The Voice of Van Buren County - July 21, 2020 by The Voice of Van Buren County

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Fairfield Bay mayor resigns Fairfield Bay Mayor Paul Wellenberger announced Thursday that he is resigning. “It’s the right time,” Wellenberger said at the end of a Town Hall meeting. The retired engineer relocated from Indiana. He became mayor in 2001. At the Town Hall, he outlined some accom-

plishments he has overseen as mayor. Those included rescuing the local paper; saving the senior center, which parted ways with the Van Buren County Aging Program when it was announced the kitchen would close; keeping the bowling alley open; saving the animal shelter, which

now receives $2,500 per month to keep operations open; and improvements to the conference center. There used to be nothing to do in Fairfield Bay, Wellenberger said, but now it is “alive and vibrant.” Wellenberger said the city used to watch as others received awards and recog-

nition but now they have gotten so many they are out of display space. He said they have received more than $10 million in private investment for the city. But now, he said, it’s time to go. His wife has been battling a serious illness and he wants to spend more time with her.

An emotional Wellenberger concluded his walk by saying, “God’s given me extra time to be with Cindy and I don’t want to waste it.” His resignation takes effect Aug. 31 and the City Council will appoint a replacement to finish out his term.

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Resident: Why does hospital need $1 million a year?

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Jail and pies for dough Events held at Walmart over the weekend raised about $2,600 for Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Those events included pies in the face and some time in jail for Clinton Mayor Ricard McCormac (top photo) and County Judge Dale James.

Toward the end of Thursday’s Van Buren County Quorum Court meeting, resident Jonathan Jackson had some comments. Noting that Ozark Health Medical Center is seeking a halfcent sales tax, which already failed in March, he asks what they need the money for. He said he has looked at their figures for maintenance and can’t see where they would need $1 million. Jackson asked for better communication from the agency. Justice of the peace Brian Tatum agreed with that assessment, saying the hospital needs to hold open forums. To gets voters to approve the tax this November, County Dale James said the “burden” is on the hospital.

2 killed in crash Two people were killed Sunday in a two-car accident on Highway 65 North. Christy Scott, 42, of Hammond, Louisi-

Photos courtesy of Warren Johnson

Coronavirus Governor issues face mask order

911 not for mask violations

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has issued an order requiring face masks be worn in public throughout the state. Hutchinson had resisted a statewide mask mandate and opposed issuing a stay-at-home order earlier in the pandemic, but Thursday he signed the order requiring masks when social distancing isn’t possible in the hopes of slowing the disease’s rapid increase. The order took effect July 20. Hutchinson said the state’s rising cases, hospitalizations and deaths show that more needs to be done to combat the virus’ spread. He al-

To the residents of Van Buren County: First, I would like to thank all the residents of Van Buren County for the outstanding job that you are doing in curtailing this Covid-19 virus. Our numbers continue to stay low on active cases. Good Job continue to do as you are as it is working! In response to numerous phone calls from the citizens regarding Governor Hutchinson’s executive order mandating face coverings in public, I am issuing this statement from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office: For the purpose of clarification: 911 for emergen-

so said adults needs to set the right example for the state’s schoolchildren, many of whom will be required to wear masks when in-person classes resume next month. “This whole fight against Covid-19 is likely to get harder and not easier, and we have to meet the challenge together. Everyone must do their part,” Hutchinson said. “This is a way to enlist the support of everyone in this fight.” Hutchinson’s decision comes one day after Walmart said it See Mask on page 4

cies only. Reporting mask violations does not fall into this category and we ask that you not use 911 to report any violations of the governor’s executive order. Private businesses have always had the ability to make, or not make, rules in their privately owned businesses, and ask for the assistance of law enforcement to remove patrons who don’t follow their store rules. This has not changed, and neither has our willingness to assist them if they call for help with an emergency issue. I have full trust that the residents and business owners of our great county will

On another topic, Tatum quizzed Sheriff Lucas Emberton on food for prisoners. He said he has been hearing about the jail food. Emberton, who has been accused of using food as punishment, said the jail feeds the prisoners 2,300-2,700 per day, as required by state guidelines. He said the budget did not include beef prices increasing from $2 per pound to $8 per pound. Food that had been donated before Covid-19 struck, such as from Tyson, is no longer coming in, he said. The sheriff said they try to stretch the higher priced items before going back to beans and cornbread. He said a typical day’s menu includes oatmeal, toast and milk for breakfast; bologna, chips,

bread, cookies and tea for lunch; and beans, cornbread, rice and cookies for supper if the meals are not supplemented by donations. He said the jail is open to donations to help feed the inmates. On another subject, Emberton said the numbers for the criminal investigative division are staying solid, and he encouraged the public to call the sheriff’s office with information on criminal activities if they know something. Also at the meeting, JP Nickie Brown said though there was an ordinance in the packets about a one-fourth cent sales tax for the library, she had not agreed to sponsor it. There is a $330,000 payment

ana and a minor passenger in her car were killed, according to a report from the Arkansas State Police. A second minor in the 2015 Toyota and a minor in the 2016 Chevrolet were injured, the report states.

The Chevrolet crossed the center line and struck the Toyota on the left side, the report states. The weather was clear and the road conditions were dry, the report states.

By the numbers/ July 18 Arkansas • 771 new cases reported • 32,533 total cases • 6,884 active cases • 464 hospitalized • 357 deaths • 3,600 cases, 38 new deaths in past week continue to use common sense and good judgement to be safe. The men and women of the Van Buren County sheriff’s office, and myself, will continue to base agency decisions on what is in the best interest of our community. Sheriff Lucas Emberton

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$225,000 grant awarded SolaRid AR, a Clinton-based program to help farmers manage agricultural pests, has received a $225,000 grant through the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research. Donald Richardson is managing member of SolaRid AR and project principal investigator. An estimated 37% of all crops produced in the U.S. each year are destroyed by agricultural pests

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4 seniors receive scholarships Four college-bound 2020 high school seniors each received $750 Ozark Health Foundation Scholarships Natalie Alexander is the daughter of Lance and Brandy Alexander. She intends to pursue a degree in Radiology Technology. After completion of her degree, Natalie would like to work at Ozark Health. Katelyn Prosser is the daughter of Tracy and Edna Prosser. She is pursuing a degree in Pre Med/Biology. Katelyn plans to return to

