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TUESDAY, October 22, 2019 / Vol. 5 Issue 43 / 75 cents
County needs new jail, JPs told
Bucking for the Blue - Sheriff Lucas Emberton makes good on his word to ride a bull - well, to give it a try anyway - if Saturday’s Bucking for the Blue raised at least $1,500. The tally was $1,540. Winner of the competition was Tyler Lewis. Also at the event, the widow of slain Stone (Photo by Warren Johnson) County Deputy Michael Stephen was honored.
Morning fire
A fire Monday morning reportedly destroyed a house in the Barren Community. Trucks responded from Choctaw, Bee Branch, Damascus, Burnt Ridge and Fairfield Bay. No further details were available before press time.
Homecoming
Eighty years of Clinton football and Homecoming queens will take center stage Friday. A pep rally at 12:45 kicks off the day’s festivities and the parade will start around 2:45 p.m. There will be a float will be for past homecoming queens. Following the parade will be the tailgate party at 4:30 until about 6:30 on the practice field. Free food and drinks will be on tap. At half-time of the game against Rose Bud, the presentation featuring the queens will be made.
Sugarcane harvest - Crabtree’s Louis Jackson had his cotton picker turned sugarcane harvester and processor in the fields last week, extracting juice from the cane for molasses, while neighbor James Williams gives him the sign “everything seems to be working.” Did it work this year? Find out next week in Crabtree News. (Article, Page 5) (Photo by Jeff Burgess)
Van Buren County needs a new detention center, the Quorum Court was told last week. The Jail Committee has been meeting weekly since July 2 and their findings were that the facility is overcrowded, understaffed and is not properly separating the classifications of inmates. The county facility, which is about 20 years old, has been in non-compliance with state regulations every year since 2013. It was built to house 52 inmates; current population runs as high as 90, according to the committee. The ratio of jailers to inmates is 30:1 and the situation has become a safety issue, the committee said. The jail contracts to house 18 federal inmates at $56 per day and six state inmates at $12 per day. Remodeling the facility would be very expensive because of the structure of the jail, said committee member Tracy Hazelwood. Member Mitch McDonald said 773 inmates came through the facility in 2018; this year, so far, there has been 1,518. The committee offered no cost estimates for remodeling or building a new jail nor did they offer suggestions to pay for it. On another topic, the justices of the
Shirley council meets
The Shirley City Council met on Oct. 14. Mayor Lisa Hackett announced that the city had received a grant to begin reconstructing the old bank building in the amount of $13,688. This was a matching grant in which the City’s match could be done with in-kind labor at $20 per hour. She reported that Larry Chambers has offered his labor and the materials to reconstruct the cabinetry to what were in the bank originally. The council voted to close the bank accounts of the water department, which is now being run by Community Water, and put the money in a savings account until it has been decided how to invest the money. State Sen, Brianne Davis attended the meeting and said she will look into funding for the Senior Center. See Council on page 3
peace approved cutting back the number of polling places in the county from 21 to four. JP Brian Tatum said he continues to hear concerns that the western part of Van Buren County will not have a vote center and he is concerned that people there will not vote. Election Commission coordinator Johnny K. Rhoda said it “wasn’t economical to put one out there.” He said a majority of residents will not have to drive more than 15 miles to cast their votes. “We cannot find competent, qualified people to man the polls,” Rhoda said. Western Van Buren County is represented by JP Virgil Lemings, who did not offer any comments about the ordinance, but voted for its passage. The only JP voting against the ordinance was Ester Bass, who said, “I can't vote for that. It's going to be too much trouble." County Clerk Pam Bradford said the move will save the county thousands of dollars. Earlier in the meeting, County Judge Dale James gave the road and equipment report. The Road Department has completed See Jail on page 3
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Codey Edwards makes the tackle for the Yellow Jackets. Full coverage, Pages 6-7 (Photo by Robert R. Gaut)
Traffic stop lands woman in jail
Mosley After a series of roadside sobriety tests, a Clinton woman faces several charges. A search of the vehicle, which was stopped on Oct. 14 on Highway 16 East, found an open bottle of wine as well as a
couple of clear plastic bags with white residue, according to an affidavit for arrest. Kelsey Ann Mosley, 26, has been charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class D felony, possession of a controlled substance, a Class D felony, DWI and driving left of center. Plea and arraignment are set for Nov. 25 in Van Buren County Circuit Court. Lauren Elizabeth Barra, 26, of Greenbrier has been arrest-
ed with after a deputy pulled over a car on Highway 65 South in which she was a passenger on Oct. 9. Barra already was on probation and a search turned up a plastic container holding syringes and a green pill bottle containing what appeared to be marijuana residue, according to an affidavit for arrest. She discovered was a small plastic bag holding what appeared to be about 4.5 grams of methamphetamine, the report states.
Barra has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, a Class C felony. Plea and arraignment are set for Nov. 25 in Van Buren County Circuit Court.
James Don James. 44, of Pittsfield, Maine, has been charged with aggravated as-
sault on a household or family member, a Class D felony, disorderly conduct and public intoxication. Law enforcement officers were called to the Sycamore Inn on Highway 65B in Clinton by a woman who reported a fight in the room next door. James’ wife said he had punched her and choked her, according to the affidavit for arrest. She had a busted lip and some redness around her throat, the report states. James’ plea and arraignment is set for Nov. 8 in Circuit Court.
