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January 20, 2022
U. S. Steel selects Osceola, Arkansas as location for most advanced steelmaking facility in North America Arkansas Ecenomic Development Commission
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) (“U. S. Steel”) today announced that its nextgeneration highly sustainable and technologically advanced steel mill will be located in Osceola, Ark., close to U. S. Steel’s cutting-edge Big River Steel plant. The facility is engineered to bring together the most advanced technology to create the steel mill of the future that delivers profitable solutions for customers. The new mill is designed to extend U. S. Steel’s customer advantages as the company maps a bold path toward a more sustainable future. The new optimized steel production facility is expected to feature two electric arc furnaces (EAFs) with 3 million tons per year of advanced steelmaking capability, a state of the art endless casting and rolling line, and advanced finishing capabilities. This first use of endless casting and rolling technology in the United States brings significant energy, efficiency,
and capability enhancements to the company’s operations. Upon completion, this project will apply to become LEED® certified. The site selection is subject to a number of factors, including final agreements with key partners. Permitting for the project is underway and the company expects to break ground in the first quarter of 2022, with project completion and full operation anticipated in 2024. “With this location selected and shovels ready, we are reshaping the future of steelmaking,” said U. S. Steel President and Chief Executive Officer David B. Burritt. “We had numerous competitive site options, but Osceola offers our customers incomparable advantages.” When completed, the sophisticated new steelmaking facility in combination with Big River Steel will form a 6.3 million ton mega mill capable of providing many of the most advanced and sustainable steels in North America. The new non-grain oriented electrical steel and galvalume/galvanizing lines
Pink Avenue hosts “For the Love of Women” benefit for Abby Hill Archer Digital Media
HOT SPRINGS – Boutique retailer Pink Avenue is organizing a dazzling charitable event “For the Love of Women” to raise funds for Abby Hill whose mission is to help at-risk families by providing housing, individual and group training in a safe, simple and sustainable way. The event consists of a fashion show set to live music, designer fashion and jewelry showcase, giveaways, a silent auction and more. Doors open at 7 PM at Vapors Live on Park Avenue in Hot Springs on Friday, February 4, 2022. The fashion show will take place at 7:30 PM, and incorporate a special recognition of local women in the community that
are the building blocks for the area’s future. Tickets are $25 and all persons are welcome. Proceeds will go towards building a cottage for a single mother and her children at Abby Hill’s new Family Life Campus just outside Hot Springs. Guests will also be treated to goody bag compliments of Pink Avenue. “We are so excited to be putting this event on for a FABULOUS cause! Brant and Michelle are doing incredible work at Abby Hill and we couldn’t be happier to help. The event will feature great music in a historic venue with 20 models and some incredible clothing. Should be a lot of fun and hopefully raise a lot of money for a worthy cause!” said event organizer Cassidy Allen owner of Pink Avenue.
currently under construction at Big River Steel will further advance U. S. Steel’s ability to respond to customers’ pressing supply chain needs to satisfy their own domestic manufacturing expansion. The location affords abundant, increasingly renewable and clean power from Entergy, superior Class 1 rail service from BNSF with connections to other railroads, Mississippi River docks and interstate trucking access. Burritt continued, “The State of Arkansas, Mississippi County, the City of Osceola, Entergy, BNSF, and other parties have all worked to make this the clear choice for a path to the future without roadblocks. We’re not going to make our stakeholders wait to see progress. We intend to break ground this quarter and get to work as soon as permits are in hand. With its extraordinarily low-cost structure, energy efficient production equipment, and advanced capabilities, this $3 billion project will yield significant benefits to our customers, stockholder, communities, employees,
and contribute to a more sustainable world.” “Our nation and our customers need a robust and resilient supply chain to meet consumers’ needs, and that starts with U. S. Steel’s advanced, sustainable steels. Steel is critical to so much of what the world builds, so how we make our products contributes directly to a better, more sustainable world for all. This new facility will build that future. Stay tuned. As we add this to our world-class Big River Steel facility, you’re going to be seeing great things as we advance the Best for AllSM future of steel.” “Arkansas has created an ideal business environment for the growth of the steel industry in our state,” Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said. “The investment and high paying jobs that will result from this announcement will make a real difference in the lives of many families in Northeast Arkansas. I am grateful for the support of the legislature which was critical in winning this expansion. Now, U. S. Steel is an important part of our future and we look
forward to continued success in the coming years.” “Mississippi County has become a national leader in steel production, and U. S. Steel’s decision to create ‘the steel mill of the future’ in this community continues to underscore why,” Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston said. “Not only does Arkansas have a trained workforce, a reliable electrical grid, and easy access to river, rail, and highways, but it also has a governor, a General
Assembly, and numerous community partners and stakeholders who recognize the importance of broadening economic opportunities for Arkansans and who will go the extra mile to compete for those opportunities. U. S. Steel is a highly regarded member of the state’s business community, and we are excited to continue our partnership with them as they establish the most advanced steelmaking facility in North America—right here in Arkansas.”