Van Buren County providing services to this area as a general surgeon. Emery Squires is the daughter of Jeremy and Jennifer Squires and granddaughter of Pete and Kitty Squires. Emery is pursuing a degree in Nursing, and she would like to work in labor and delivery. Briana Yount is the daughter of James and Bonnie Yount. Briana is pursuing a degree in Biology. Her goal is to become an ophthalmologist and open a clinic in Van Buren County. Graphic courtesy of Warren Johnson

Filing period nears for local races

Briana Yount

The filing period for local city council races is from noon July 29, 2020 through noon August 5, 2020. To run at large, candidates must gather petitions signed by no fewer than 10 electors of the ward or city. All signatures must be within the city limits. They must file a petition, political practice

pledge, and an affidavit of eligibility during the one-week filing period ending at noon 90 days before the General Election. Packets may be picked up at the Voter Registration Office, 1414 Hwy 65 South, Suite 131, Clinton Arkansas 72031, starting July 29, 2020 at noon. For questions, call Vicki Jones at 501-

745-8683. The current pay if $353 per month. There is no extra pay for workshops or special meetings. The current Clinton City Council includes: Tim Barnes who took office in 2015 (501) 253-0071 Gayla Bradley who took office in 2013 (501) 253-1799

Shon Hastings who took ofice in 2017 (501) 253-0875 Jason Lynch who took office in 2013 (501) 745-7981 home or (501) 745-3055 work Jeff Pistole who took office in 2017 (501) 253-1179 cell Sam Ward who took office in 2009 (501) 745-2654 home or (501) 253-6255 cell

Mayor: Shirley center to offer only Meals on Wheels

Emery Squires

Katelyn Prosser

Shirley Mayor Lisa Hackett reported to the City Council at its meeting earlier this month that she had been told there was not going to be anymore senior lunches at this center. She said the Meals on Wheels portion of the program was the only thing that would continue. Regarding the renting of the City’s Community Center, Hackett had been told that anyone holding an event at a location were required to get approval from the CDC to assure compliance with the Covid-19 regulations. She stated that the city was required to mark the floor for social distancing, food was required to be served as no potluck was allowed and a representative from the city would have to attend to administer the temperature checks and assure

following the requirements. Councilman David Cook made a motion to not rent the Shirley Community Center for, at least, the remainder of 2020. All council members in attendance voted in favor. The mayor addressed the option to require anybody coming to the city of Shirley to wear a mask. She stated that she had spoke with both Clinton’s and Fairfield Bay’s mayors and there had no plans to adopt the sample resolution. Council members stated that the city would only enforce this requirement if it is passed on a county level. Also at the meeting, a discrepancy was found in the June 2020 financial statements. Councilwoman Margaret Earnhart stated that the ending balance in May 2020 per

NRCS announces sign-up for monitoring

Natalie Alexander

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is making financial assistance available this year to farmers in Arkansas who are interested in installing edge-of-field monitoring stations on their agricultural lands to monitor water quality as it leaves their

field. The stations provide data to evaluate the success of various conservation efforts. The project area in Arkansas includes 95 targeted watersheds across the state. A map of the eligible watersheds is available on the Arkansas NRCS web site at www.

the bank register was not the same as the beginning balance on the June 2020 bank register, resulting in a difference of $176. Treasurer Melissa Worthing stated that she would have to research this as there should have been no difference. The council members voted in favor of tabling the statement until August. Hackett reported that during the FUN Park sight tour with the Director of Outdoor Recreation Grants the playground, which was granted funds in 2012, needed new fall/protective material. The mayor was told that Pea Gravel could not be used to resurface the playground, that wood fiber fall material was required. She was the funds for this could be included in the city’s 2020 FUN Park grant application. It was also recommend-

ed that the mayor contact the maker of the playground equipment concerning the replacement of the cracked stairway material on the city’s slide apparatus. Resolution 202004 was passed to allow the mayor to move forward with the 2020 application for grant funding. Copies of the 2020 final agreed-upon procedures report were give to the council members present. It was noted that the only finding was regarding customer adjustments not being properly authorized. Hackett stated that all account adjustments had been OK’d by individual council members, but the authorizations had not been signed off on. No other exceptions were found as a result of the procedures.

ar.nrcs.usda.gov. “Edge-of-field water quality monitoring helps us evaluate the benefits of conservation at the field level,” said Mike Sullivan, NRCS state conservationist for Arkansas. “This data helps farmers fine tune their conservation efforts and adapt how they manage their land. It’s a

win-win for science and thriving agricultural lands.” Interested producers should work with their local NRCS office to develop a monitoring concept, then submit applications by July 24, 2020, to ensure their applications are considered for funding in fiscal 2020.

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Clinton School Board minutes Here are the minutes from the May 26, 2020 regular Clinton School Board meeting. The meeting was held in the Administrative Board Room via Zoom/ professional development room Zoom. 1. Call to order D.L. Webb, Board Vice President, called the meeting of the Clinton School Board to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Recognition of quorum Members present: Angela Alexander, Jay Hagans, Phillip Jones, Lacey Standridge, Brent Treadaway, and D.L. Webb. Jay Chalk, superintendent, was also present. Tim Barnes was absent. 3. Approval of minutes Standridge made a motion to approve the April 20, 2020 Regular Minutes as presented. Alexander seconded the motion. The motion passed with a vote of 6 - 0. 4. Reports A. April Hagans, Elementary School Principal, reported to the Board that the Elementary held Kindergarten Graduation with students and parents coming to campus for pictures at scheduled times to maintain social distancing guidelines. Registration for kin-

dergarten is underway. Elementary is awarded the PLC Grant beginning with the 2020 school year and running through 2023. Parent contact has been the key for AMI work being returned. Hagans presented the discipline report which included 11 reports of bullying with 7 that were investigated. B. Michael Wells, Junior High School Principal, stated the Junior High is awarded the PLC Grant beginning with the 2020 school year and running through 2023. Parent contact by phone, email, and zoom meetings were factors with the AMI work being returned. Wells presented the discipline report which included 11 reports of bullying with 2 that were investigated. C. Tim Smith, High School Principal, reported to the Board that the High School is awarded the PLC Grant beginning with the 2020 school year and running through 2023. Smith presented the discipline report which included 0 reports of bullying. Smith spoke of how proud he is of the district to continue the meal program and the tremendous support of staff in prepping and the delivery to students. D. Chalk in-