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October 22, 2019
Corky “The Biker Dude” Part 4
By Corky as told to Robert R. Gaut
I love to ride with Pop on his 4-wheeler, he put a rug on the back baggage rack so I would have a nice place to sit, and one day as we were riding down the road to the shop a squirrel ran in front of us. Naturally I couldn’t let him get away so I bailed off, when I hit the dirt I buried my nose up in it then rolled and rolled. When I stopped rolling I got up and jumped back up on that 4-wheeler and never tried that stunt again. When Pop’s daughter Alison would come up from Texas to visit and bring her kids, especially Claire and Maryn, I would hang out with them. They sure were sweet little girls and I loved them and they loved me and I would sleep with them and we would run and play. We would all ride on Pop’s 4-wheeler with him and that was so much fun, and I really missed them when they had to leave and go to their home. When Pop would go somewhere in his truck, he would always take us unless it was too hot. He said that he couldn’t leave us alone in the truck in the heat but when we could go, Cassie always got in the back and Taz got in the passenger seat and I got in the middle between Pop and Taz and would lay my head on his lap so he could pet me. Sometimes I would get in the truck first and get in Taz’s seat and Taz would just fuss and fuss at me, and a few times he would just get in and sit on me and Pop would tell me to move and let Taz have his seat. I would just smile and get up, it was just a kind of game we played because we were brothers and brothers do things like this to each other. One time Pop took us with him way up to Harrison to get some parts for one of his Mustangs and on the way home he stopped at the bridge on the Buffalo River and let us get out and run and do our business and get a drink because it had been a long day. So we all took off and did our thing, then we all got in the river and swam and had a great time and Pop took a lot of pic-
Taz before his fur was clipped. tures. Then he dried us off with some towels and we headed home, it was always fun and exciting to go with Pop and get to run and play and discover new places and we did that a lot. One time we went with Pop Trail Tree hunting. Pop loved to get out in the forest and look for Indian Trail Trees and we got to go and one time we were out walking and it was really hot and we were around a mile or so from the truck when Cassie and I spotted some deer and the chase was on. Pop called but we ignored him and kept on going. Pop called and called but by then we were out of hearing range and the deer had run off so we headed back to the truck and got under it out of the hot sun and waited for Pop. I guess he finally gave up on us and he had Taz and little Lucy with him so he headed back to the truck where he found me and Cassie waiting for him in the shade and he sure was glad to see us and we were sure glad to see him and get in the truck and get the air conditioner going. For some reason Pop really never got mad at us or punished us for anything, I guess he understood that we were our own people and he loved us. One day, Pop loaded up Taz and Shasta in the truck but I didn’t get to go. It was getting pretty hot so maybe he thought there would be too many so I stayed home. Later Pop came home without Taz or Shasta but he didn’t say anything about where they were. He went into the house then came out and said, “Let’s go to the pond,” and we were off and
running ’cause we all love the pond especially when it’s hot and we can go swimming and play with Pop. When I would get tired I would go out and get the ball and then swim across the pond and hide it in the woods, but Pop always had more and Ruger would never quit so the games continued as I lay in the grass and watched from the other side. Then we all took a hike on the trails that Pop had made for us in the woods, some were kind of crooked and long so we all took shortcuts and would get ahead of him then we headed back to the house where Pop told us to stay while he went and picked up Taz and Shasta. Again I didn’t get to go. Pop was gone a couple of hours and when he got home he had Taz and Shasta with him, only problem was they didn’t look like Taz and Shasta anymore, Pop had all the fur trimmed off of them and they really looked funny and had some, what Pop called, “Smell Good” on them, but they didn’t smell all that good to me, and the Ink Spots surrounded them and were looking them over real close to see who they were. Well, that was until Shasta put them all back in their place. Yes, she was the mama and when she spoke they listened and realized it was her so everything was back to normal. One of Pop’s friends told him that he should have been put in jail for animal abuse and I just thought it was funny to have Taz all trimmed up looking like a lion and Shasta looking like something out of a comic book, but after a while and another trip to the pond, all was OK
The other dogs check out Taz with his new haircut. but I was still kind of mad, sure would have liked to see those two get trimmed.
da would talk with them and then we would go from room to room and they were always glad to see us. I was really glad to see the smiles on their faces. After that Pop took me to several nursing homes where they had poker runs to help support some of the folks and we always had a great time. I always enjoyed making new friends. Pop goes on a lot of Patriot Guard Riders missions, and takes me with him. Before we went he would always give me a bath with flea soap and I didn’t mind that so much because when he gave me a bath I knew that we were going somewhere special. But then he would put some smell good on me, and it didn’t smell all that good to me, but Pop liked it so I had to put on a smiley face and take it like a man. When we got to the meeting place I would get off my bike and go around and greet everyone and check them out to see what kind of mutt they had and sometimes I
would stand in the flag lines with Pop. One time when we were at a funeral for a veteran who had also become a veterinarian, one of the ladies came over and thanked us and said how appropriate for us to attend and that made me proud. I was always proud to be with the PGR and Pop and we attended a lot of missions all over Arkansas. I was made an honorary member of the PGR. Sometimes, well most of the times, when we would be headed out a car would pass us then slow down, take our picture then wave and truck on. Pop said that I must have had my picture taken a million times and that I was the most famous mutt in Arkansas. On the way home, Pop would stop at Sonic because we could sit outside and eat and he would always get us a burger and a bowl of water and people would watch us and take my picture and Pop always got tickled. (To be continued)
At Christmas time Pop would be Santa Clause, and he would dress me up with a little Santa coat and hat and take me with him. I even got a first place ribbon one time for best bike in the parade, but I really think it was more about me than the bike, chuckle. Pop would sit in a big chair after the parade and I would sit beside him and the kids would line up to get toys, and one little girl was scared of Santa and was crying but her mother said, “Look at the puppy,” and I smiled and she came running over and gave me a big hug and got her present from Santa and left. She was still afraid of Santa but I won her over. Pop always called me a girl magnet, he said for some reason little girls and young women just love Corky. I know why – it’s because I’m so cute and loving and I love them. One day, Pop took me on a ride over with some friends to a nursing home to see some of the veterans that were there and talk with them and show them our bikes and just hang out. Glenda, one of Pop’s friends, said we should go in and visit some of the folks that can’t come outside. Pop said, “Well, I can’t leave Corky outside,” and she said, “Bring him in.” And he did. We would go into the rooms and I would go over to their beds and sniff their hands and smile and they would smile and pet me and we were friends and Corky and Bob Gaut are decked out for the they seemed so hap- Christmas parade. py and Pop and Glen-
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Halloween to everyone. Fun filled stations to visit with friends, family and neighbors, and kids games. No pets. The Depot area in downtown Shirley. 6-8 p.m. On Halloween Oct. 31. night, the annual Trunk or Treat will be held. Scare on th Square There will be trophies in downtown Clinton and prizes for best is planned for Thurscostume and best day, Oct. 31. Downpumpkin. Same time town streets will be as last year. blocked off around 5 p.m. There will be a Hot dogs, chili, na- hayride as well as a chos, cupcakes, so- haunted house at the das and candy - free fire department.
Cardboard arcade Students from Clinton Elementary GT classes participated in the sixth annual Clinton Cardboard Arcade on Thursday, October 17, during Parent/Teacher Conferences.
The Alread Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat will be held Saturday, October 26, in the FUN Park. Activities begin at 2 p.m.
Calendar Alaskan Salmon Dinner to benefit the Clinton animal shelter from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Choctaw Recreation Park Pavilion. The meal will consist of Grilled Alaskan sockeye salmon, rice pilaf, grilled vegetables, iced tea, cupcakes; $15 per plate.