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The Supreme Court Got it Right Bruce Westerman
from the President’s desire for more control over our lives. In a time when many employers are struggling to find workers, it is short sighted to compel businesses to force employees to choose between their personal health care decisions and their jobs. Now, businesses and employees may focus on generating revenue, providing good jobs for their communities, and contributing to the American economy. As pleased as I am with the Supreme Court’s decision in the OSHA case, and I am thankful for the appointment of three conservative judges to the Court by former President Trump, I’m
AR Representative The U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down President Biden’s and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) vaccine mandate on private businesses with over 100 employees. This important decision protects the rights of private enterprise and roughly 84 million Americans from government overreach. The Supreme Court serves as a check and balance on both the Executive and the Legislative branches, and, in this case, the Court demonstrated its power to protect the American people
disappointed that it upheld the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) rule requiring Medicare and Medicaid health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. I have heard from many local, rural health care providers who fear that the CMS mandate will lead to fewer nurses, technicians, medical assistants, and others who are integral to the proper functioning of our hospitals and clinics across the Fourth District. In rural areas especially, health care access is already rationed, and Americans have to travel too far to get quality care. While I respect the Supreme Court’s role in interpreting the law and deciding whether
federal agencies have the legal authority to make the rules they do, I fear that the CMS rule will harm rural America. As I’ve said many times over the past year, I’m vaccinated and I’m proud those vaccines are widely available thanks to Operation Warp Speed. However, I will continue to oppose one-size-fits-all federal mandates that harm American families, like the OSHA mandate would have and the CMS mandate will. I hope that going forward, this Administration will trust the American people more and forego its apparent need to control every part of our lives.
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The Clark County Justice of the Peace maps have been updated (left) for the first time since 2012 (right). This map of the entire county shows all 11 Quorum Courts districts. Info from Weather.com
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Ouachita receives initial approval for 4-year BSN program in Arkadelphia OBU News Bureau
Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Nursing has been initially approved by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN) to begin recruiting and admitting students to its 4-year, residentialBachelorofSciencein Nursing pre-licensure program option. The first cohort will start the program at the beginning of the Fall 2022 semester. Prior to earning initial approval on Jan. 6, 2022, Ouachita’s program was granted pre-requisite approval by the ASBN on Sept. 9, 2021. “Ouachita’s experienced faculty is well prepared to offer a high-quality, student-centered nursing education to help meet the demand for nurses,” said Dr. Brenda Trigg, director of nursing in Ouachita’s Patterson School of Natural Sciences. “This program option will give Ouachita students the opportunity to remain on Ouachita's campus and participate in the full Ouachita experience.” Ouachita’s four nursing faculty members bring a combined 118 years of nursing education and clinical experience to the program. Students also will benefit from a broad range of options for their
required clinical experience; Ouachita has relationships with 15 regional healthcare providers in the state. Applications for the program are open to new or currently enrolled Ouachita students; freshmen and sophomore nursing majors may participate without delaying their graduations. Ouachita currently enrolls approximately 100 nursing majors. “We’ve reached another milestone with our nursing program, and the timing could not be better,” said Dr. Tim Knight, dean of the Patterson School. “The pandemic has only increased the demand for nurses that was at an all-time high before it began. We’re poised to help, and we look forward to admitting students for the traditional, prelicensure program here at Ouachita.” The pre-licensure program will give students a third option when choosing a degree track to obtain a BSN at Ouachita. In Fall 2018, Ouachita launched its nursing program with a distinctive RN-to-BSN dual enrollmentcompletionprogram in partnership with Baptist Health College Little Rock. The Department of Nursing has since added a fully-online