formed the Board that the current enrollment is 1,264. Chalk presented the Gifted and Talented Program Report for Marcia Smith, GT Teacher. He presented the School Choice report with 25 requesting to enter the district. Chalk presented a letter from Andrea Lea, Auditor of State, commending the district in regards to graduation. 5. Consent agenda 5. Consent agenda Alexander made a motion to approve the following Consent Agenda items: A. 2020-2021 Classified Salary Schedule and Stipend Schedule B. Memorandum of Understanding with ArchFord for Pre-K Special Education, Gifted and Talented, Facilities, ALE/ HUB, and Mentoring programs. C. Memorandum of Understanding with Arkansas Tech University D. Special Education Title 6B Budget A second was received by Mr. Treadaway and the motion passed with a vote of 6–0. 6. Action agenda Clinton eSports Club: Curtis Dunham, Technology Department, proposed to the Board the formation of a new Sports Club, to include robotics and a

Flexibility key for school year The 2020-2021 School Year will be different from any school year in recent years. Students, staff, parents, and the community will experience flexibility and learning in a new and different way. Our original scheduled start date was August 13. On July 9, Governor Hutchinson announced that the start date for schools had been rolled back to the week of August 24. Schools can start on August 24, 25, or 26. The first day of school for the 20202021 school at Shirley is scheduled for August 24. Buses will run and lunch will be served. At this time, a full day is scheduled. All students

and Shirley School will be issued a school owned Ipad or Chromebook for use this school year. Students who attend school on campus will have some different experiences as we put the CDC and Arkansas Health Department guidelines for reopening of schools in place. The number one priority will be student and staff safety at all times. Parents have the option this year to keep students at home and enroll them in the Shirley Virtual Academy. This will involve students learning at home with support from a teacher to assist students to complete on line lesson through Lincoln Learn-

ing. Elementary students will meet with a teacher at least once a day through zoom or google. High school will have zoom meetings at least two times a week. Assigned teachers will be available by email and phone call at specified times. The deadline to sign up for Shirley Virtual Academy — Learn at Home School is August 12. Orientation and chrome book distribution will be August 12 at 9 am for elementary students and 1 pm for high school students. If you have questions or concerns, please call Tyrene Gardner at 501-723-8191 or Michael Bramlett at 501-723-8192.

drone piloting program. He discussed in length the benefits and impact the eSports Club would have not only for the students, but for the community as well. In his presentation, he provided information on his research of the sport, statistics of student interest, benefits of academic achievement, projects, and competitions. At the recommendation of Chalk, Jones made a motion to accept the proposal to pursue the eSports Club in the district. A second was received from Alexander and the motion passed with a vote of 6–0. B.High School Floor Resurfacing Bids: Chalk presented the bids for Bill Brown regarding the resurfacing of the high school floors. Chalk recommended Diamond Crete with the low bid of $30,800.00. Jones made a motion to accept the bid as presented from Diamond Crete. A second was received by Standridge and the motion passed with a vote of 6–0. Track Resurfacing Bids: As of the date of the board meeting, there were no bids to present. There was discussion of options available in order to update the track, such

as only fix the drainage problem, resurface the existing track, or build an entirely new track. Cost was mentioned as a factor that included the Joint Use Grant of $30,000.00. Jones made a motion to table this item until the June meeting. A second was received from Treadaway and the motion passed with a vote of 6–0. D. Repayment of Net URT Revenue: Chalk recommended to issue payment of $605,456.00 received in excess of 98% URT assessment. Alexander made a motion to issue payment. A second was received from Standridge and the motion passed with a vote of 6–0. E. Approve Payables: Alexander made a motion to accept the Payables as presented. A second was received from Mr. Hagans and the motion passed with a vote of 6–0. F. Fund Balances: Jay Hagans made a motion to accept the Fund Balances as presented. A second was received from Standridge and the motion passed with a vote of 6–0. 7. Executive session The Board and Chalk entered Executive Session at 6:21

p.m. Chalk stepped out at 6:40 p.m. and entered at 6:42 p.m. The Board and Chalk returned at 6:51 p.m. Resignations: Standridge made a motion to accept the following resignations: Sarah Baker, Teacher, Jeremy Carson, Teacher, Rita Hall, Teacher, Haley Haney, Nurse BSN, Amy Owen, Teacher, Emily Rains, Sr. High Student Council, Glenda Stagg, Federal Programs Director. A second was received from Alexander and the motion passed with a 6–0. B. Employment: Alexander made a motion to accept Chalk’s recommendation to hire the following: John Ayers, Summer Worker, Cole Dement, Summer Worker, Wade Dement, Summer Worker, Haley Haney, Nurse RN1, Kandice LeMarr, Teacher, Monica Rolen, Aide, Justin Smith, Aide, Jeremy Williams, Maintenance Director A second was received from Hagans and the motion passed with a vote of 6–0. 8. Adjournment Hagans made the motion to adjourn and Treadaway seconded the motion; the meeting adjourned at 6:53 p.m. with a unanimous vote of 6–0.

South Side gets OK for graduation plan South Side High School has announced that its graduation plan has been approved. Due to Covid-19 and restrictions placed on schools by the Arkansas State Department of Education keep in mind that a modified ceremony will occur due to the requirements regarding public health. It will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 26. The following guidelines will be in place: 1. Masks are required and must be worn at all times by all attendees over the age of 10. The graduates may take off their masks for pictures while receiving their diplomas. Speakers will be allowed to remove their mask while speaking. 2. Each graduate will receive 8 tickets for family and friends.

3. Only ticket holders will be allowed to enter the auditorium. 4. Graduates must report to the gym by 1:30 to get lined up and receive their cords and stoles. 5. Graduates will be seated on the auditorium stage in chairs that are spaced 6 feet apart and 12 feet from the audience. This is not ideal for seeing all students at all times, but we must follow the requirement. 6. Seating is reserved for each family group. Each graduate has 8 seats reserved with their names placed on the back of the seats. Six feet of separation will be maintained between each family group. Once seated please remain seated until your family group is dismissed. (Seating is preassigned)

7. Family groups need to enter the Fine Arts Building together using the main entrance on the south side of the building. 8. The Fine Arts Building will be open one hour prior to the ceremony to minimize congregation. 9. Graduates must notify the school by July 20th if a family member needs handicapped seating. 10. Graduates will be directed out of the building upon the conclusion of the ceremony and prior to dismissal of the audience. 11. There will be no cap toss at the end of the ceremony. 12. The audience will wait to be dismissed and need to immediately leave campus and not congregate for pictures or for any other purpose.