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 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 Shir-
The Foothills Chapter of the Arkansas Master Naturalists will be hosting "Know the Naturalists" at the Faulkner County Library on Saturday, October 26th from 10 a.m. until noon. All are invited to investigate educational opportunities, and see the work to keep Arkansas "the Natural State.”
ley Community 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 Monday 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.
ing will not be due unCouncil til January 1, 2020. The from page 1 two have expressed interest in purchasing the The mayor remind- buildings they are cured the council that rently leasing and the Adrien Bloomfield and council indicated it is Marcus Morgan would open to selling them. take possession of The city paid $53,564 the “Big Room” where for the buildings and still the Save the Bank owes about $25,840 on flea-market is current- them. ly on November 1. Rent The council’s next for the additional build- meeting will be Nov. 11. Jail age projects scheduled from page 1 include: Rumley Road, Watson Road, Foster work on Old Highway 9, Cemetery Road, Butteran area of chronic wash- creek (in addition to the outs. After the road has bridge), Wilderness Trail settled we will add add (Highway 389), Gravesanother layer of gravel. ville Cutoff (2), Klondike The section will receive Road and several otha replacement chip and ers. seal surface next year. The Road DepartThis project was a 50/50 ment will not shut down mitigation grant project. this year for the week of Work is in prog- deer season or for the ress on the Buttercreek traditional two weeks Bridge. When complet- of Christmas/New Year. ed, the bridge will will be The employees are more 4 feet wider, 2 feet taller, than welcome to take and have concrete wing that time if they have it walls and concrete ap- built up, James said, but proaches. the department will not Immediately upon shut down. completion of ButterAlso Thursday: creek, work will begin - JPs approved the on the the Shirley Train Legislative audit for Bridge to patch the last 2018. section. Many citizens - Heard a second do not realize that the reading of an ordinance old train bridge is an ac- to establish procedures tual bridge used to car- for issuing permits to ry vehicles, James said. serve alcohol in unincorThe historic Shirley Train porated county. A moBridge is the only cross- tion to amend to remove ing for several residents limit was approved and on the other side of the the third reading is set river. for next month. Culverts and drain-
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Make communication a priority You can’t expect kids to do everything simply because you, as a parent, “say so.” They want and deserve explanations as much as adults do. If we don’t take time to explain, kids will begin to wonder about our values and motives and whether they have any basis. Parents who reason with their kids allow them to understand and learn in a nonjudgmental way.
Make your expectations clear. If there is a problem, describe it, express your feelings, and invite your child to work on a solution with you. Be sure to include consequences. Make suggestions and offer choices. Be open to your child’s suggestions as well. Negotiate. Kids who participate in decisions are more motivated to carry them out.
Extension agent Torrie Smith tells those at the VBC Extension Homemakers Fall Council Meeting last week that the total volunteer hours by the county’s 86 members for the past fiscal year was valued at over $600,000. Executive committee members (from left) Wanda Poyner, Voi Dunston, Vallie Shull and Kay Bensuk look on. (Photo by Jeff Burgess)
VAN BUREN COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
2019 ANNUAL PECAN AND ASSORTED NUTS SALE Van Buren County Conservation District is now taking orders for Pecans and assorted nuts and chocolates through October 30, 2019. They will be available for pickup at the district office the middle of November in time for Thanksgiving baking. They make wonderful CHRISTMAS GIFTS!!! Stop by the office at 100 Success Drive, Suite 24 (County Annex) Clinton AR or call the office at 501-745-5161
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Obituaries Kim is preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Evelyn Walker; her step-mother, Martha Walker; her husband John T. Massey; one daughter, Dana Marie Massey; and one sister, Oneita Barr. Funeral services were 2 p.m. WednesKim Massey day, October 16, 2019 Frances "Kim" Ca- at Roller-Coffman Fumille Massey, age 81 neral Home in Marshall, of Leslie, Arkansas Arkansas. passed from this life on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at her home. She was born in Texarkana, Arkansas on October 1, 1938 to Carl Thomas Walker and Evelyn Wade Carrol Walker. Kim attended the United Methodist Church in Leslie, Arkansas. Kim worked at Flintrock Shirt Factory Judy Forsberg Judy Romona Forsfor many years and later became a dietician at berg, 58, of Damascus, Searcy County Nursing Arkansas passed away and Rehab. She went on October 16, 2019. on to work as a Certi- She was born in Heber fied Dietician Manager Springs, Arkansas on with the Searcy County January 23, 1961 to the School District until her late Ralph Burroughs and Verlie Holland Burretirement. Survivors in- roughs. She is survived by clude her children, Jim Massey and wife Renell her loving husband of of Flippin, John Massey 40 years, James MarForsberg; son, and wife Marsha of vin Flippin, Cindy Lankford Clayton (Lesley) Forsand husband Therman berg; daughter, Chaila of Bee Branch, Carl Vanoven; three grandMassey of Leslie and children; siblings, Don(Carolyn) BurHazel Massey of Mar- nie shall; 15 grandkids; 19 roughs, Leon (Diangreat-grandkids; two na) Burroughs, Johnsiblings, Patty Cromer ny (Linda) Burroughs, and husband Ray and Glenda McGinty, Kathy William T. "Bill" Walker (Rich) Gronke, Deborah and wife Betsy; and a (Dennis) Williams, Peghost of other family and gy (Mickey) Johnson; friends who will mourn a host of family and friends. her passing.
Funeral was 11 a.m. at Sand Springs Missionary Baptist Church on Saturday, October 19, 2019. Burial was in Sand Springs Cemetery.
Euna Harrison
Euna Faye Childress Harrison, age 87, of Clinton, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, October 17, 2019. She was born June 7, 1932 in Springfield, Arkansas, a daughter of Truman Childress and Elsie Martin Childress. She was a godly woman and a devoted wife and mother. She was a member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, John M. Harrison of Gulfport, Mississippi; four daughters, Donna (Dan) Ammann of Clinton, Gail (Joel) Barriga of Clinton, Karen (Eugene) Tindell of Perryville, and Rhonda (Todd) Cole of Russellville; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Flo Cormier. Funeral services were 10 a.m. Saturday, October 19, at the Harris Chapel with Bro. Jim Mullins officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Senior Citizens Centers menus Clinton and Damascus
Oct. 22 - Hamburger, corn salad, baked chips, banana pudding. Oct. 23 - Breaded pork cutlet, scalloped corn and broccoli, greens, autumn delight. Oct. 24 - Brown beans and ham, steamed cabbage and carrots, garlic roasted potatoes, cornbread, strawberries and bananas. Oct. 28 - Mild mountain chili, coleslaw, crackers, fruit. Oct. 29 - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, roll, pears. Oct. 30 - Loaded baked potato w/ meat, cheese, vegetable, roasted Brussels sprouts, peanut butter silk pie.
Fairfield Bay
Oct. 22 - Beef Stroganoff, spinach, corn, fresh fruit. Oct. 23 - Ham and potato soup, pimento cheese sandwich, marinated tomatoes and
cucumbers, pears. Oct. 24 - Fried fish, pinto beans, coleslaw, hushpuppies, hot spiced peaches. Oct. 25 - Baked pasta, squash medley, salad, cobbler. Oct. 29 - Meatballs and brown gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli, strawberry pop cake. Oct. 30 - Teriyaki chicken, rice, Oriental vegetables, Mandarin oranges brownie.
