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Sexual grooming charge On July 14, 2020 The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division started an investigation on a report of a possible sexual grooming of a juvenile, according to a news release. On July 24, 2020 investigators were able to secure a search warrant along with an arrest war-
rant for Roger Bonds. While executing the search warrant Bonds was taken into custody without incident. Bonds was booked into the Van Buren County Jail and charged with: • Serial Grooming of a Juvenile • Sexual Assault 2nd Degree • Producing, directing, or promoting
a sexual performance by a child. • Engaging children in sexually explicit conduct for use in visual or print medium. • Possession of firearms by certain person. No further details were available and no affidavit for arrest was available to the public.
Roger Bonds
Barnes to join Guy staff Clinton School Board and City Council member Timothy Barnes has accepted a job as high school principal in the Guy-Perkins School District. He recently retired from a 14-year career with the Arkansas Department of Education. Barnes was elementary principal for the Shirley School District from September 1999 to June 2006.
The Guy-Perkins superintendent is Dr. Joe Fisher, who recently spent a year as Clinton’s superintendent. Barnes has been on the Clinton City Council since 2015. Asked by the Voice if he planned to resign his board positions and move to Guy, Barnes responded that he was “excited about the opportunity” to join Guy-Perkins’ staff.
Panel proposes changes
City attorney Chad Brown tries to explain the newest version of Clinton’s clean-up ordinance at a workshop July 28. (Photos by Warren Johnson)
A City Council workshop held July 28 cleared up some questions about Clinton’s clean-up or nuisance ordinance. The main question still focused on vehicles parked on private property. Several separate items were removed from the ordinance, and in short, the vehicle must be operable, said city attorney Chad Brown and zoning official Tim Clark. “If you want to keep your inoperable vehicle, you need to put it in an enclosed structure,” Clark said. “We all know what kind of vehicle we’re
talking about,” he said. Council member Gayla Bradley said some areas coming into the city are “embarrassing,” and stressed that it is “important to beautify” the city. Resident Adam Kuipers who has been negotiating over the ordinance with the committee, deemed the latest version a “significant improvement.” The ordinance will be presented for a first reading to the City Council at its meeting next week. The meeting, at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Clinton Municipal Airport, is open to the public.
Coronavirus
Absentee voting
By the numbers
Van Buren County - Aug. 2 • Active positive 7 • Total positive 50 • Recovered 41 • Deaths 2 • Negatives 1486
Arkansas
Aug. 1
• 662 new cases • 43,173 total positive cases • 36,034 recoveries • 460 deaths
Aug. 2
• 637 new cases • 43,810 total positive cases • 36,576 recoveries • 464 deaths
Cases in county climb Less than a week after Gov. Asa Hutchinson acknowledged Van Buren County for its low Covid-19 rate, cases in the county climbed to nine. Two have since recovered and the number now stands at seven. Even as the state records hundreds of new cases of Covid-19 daily, schools still are ordered to reopen on Aug. 24. South Side-Bee Branch has scheduled open houses for Thursday, Aug. 9. Contact the school for times and more information. At Clinton, updated football practice schedules for August have been posted. Athletes must bring their own water bottle and wear masks into the locker room and out of locker room after practice. Football practice for the Clinton Yellow Jackets was scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 3. The se-
nior team will practice from 7:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Monday through Friday through Aug. 14. The junior team will follow from 10:30 a.m.-noon. The times will change beginning the week of Aug. 17. In the Shirley School District, students are scheduled to be on campus August 24. Buses will run at normal time and lunches will be served. Parents are asked to not send children to school if they have a sore throat, a temperature of more than 100.4, or known exposure to Covid-19. The new attendance policy will allow students to not be counted absent if they log in to a computer and complete the assigned work. Students will be asked to complete work at home on a computer at times throughout the year. Teaching students at home via internet classes is also an option. Contact your school for more information.
Zoning official Tim Clark says some decisions must be judgement calls.