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Obituaries Jocie Corbett

Jocie Eunice (Gentry) Corbett, 94, of Clinton was born on October 18, 1925 to the late Henry and Eva (Cross) Gentry in Woodson, Arkansas and passed from this life on July 7, 2020 in Clinton. Left to cherish her memory is one son, Ty Corbett; two daughters; Charlotte (Corbett) Rollans, Teresa (Corbett) Henry; three grandchildren; other relatives and many friends. Preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Allen Ray Corbett. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton. Interment was in Huie Cemetery.

1957, Crysta married Farris Harness in Clinton, Arkansas. Crysta was a Baptist Church and member of the Sew–N–Sew Ladies Group. She loved cooking and sewing. She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother Winfred Douthittt. Mrs. Harness is survived by her husband of 63 years; one son, Garry Harness and wife Marie of Burleson; one daughter, Kathy Camp and husband Danny of Burleson; one brother, Pete Douthitt and wife Bonnie of Morrilton, Arkansas; one sister, Wanda Owens and husband Howell of Clinton, Arkansas; two grandchildren, Casey Camp and Savannah Harness; and numerous other relatives and friends. Services were Friday, June 26, 2020, in Mineola. Interment was in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, Golden.

Crysta Harness

Crysta Lavern Harness of Mineola passed away June 22, 2020, . She was born June 18, 1940, in Shirley, Arkansas, to Wal- Helen Newman Helen Marlene (Wolfe) ter Robert and Artie Irene Guffey Douthitt. On June 1, Walker Newman, 86, of

Damascus, Arkansas was born on January 13, 1934 to the late Joseph and Elma (Zimmerman) Wolfe in Ridgeley, West Virginia and passed from this life on July 18, 2020 in Clinton, Arkansas. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and friend. Helen was a devout Christian and a member of South Side Baptist Church for over 50 years. She was an active member of the Eastern Star and a past Worthy Matron. She is preceded in death by her parents; her first husband and father of her children, Harold Walker; her second husband, Bill Newman; two brothers, Frank Wolfe, Paul Wolfe; one sister, Loretta Wolfe Houdersheldt Lantz; one daughter, Kathy Newman-Jones; one grandson, Jamie Griffin. Left to cherish her memory are her children Brenda Clapper of Tulsa, Oklahoma, John Patrick (Buck) Walker (Susan) of Damascus, Arkansas, William Newman of Leslie, Arkansas, Robert Walker of Damascus, Arkansas, Thomas Walker (Sherrie) of Damascus, Arkansas; several siblings, numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, other relatives and many friends. Visitation was Monday, July 20, 2020 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton, Arkansas. Funeral Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at South Side Baptist Church in Damascus, Arkansas, with Pastor Steve Stephens officiating. Interment will

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follow in Trace Ridge Cemetery in Chimes, Arkansas.

Larry Barnett Catherine Ackerson

Catherine Deborah Ackerson, 95, of Springfield, Illinois was born on September 29, 1924 to the late Warren Dale and Blanche (Stults) Spain in Mason City, Illinois and passed away July 11, 2020 in Clinton, Arkansas. She was a devoted Christian and lifelong member of Third Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Florence Jane Dodd, Helen Cormaney, Edith Van Hoosier; two brothers, Gene Spain, Norman Spain; and one great-grandson, Cody Breitenfeldt. Left to cherish her memory are one son, Tom Ackerson (Debbie) of Clinton; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; other relatives and many friends. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Springfield, Illinois.

Larry David Barnett, 65, of Clinton, departed from this world on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. He was born March 27, 1955 in Clinton, Arkansas to the late Grady and Mary Helen Barnett. Larry worked in logging and was a member of Halfmoon Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memory are his wife Karen Sue Barnett; children, Bradley (Brad) Barnett and wife Leslie, Jesse Barnett and wife Candice, Christopher (Chris) Barnett and wife Freda; siblings, Oledia Henson, Wilma Slack, Ilene Keathley, Martha Sue Mizell, Teddy Barnett, Jerry Wayne, Vernon Barnett; 14 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, friends and other family members. Larry is preceded in death by his parents. A graveside service was 10 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2020, at the Bradford Cemetery in Shirley with Allen Rolen officiating. Pallbearers were Spencer Barnett, Blake Barnett, Adrian Ealy, Jerry Carroll, and Jim Carroll.

grant awarded Covid-19 shows importance of rural health Internet Fairfield Bay in a department’s ArkanBy U.S. Sen. John Boozman access quality health recently joined a bipar- age senior populations partnership

This isn’t just a big city problem. That was the message Dr. Nate Smith, Arkansas’s Secretary of Health, sought to impart when recently answering a reporter’s question about the alarming rise of recent positive Covid-19 diagnoses in rural Arkansas. When the crisis began, our nation’s largest city was our hotspot. As the situation in New York City quieted down, the attention turned to other large cities struggling with coronavirus outbreaks. Whether it’s Miami, Houston or Los Angeles, the intense media focus on major metropolitan outbreaks fails to tell the whole story. The simple fact is, Covid-19 doesn’t care where you live, which makes the need to have topnotch medical care available in rural America all the more important. Unfortunately, Covid-19 is putting us in danger of an even larger urban-rural divide in the ability to

care services. Hundreds of rural hospitals across the country could close as a result of the crisis. This means tens of thousands of rural patients could lose access to their nearest emergency room. There was already a quiet storm brewing prior to the COVID-19 crisis. Nearly half of rural America’s hospitals had been operating at a loss and closure rates were escalating dramatically, hitting a record high last year. Closures in 2020 are on pace to eclipse that number. These already financially-strapped hospitals now face catastrophic cash shortages as the inability to provide non-emergency care has led to an even larger loss of revenue. Many have furloughed staff, instituted massive cuts or are shuttering their doors. My colleagues and I are working to address this fragile situation and ensure that the health care needs of rural America are not lost in the rush to tamp down urban hotspots. I