Scotland
Oct. 22 - Hamburger, corn salad, baked chips, banana pudding. Oct. 23 - Breaded pork cutlet, scalloped corn and broccoli, greens, autumn delight. Oct. 24 - Brown beans and ham, steamed cabbage and carrots, garlic roasted potatoes, cornbread, strawberries and bananas. Oct. 28 - Mild mountain chili, coleslaw, crackers, fruit. Oct. 29 - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes,
The staff of The Voice of Van Buren County extends sincere condolences to all who have lost loved ones. If you wish to express your appreciation to friends, neighbors, family, church and community members with a Thank You on the obit page, call (501) 745-8040 or email voiceads@artelco.com
mixed vegetables, roll, pears. Oct. 30 - Loaded baked potato w/ meat, cheese, vegetable, roasted Brussels sprouts, peanut butter silk pie. Oct. 31 - Chicken strips, macaroni and cheese, beets, peaches w/whipped topping.
Shirley
Oct. 22 - Beef Stroganoff, spinach, corn, fresh fruit. Oct. 23 - Ham and potato soup, pimento cheese sandwich, marinated tomatoes and cucumbers, pears. Oct. 24 - Fried fish, pinto beans, coleslaw, hushpuppies, hot spiced peaches. Oct. 28 - Baked pasta, squash medley, salad, cobbler. Oct. 29 - Meatballs and brown gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli, strawberry pop cake. Oct. 30 - Teriyaki chicken, rice, Oriental vegetables, Mandarin oranges brownie.
The men behind early eduction in Solomon Grove
Milton Field, after being driven out of the Damascus area, helped found the community of Zion Grove. He became president of the Solomon Grove School District, where Zion Grove students were educated. Richard Ealy was secretary of the Solomon Grove School Board. He was passionate about education. He encouraged his 10 children to seek higher education (and advised them to delay
Schools were priority for Solomon Grove
The ex-slaves migrated to the Ozark Foothills after the Civil War. Clearing the land for their new homesteads was quite a challenge — chainsaws hadn’t been invented yet. But as soon as enough land was cleared, the new settlers built a church, then a schoolroom from the logs. These were their priorities: educating their children was second only, perhaps, to their devotion to God. Education was important for the folks throughout the Ozark Foothills area — not just Solomon Grove and Zion Grove, but the smaller surrounding communities such as Holly Spring, Union Chapel, and Menifee. One of those exslaves was named Milton Field. He settled in Damascus, Arkansas, and established a school and a church for African-Americans in the area. However, the white population in the area was hostile, and they ultimately burned down both buildings. Undaunted, Field decided to establish a new community altogether. With a group of other black families, he helped found Zion Grove. Solomon Grove and Zion Grove are close enough together that they’ve now become the single city of Twin Groves, but
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STEP back in time marriage until their education was completed). Once they aged out of the Solomon Grove School District, he sent them to boarding school to make sure they could continue to learn. Silas Owens was a member (and sometimes secretary) of the Solomon Grove School Board, and a strong proponent of education. He fathered seven children, and encouraged them all to pursue learning as long as they were willing. His children who
they’re still on opposite sides of a mountain. Solomon Grove was already established when the founders of Zion Grove were getting started, so Milton Field decided to work together with the Solomon Grove School District to educate the children of Zion Grove. So, the children of Zion Grove received a quality education, and, since they traveled to the other side of the mountain each day for school, a lot of exercise, too. In this arrangement, Milton Field became president of the Solomon Grove School board. He worked with the two existing school board members, Richard Ealy and Silas Owens. These three men valued education very highly, and worked hard to ensure their students received quality instruction. This arrangement worked for a time, but eventually the Solomon Grove schoolhouse burned down. The school board leapt into action, and not only replaced the facilities, but vastly improved them. Silas Owens donated two acres of land for a new school complex to get them started, but there was nothing to be built there yet, so the board began looking for funding for a new school building. In time, the district was able to secure a grant from the Rosenwald Fund, an orga-
Field were interested in continuing their education beyond what the Solomon Grove School District could offer were able to pursue their academic careers in boarding schools in Pine Bluff and Menifee.
Owens nization that provided grants to build schools in black communities across the South. Julius Rosenwald was a wealthy philanthropist and clothier who saw the need in African-American communities and stepped in to help. However, he wanted to ensure the community itself was invested in the building, so he only helped fund a school if the residents chipped in, too. Solomon Grove and Zion Grove were more than happy to invest in their own futures. With the combined funds, they were able to build a new schoolhouse and a “teacherage” in which the district’s educators could reside. They also received funding from a grant through the federal Smith-Hughes Act, which was enacted to improve agriculture around the nation. With that, Silas Owens was able to construct “The Shop,” which provided instruction in all sorts of farming techniques, as well as useful facilities to local farmers.
(Article from Ozark Foothills African-American History Museum, 176 Solomon Grove Road, Twin Groves, Arkansas)
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October 22, 2019
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Neighbors
Jeff Burgess Crabtree
Crabtree’s Senior Might Potluck and Fun Night is Friday, 5:30 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall of the Foursquare Church. The theme is fall foods. Persons 55 years and greater are invited. At the church the next night, Saturday, beginning at 5 p.m., it’s a harvest celebration with a wiener roast and hayrides. The community is invited. The Alread Fall Festival is Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m., in the FUN Park, with a costume contest, cakewalk, games and more. Trunk or Treat begins at 5 p.m. Muzzleloader hunting for deer continues through Sunday. Check the Regs for details. The New Moon is official Sunday at 9:38 p.m. Tuesday, after sunset, the young crescent moon pairs with bright planet Venus, and dim Mercury closer to the horizon. Look low in the southwest. Things were looking good for Louis Jackson last week when he started to harvest sugarcane
with his cotton picker turned sugarcane picker and processor. The stalks were thick and full of sweet juice, the bug problems of earlier had been overcome and the ground was dry enough to get his equipment into the field. But can he process the cane before the cold weather kills it and drains the sweet juice back into the ground? Will this be the year he finally succeeds? We'll have the answers to these questions, and more, right here next week. If you have info about the greater Crabtree and west 16 community, call or text, Jeff Burgess, 745-1249.