RN-to-BSN degree program for students who already have a valid registered nurse license. Work also is underway on a $2.2 million, 6,600-squarefoot Nursing Education Center at Ouachita. This simulation and teaching center will be home to a clinical skills lab, five simulated hospital patient rooms, a pharmacy and several high-fidelity mannequins that will allow students to perfect their assessment, clinical and communication skills. The facility will supplement the adjacent 70,000 square foot Jones Science Center that also serves nursing students. At the new facility, “students will participate in real-life scenarios, utilizing high-level simulators, which promotes critical thinking and leads to improved decision making when faced with similar situations during the clinical setting,” Trigg noted. Following the typical ASBN approval process, Ouachita will seek full approval of the program after the first cohort graduates. For more information about Ouachita’s Department of Nursing, contact Dr. Brenda Trigg at triggb@obu.edu or (870) 245-5384.
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Winter Events Jan 25 12 p.m. EDCCC Board Meeting
Jan 18 - 22 OBU Rush Week
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!
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Ouachita looks to add BSN program just 6 years after adding a nursing program in 2018.2012. This map of the entire county shows all 11 Quorum Courts districts.
Attorney General Alert: The Cost of COVID-19 Testing Leslie Rutledge
AR Attorney General
LITTLE ROCK -Throughout the pandemic, testing for the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been a vital tool for controlling the spread of the disease and ensuring that Arkansans can safely continue with their daily lives. The State of Arkansas has recently obtained 1.5 million rapid at-home COVID-19 tests that are available to Arkansans free of charge. For a list of locations where the at-home tests are
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available, visit the Health Department’s website. For those not wanting to test at home, there are still COVID-19 testing sites located all across the state. All of the county health units in Arkansas, as well as several Arkansas hospitals and local independent pharmacies, offer testing for COVID-19 to Arkansans at no cost. However, at other testing locations, there may be an out-of-pocket charge. Before seeking a test, Arkansans should call the testing site of their choice and educate themselves on
the costs associated with different types of COVID-19 tests, as well as the time needed to obtain a result and the tests’ reliability. “Arkansans should know their financial obligation before they receive a COVID-19 test,” said Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. “If you choose to get tested, ask a few questions to ensure that you are not left with unexpected medical bills.” Before seeking a COVID-19 test, consumers should know the answers to these questions:
Are appointments required? What fees are associated with testing at this site? Does this testing site accept insurance? How long will it take for results to be returned? How are test results provided? What number should be called if test results are not received in the time expected?
If you wish to file a complaint against a business, contact the Attorney General’s office by calling (800) 482-8982, emailing consumer@arkansasag.gov, or visiting ArkansasAG.gov
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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Nicholas Looper 3/9/88 - 1/9/22
Nicholas Runyan Looper,
Catherine Furr 5/16/50 - 1/3/22
Catherine Furr age 71, of Friendship, passed
Maxine Albert 6/3/19 - 1/3/22
On Tuesday, June 3, 1919, Raymond and Mary Nora Locke House celebrated the birth of a daughter they named Maxine. She was born in Princeton, Arkansas, a small yet friendly community made up of mostly “kinfolk”; where everybody knew everybody. Being raised in a large family of eleven in those days, education became secondary; while surviving was primary. She refused to pick cotton, so like others, she had to help her mother with her siblings. She was an impeccable housekeeper and mastered babysitting. Maxine was ingenious. She believed the Lord had blessed her with a beautiful voice and she expressed that gift at Eastern Star Baptist Church where she was a faithful member of the choir. In raising her sibling’s cooking became second nature. She was a soul food “boiling pots” cooking type of woman. She had her sense of style and fashion savvy. She prided herself on being fashionably late
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Obituaries 33, of Bismarck, AR gained his wings on January 9, 2022. Nick was a very talented artist who graduated from Bismarck High School and studied art at Henderson State University. He loved nature, music, and his family. He especially loved being “Uncle Nick” to Tristen and Annaleigh. Awaiting him on the other side are his paternal grandmother,
Blondell Looper; maternal grandfather, Frank Runyan; and cousin, Stuart Looper. Remaining to cherish his memory are his paternal grandfather, Fred Looper, Jr of Bismarck; maternal grandmother, Nina Runyan of Hot Springs; his loving parents, David and Edie Looper of Bismarck; younger brother, Bradley Looper of Bismarck; nephew, Tristen Looper; niece, Annaleigh;
numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. His quick wit and beautiful smile will be greatly missed by his family and friends. The family will receive visitors at Ruggles-Wilcox Chapel in Arkadelphia on Saturday January 15, 2022 from 12-2:00pm. Memorial service will follow at 2:30pm.