tisan, bicameral effort with over 45 of my colleagues to ask the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to dedicate a larger share of the Provider Relief Fund specifically for rural health providers. Created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Provider Relief Fund was allocated $175 billion to distribute to hospitals and healthcare providers on the front lines of the coronavirus response. At the time of our inquiry, only $10 billion of that total amount has been disbursed specifically to rural health care providers. We asked HHS Secretary Alex Azar to allocate at least 20 percent of the remaining funds to rural hospitals and providers. Priority should be granted to facilities significantly affected by Covid-19 preparation as well as those providing care for a disproportionally high percentage of Medicare and Medicaid patients or populations with above aver-

or co-morbidities. Likewise, providers in areas with limited access to health infrastructure and high numbers of uninsured patients also deserve this particular consideration. Earlier in the year, I joined another bipartisan effort asking Secretary Azar to use similar metrics to ensure equitable distribution of funds for rural hospitals from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. The well-being of rural Arkansas residents will be at risk without action. So, too, is the future of their communities, as local health care systems are often the first thing that employers inquire about when deciding where to locate their companies. The rapidly increasing spread of Covid-19 in communities that are not large metropolitan areas makes the need to act all that more urgent. I will continue to push to ensure that the needs of Arkansas’s rural hospitals and providers are met.

with Arkansas Telephone Co. of Clinton has received a grant of nearly $1.6 million to deploy highspeed internet connections to homes in the Cleburne County community, the Arkansas Department of Commerce announced Friday. The grant was the first awarded under the

sas Rural Connect program, a nearly yearold initiative that provides grants to qualifying communities with populations of no less than 500. The highspeed broadband must have a rate of at least 25 megabits per second for download and 3 megabits per second for upload.

Brown noted that Hospital if the payment is not from page 1 made, it will affect the county’s bond standon the building due on ing. Jan. 1, 2021. James also told County Judge Dale those listening that James said the cur- a new Children’s Adrent millage rate can vocacy Alliance cenpay the library’s oper- ter has opened at the ating costs but not the Courthouse Annex building payment. He to handle suspected said he is looking into abuse cases in Van Burestructuring the pay- ren County. ment with a local bank.

Mask has been canceled. from page 1 As of July 18, the state has attributwould require custom- ed 357 deaths to ers to wear masks in Covid-19. all of its stores. The ArMeanwhile, as of kansas State Fair As- July 19, Van Buren sociation announced County has maintained last week that the 2020 its positive case numfair and livestock show ber at 1.

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Jeff Burgess Crabtree

The Farmer’s Almanac says Tuesday through Thursday are good days to kill plant pests. This year’s Japanese beetle invasion is about over, typically 4 to 6 weeks. They devastated roses, in several locations, and I found them on my pole beans. I used Neem spray successfully. Thursday’s quilting session, at the EHC building in Rupert, will not be held. The first quarter moon is official Monday at 7:32 a.m. Next Tuesday, before dawn, the Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower will peak with 15 to 20 per hour. Look low in the southwest. I picked my final strawberry last week.

They were very productive this year. Also picked the last of my wineberries. They’re an Asian import that has proved highly invasive. I saw a location near Oxley, where they had been introduced 40 years ago, had escaped and spread over, at least, dozens of acres, crowding out many native species. While they’re very prolific and hardy, producing tart, but tasty, raspberry like fruit, they need to be kept in check. Since I love my community, I will be wearing a mask in public places, as the governor has mandated, beginning this week. If you have info about the greater Crabtree and west 16 community, call or text Jeff

Burgess, 745-1249.

Patsy Ward Formosa

Marion Smith went to Little Rock on Sunday and picked up her daughter, Sherry Carter, at the airport. She flew in from San Francisco, California. On Monday, Sherry went to visit some of her friends from high school. Monday night, Marion and Sherry went to Bobby's and

had supper. Sherry went to the park on Tuesday and took Marion's dog, Sweet Pea, for a walk. She also visited some more friends. Marion said Sweet Pea was worn out, she slept all evening and night! They went back to Bobby's for dinner on Tuesday and had catfish with all the trimmings. Marion and Sherry met three of her friends at Cracker Barrel in Conway on Wednesday morning for breakfast. Marion came back home and her friends took her on to the airport. Marion said it was a short and busy visit, but a good one. DeLane Story has been having a good

Page 5 week. She got all her water and plumbing problems fixed. Marva Ward has been busy making zucchini bread. That sounds good. RG Ward went to Shirley and visited his cousin, Calla Linn. He said they had a good visit. I talked to Sammie Story, she said she didn't have any news except the weather is hot and she didn't think that would be news to anyone. Brian Tatum was honored with a cookout for his 51st birthday on Sunday afternoon. There was around 12 family members and friends to help him celebrate. He got to spend time with his granddaughter, so I know that made it extra special. Ann Mann and Donna Sherrod went to Sugar Loaf park on Thursday with Donna's daughter, Tammy and Randy Kelly. The all went swimming while they were there. Ann said they all had a good time. Condolences go out to their family. Donna's brother, Ray Goodman of Jasper, Alabama, passed away this week. Thelma Murray and I had appointments at the dermatologist in Conway on Monday. We each had a couple spots frozen. Hopefully they will heal up and be OK. I made the mistake of trying to fix a flat on my lawn mower last weekend. My back has been very painful this week. Have a good week, and God Bless all.

Thelma Murray Shirley

Jimmy Hooten, has been in Vilonia helping his daughter working on her house. Freda Sowell has Scotland Community Center pool tournament winners last week were (from left) 1st place James been busy harvesting Foreman, 2nd place Jimmy Allen, 3rd place Jeff Brown. her garden.They dug 24 5-gallon buckets

of potatoes, she has canned 73 jars of green beans,10 pints of carrots, 17 lime pickles, 17 jars of orange marmalade, and 8 pints of blackberry jelly. Torrie Caston Smith, our County Extension Agent, is expecting her baby girl to arrive sometime in August. I had a doctor’s appointment in Conway Monday, but everything went well.