Butterfly feeding - Vaiva Pack captured this image of a butterfly in her gardens in Clinton.
Registered voters can apply for an Absentee Ballot Application by calling the Voter Registration Of ce at 501-7458683 or the County Clerk's Office at 501745-6995. They will need to provide their name, date of birth, their physical and mailing address if they are different and their phone number. The deadline for mailing out the Absentee Ballot Application is September 4, 2020. Then when the office receives the Ab-
sentee Ballots from the Election Commissioners or the Election Coordinator they will be mailed to the voter. The voters can also go online at the Secretary of State webpage and print a blank Absentee Ballot Application off and and send it to Van Buren County, Voter Registration Office, 1414 Hwy 65 South, Suite 131, Clinton Arkansas 72031, ATTN: Vicki Jones. The voter also needs to put a phone number on their application.
Researchers dive into Covid-19 effects on fishing Arkansas Wildlife Magazine
Americans seem to have fallen back in love with the outdoors during the recent COVID-19 pandemic. With organized sports, spectator-fueled events and formal schools being shuffled to the side to slow the spread of the virus, time in the outdoors seems to have become a rediscovered gem to many people looking to escape cabin fever during self-imposed quarantines. Rods, reels, canoes, kayaks, mountain bikes and all other sorts of outdoors equipment has flown off shelves so quickly that manufacturers have been unable to keep up with
demand. But how many of these people are newcomers to the outdoors? Has the pandemic increased awareness of hunting and angling or is it just a matter of people suddenly finding time to do what they remember enjoying years ago? Is Covid-19 actually responsible for the uptick in sales or is something else at play? These are questions researchers at Louisiana State University and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission are looking to answer. Recently, the AGFC helped distribute surveys to 25,000 randomly selected fishing license holders to
gauge their motivations for fishing this year and to see if the disease has actually played a part in their decision-making process. “We were looking at doing a study on our own, when we were contacted by Dr. Steve Midway at LSU,” said Jessica Feltz, human dimensions specialist for the AGFC. “He was already working on a study and had a handful of states already working with him.” AGFC’s Fisheries Division then supplied Midway with contact information for 25,000 randomly selected license holders to be part of the survey. “I want to strongly encourage anyone
who was chosen to receive the survey to take the time to answer it and be as honest as they can about their answers,” Feltz said. “We’ve received a handful of questions asking if it was a legitimate survey, so we wanted to let people know it is going on.” Feltz says survey participants will have a few weeks to supply their answers. “It may help us understand ways to educate and motivate new anglers, and I think that’s exciting,” Feltz said. “And because many states are participating in the same survey, it will be interesting to see where Arkansas falls in regard to some of the answers.”
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Watershed project gets federal funds UA Division of Agriculture vide water quality and er Big Creek, Toma- ton said.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will be helping to guide conservation efforts in the Buffalo River watershed, as local conservation groups implement $2.8 million in federal funding from the Natural Resource Conservation Service, as well as an additional $2.9 million raised from other partnering organizations, over the next five years for the Buffalo River Watershed Enhancement Project. John Pennington, extension water quality instructor and associate director of agriculture and natural resources for the Division of Agriculture, said the division will be working in various ways with the groups over the life of the project. “Our role is to pro-
Meetings All meetings are open to the public. Van Buren County Quorum Court, 6 p.m., third Thursday of the month at the Courthouse Annex, Highway 65, Clinton. Clinton City Council, 6:30 p.m., second Thursday of the month at the Clinton Municipal Airport off Highway