Thelma Murray Shirley
Margaret Earnhart and her brother Gale Smith of Hot Springs Village and her sister Joan Verble of Hot Springs visited their uncle Boyd Smith and his wife, Gracie, last week in Hooks, Texas. Boyd Smith is 99 years young and in fairly good health. We are looking forward to his 100th birthday in May. The car and truck show winners were: Best Ford 6 Eva Doyle,
Scotland Senior Center - Top finishers Oct. 14 in the Scotland pool tournament were (from left) 1st place Glendale Rogers, 2nd place (Photo Jason Allen, and 3rd place Jeff Brown. by Doyle Scroggins)
Best Chevy #5 Larry Westerman, Best Mopar #10 Will Griffin, Best Paint #14 Bill and Linda Johnson, Best Ratrod #9 Ade Bloomfield, Best Truck #17 Ted Hooten, Best 1900-1935 #14 Bill and Linda Johnson, Best 1936-1963 #12 Phil Davidson, Best 19641975 # 5 Larry Westerman, Best 1976-1999 #19 Don Rehm, Best of Show #19 Don Rehm, Under Construction #9 Ade Bloomfield, county judge's pick #17 Ted Hooten, sheriff's pick #13 Ken Carpenter, Peoples Choice #5 Larry Westerman, mayor's pick #20 Ron Crynes. I hope I will be able to go to the car show next year . Mary McWilliams has moved to Florida to be near her son and grandchildren. She is missed. This has been good weather for yard sales and getting our fall chores done to get ready for winter. The Senior Center meals are great and we have had a good num-
ber in for food and fellowship. I miss knowing who is there and how they are doing when I can't be there. We have become a special family and we always welcome new additions to our family. The Shirley Museum will be closing for the winter at the end of November.
James and Joyce Burns Scotland
The third Friday night musical at the Senior Center drew a full parking area last week. You should plan to come next month - it will be November 15. Time is from 7 to 9 p.m. I see there was 14 musicians and 65 spectators. We hope to get the hot water tank installed in the cafeteria this week. Thanks to all that contributed to our need. We really need to keep the buildings up and we also have more empty buildings. If you can think of some way to make better use of them let us know. Our annual Free Chili and Soup Potluck will be at the Scotland School on October 26. There will be the usual campfire, hayride and marshmallow roast. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. On Halloween Night do not forget the Trunk or Treat in downtown Scotland. Come in costume and bring your pumpkin that you carved at home. Trophies and prizes for the winners. First Saturday Breakfast will be November 2. We serve at 8 a.m. We are hoping for a larger crowd in November. I think winter is just around the corner so stay warm and safe. If you have Scotland News call 592-3935 and we will get it into the paper.
It was fun and games Saturday at the Big Event held Ozark Health Medical Center. (Photo from Facebook)
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RG Ward says he is still alive. That is good news. Sindee Morse spent a few days with her grandkids and daughter, Ashley, in Branson and Silver Dollar City. They also went to the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. I would like to go there, too. Donna and Richard Sherrod went to Evening Shade and spent a couple of days. While there, they attended the Highland Class of ’66 Reunion. Donna said they had a good time with the old classmates. They left early Thursday morning and got back home around 8:30 am. Joyce James entered nine items in the county fair and wound up with nine blue ribbons. That is great, Joyce, congrats! She has been babysitting this week with her 5- and 6-year-old grandkids. I’ll bet she has been busy. I’m still getting stuff
out of the garden. The frost tried, but I took my scissors to the frosted leaves the next day and now I am picking green beans and cucumbers again. I’m waiting on the squash to put on some more. My purple hull crowder peas survived too. Will be picking them again this week. Everyone take care and have a great week! God bless.
Gregory S. Alexander Fairfield Bay
Hello neighbors. I have little to report because Penny and I have started working on the Haunted Campground. It's been fun and creative, we still are looking for volunteers so contact me at 501-654-4337 if you’re willing to help. We have a new couple that moved here six months ago that is helping. They have their own area and if you’re willing to do your own scene let's talk with Penny.
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October 22, 2019
THE VOICE OF VAN BUREN COUNTY'S
FOOTBALL FEVER CLINTON YELLOW JACKETS 2019
The Jacket defense wraps up the Panther runner.
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Jackets roll over Yellville Safety. Touchdown. Touchdown. Touchdown. Touchdown. Touchdown.
By half-time, the Clinton Yellow Jackets were up 37-0 over the Yellville-Summit Panthers. Clinton made its final score of the game with 5 minutes, 21 seconds left in the second quarter. The second string saw a lot of action in the second half and the sportsmanship rule kept the clock running. Clinton’s touchdowns were scored by Nicholas Epley, John Riley Hinchey, Weston Amos, and Ethen Drake, who got the ball across the goal line twice, one of them on an 84-yard catch and run. In the third quarter, Nathan Witt got the ball into the end zone, but the touchdown was called back because of a penalty. The Jackets turned the ball over on downs a couple of times as well. See Yellville on page 7 Ethen Drake looks for some running room.
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FOOTBALL FEVER CLINTON NEXT UP: YELLOW JACKETS 2019 Rose Bud comes to town for the Yellow Jackets’ Homecoming game; 7 p.m. Friday at Jim Tumlison Field.
Yellville from page 6 Senior quarterback Amos completed 5 of 9 passes for 179 yards. Leading rushers for Clinton were senior Hinchey with 81 yards and sophomore Jacob Hutto with 69n yards. Leading in tackles for the Jackets was Hinchey with six, followed by senior Kadance Sowell and junior Blaine Emberton with five each, and senior Codey Edwards with four. Senior Matt Gonzalez picked off a Panthers pass, and Edwards recovered a fumble. In the fourth quarter, Yellville-Summit recorded its only score of the game with a touchdown and successful 2-point conversion. Final score was 37-8.
