelphia blasted Hope last Friday 84-55, extending their win streak to 19 games in a row. The Badgers are number one in the 4A-7 conference and are
The high school basketball season is slowing down as teams are fighting for postseason seeding in their district tournaments, coming up in just under a month. Last Friday, multiple teams from the Clark County Area were in action. The Arkadelphia basketball squads were among those on the hardwood as they took on 4A-7 opponent the Hope Bobcats. The Lady Badgers have not had the season they had
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Senior Guard Marlee Bright (left) poses with Coach, and father John Bright (right) after accepting her 1,000th point commemorative ball.
also number three in the Arkansas Sports Media Polls. Up highway seven from Caddo Valley, Bismarck’s basketball squads were taking on 3A-7 member Genoa Central at Holt Gymnasium. After s t a rt i n g o u t t h e y e a r 9-3, the Bismarck Lady Lions went 2-6 in the month of January. One of those losses included last Friday’s close 42-37 loss to the Lady Dragons of Genoa Central. The boys, though, would exact revenge for the girls, beating down Genoa Central 71-44. The boys from
Bismarck currently sit at number four in the 3A-7 conference. Just west of Bismarck sits conference and arch rival Centerpoint, who was also in a battle with conference member Glen Rose. The Lady Knights, 2021 Class 3A runnerup, took care of business as usual, busting the Lady Beavers 54-25. Centerpoint’s ladies are among one of the best women’s squads in Class 3A yet again, and sit undefeated in conference play so far. The boys however were just shy of sweeping Glen Rose in the 2022 season.
Down by two points in the waning seconds of the game, a short jump shot to tie the game fell out of the rim, giving Glen Rose a 38-36 victory. With that loss, Centerpoint sits just ahead of Bismarck at number three in the 3A-7 conference. Back down I-30, the Gurdon Go-Devils enjoyed a home game against 2A-8 conference member Hampton. Despite it being a home game, the Go-Devils couldn’t pull out a victory last Friday, falling to Hampton 53-35. The GoDevils season continues to struggle as they now sit
at the bottom of the 2A-8 conference. The smallest school in Clark County was on the road to take on Blevins. Ouachita’s ladies pulled out a hard fought 57-50 win against the Lady Hornets. The Lady Warrior’s only conference loss on the season was to Kirby, who sits atop the 1A-7. The boys also enjoyed their ride back home after taking down Blevins 45-36. With that win, the Warriors bump up to number two in the 1A-7 behind the Mineral Springs Hornets. The postseason race is on.
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#20 Isaiah Salinas, #5 Antoine Palmer, and #2 Ryan Harris pose for a picture with other teammates.
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January marriage licenses filed Drainage improvements on tap for City Board meet Joel Phelps The Arkadelphian
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The Arkadelphia City Board of Directors will meet Tuesday with a light agenda. Mayor Scott Byrd will read a proclamation that will name February as AfricanAmerican History Month in the city of Arkadelphia. Also on the agenda is a request to OK a bid for rebuilding a drainage system.
City Manager Gary Brinkley is asking the city board to consider a bid for a drainage project at Caddo and 27th streets. In a memorandum to city directors, Brinkley noted four bids were received on Jan. 25 after the city requested bids for the project. B&F Engineers is currently evaluating the bid and was set to provide city officials with an analysis and recommendations by
Tuesday, Feb. 1. Brinkley is expected to provide those documents for directors to review at Tuesday’s meeting. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Boardroom. While the meetings are open to the public, the city encourages interested citizens to view the meeting on Suddenlink’s Channel 9 or via the livestream.
Wildfire threatens homes, shuts down state highway Joel Phelps The Arkadelphian
HEARN — Emergency officials are working into Monday evening to contain a large brush fire that broke out in Clark County. Tate Chanler, director of the county’s Office of Emergency Management, told The Arkadelphian that six fire agencies converged on the wooded area near the junction of Shelton and Hearn roads, off of state Highway 8 west of Arkadelphia. Authorities closed
Highway 8 to traffic for about an hour because of poor visibility, according to Chanler. The DeGray Fire Department was first summoned to the area at 1:10 p.m. Monday, followed by the Arkadelphia, Gum Springs, Hollywood, Amity and Alpine fire departments and the Arkansas Forestry Commission, Chanler said. The latter agency dispatched two air tankers and a spotter plane. The cause of the blaze was still under
The following marriage licenses were filed in the Clark County Clerk’s Office for the month of December: Ivan Gregory Birch
to Amy Jo Borland. Issued Jan. 13. Roman Wayne Burnside to April M. Baker. Issued Jan. 7. Timothy Duncan Mobley to Morgan Sue Billings. Issued Jan. 20.
Kashawn Rashad Powell to Tarnell Tennille McCray. Issued Jan. 14. Stacey Travis Trammel to Barbara Lynn Dollar. Issued Jan. 18.
City issues $480K in January construction jobs Joel Phelps The Arkadelphian T h e C i t y o f Arkadelphia issued building permits with an estimated construction value of $480,000 for the month of January. Records were obtained from the city’s Building Department under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and include valuations of work except where omitted from reports.
investigation, Chanler said. Also, the total acreage damaged in the fire is as yet to be determined. “That’s unknown at this time,” Chanler said. “They’re saying 50 plus [acres] right now. Forestry will determine that at a later date, probably tomorrow.” When agencies were first called to the scene Permits issued in dispatchers notified that there were homes in danger January were: 215 North Park of the spreading fire, but Chanler said the fire was Drive Owner: Rene and contained before any homes sustained damages. Brooke Zimny. Contractor: Keith’s Roofing, Hot Springs.
Work: Roofing to single-family residence. Filed Jan. 11. 2410 Pine St. Owner: Greenleaf Partners, LLC, Malvern Contractor: B&R Construction, 707 Walnut St., Arkadelphia Work: Removal of commercial property. Valuation: $29,000 Filed Jan. 11 227 N. 24th St. Owner: Greenleaf Partners, LLC, Malvern Contractor: B&R Construction, 707 Walnut St., Arkadelphia Work: Removal of 20’x28’ outbuilding. Valuation: $1,000 Filed Jan. 11 233 N. 5th St. Owner: Ouachita Baptist University
Contractor: Scott Nelson Construction, LLC, Malvern Work: Alteration to commercial property: internal renovation and external brick Valuation: $450,000 Filed Jan. 19 3027 Pine St. #15B Owner: Jessie and Angela Taylor, 202 Forrest Park Dr. W o r k : M o v e manufactured home to Cox Mobile Manor Filed Jan. 24 Feaster Trail Owner: City of Arkadelphia, 700 Clay St. Work: New signage: install trail markers along Feaster Trail Filed Jan. 26