watershed stewardship information for the public,” Pennington said. He said Division of Agriculture employees will also “provide landowner site visits, conduct water quality education programs such as field days and workshops for landowners about pasture and streamside management.” Pennington said he will also encourage landowners to sign up for NRCS funds available for the implementation of pasture and water quality best management practices. Volunteers with the Searcy County Agriculture Conservation Co-Op and other volunteer organizations will primarily focus their efforts within five sub-watersheds within the Buffalo River watershed: Calf Creek, Bear Creek, Low-
hawk Creek and Brush Creek. The goal of this Project is to enhance water quality, improve wildlife habitat and reduce on-farm operating cost by implementing voluntary conservation practices on pasture and hay lands, riparian areas and unpaved roads. The project is expected to start in December 2020, with funding for practices available incrementally in 2021-2025. “This is the largest amount of money from the federal government that has ever been devoted to water quality protection efforts in this watershed, and I am thankful to Clay Knighten with The Nature Conservancy for recognizing this opportunity and taking the initiative to develop the project,” Penning-
The Searcy County Agricultural Conservation Co-Op, which helped initiate the Buffalo River Watershed Enhancement Project, is seeking pilot project submissions from landowners within the project’s five sub-watersheds. The cooperative is looking to address issues including eroding unpaved roads near streams, pasture management and streambank erosion. These pilot-demonstration sites will be used for future workshops and field days as interpretation sites. Landowners in the project area who would like to be considered for a pilot-demonstra- New face for old building - This building on tion project should con- Main Street in Clinton was built in 1946 and is tact at the Buffalo River getting some rehabilitation work and a facelift. (Photo by Jeff Burgess) Conservation District’s Whitney Sutterfield at whitney.sutterfield@ ar.nacdnet.net.
16 East. Damascus City Council, 6 p.m., second Tuesday of the month at City Hall on Highway 65. Fairfield Bay City Council, 7 p.m., second Monday of each month at 130 Village Place, Suite 2F in the conference room. Shirley City Council, 7 p.m., second Monday of the month at the Shirley Commu-
nity Center. Clinton Advertising and Promotion Commission, 6 p.m., third Tuesday of the month at the Clinton Municipal Airport on Highway 16 East. Shirley School Board, 6:30 p.m., fourth Monday of the month at the PD Room, Administration Building. South Side-Bee Branch School Board, 5:30 p.m., third Mon-
day of each month in the Linda Pennington Conference Room. Clinton School Board, 5:30 p.m., third Monday of each month at the Administrative offices building. Van Buren County Library board of directors meetings are held at 4 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the library meeting room.
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Three recent graduates of Clinton High School have been given a scholarship to attend Harding University from the Jimmy and Donna Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund. The three are Weston Amos, Emma Coward and Ellie McCormac. The scholarship was endowed in 1997 after the death of Jimmy Smith, a long-time educator and administrator with the Clinton School District. Smith was a 1952
graduate of Clinton and a 1956 graduate of Harding. Donna Smith taught for many years in the Shirley School District. Their five children and several grandchildren also graduated from the university. The scholarship is given to any student from Van Buren County who attends Harding University. After this academic year, the fund will have distributed more than $110,000 to 40 different recipients.
Metal building burns Four fire departments battled an overnight blaze this weekend in Fairfield Bay. A large metal garage on Wigwam Street caught fire causing ex-
tensive damage to the building and contents. Fairfield Bay was assisted by Burnt Ridge, Choctaw and Greers Ferry Fire departments in fighting the fire.
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Using technology to close digital divide By U.S. Sen. John Boozman braries.