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THAT
BANNER MOUNTAIN GIRL
by Freeda Baker Nichols
The resignation of Sheriff Woods Fiction Part 1
Sheriff Jim Woods sat at his desk and studied the photo given him at last night’s community meeting. In the black and white print, a young bride stands beside her husband. She appears radiant and eager to step into her new role as wife. She’s beautiful, not in a way to win beauty pageants, but in a way that youth is beautiful. Youth is a rare gift and nowadays it seems abused in one way or another, but that’s not the story I want to tell. I want to tell you about Cassandra, the bride in the photo, and Charley, who married her when she was 17
and he was 22. I wish I could tell you that they lived happily ever after, but that’s not how the story ends. For you see, Cassandra died suddenly on a winter night not long after their 10th wedding anniversary. No one knew what caused her departure from this life although gossip, like an old wives’ tale, spread quickly through the county that she had died from complications of childbirth. And because of the rumor, life in Best Ole County changed drastically. The two local physicians, Doc Bill Tyler and Doc Sam Henry, declared the tale an evil lie, because that kind
Churned Butter I visit my mother’s kitchen often, remembering and reliving breakfast in the making. I hear her softly whistling or humming as she goes about her work, at peace in her world. She died in Nineteen Seventy-Two at the age of sixty-seven. Her biscuits were the stuff of legend, which enlarged over the years as family members experimented with portions, each cupping their fingers just like she did, attempting to master her result and mostly ending in not quite. I see Mom’s stubby little hands, deftly pampering dough she had produced with practiced amounts of ingredients in her wooden bowl of flour. Laughing and telling stories, she would take a pinch of dough, form a ball, then press it gently with the back of her folded fingers into the pan before placing into a hot oven. If a bit of dough was left over she would make tiny biscuits tucked into the corners, which we would fight over. The whole process was so natural, almost routine. Taking one of those piping hot biscuits from a piled-high platter and slipping a chunk of Mom’s fresh-
ly churned butter inside was the crown of breakfast. Warm sorghum molasses dribbled on top sure didn’t hurt, but that oozing butter with its rich texture made the wait worthwhile. Nothing like it these days. I think I began to realize the beauty of those biscuits about the time I started noticing the world in general, or at least details of such, when we lived in tiny Damascus, Arkansas, in the foothills of the Arkansas Ozarks. But Mom had been baking them for decades and I certainly had devoured my share. We had moved to the little town a year earlier, and as happens to young boys turning thirteen I was awakening to a different way of seeing, maybe just noticing. ~~~ It was about fifteen years later on a crisp October morning
of talk would cause all young women to reject marriage. And if nobody married, there would be little business for the good doctors because there would be no babies to deliver, and no children to treat for belly aches or sore throats. Reverend Tom Larson got a little concerned, too, because a good bit of his income came from weddings. That is, when couples remembered to tip him, or if they had any money left after other expenses. There had not been a wedding in Best Ole County since the story got started of Cassandra’s mysterious death last winter. If there were no weddings, there would be no divorces so the three attorneys, Smith, Smith, and Smyth, whose office was on the courthouse square, became alarmed as well. That would cut their paychecks tremendously. Even the teachers
in nineteen sixty-seven when I arrived at Mom and Dad’s farm in rural Bee Branch, in the foothills of the Arkansas Ozarks. Some of us, with kids in tow, were visiting them nearly every weekend now, as it had been only a few months since my little brother, the youngest of their eight children, had died as a result of an automobile crash. He was only twenty-one, and the shock had been overwhelming. Mom met us at the door, the morning light emphasizing that smile which seemed to occupy her entire face. It was enduring and genuine, the signature of a personality that welcomed anyone, but was beaming brighter today as her children and grandchildren fluttered about. She lived for her family. The aroma of baking biscuits and frying bacon filled the house that morning as the two of us, finally together in the kitchen, quietly caught up on the week.
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at Winn Elementary and Park High School were worried. What would they do if there were no children to teach? What would they do? So, the teachers called a community meeting. They invited all interested persons, and requested the presence of Sheriff Woods, just in case the meeting got out of control. The newly elected sheriff, a newcomer to the area, was eager to carry out his campaign promises, so he attended the meeting. Dressed neatly in his black uniform with his star badge shining, he was rather handsome. He gloated over the fact he had won the election despite his opponent’s negative campaign ads. At the meeting, the sheriff heard for the first time how Cassandra had given birth to a bunch of kids. She had home-schooled the children and Charley continued to do so. As the meeting
ended, nothing had been accomplished, as far as the sheriff could tell, so he decided that his duty included halting the falsehoods. He could prove his worth and maybe show how wrong his opponent had been, during the campaign, when he accused him of not having what it takes to run this office. All that mud-slinging was an embarrassment to every one of Best Ole County’s voters, no matter which party they preferred. Slowly, Sheriff Woods got up from his desk. He put the photo back in its file. Such terrible lies circulating might cause the way of life here in Best Ole County to dry up and blow away like thistle on the breeze from a norther. So he set out, gun in holster, billy club in hand, on a door-to-door search to locate the women - and in some cases the men - who were spreading fabrications.
The sheriff encountered a problem at the first door opened to him, for standing there was the most beautiful girl in the county. The sheriff, a single man, fell promptly in love, and before the moon could rise that night, he proposed to Roxie Ann Sanders. Of course, she declined his offer, quickly expressing her fear of marriage due to Cassandra’s premature death. The next day, though disappointed, the sheriff continued his task of halting the gossip, which gripped the people. Everyone kept telling him to go see Charley. During his campaign, he had not met the young widower, raising a big family. He’d heard how he adored Cassandra and he dreaded seeing the heart-broken man. Nevertheless, he called on Charley, who opened the door holding a toddler in each arm. (To be continued)
As she talked, instead of waving her hands emphasizing a story, she was now using a common table knife, dipping it in warm water and putting finishing touches to the edges of just-turned-out butter from her prized “wheat shock” mold. This butter was the result of an earlier activity involving a tall crockery churn with a wooden plunger. I remember as a kid getting the churning assignment. You sat in a chair, the churn in front or beside you, and experienced a lasting lesson in patience as the steady up and down motion of the plunger through properly prepared milk would finally yield that popular staple of farm life—fresh butter. Mom now worked the knife like a sculptor, using delicate strokes and taking pride in every detail until that mound was nothing short of fine art. My life’s profession whispered, and I knew I had to capture the moment on film. I begged her not to serve it up yet as she still had to take up the biscuits and gather all the family. I quickly retrieved my camera and tripod and set up a makeshift studio in the back
room, placing a green cloth over a small table and finding a miniature churn for a prop. A northeast window provided light to emphasize flecks of butter clinging to the mold as I snapped the shutter and then personally delivered that saucer of gold to our waiting family in the dining room where those biscuits and everything else making country breakfast awaited. I later titled the photograph Mother’s Butter. But really it’s a picture of love. Mom whistled and hummed her way through life, always with an attitude of inspiration and discovery—cooking, cleaning, and caring for a large family. Only a few times do I remember her without her apron, usually on Sunday while at church. She treated
us all the same, never even asking if we had done our homework, confident we’d do the right thing. Counseling was rare, her demeanor of tolerance and acceptance of others serving as our compass. I failed to tell her what a beautiful role model she had been, somehow assuming she would live on. And so she does, now a half-century later. I miss her every single day, and sometimes catch myself whistling, though not very well, and I am prone to hum, until someone close by says “What?” as if I was speaking. Maybe I was. Just trying to be like Mom. To contact Bill Ward: bill@ billwardphotography. com; to obtain his two published books: www. billwardphotography.com
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Senior Night for Volleyball Team
Last week, Clinton’s Volleyball team celebrated Senior Recognition Night during their final regular home game of the season. Both the A and B teams won their games. They play this week in the District Tournament in Bergman.
Destanee Biggs and family
Kendyl Breedlove and family
Kelsey Payne and family
Priscilla Martinez and family
Coach Ricky Cooper
Courtney Webb and family
Danielle Teague and family
Katelynn Prosser and family
School menus
Clinton Junior & Senior High
fast: Cereal, Graham crackers, fruit. Lunch: Ham and cheese or turkey and cheese on sub bun, fries, fruit.
Clinton Elementary
Oct. 22 - Breakfast: Mini waffles, pineapple. Lunch: Pizza, salad, corn, pears. Oct. 23 - Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, apples. Lunch: Chicken nuggets, mac ’n’ cheese, salad, baked
beans, pears. Oct. 24 - Breakfast: Egg and cheese biscuit, pears. Lunch: Chopped steak w/gravy, creamed potatoes, green beans, roll, peaches. Oct. 25 - Breakfast: Cereal, Frudel Strudel, peaches. Lunch: Turkey and cheese sandwich, chips, mixed fruit.