away Monday, January 3,2022 in Little Rock. She was born May 16, 1950 in Manning, Arkansas to Rufus and Nancy Evalean Childers Seale. Catherine was a member of Manning Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles and taking care of her fur babies. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Kenneth Seale. Survivors are her husband of fifty-two years,
Wilton Furr; her children, Tanya Sirmon and husband, David of Dierks, Shana Furr Harbour and Kristi Snearly and husband, Sam all of Friendship, Shaun W. Furr and wife, Stacey of Kirby and Shea Furr and wife, Whitney of Maumelle; thirteen grandchildren, five greatgrandchildren; one brother, Roger Dale Seale and wife, Charlotte of Manning; a sister-in-law, Vivian Seale of Sparkman and her fur baby, Lulu.
Visitation will be 6-8 PM Thursday, January 6th at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home in Arkadelphia. Services will be 2:00 PM Friday, January 7th at Manning Baptist Church with Bishop Dawayne Smith officiating. Burial will follow at DeLamar Cemetery near Manning. Memorials may made to Manning Baptist Church 11 Dallas 336 Sparkman, AR. 71763.
and her favorite color was red. When “Maxine” walked in, everyone knew it. It was during this time that she developed a hankering for big city life and relocated from Arkansas to the “Gateway to the West”, St. Louis, Missouri. While she enjoyed St. Louis, life presented other opportunities. On January 27, 1951, she married Theodore Albert and they were married for 40 years until his death on March 4, 1991. In 1980, she opened a Family Day Care Home in St. Louis and retired from the St. Louis Public School District, she later retired from the Arkadelphia Senior Adult Center. Eventually, she came full circle and relocated back home to Gurdon where she was a full-time, hands-on grandmother and great-grandmother. “Roxie” as she was known to many possessed an infectious smile that would chase the chill from any room. Her greatest joy was being around family; laughing and reminiscing. She would spend hours watching wrestling and her favorite series “Special Victims Units”. As she aged, she never lost her memory or sense of humor above all things she did miss being able to drive her car. She loved birds, dogs, and cats, and too often her home was the home of every stray cat in Gurdon. Having been the oldest member of her family, her home was a treasure chest full of old photos, family
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heirlooms, “whatnots”, but most of all it was the place to learn of the family history. Those she touched and those who knew her witnessed her untiring love for God. She was a believer in “treating others, as you would have them to treat you”. On Monday, January 3, 2022, at the blessed age of 102, she passed into the Lord’s embrace. Those waiting to meet her in the presence of the Lord are her parents; her husband, Theodore Albert; her children, Theodore Michael House, Marilyn Deavens, Diane Albert, Percy Harris, and Robert Lee Harris; siblings, Bertha M. Anderson, Lille B. Anderson, Annie B. House, Ernestine Anderson, Hoza House, Clarence House, Felix House, Jessie W. David House, and Otis House. She leaves an abundance of love and memories to her children, Elma Jean Sturgis of Kansas City, MO, Jacqueline Cunningham, Mary Ann Albert (Thomas Gulley) and Tyrone Albert all of Gurdon, AR; her brother, Roosevelt (Wilma F. ) House of Gurdon, AR; 18 grandchildren, Larry Harris, Marie Harris, Shawn Burke, Peter Burke, April Burke, Ladarius Burke, Jeanene Albert Sherrod, Lionel Albert, Raymond Cunningham, Damon Albert, Deonco (Crystal) Houston, Natalie (Raymond) Hill, Markita Brewer (Apollo D.), Camron (Tiara) Kennedy, Treviel Threadgill, Briauna Burke, Myriah Albert and