As more Americans are taking precautions to avoid exposure to Covid-19, they are relying more on their athome broadband connection for work, school and health care. This can be extremely challenging for Arkansans who don’t have access to reliable broadband in their homes. We long ago recognized the need to expand broadband, but this crisis has magnified the urgency to close the digital divide that puts rural areas at a significant disadvantage. More than ever, individuals and families are turning to a trusted resource to access the internet—li-
Local libraries are often the only source of free Wi-Fi in rural communities. Many seniors, homeless individuals and students rely solely on libraries to get online. During this public health emergency, libraries across the country have continued offering this critical service. A survey of librarians by the Public Library Association found that over 40 percent of respondents moved their library’s routers outdoors to improve public access to the internet during this crisis. In addition, they are allowing patrons to check out mobile hotspots for at-home use. With libraries facing this in-
crease in demand, it is important we provide them with the tools to remain a community outlet for reliable internet service. This is why I’m a champion of the Hotspots Act, legislation to increase funding for library broadband hotspots. These internet-connected devices have been a lifeline for many individuals and families. Malvern, in Hot Spring County, provides a perfect example of the rising demand for mobile hotspots. According to the American Library Association, 35 percent of the city is without any internet access. Residents instead rely on their library for
Wi-Fi and hotspots to stay connected. According to Garland County Library leaders, the hotspot devices are the most requested items in its collection, but there are only 10 available to patrons. This leaves an average of 50 people awaiting their turn to check one out. The Hotspots Act would create a two-year, $160 million hotspot pilot program and provide states at least $1.6 million to purchase and distribute internet-connected devices to libraries in low-income and rural areas. Hotspot devices have recently been in the news. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced
agreements reached by the Arkansas Department of Education to purchase 20,000 Wi-Fi hotspots for students without reliable internet access from mobile phone companies. This will provide additional flexibility for students in the upcoming school year. This funding was made possible with money provided to Arkansas from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. The ability to get online is an equally crucial resource for students as updated textbooks and adequate school supplies. This program will be a difference maker for many students across the state and al-
low them to stay connected should virtual instruction become necessary. As founder and co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, I’ve been working with my colleagues to close the digital divide. We must do so for our rural and underserved communities to thrive in the 21st century economy, especially during this challenging time when access to a quality internet connection has become even more difficult to come by. Providing tools that improve connectivity will help Arkansans adjust to the challenges of doing more work, learning and other necessities remotely.
Spines help catfish live another day By Jim Harris will heal and the remov- fish’s age, Martin said, Arkansas Wildlife Magazine al of the fin spine won’t the spines of the catfish
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Fisheries biologists say the best way to determine a fish’s age is by the study of the otolith, a calcium carbonate structure in the inner ear that develops annual growth rings, like the rings inside a tree. The drawback to this process, though, is that a fish must be harvested to get to the otolith. Fish can also be aged by their scales, though this tends to not be as accurate a study as with the otolith. Catfish don’t have scales, but biologists do have a way for catfish to be accurately aged without sacrificing the fish. The pectoral fin spines of catfish species also show annual growth rings that can be seen under a microscope. In a study of blue catfish and flathead catfish at Lake Erling in early June, AGFC biologists caught several hundred fish via electrofishing, took pectoral fin spine samples from some of the fish caught, logged the length of the fish, and sent the fish back on their merry way. And, where the pectoral fin had been pulled away from the flesh, that area
harm the fish, the biologists say. Back at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s office, biologist Jacob Martin, who was on the four-day electrofishing excursion in June, can study the pectoral fin spines to determine what age catfish were caught at Lake Erling and how long it took those fish to grow to a certain length. “We use a specialized saw with a high-precision blade to get a thin cross section of the bone” of the pectoral fin spine, Martin explained. “We then view it under a microscope where you can see rings that are like a tree’s rings, one ring per year.” Spines on a catfish are advantageous when they are small fish, for defending themselves, but with a 20-pound flathead, “There is nothing coming after you to eat you,” Martin said. “Those spines aren’t as important when the fish is fully grown.” Catfish have one pectoral fin spine on each side, along with thin rays as part of the pectoral fins. While otoliths are generally the most accurate way of determining a
“give us a fairly reliable estimate.” The relationship to age and a fish’s size will vary among lakes and rivers, he said. The recent study at Lake Erling was the first time since 2014 that any blues and flatheads had been sampled there by AGFC biologists. “A lot of information can be learned when we have length and age data. We can determine a population's age structure, mortality and the length of time it takes fish to grow to different lengths. This information allows us to make management decisions for a fishery,” Martin said. The biologists only took millimeter lengths of the fish, rather than weights, because at the time of the study the flatheads may have been in various stages of spawning. “The weights wouldn’t be accurate when they’re spawning,” Martin said. “And, if you caught it right after a spawn, it would probably appear to not be in great condition. We save a lot of the weight information for when we’re doing fall sampling.”