James & Joyce Burns Scotland

The older I get, the faster the days go by. Another week has gone by and it is time to write something for the paper. It gets harder each week. Particularly when one stays home and only goes to the doctor or pick up medicine and groceries. James and I ate at the Scotland Community one day this last week. It was nice and I felt very safe. We wore our mask and they took our temp when we got there The tables were spaced so there was a clearance all around them. Close to 30 people came to eat or to take their lunch home with them. I am glad to see the turnout for lunch and the community support. I am sure all of you know they are still working on the fiber optic cable and they have to turn the water off several times a day. Sometimes the force of the air coming through the water line is so strong that It has knocked glasses out of my hand and two of them have broken in the sink. I guess I have to buy new glasses now. I hope this ends soon. I hate it when they turn the water off just as my day starts. After coffee I am ready for shower and shampoo and just as I get all of the bubbles on the water is shut off. It is hard to rinse shampoo and soap off without any water. The part I do not understand is ... why do we have air in the lines at night and over the weekend? Is this really caused from the work or is there another problem and how much longer will this happen? Well it is so depressing to hear the news. The same news is told told over and over and that makes the situation seem so much worse. I have decided that I am going to put the news in quarantine for a week or two and see it sounds better when I turn it on again. Have a safe week and if you have Scotland News call 5923935 and we will get it into the newspaper.

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My early school days THAT

BANNER MOUNTAIN GIRL

by Freeda Baker Nichols

By Freeda Baker Nichols switch when I was in an

The Banner Schoolhouse was a tworoom wood structure with big windows and a high ceiling above two classrooms. Entering the building, you stepped into the first room where classes from First through the Fourth grades were held. From there, you entered a second room where the Fifth through 8th grades were taught. Two teachers were assigned to the building. Often, the teachers lived in the home of a local family. Most of my teachers through the eighth grade were ladies; two of my teachers were men. I liked all of my teachers throughout school. There was a stage across the end of the first room. The blackboard was at the back of the stage. There was a hallway behind the stage. Along a wall of the hallway there was a place to hang our coats in winter. A wood stove sat in the first classroom. I believe it heated both rooms. If a student misbehaved, the teacher would punish that child by having him or her stand on the stage. This was totally embarrassing for the problem student because the other students were watching him or her the entire time. I was never punished when I was in the lower classes, but I did get swatted with a

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upper grade. I was old enough to know better than misbehave but I was drawn into a paper wad fight when the teacher was busy teaching a spelling lesson. The teacher did not take us out of the room to paddle us. He just whacked us across the shoulder and back as we sat there among the whole bunch of fifth through the 8th graders. My licks didn’t hurt because I had my coat on. It was almost time to go home and the teacher was hurriedly finishing up the lesson with the eighth graders. Those of us who were just waiting for the class to be done got into a paper wad toss. Not really a fight. It was just a little fun. We thought! It should have been fun, except it wasn’t! I didn’t start it but I did toss a paper wad back at a boy who had thrown it onto my desk. It was a spontaneous reaction on my part, but licks from the teacher embarrassed me beyond all get out. I never threw another paper wad throughout the rest of my school days. I did though play hooky one time. Just one time. That’s not many considering all the never-ending other days I sat in a classroom through twelve years of schooling. I suppose I can admit to this now that all my children are grown, and that all of my grand-

children have either finished and/or finishing college. I have one granddaughter who, upon hearing this story, will probably say, “Grandma, I don’t believe it!” I gotta love that kid! Trust and love and admiration are three different things, but they sort of go hand in hand. I can’t think of Banner School without remembering the water bucket with a dipper. We drank from the dipper. But sometimes we folded a sheet of paper into a cup and drank from that. At some point, there was a dug well on the school grounds that provided water for the school kids. But prior to that well being there, water was carried to the schoolhouse from a spring in the woods near a residence a short distance away. I loved getting to take the bucket to the spring to bring back our drinking water. The lady who lived at that residence sometimes came down to the school to visit during our lunch time. Another part of the school I liked was around Christmas when bushels of oranges and apples were brought for the teachers to distribute among the students. The lunch I brought from home in a lard bucket was more than likely about the same menu every day. Even Mama’s chocolate pies were good when cold. I would also have a boiled egg, sausage or bacon and a biscuit. And a baked sweet potato. That big, white school building is no longer standing. In that building, I started first grade and completed all grades through the

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eighth grade, receiving a diploma. The dug well is still there. After all these years, I still remember that building, the teachers, the kids, my friends, the fun we had. And I learned how to print and then write cursive. That’s where I wrote my first poem. I learned the standard curriculum. I was presented a solid educational foundation. I grasped it with anticipation and humbleness Crossword Solution and thankfulness. I felt safe at school. I felt loved at home. Banner Mountain was more than a great place to be. It was a wonderful place to be! There is one other thing I remember very well. My first paying job was to work for a teacher. I swept the floor of the school house with a broom. I was paid a dime. Ten cents! My very own first paycheck. Not much, but it was something. And it was mine because I had worked to earn it.

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CHURCH PAGE

Photo by EuGene Smith

Thanks to those of you who called and correctly identified last week's featured church as New Life Apostolic Church of Clinton. If you can identify this week's Church call 745-8040. (Remember to give me a contact for the history of your Church. We want to print the history of every Church in Van Buren County. With your help, we will!) Antioch General Baptist Church 1608 Highway 9, Fox (870)363-4509 Archey Valley Community Church Highway 254, Chimes Bee Branch Baptist 11509 Hwy 65 South, Bee Branch 654-2630 Bethel Community Church 17904 Highway 95 W, Cleveland Botkinburg Baptist Church 9297 Highway 65 N, Botkinburg 757-2069 Botkinburg Community Foursquare Church 7054 Highway 65 N, Botkinburg 745-2311 Burnt Ridge Community Church 5846 Burnt Ridge Road, Clinton 745-6737 Calvary Missionary Baptist Church ABA 144 Nickie Ave., Clinton 745-3245 Choctaw Baptist Church 208 Highway 330 E, Clinton 745-7370 Choctaw Christian Center 4157 Highway 65 S, Choctaw 745-8264 Choctaw Church of Christ 233 Highway 330 E, Choctaw 745-8264 Christian Fellowship Church 674 Highway 658, Clinton Church of Christ 20452 Highway 16 W, Alread 745-5498 Church of the Nazarene 1664 Highway 65 S, Clinton Clinton Church of Christ 184 Third Street, Clinton 745-4252 Clinton Seventh-day Adventist Church 125 Skyhill Drive, Clinton 745-4532 Clinton United Methodist Church 636 Joe Bowling Road, Clinton 745-5181 Colony Church of Christ Hwy 92 E, Bee Branch Corinth Baptist Church 5158 Holley Mountain Road, Clinton Cornerstone Evangelical Church 3351 Highway 330 S, Fairfield Bay 884-6657 Crabtree Foursquare Church 11301 Highway 16 W, Crabtree 745-2894 Culpepper Community Church 6055 Highway 336 W, Culpepper Culpepper Mountain Church of Christ 118 South Essie Road, Culpepper Damascus United Methodist Church 17194 Highway 65 S, Damascus Eagle Heights Baptist Church Independent Fundamental VBC Fairgrounds, Clinton 757-0013