Oct. 22 - Breakfast: Cereal, French toast sticks, pears. Lunch: Chicken nuggets, bread or pizza, corn, salad, fruit cup/fruit. Oct. 23 - Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, peaches. Lunch: Chicken fajita on flat bread or
nacho salad, refried beans, cinnamon muffin, fruit cup/fruit. Oct. 24 - Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, bacon, biscuit, gravy, fruit. Lunch: Chicken strips, creamed potatoes, salad, steamed broccoli, rolls, apple crisp, fruit. Oct. 25 - Break-
Shirley Schools
Oct. 22 - Breakfast: Chocolate chip muffin or cereal, yogurt, peaches. Lunch: Taco soup, tortilla chips, diced pears. Oct. 23 - Breakfast: Omelet or cereal, toast, banana. Lunch: Barbecue chicken breast, potato salad,
baked beans, biscuit, mixed fruit. Oct. 24 - Breakfast: Sausage, egg and cheese griddler, peaches. Lunch: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, garlic toast, peaches. Oct. 25 - Breakfast: Chocolate gravy, biscuits, cereal, banana half. Lunch: Turkey, ham and cheese deli wrap, chips and salsa, cucumber salad, fruit cloud.
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Religion
October 22, 2019
Pastor Appreciation Month When we started Grace Church about nine years ago and I moved into Van Buren County I couldn’t help but notice there was an abundance of church buildings here. Churches over every hill, around every curve and on just about every street corner. Welcome to “The Bible Belt.” There are a lot of religious people in this area, to be sure. The average size of the American church congregation is 89. That’s just about the case with Van Buren County. And all these churches and people have a pastor. October is the annual Pastor Appreciation Month. I have been a pastor for 49 years non-stop. I love my job because, like many pastors, it is not a job; it’s God’s calling on my life. All pastors believe that God has called them to do what they do. But there are many challenges. Most pastors don’t last five years in the ministry. Despite all the challenges, there are many rewards. I want to give some reasons why we should celebrate Pastor Appreciation Month and why we should appreciate our pastors. If he is a biblical pastor: 1. After his own family, he loves you and your family more than he loves anybody else in this world. He would lay down his life for you if he could. In fact, he has in a sense done that very thing already; probably many times. You should appreciate him for that. 2. He has been
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called by God to spiritually protect and guide you into the truth of God’s word. He is called by God to help you with the most important area of your life. “Remember (honor) those who lead you, who have spoken the word of God to you, for they watch out for your souls.” (Hebrews 13:7,17) Your pastor has answered the call of God on his life to help you live a Christ-honoring life. Appreciate him for that. 3. He prays for you more than anybody else you know or anybody else in this world. Nobody prays for you on a regular basis more than your pastor. This is a big deal. You should appreciate him for that. Probably much of the protection and provision in your life has been in answer to his prayers. 4. He works hard and diligently to feed you the living word of God that your soul may prosper. He works hours on end to give you the profitable word of God. He is your teacher, your pastor/ teacher. Honor him for that. 5. He is on the job 24/7. His is a 24 hours a day job. He has made himself available to you at all times. If you call him in the middle of the night, he will be there. If you need help in any way, he will do everything he can to get you that help. Do you know how few people in the world are like this? When you let him know he will always be there to support you. You ask and he’s there.
Terry Simpson is pastor of Grace Church
6. He is the best friend your family has. He spends countless hours counseling married couples and their children. He gives God’s word to you in the most crucial areas and most difficult times of your life. He will tell you the truth that will help you, even when you don’t want to hear it, because he loves you. 7. He does none of these for money. God’s pastors are not hirelings. They do what they do for you because they love you. Period. Who else in this world serves you and cares for you this way - without charge? Should they be paid? Of course! The Bible teaches that a workman is worthy of his hire. But a God-called pastor does not do all he does for the money. That is your pastor. He loves you and would do anything in this world for you. I hope you appreciate your pastor 12 months of the year. But October is the national month to especially show that appreciation. Love him. Honor him. Thank him. Pray for him. Include him. Appreciate him. And be sure to do it this month.
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Fun & Games
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October 22, 2019
Puzzle solutions on Page 10
Sudoku Sudoku: The objective is to fill a 9x9 grid so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3x3 boxes (also called blocks or regions) contains the digits from 1 to 9. A cell is the smallest block in the game. A row, column and region consists of 9 cells and the whole game consists of 81 cells.
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October 22, 2019
The Voice of Van Buren County
Fishing Report
lot of fish are still pretty deep, while some are roaming, schooling on top and some at middepths eating bait that has moved shallow. Fish from 15-45 feet deep and use topwater baits, Texas Tornados, store bought inline spinners, spoons, grubs, Alabama rigs and Rinky Dinks. Concentrate around baitfish at all times or you will be fishing the 90 percent of water where A client of guide Austin Kennedy's caught this rainbow, over 17 inches there are no fish. long, last week on the Beaver Lake dam tailwater. Photo provided by Austin Kennedy.
Central Arkansas
Little Red River
(updated 10-162019) Lowell Myers of Sore Lip’em All Guide Service said the Little Red is receiving 1-3 hours of generation daily. This pattern could change with cooler temps and less power demand. Fly patterns of midges, soft hackles and pheasant tails can be productive. Consider chartreuse and hot pink bodies on chartreuse jigheads for Trout Magnet spin fishing. Always check before heading to the Little Red River by calling the Corps of Engineers Little Rock District water data system (501362-5150) for Greers Ferry Dam water release information.