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Lisa Knight
Lisa Lanee (Pearson) Knight of Clinton, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at the age of 48. She was born in West Memphis, Arkansas on June 7, 1972. Lisa loved to fish and be outdoors; she had the most giving heart and was a free spirit. Left to cherish her memory is her husband Jack Knight; father Edward Pearson; six children, Kaitlyn Weaver, Kort Weaver, Jesse James, Frank James, Wyatt James and Lilly Knight; siblings, Shelly Pearson, Doug Pearson and wife Sheila, Beth Mitchell and husband Chris; and other family members. Lisa is preceded in death by her mother, Joann (Gran) Pearson. Visitation was Sunday, August 2, 2020. Services were 2 p.m. Monday, August 3, 2020, at the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Burial was at Huie Cemetery in Clinton. Pallbearers: Jack Knight, Chris Mitchell, Ely Pearson, Kort Weaver, Jody Hawkins, and Doug Pearson. Honorary Pallbearer was Josh Pearson.
away Thursday, July 30, 2020. He was born in Shirley, Arkansas, the son of the late Ellis Cleo Ward and the late Bernice Faye Evans Ward, attended Talmo Baptist Church and was the owner of Ronald C. Ward Livestock. Survivors include his wife, E. Jeane Perry Ward of Hoschton; daughter, Shannon Skelton and her husband Jason of Jefferson; three grandchildren; two sisters, Calla Linn of Shirley and Glenda Keenihan and her husband Rory of Bebee, Arkansas; step children Stephen Pinion, Kim Pinion, Joseph Brown; six step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 2 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2020 in Pendergrass, Georgia. Graveside service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday, August 9, at the Settlement Cemetery in Shirley, Arkansas.
Kenneth Pratt
Kenneth Seldon Pratt, age 63, of Scotland, Arkansas passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020. He was born in Peru Indiana, on February 14, 1957 to the late Kenneth Norman Pratt and Beatrice Thorpe-Pratt. He was an electrician by trade. He enjoyed, hunting, fishing, building long bows and spending time with his family. He is survived by his loving wife, Deborah “Debbie” Curry Pratt; three daughters, Aubrey Pratt, Heather Pratt and Sasha Curry; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; Ronald Ward two brothers, Jeff Pratt and Ronald Cleo Ward, age Robbie Pratt (Lori), and a 76 of Talmo, Georgia, passed host of other relatives and
velopment Associawill have its annuCalendar tion al meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 8, The Alread Com- 2020 in the old school munity Center De- cafeteria building. So-
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friends. He preceded in death by his parents and his son Jason Pratt. Per Kenneth’s wishes Bee Branch, Arkansas was there will be no funeral ser- born on January 26, 1952 in Lafayette, Indiana to the vice. late J.T. and Ruthel (Nicholson) Linn and passed from this life on July 30, 2020. He was a distinguished veteran of the United States Navy, having served in the Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars. Larry loved to fish. He will be deeply missed. He is preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Michael Linn. Larry Nixon Left to cherish his memLarry Milburn Nixon, ory are his wife, Doris Linn; 75, of Clinton, Arkansas his children, James Linn, was born on November 30, Robert Linn, Ida Linn, Me1944 to the late William L. gan Linn, Larry Linn II, Valand Monteen (Yancy) Nixon ton Linn; 14 grandchildren; in Conway, Arkansas and and two great-grandchilpassed from this life on Ju- dren. ly 27, 2020 in Little Rock, A memorial service will Arkansas. be held at a later date. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Jan Nixon of the home; son Dwayne Nixon (Libby) of Maumelle, Arkansas; daughter, Christie Roman (Dr. Carlos) of Little Rock; stepchildren Richard Widon (Norma Jean) of Marshall, Texas, Christine Moody (Lynn) of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Kim Dowie of Columbus, Ohio; brothers Roy LC Gammill LC Gammill, 89, of TimNixon (Sue) of Harrison, Arkansas, Joe Nixon (Judy) of bo, Arkansas passed away Jacksonville, Arkansas; sis- on Saturday, July 25, 2020 ter, Bobby Sharon of Flor- at his home. He was born ida; many grandchildren, November 20, 1930 in Fairgreat-grandchildren, and view, Arkansas to the late Ola Gammill (Martin) and other relatives. No services are an- Earl Gammill. He was a member of nounced at this time. Bethany Baptist Church of Onia, Arkansas where he served as a Sunday School Teacher and played guitar for the worship service for many years. LC was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Gennetta Branscum Gammill; brothers Harvey Gammill and Guy Gammill; one sister, Dorothy McLarry Linn Gehee, and step-son RonLarry Reese Linn, 68, of nie Brightwell.