Damond Threadgill; 11 great-grandchildren, Ebony Clemons, Nicole Cunningham, Apollo Blake, B.J. Brewer, III, Car’niece Albert, Sania Brewer, Tameria Kennedy, Marquan Lionel Albert, Tamia Kennedy, Makenzie Albert and Tierra Kennedy; 8 greatgreat grandchildren, Mikel Monroe, Heaven Clemons, Dae’Jon Clemons, Dominic Johnson, Dream Johnson, Ex’Zayver Johnson, Willow Blake, and Apollo Blake, Jr., and 1 great-great-great grandchild, Halo Miller. She also leaves several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and the Eastern Star Baptist Church family. Public visitation will be Wednesday, January 12, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m. The Centennial Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Eastern Star Baptist Church with Rev. Rufus Hatley, the eulogist and Rev. Marshall Allen, officiating. Interment will be at Rose Hedge Cemetery. Bearers of the casket will be Damon Albert, Lionel Albert, Quincy Dickens, Jeremy Williams, Chris Williams, DeAndre Williams, Damond Threadgill, and Raymond Welch. Honorary pallbearers will be Raymond Cunningham, Deonco Houston, Camron Kennedy, Apollo M. Blake, B. J. Brewer and Mikel Monroe.
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Henderson outlasts UAM 48-45 in defensive battle
Yuri Swinford, HSU senior guard/forward, goes up for a shot during Saturday's game in Monticello.
David Salley HSU Sports
MONTICELLO, Ark. — In the lowest scoring game in Great American Conference history, Henderson State got a goahead basket from Franck Kamgain with 53 seconds remaining and held on
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for a 48-45 road win over Arkansas-Monticello on Saturday evening. The victory was the first for the Reddies in Monticello since 2015. Tomislav Miholjcic had a career-high 13 points to lead HSU and also grabbed five rebounds. He was the only Reddie in
double figures in the win. It was a cold shooting start for Henderson (105, 6-3) on the road in the timberlands. The Reddies got early buckets from Miholjcic and Damian Dear and led 17-13 after 10 minutes of play, but a dry spell from the floor hit HSU down the stretch
of the half. UAM took advantage and outscored the Reddies 15-4 over the final 9:56 to take a 28-21 lead into the break. Henderson shot 37.5% in the opening period while the Weevils connected on 47.8% of their looks from the floor. Down by seven,
perfect from the line on six or more free-throws. Behind Farrar, the Reddies had four players score eight or more points, with Maci Mains scoring 11 points while Gracie Raby, Karrington Whaley and Jadah Pickens each contributed eight points. Whaley also added a pair of blocks as she now has the sixth most blocks in GAC history with 155. Much like the first quarter in game one between these two teams, the first 10 minutes were neck-and-neck, with HSU holding a 19-16 firstquarter lead. ArkansasMonticello held the lead until the 3:38 mark when a Mains three gave HSU the lead. The Blossoms would
see one more lead the rest of the game. The Reddies did not score their first points of the second quarter until the 7:15 mark on a driving lay-up from Mains. Despite the scoring drought, the Henderson defense was able to hold its own during that time, as the score only read 21-18 in favor of the Reddies. A 4-0 run from the home team was halted by another Mains lay-up as she was responsible for all four of Henderson's points prior to the under-five secondquarter media, with HSU seeing a 23-22 lead. Two free-throws for the home team gave UAM its final lead of the game, 24-23. F rom there, Farrar
took over, scoring 11 of the Reddies' next 14 points as Henderson began separating itself at the half, 36-27. Farrar closed the first half with 17 points with more to come. Both teams traded buckets out of the break until the score read 42-33 when HSU extended its lead to 14 with a 5-0 run, forcing UAM head coach Markell Cox to call the first timeout of the second half. On the other side of the pause in action, the five-run spurt turned into a 20-6 run the rest of the way as the Reddie offense was operating like a well-oiled machine, building a 62-39 lead heading into the final frame. Henderson outscored
