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TUESDAY, October 16, 2018 / Vol. 4 Issue 42 / 75 cents
Clinton royalty - The 2018 Clinton High School Homecoming court took the field before Friday night’s shellacking of Yellville. Football, Pages 6-7; Homecoming, Pages 8-9. (Photo by Robert R. Gaut)
Hink retires as water boss
An October sunrise near Alread. Bring out the coats as temperatures fall this week. (Photo by Robert R. Gaut)
Clinton lost its Water Department manager Friday with the retirement of Richard Hink. Hink told the City Council at its Thursday meeting that he was retiring “for the third time.” His last day on the job was Friday, though he will remain as chairman of the Water Commission, which is searching for a new department head. Hink also updated the status of several of the department’s projects. He said the Pole Yard pump station project has received all the needed permits from the state Health Department and CWB Engineering will soon be taking bids on work to idle the plant. Hink said the Simlock Acres sewer project to replace lines with larger pipes is ahead of schedule. He also said Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has approved the $1.5 million loan application from the department. Meters
Search spurs arrests
Halloween Happenings Boo Bash is ready for all goblins and ghost Halloween night, Oct. 31, 6-8 p.m., in downtown Shirley. The Depot area will be filled with scary spots filled with hot dogs, chili, nachos, sodas, cupcakes and candy. Don't miss out on dancing to the sounds of DJ “TyWy." Everyone is welcome to walk the spooky streets of Shirley, but please no pets. And as always this is event is free. Scare on the Square has been moved up a day to Tuesday, Oct. 30. Join the fun in downtown Clinton for a night of candy, costume contests, haunted house, and so much more. The haunted house will also be open Oct, 29, but don’t expect candy that night. Third annual Trunk or Treat 6-8 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 30, downtown Scotland. Free admission. Costume contest, trunk contest, pumpkin contest (carve your pumpkin at home and bring it to enter). The second annual Trunk or Treat at the Alread Fun Park is set for 5:30 p.m. Oct. 31. Do you know of other Halloween festivities? E-mail them to voiceeditor@artelco.com so we can share.
that can be read via the Internet will be installed when all the paperwork is complete. The interest rate on the loan is 0.5 percent. Also at the meeting, Mayor Richard McCormac reported that the animal control officer said there had been one cat and five dogs picked up in the city and he had answered 15 calls. Fire Chief D.L. Webb said the department had worked a couple of vehicle wrecks. Parks Department head Charles Wilson reported that there was something going on at the parks about every weekend. Police Chief John Willoughby said it had been a busy month for his department, including an incident where his officers had to remove a king snake from a woman’s vehicle. Fortunately, she was not driving when the snake appeared.
Why did the chicken cross the road in downtown Clinton? Because he lives here! (Photo by Tammie Williams)
Law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at the home of Angeli Miller on Fairhaven Drive, Fairfield Bay, which is 100 feet from a public children’s park, on Sept. 14. Fairfield Bay officers found numerous items of drug paraphernalia, including white powder residue and marijuana pipes, according to an arrest affidavit. Miller told police that drugs were used by herself and others in her home, the report states. She denied that the paraphernalia containing meth was hers. Jason Hollaway, 34, backed up Miller’s contention that the paraphernalia belonged to others. Miller, 43, and Hollaway each has been charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class D felony, maintaining a drug premises, a Class B felony, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.