cial distancing and the use of masks will be observed. The ACCDA is a non-profit volunteer group of residents and friends
of Alread. The Van Buren County Fair and Livestock show has been canceled this year. “It
He is survived by his wife Frances Gammill; one sister, Nola Morrison of Timbo; one son and daughter-in-law Mark (Vickie) Gammill of Clinton, Arkansas; one daughter and sonin-law, Sondra (Bill) Cownie of Denver, North Carolina; step-daughters, Denise Storey (Tim) of Mountain View, Arkansas and Dayna(Jackie) Trammell of Newnata, Arkansas; six step-grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and nine step great-grandchildren. Funeral services will 11 a.m. July 30. Interment was at Pordue Cemetery in Onia, Arkansas.
Michael Maldonado
Michael Maldonado, 68, of Bee Branch passed away May 19, 2020. He was born September 18, 1951 in Las Angeles to the late Robert and Marina Maldonado. Michael was full of life and quick to laugh. He could often be found playing cards or dominos or putting together puzzles. He had a passion for fishing and wood working. He was preceded in death by both of his parents. Michael is survived by his wife Maudie; his four children, Juanita, Michael, Robin and Kimberly; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and other family and friends.
is the logical thing to do to ensure the safety of all concerned” due to Covid-19, says Corrine Weatherly, fair manager. Exhibi-
tors are encouraged to save their projects for the 2021 fair, 2020 projects will be accepted.
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Thanks to those of you who called and correctly identified last week's featured church as Lexington Baptist Church. 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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Little Red River
(updated 7-292020) Greg Seaton of littleredflyfishingtrips. com (501-690-9166) said the river is clear with generation starting at 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and running until about 7 p.m. The Corps of Engineers is running two units during this time. This is a good schedule for the summer because it keeps the water temperature good throughout the trout water. Wade fishing is available at JFK Park, Cow Shoals and Winkley Shoals during the morning and early afternoon until the generated water reaches your area. Rainbows are hitting small emergers, small mayfly nymphs and midge pupa.
Greers Ferry Lake
As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 461.90 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 462.54 feet msl). (updated 7-292020) Tommy Cauley of Fishfinder Guide Ser-
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vice (501-940-1318) said the water level at Greers Ferry Lake is at 461.09 feet msl, 1.45 feet below normal pool of 462.54 feet msl for this time of year. The level will continue to fall with generation as needed and evaporation. Crappie action is still great spider-rigging and vertical-fishing with minnows, small crankbaits and jigs. Fish 1530 feet deep. Walleye are schooled up together, other than a few traveling under other species eating their leftovers from busting through shad. Try dragging a nightcrawler in 23-45 feet on flats. Catfishing is going strong all over lakes and rivers. Any live or manmade baits are working on various methods. Black bass are schooling – some are shallow chasing bream, some are sitting and staying on structure out to 45 feet deep, and a gauntlet of baits are working. Bream are eating well on crawlers, crickets, inline spinners and small crankbaits from super shallow out to 20 feet. Hybrid bass and white bass are chewing at different times
throughout the day and night on live bait, spoons, inline spinners, the new Largo Super Spinner, topwater baits and swimbaits in 25-45 feet depth.