Henderson wasted no time getting back into the game at the start of the second half. The Reddies opened the period with a 9-0 run, which was capped by a 3-pointer from Yuri Swinford, to seize a 30-28 lead at the 15:18 mark. After being held scoreless for nearly five minutes, the Weevils answered with a 7-2 spurt to regain a 35-32 lead, but it did not last long, as a 3-pointer from Xavier Davenport tied the score at 35-35 — the first of three ties in the last 12:15. Baskets were at a premium down the stretch. UAM's largest lead was 39-35, but Henderson refused to go away and tied the game at both 39-39 and 41-41 before taking a 44-43 lead on a Swinford 3-pointer with 4:39 left. The Reddies' onepoint cushion held for two minutes, but two free throws from UAM with 2:18 to go put Monticello in front, 45-44. After an empty trip by the Reddies, the Weevils had the ball and a one-point lead with
under a minute to play, but Kamgain came up with a big play for Henderson as he stripped the UAM ball-handler and went coast-to-coast to put HSU up 46-45 with 53 seconds remaining. The Weevils had two chances to take the lead in the final seconds, but on both trips, the Reddie defense came up with stops — one on a missed shot and one on a turnover. Quawn Marshall calmly sank two free throws to increase the HSU lead to 48-45 with 7.3 left and UAM's final heave to tie it drew iron, as Henderson secured its fifth road win of the season. Saturday was the seventh time this season that the Reddies won a game after trailing at the half. HSU limited UAM to 33.3% shooting in the second half and forced 23 Weevil turnovers while committing just 14. Henderson returns to action on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. when it hosts East Central at the Duke Wells Center.
the Blossoms in the third, 26-12, as ArkansasMonticello performed damage control duties in the fourth with the game already out of hand. The Reddies left Monticello with the 68-58 victory as HSU completed the 2-0 sweep against UAM this season.
Henderson St. (114, 6-3) now will enjoy a three-game home stand, beginning Thursday, Jan. 20 against East Central at 5:30 p.m. The Reddies will follow that with Southeastern Oklahoma St. and Southern Nazarene over the next four days.
Farrar Sees Season-High, HSU Posts Season Sweep Courtlin Haygarth HSU Sports
MONTICELLO, Arkansas – Ashley Farrar scored a season-high 29 points - three shy of her career-high – as Henderson secured its sixth conference victory in Monticello with a 68-58 victory over UAM. Farrar saw one of her most efficient games of the season, shooting 9-of18 from the field, 3-6 from three and 8-8 from the free-throw line. The junior from Green Forest, Arkansas, has elevated her game in a big way at the free-throw line. The career 64% shooter is shooting 81.8% this season, with Saturday marking the third time she has been
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Led by junior Ashley Farrar, HSU women's basketball sees two victories over UAM this season.
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Real estate transactions through Jan. 14 Joel Phelps The Arkadelphian
Clark County real estate transactions recorded Jan. 1-14 having a value of $100,000 or greater. Information is gathered from public records held by the Clark County Circuit Clerk. Anthony Timberlands of Bearden sold a portion of Section 9 Township 6 South Range 22 West to Daniels Family LLC for $315,700. Craft Properties, LLC sold Lots 1-3 in Block 35 of Browning’s Survey to Schaefer Family Trust for $284,500. Barksdale Family LLC sold 40 acres — portions of Sections 14 and 9 of Township 6 South Range 22 West — to Daniels Family LLC for $260,000. Roger and Barbara Ward sold Lot 36 and part of Lot 37 of the North Park Addition of Arkadelphia to Kaitlyn Wilson and Rogelio GamboaAlfaro for $200,000. Lirette Poultry Consulting LLC of Louisiana sold a portion of Section 22 Township 8 South Range 20 West to CAW Properties LLC of Hot Springs for $118,000. Visit www.arkadelphian. com to keep reading.