Eglantine Church of Christ 3796 Highway 330 S, Shirley 884-6880 Fairbanks Community Church 4753 Arkansas 356 E, Bee Branch Fairfield Bay Baptist Church 481 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay 884-3371 Fairfield Bay United Methodist Church 765 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay 884-3373 Faith Christian 10839 Edgemont Road, Edgemont 723-8109 Faith Church Highway 65 N & Harper Mountain Lane, Dennard, AR 72629 Faith Lutheran Church 310 Snead Drive, Fairfield Bay 884-3375 First Assembly of God Church 2466 Highway 65 N, Clinton 745-2285 First Baptist Church of Clinton 211 First Baptist Road, Clinton 745-6113 First Baptist Church of Damascus 43 Oak Tree Road, Damascus 335-7440 First Baptist Church of Sugarloaf 557 Arkansas 337, Higden 654-2354 First General Baptist Church 664 Highway 16 E, Clinton 745-4043 First Pentecostal Church of Clinton Highway 65 S at 1128 Lyn Road, Choctaw Formosa Baptist Church 630 Highway 9 W, Clinton 745-7709 Formosa Church of Christ 6603 Highway 9 West Clinton AR. 745-4446 Friendship Baptist Church 1321 Third St., Clinton 745-7177 Full Gospel Tabernacle 128 Catland Lane, Shirley 723-4500 Grace Church 3793 Highway 65 S, Clinton 472-7462 Half Moon Baptist Church 1031 Half Moon Road, Clinton 745-2273 Harmony Mountain Church of Christ Quattlebaum and Harmony Mtn Roads 745-2059 Hope Community Church 905 Damascus Road, Quitman Immanuel Baptist Church 498 Highway 16 E, Clinton 745-8528 Kaley Hill Missionary Baptist 6505 Highway 356, Bee Branch Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 3624 Highway 65 S, Clinton 745-8781

Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church 250 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay 884-3304 Landmark Missionary Baptist Church ABA 229 Third St., Clinton Lexington Baptist Church 9525 Highway 110, Clinton 723-4787 Liberty Missionary Baptist Church 2712 Highway 254 W, Chimes Community Low Gap Community Chapel 4320 Low Gap Road, Alread Lute Mountain Community Church Lute Mountain Road, off Highway 16, Shirley 723-8299 Main Line Full Gospel 114 Mariposa Loop, Bee Branch 253-1005 Maranatha Assembly of God 11929 Highway 16 E, Shirley 723-8181 Mount Zion Church of Christ 1202 Highway 16 W, Clinton 745-2572 Mount Zion General Baptist 2333 Mount Zion Road, Bee Branch 362-3807 New Beginning Church 12200 Highway 254 E, Dennard New Hope Baptist Church 4198 Highway 65 N, Clinton 757-2332 New Liberty Church of Christ 4815 Highway 95, Cleveland 669-2575 New Life Apostolic Church of Clinton 198 Richard Road, Clinton 745-6411 Peace Lutheran Church of Edgemont 10849 Edgemont Road, Edgemont 723-4726 Pee Dee Baptist Church 2744 Highway 16 E, Clinton 745-4115 Pine Grove General Baptist Church 102 Silvertree Road, Shirley Pine Mountain General Baptist Church Gravesville Cutoff Road, South of Bee Branch Plant Baptist Church 4897 Highway 110, Clinton 745-6887 Pleasant Grove Friendship Church 22210 Highway 16 W, Alread 745-8450 Pleasant Valley Baptist Church 5092 Banner Mtn Road, Shirley 723-4737 Pleasant Valley General Baptist No. 1 5153 Highway 92 W, Bee Branch Point Remove Baptist Church 10954 Highway 336 W, Formosa

Rabbit Ridge Church of Christ 215 Rabbit Ridge Road, Bee Branch 745-4634 Red River of Life Church of God 10839 Edgemont Road, Edgemont 723-8109 Rupert Baptist Church 21434 Highway 16 W, Clinton 745-8593 Salem Primitive Baptist Church Gravesville Cutoff Road, Bee Branch Sand Springs Missionary Baptist Church Highway 124 E, Damascus 335-8003 Sardis Freewill Baptist 4141 Highway 124, Gravesville 335-8027 Scotland Baptist Church 278 Postal Lane, Scotland 592-3787 Scotland Church of Christ 297 Scotland-Formosa Road, Scotland Scotland Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church 1476 Scotland-Formosa Road, Scotland 592-3311 Settlement Baptist Church 10277 Highway 16 E, Shirley 501-215-1595 Shady Grove Baptist Church 5448 Shady Grove Road, Shirley 723-4273 Shady Grove Chapel 4790 Highway 254 E, Dennard Shirley Church of Christ 10509 Highway 16 E, Shirley 723-8101 Shirley Community Church/First United Methodist 784 Matthew Clark Memorial Drive, Shirley 723-4387 South Side Baptist Highway 65 N, Damascus 335-7423 St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 250 Woodlawn Drive, Fairfield Bay 884-3349 St. Jude Catholic Church 3178 Hwy 65 S, Clinton 745-5716 Tabernacle of Praise 159 Boston Fern Road, Shirley 723-8280 The Gathering Ministry Outreach 80746 Highway 16 W, Rupert 745-3883 The Zoo Church 12174 Highway 65 N, Dennard 514-8535 The Power House (non-denominational) 159 Mt. Zion Road, Bee Branch, AR 253-2385 Trace Ridge Bible Church Highway 254 W at Morris Road, Chimes Walnut Grove Church 6940 Highway 95 W, Clinton 745-3445 Zion Hill Missionary Baptist ABA 29129 Highway 16 W, Jerusalem 745-4467

