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Coleen McKinney
TUESDAY, April 9, 2019 / Vol. 5 Issue 15 / 75 cents
Marijuana outlet picks site Arkansas Natural Products has received approval to locate its medical marijuana outlet in a Highway 65 strip mall in Clinton. The mall is located behind KFC. Work is underway at the location to modify the two units into the dispensary. Arkansas Natural products hopes to have its doors open sometime next month.
The company spent some time searching for a location that met requirements. The location had to be at least 1,500 feet from a church, school or licensed day care. This location fit the bill with about 12 feet to spare. The company is in need of employees and as such is holding a job fair from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Clinton Senior Center, 311 Yellowjacket Lane, Clinton. Prospective employees must pass a federal background check as well as a drug test. Pay will be around $15 per hour. Arkansas voters approved medical marijuana in November 2016. Marijuana
has some well-proven benefits, including relief for long-term pain. It also can ease nausea from chemotherapy, seizures from epilepsy and muscle spasms from multiple sclerosis, according to studies. Because of the federal ban on marijuana, studies on edible marijuana are hard to perform.
The strip mall behind KFC on Highway 65 in Clinton will be the location for the medical marijuana dispensary.
A community grieves
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A teenager who battled brain cancer most of his life passed away at his home on April 4, 2019. Devon Wooten was 15. His first fight with cancer began when he was just 5 years old. His parents, Sarah and Jason, as well as his aunt and other family members and friends shared their story with the community over the years - from fundraisers to trips to Houston to treatments they were trying to save Devon’s life. County Judge Dale James had proclaimed April 5 Devon Wooten Day, and Devon’s death did not change that. As a show of love and support for his family, many people throughout the county dressed in red - Devon’s favorite color, or gold, which symbolizes the fight against childhood cancer. Those wearing red included his classmates at Clinton schools and many students at South Side school as well. A candlelight vigil was held in his honor Sunday evening in downtown Clinton. Dr. Joe Fisher, superintendent at Clinton schools, announced
Clinton Junior High turned out in red for their classmate. that school would dismiss early so that students could attend Devon’s funeral at the auditorium. Sporting events for Tuesday were cancelled because of visitation hours. James struggled to find words in a Facebook post to the com-
munity. “The support shown to Devon, literally by the thousands, is overwhelming and touching. … Your heart is huge. Your compassion is humbling. You are what makes VBC amazing.” The community will long remember Devon’s legacy.
South Side students wore red in honor of Devon.
Devon led the Yellow Jackets onto the field before a game last fall.
J. Lamkin
A candlelight vigil was held in downtown Clinton Sunday evening.
Shaneyfelt
3 charged after traffic stop The Van Buren County sheriff’s office was among those providing as escort April 2 for a fallen Arkansas soldier being returned to his home in Harrison. Many fire departments, police and bikers led the hearse that left from Little Rock as residents and business employees lined Highway 65 in honor of SPC Michael J. Faulkenberry, 31, who was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and died in a private vehicle accident.
Deputies stopped a white Buick on Highway 65 North near Dead End Road for a traffic violation around 12:45 a.m. April 2 and found more than they had bargained for. Inside the vehicle deputies found Tracy Shaneyfelt, Charles Lamkin and Joseph Lamkin. According to the
registration the vehicle belonged to Raphael Salvador. When deputies asked Shaneyfelt, who was driving, who owned the vehicle, she stated that her cousin had purchased it for them to come visit them in Texas and that's where they were headed, according to a news release from the Van Buren County sheriff’s
office. Deputies asked if there was anything illegal in the car and Shaneyfelt stated there was not and consented to a search of the vehicle, according to the news release. At that time the two passengers were asked to get out of the vehicle. Deputies located a small amount of marijuana on Charles Lam-
kin while he was being patted down, the release stated. A search of the vehicle yielded 25.9 grams of methamphetamine, 0.5 grams of suspected black tar Heroin, 7.5 grams of marijuana, a German manufactured 7.65mm caliber pistol, a See Arrest on page 6