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White River
(updated 7-292020) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870435-2169) said that this week they had no rain, hot temperatures (to include heat advisories) and moderate winds. The lake level at Bull Shoals fell 1.8 feet to rest at 26.4 feet above seasonal power pool of 661 feet msl. This is 7.6 feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock fell 2.7 feet to rest at 3.4 feet above seasonal power pool and 10.6 feet above the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell 0.8 foot to rest at 4.6 feet above seasonal power pool and 4 feet below the top of flood pool. The White had moderate generation in the morning and heavy generation in the afternoon. There was no wadable water. Norfork Lake fell
2 feet to rest at 15.7 feet above seasonal power pool of 555.75 feet msl and 8.5 feet below the top of flood pool. The Norfork tailwater had low flows overnight and heavy flows during the day. The lakes in the White River system are still near the top of flood pool. Expect heavy generation and no wadable water into the fall. The grass hopper bite is upon us. Use a shorter leader and bang the bank. John’s favorite fly is a western pink lady size 8. Add a dropper (size 14 pheasant tail nymph) to increase your catch. The White has fished well. The lower flows seen in the mornings have been extremely productive. The hot flies were olive Woolly Buggers (sizes 8, 10), Y2Ks (sizes 14, 12), prince nymphs (size 14), zebra midges (black with silver wire and silver bead or red with silver wire and silver bead sizes 16, 18), pheasant tails (size 14), ruby midges (size 18), root beer midges (size 18), pink and cerise San Juan worms (size 10) and sowbugs (size 16). Double-fly nymph rigs have been very effective (John’s current favorite combination is a cerise San Juan worm with a peach egg) suspended below it).
Bull Shoals Lake
As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 686.92 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 661.20 feet msl). Table Rock Lake above Bull Shoals on Wednesday was at 919.96 feet msl (normal conservation pool is 917.00 feet msl). (updated 7-29-
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2020) Del Colvin at Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock says there have been no changes in the fishing and pretty much the water on Bull Shoals Lake the past week. The clarity is dingy to clear and the surface water temperature is 89 degrees. The water level, though high, is falling. The Corps of Engineers is still limiting access to ramps and parking, so Del suggests customers/boaters/anglers call first, especially on weekends. Summer fishing patterns are in effect. For largemouth bass, fish with topwaters in the mornings. Berkley Wake Bait, poppers, Whopper Plopper, buzzbaits or chatterbaits continue to work for power fishing shallow if it’s cloudy or stormy. During the day, smallies and spotted bass (Kentucky bass) are stacked out on main and secondary points, sunken islands, humps, channel swing bluffs and bluff ends. With shad present, fish position will change depending on sun, wind, current, clouds, etc. Still a lot of places for them to hide with high water, so keep it moving. Use a big worm in sunken trees, near ledges, or a half-ounce jig in green pumpkin orange or green pumpkin blue in 18-28 feet of water. Smallmouth bass are at gravel banks, boat ramps and old roads. Drag baits like the Ned rig, Hula Grubs, tubes, the Lil’ McMinnow, and fish a drop-shot suspenders off bluff points, main lake points and hump islands at 24-34 feet depth.
Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870435-2169) said Norfork Lake fell 2 feet to rest at 15.7 feet above seasonal power pool of 555.75 feet msl and 8.5 feet below the top of flood pool. The Norfork tailwater had low flows overnight and heavy flows during the day. The lakes in the White River system are still near the top of flood pool. Expect heavy generation and no wadable water into the fall. The Norfork tailwater is fishing well. Navigate this stream with caution as things have changed a bit during recent flooding. There has been major gravel recruitment at the bottom of Mill Pond and the dock hole. The most productive flies have been small midge patterns (sizes 18, 20, 22) like ruby midges, root beer midges, zebra midges (black or red with silver wire and silver bead) and soft hackles (sizes 14, 16) like the Green butt. Egg patterns have also been productive. Double-fly nymph rigs have been very effective. Try an egg pattern 18 inches below a cerise San Juan worm. The fishing is better in the morning. Dry Run Creek is fishing well. With summer here there is a lot of pressure. Fish early or late to avoid the crowds. The Norfork National Fish Hatchery is closed, so there are no open restrooms available there. The hot flies have been sowbugs (size 14), Y2Ks (size 12), various colored San Juan worms (worm brown, red, hot Norfork Tailwater fluorescent pink and (updated 7-29- cerise size 10) and mop 2020) John Berry of flies.
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Jimmy Hooten went to Searcy to attend a graduation party for his great-nephew, Mason Puttman. The party was at Mason's grandpa Ted Hooten's house. Thursday, Melonie Sewell and daughter Gracelyn of Clinton visited with her mother Lovely lilies - These flowers are part of the Kathy Garrigus. landscape at this Clinton home. (Photo by Vaiva Pack) Emma Swofford canned 18 pints of squash pickles and 15 pints of bread and butter pickles and has deDan Quayle cided to throw in her apron when it comes Sudoku Solution to canning, she is retiring from canning. Visiting Earnie and Freda Sowell Sunday was their grandson Joshua Gentry and his sons Brody and Braylen of Booneville and Becky Gentry and Blade of Greers Ferry. They all had lunch together. Jo Carol Hamilton just got out of the hospital. She spent eight days in the hospital at Batesville with tick fever. She went home with her daughter-inlaw for a few days. Jo is tough, she will bounce back good as new. Crossword Solution
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of the coronavirus. The Volunteer Fire Department’s Thursday meeting will not be held due to the spreading pandemic. For info call 253-5071. Saturday is Recycling Day, 8 to 10 a.m., at the Alread Cafeteria. Mask usage is requested. The associated benefit breakfast will not be held. This year’s ACCDA Annual Taco Salad Dinner will not be held due to the virus, but the Annual Business/Community Meeting will be, 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the cafeteria. Masks and social distancing are requested. The Inter-Organizational Meeting follows at 11 a.m. and will be held outside, if possible, so bring a chair. The currently active Perseids meteor shower peaks next Wednesday or Thursday nights with up to 50-75 per hour. Dark rural locations are best for viewing. Speaking of space, Jeff Burgess blasted
off for Mars last Thursday. The trip of more than 300 million miles will take seven months. Then on February 18, 2021, Jeff Burgess will land on Mars in Jezero Crater, along with over 10 million other earthlings’ names, attached to the Mars lander Perseverance. The opportunity was offered last year by NASA and I just couldn’t resist being able to say, “Jeff Burgess is out of this world!” If you have info about the greater Crabtree and west 16 community, call or text Jeff Burgess, 745-1249.
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granddaughter Kylah Anderson came by and took RG and Marva out to breakfast at Huddle House. They also got to take in a yard sale. Congratulations to Rylan Ward, he got his drivers permit this week. RG's cousin, Ronnie Ward of Georgia passed away this week. Condolences go out to his family. I talked to Ruth Webb, she is doing pretty good. She's been watching mama, daddy and baby deer in her back yard. She also has a big bear visiting her deer feeder. Glenda Collins and I went to Conway on Monday. We went to a bowling league meeting. Maybe we will get to start bowling in August. Marva Ward and I went on Tuesday to practice bowling. She bowled a lot better than me! God bless all with a good week.
Jeff Burgess Crabtree
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Scotland Community Center Pool Tournament winners for July 27 were (from left) 1st place Richard McAllister, 2nd place Jason Allen, 3rd place Doyle Scroggins.