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THENCE N 88° 13’ W 415.82 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE S 01° 47’ W 417.4 FEET, THENCE N 88° 13’ W 52.18 FEET, THENCE N 01° 47’ E 417.4 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SE 1/4 NE1/4, THENCE S 88° 13’ E 52.18 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 1/2 ACRE, MORE OR LESS. AND PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (PT. SE1/4 NE1/4), SECTION THIRTY-TWO (32), TOWNSHIP TEN (10) NORTH, RANGE THIRTEEN (13) WEST, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NE CORNER OF THE SE1/4 NE1/4 OF SAID SECTION 32, THENCE S 89° 27’ W 468.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE S 89° 27’ W 521.67 FEET, THENCE S 00° 33’ E 417.4 FEET, THENCE N 89° 27’ E 521.6 FEET, THENCE N 00° 33’ W 417.4 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 5.0 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. AND PART OF THE SW 1/4 SE 1/4 AND PART OF THE SE 1/4 SE 1/4 OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 10 NORTH, RANGE 13 WEST, VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NE CORNER OF SAID SW 1/4 SE 1/4; RUN THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 230.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 210.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 1 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 17 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 431.21 FEET; THENCE WEST A DISTANCE OF 246.26 FEET; THENCE SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 330.0 FEET; THENCE EAST A DISTANCE OF 561.78 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF A COUNTY ROAD; THENCE NORTH 7 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 564.81 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID CENTERLINE OF ROAD NORTH 79 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 168.71 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 168.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 7.43, ACRES MORE OR LESS, AND RESERVING THE EAST 25 FEET, THE NORTH 25 FEET OF THE SOUTH 330.0 FEET AND THE SOUTH 25 FEET OF THE NORTH 431.21 FEET TO A ROAD EASEMENT. THIS PROPERTY IS ALSO KNOWN AS LOTS 6 AND 7 OF AN UNRECORDED PLAT OF WALNUT VALLEY SUBDIVISION. SUBJECT TO ALL RIGHT-OFWAYS, COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS, EASEMENTS AND ALL OTHER RESERVATIONS OF RECORD. LESS AND EXCEPT: LOT 7, WALNUT VALLEY SUBDIVISION, ALSO BEING PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (PT. SW 1/4 SE 1/4), CONTAINING 2.07 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (PT. SE 1/4 SE 1/4) CONTAINING .094 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF SECTION THIRTY-TWO (32), TOWNSHIP TEN (10) NORTH, RANGE THIRTEEN (13) WEST, VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS, DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SW 1/4 SE 1/4; RUN THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SW 1/4 SE 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 230.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST 168.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 79 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 168.71 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF A COUNTY ROAD; THENCE SOUTH 07 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 31 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE 231.83 FEET; THENCE WEST 360.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST 431.21 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST 210.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 3.01 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND RESERVING THE SOUTH AND EAST 25.00 FEET FOR ROAD EASEMENT. AND PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (PT. SE 1/4 SE 1/4) OF SECTION THIRTY-TWO (32), TOWNSHIP TEN (10) NORTH, RANGE THIRTEEN (13) WEST, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SE 1/4 SE 1/4, SAID SECTION 32, T-10-N, R-13-W, RUN THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 180.0 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; BEGIN AND RUN THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 303.17 FEET, THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 41 MINUTES WEST 598.38 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE NORTH 14 DEGREES 34 MINUTES EAST 416.20 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE SOUTH 76 DEGREES 08 MINUTES WEST 517.14 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 4.51 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, SUBJECT TO A 30 FOOT ACCESS ROAD EASEMENT ALONG THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN BOUNDARY LINES. ALSO KNOWN AS LOTS 26 AND 27, BEE BRANCH ESTATES. All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate. Provided, that claims for injury or death caused by the negligence of the decedent shall be filed within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of the notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in such estate.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CAROL CRAWFORD, deceased AMENDED NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF DECEDENT: 868 Sandstone Road Clinton, Arkansas 72031

DATE OF DEATH: December 9, 2019

Call 501-940-5448

On July 6, 2020, an Affidavit for Collection of Small Estate by a distributee was filed with respect to the estate of James Lee Tacker, Jr., deceased, with the Clerk of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Van Buren County, Arkansas, under Ark. Code Ann. § 28-41-101.

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DATE OF DEATH: February 10, 2019

All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, properly verified, to the distributee or his or her attorney within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate. Provided, that claims for injury or death caused by the negligence of the decedent shall be filed within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of the notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in such estate. THIS NOTICE first published this 14th day of July, 2020. Then name, mailing address, and telephone number of the distributee or distributee’s attorney is: /s/ Chad J. Brown CHAD J. BROWN, I.D. No. 2010085 Attorney at Law 203 Court Street Clinton, AR 72031 501-745-8801 FAX 501-745-6262

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS PROBATE DIVISION 71PR-20-68

REAL ESTATE

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS FOURTH DIVISION 71PR-2020-47

Bee Branch, AR 72013

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FIRST DIVISION NO. 71PR-20-72

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

DUPLEXES FOR RENT

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS

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LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF DECEDENT: 372 Happy Hollow

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES LEE TACKER, JR., deceased

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PERSONALS

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CLARENCE R. SANDERS, DECEASED NOTICE Name of decedent: Clarence R. Sanders Last known address of decedent: 130 Dunn Hollow Dr., Fairfield Bay, AR 72088 Date of Death: April 27, 2020 On the 1st day of July, 2020, an Affidavit for Collection of Small Estate by Distributees was filed with respect to the Estate of Clarence R. Sanders, deceased, with the Clerk of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Van Buren County, Arkansas, under Ark. Code Ann. § 28-41-101. All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, properly verified, to the distributee or his attorney within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit of the estate. This notice first published the 14th day of July, 2020. Todd A. Sanders c/o /s/ Melanie Beltran.. Melanie Beltran (AR Bar# 2014144) Attorney at Law Sprott, Golden & Bardwell PO Box 1155 184 Griggs St. Clinton, AR 72031 (501) 745-3111 office \(501) 745-3198 fax e-mail: melanie@arkansaslawpartners.com