‘Naked and Afraid’ cast to teach survival skills at DeGray Lake SAR conference Joel Phelps The Arkadelphian
When Search and Rescue teams from around the South meet this spring at DeGray Lake, they’ll be learning some survival skills from extreme survivalists brave enough to endure the wilderness for three weeks with nothing but one survival tool and a companion of the opposite sex equally as brave to take on such a challenge. And, to top it off, their adventures and mishaps are filmed while they’re totally nude. Five “Naked & Afraid” castmates will don more than their birthday suits when they instruct Search and Rescue personnel on some basic survival skills this March, said Mikki Hastings, event coordinator of the ninth annual Arkansas Search and Rescue Conference. Four of the five previous castmates have been named: Matthew Garland, of Benton; Jessica Lee, of Indiana; Joe Ortlip of Philadelphia; and Sarah Bartell, of Portland, Oregon. Hastings couldn’t name the fifth special guest, as the episode featuring that person has yet to air.
Hosted annually by the Hollywood Fire Department, the Arkansas SAR Conference attracts between 75-120 search and rescue personnel from Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee. The teams converge at Brushy Creek Campground, where for a weekend they have both a classroom setting and wooded area to practice operations. The “Naked & Afraid” cast members will be teaching a variety of skills search and rescue teams need should they become separated and lost themselves while searching for a missing person. Participants will learn primitive shelter construction, fire craft, water purification techniques and also how to build primitive snares and fish hooks to capture food. “All of these things are components of search and rescue because, if for some reason they’re searching for someone overnight and get separated, they’ll be able to take care of themselves,” Hastings said. Now in its 13th season, “Naked & Afraid” has tested the endurance of more than 200 castmates who
accepted the challenge of entering the wilderness stark-naked with a complete stranger. For 21 days, the featured pair must build their own shelter using only the resources they can find, hunt and gather food and water, and survive without the aid of outside help (the camera crew is only allowed to intervene during a medical emergency). To complete the challenge, the pair must reach an extraction point where either a helicopter or boat awaits their departure from the wilderness. Hastings said it wasn’t difficult to coax the nowfamed survivalists share their knowledge of the outdoors for the greater good. The first one she reached out to was Garland, when she learned he was from Arkansas. “I messaged him and he was absolutely thrilled to come do it,” Hastings said. “As we were talking he told me there were other [castmates] who have skillsets that fit what we’ll be working on.” Garland was included on an episode that challenges fans of the show. In the two weeks he spent in Arizona’s craggy Chiricuahua
Mountains, he fed himself and his partner by cooking a snake he had pinned and axed. He also treated an open wound on his partner’s arm with tannins from a pot of acorns he gathered and boiled. Jessica Lee spent 18 days alone in a Columbian rainforest after her partner tapped out two days into the challenge. Lee was forced to leave one day shy of her extraction date because of hypothermia. After his headstrong partner ditched halfway through the challenge of Grizzly Mountains of Montana, Joe Ortlip spent the remainder of his solitude battling hunger and freezing night temperatures. He snacked on grasshoppers, fed on frogs and went face-to-face with a young bull moose before hiking several miles to the extraction point. “These guys have a different take than what we normally would in a classroom setting,” Hastings explained, “because they’ve been out for 21 days, they’ve actually built fires when it was raining and found their own food. We kind of
felt it would be a different perspective for our searchers.” At the conference, the search and rescue teams undergo training through various testing stations designed to ascertain they would be able to care for themselves as well as the missing person who’s been lost in the wilderness. “We put them through worstcase scenarios,” Hastings explained, “if it’s inclement weather or if they get lost and have to stay in the woods longer. It would be a rare occasion where they would have to stop and build themselves a shelter, but it could happen.” In addition to the “Naked & Afraid” cast, agencies presenting include the National Association for Search and Rescue, U.S. Border Patrol, National Weather Service, Hot Spring County Office of Emergency Management, LifeNet, Franklin County SAR, Landers K9 Service, K9 Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Benton County SAR and Garland County SAR.