Greers Ferry Lake
As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 462.54feet msl (normal conservation pool: 462.54 feet msl). (updated 10-162019) Tommy Cauley of Fishfinder Guide Service (501-940-1318) said Tuesday evening
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that the water level at Greers Ferry Lake is at 460.06 feet msl and falling with generation. It is 1.98 feet below normal pool of 462.04 feet msl and will continue to fall with generation needs unless rainfall gets it up. The overall bite is good for the most part from day to day and getting better with cooler water, weather and shorter days. What lies ahead is real good catching until it gets super cold and fish slow down eating about every 3-4 days. Crappie are being caught and are abundant all over the lake. Trolling an, straight-lining are best methods being used by most anglers to catch in 15-30 feet on jigs, minnows, Road Runners, crankbaits, etc. Catfishing is good for the people fishing for them all over lake and rivers with live bait, homemade bait, soap, stink bait, etc. on trotlines, jugs, droplines and such in 1030 feet depth. A lot of bream are up shallow, some at mid-depth and some are active in 25 feet. Try crickets, crawlers, small crankbaits, inline spinners
and Road Runners. Black bass are being caught off the bank out to 45 feet using topwater baits, mid-depth baits, baits that can be fished at 45 feet correctly – just about any bass bait will work if presented right to the right fish at the right time. There are areas where lots of schooling fish can be caught as well. A good mid-day bite is happening right now. Walleye are being picked up around and in other schooling fish roaming; others can be caught with spoons, drop-shotted plastics or nightcrawlers and crawlers on jigheads as well on points, secondary points, humps, rip-rap and small pea gravel ambush areas all over the main lake and tributaries, and on some crankbaits at the right times as well. Some anglers are catching them at night using live and artificial bait. Most structure-related fish are in super shallow water out to 45 feet. Hybrid bass and white bass are feeling well and feeding quite a bit with the shorter days, cooler weather and rain cooling the water temps. A
North Arkansas
White River
(updated 10-162019) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (8704352169) said that during the past week, they had about 2 inches of rain, cooler temperatures and moderate winds. The lake level at Bull Shoals rose 0.9 foot to rest at 4.2 feet above seasonal power pool of 659 feet msl. This is 31.8 feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock rose 1.6 feet to rest at 0.1 foot below seasonal power pool and 13.9 feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake rose 4 feet to rest at 6feet above seasonal power pool and 3.6 feet below the top of flood pool. The White had heavy generation with no wadable water. Norfork Lake rose 0.4 foot to rest at 4.2 feet above seasonal power pool of 553.75 feet msl and 22.6 feet below the top of flood pool. The Norfork had moderate generation with no wadable water. Seasonal power pool has been reset for the lakes in the White River system. Due to heavy
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rains over the last two weeks, all of the lakes in the White River System are now over the top of power pool. Expect heavy generation for the next couple of weeks. Hopper season is on the wane. Use a short (7½ foot) leader to turn over the big fly. Cast near the bank and hang on. The takes can be vicious. John says he prefers large western foam hoppers so he does not need to dress them. Add a dropper nymph to increase your catch. The White has fished very well. The hot spot has been the Round House Shoals in Cotter. 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 an egg pattern suspended below it). Use long leaders and plenty of lead to get your flies down.
Bull Shoals Lake
As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 663.16 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 659.00 feet msl). (updated 10-162019) Del Colvin at Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock said the lake is “pretty clear” and is 3 feet high. He says the
water is “flipping over.” Bream are fair and are active at 25 feet depth. Try redworms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs fished in the back creeks. Check out the brushpiles as well. Black bass are fair using topwater lures and jigs. Fish around the shad. Walleye are good if you’re trolling. No report on white bass or catfish. Check out Del’s YouTube page (Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock) for his latest video reports and tips on catching the fish.
Norfork Lake
As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 557.16 feet msl (normal conservation pool: Sept.-April, 552.00 feet msl; April-Sept., 555.75 feet msl). (updated 10-162019) Lou Gabric at Hummingbird Hideaway Resort said, “Norfork Lake water temperature is finally starting to cool and the fishing is heating up – kind of corny, ha-ha. In all seriousness, several species on the lake has been very good and improving daily. The crappie bite continues to be excellent and the larger slabs are starting to move into the brush. Same places as my last report and same methods of fishing. Brush in 30-40 feet of water has been the best, as long as the top of the brush comes up to at least 20-25 feet of water. Vertical jigging a small quarter-ounce spoon has still been working great.
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CHURCH PAGE
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Thanks to those of you who called and correctly identified last week's featured church as The New Tabernacle 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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Classifieds • Legal ANNOUNCEMENTS CONGRATULATIONS PEGGY EOFF on winning your division in the Soaring Wings ½ marathon. You earned it! Bill & Jerrie Bonds
SCOTLAND SENIOR CENTER QUARTERLY GAME DAY
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PERSONALS Readers, use these Personal Spots to say Happy Birthday, Wish someone Good Luck, Contact old friends, make new friends. Shout out that you are alive an well in Van Buren County. The cost is $5.00 for 25 words or less.
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Horse drawn wagon or wagon parts in good condition. Call Tom 501-745-4378
MISC. FOR SALE PEE DEE BAPTIST YOUTH GROUP is doing a RUMMAGE SALE Saturday, October 26, from 7am to 1pm ••••••• Sale will be at Clinton Real Estate Office 307 Ingram Street Clinton ••••••• All proceeds benefit OPERATION CHISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOXES.
Support your Local Animal Shelter! OCTOBER 26, Choctaw Park Pavillion, 4:30 6:30PM Cookout to include, grilled alaskan salmon, rice pilaf, grilled veggies, iced tea and cupcakes $15.00 per plate ALL PROCEEDS TO SNYP ANIMAL SHELTER
The Clinton High School Class
of 1970 is planning their 50th Class Reunion. If you were in this class or know contact information for members of the class, please, call (501)745-1136 or (501)733-7277
2002 Jeep Liberty. Body and interior in super shape. Several new parts. 227,240 miles. ••••••• $1200 OBO May consider partial trade for 2-stroke dirt bike. Call: 501-238-1281
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Lalla Ostergren’s books “My Road Home” $15.00 and "12 Months of Gardening" $10.00 at The Voice 328 Main Street Clinton
Experience, strength & hope offered to family & friends of problem drinkers. Tuesday, 7:30p.m., 167 Joe Bowling Rd, Clinton. Nondenominational.
RESEARCH Reflect A Moment He said, "I have food to eat that you know nothing about."
Shop Booth 75 at Howard's Antiques for crocheted items, knickknacks, dishes and jewelry.
Pontoon for sale 26ft Sampan 115hp Mariner, great condition hard top, Individual seat covers, live well, front fishing seats, slip available, can be seen at Fairfield Bay Marina, $8,200.
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Christian novel, paperback ..... Little Bug Eyes $5 Children’s book ..... Send name for autograph and check payable to Nic Baker Books PO Box 1054 Clinton, AR 72031
Towlite 3 horse slant trailer Excellent condition with extras. Priced below market. $5,500.00. Call: 745-4378
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MISC. FOR SALE
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY •••• Office or Retail Sites for lease 2000 to 2500 sq ft •••• NORTHSIDE SHOPPING CENTER Call: 501-253-0924
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DUPLEXES FOR RENT Nice 1000 sqft 2-bedroom Duplexes with appliances. No Pets. No Smoking. $600-$650/month plus deposit. Call: 501-745-5858 or 501-412-7682
FOR RENT Apartments and mobile homes in Bee Branch area. $400-$650/month. Deposit required. Call for availability (501) 581-8640 After 2:00 pm
LEGAL Sponsored by J.P. V. Lemings VAN BUREN COUNTY QUORUM COURT ORDINANCE NO. 2019-43 BE IT ENACTED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF THE COUNTY OF VAN BUREN, STATE OF ARKANSAS, AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED: AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE MONIES BACK INTO THE COUNTY JUDGE’S BUDGET FROM THE COUNTY ROAD FUND. WHEREAS: Bills were paid from the County Judge’s budget in County General that should have been paid from the County Road fund; and WHEREAS: the monies should be transferred from the County Road fund and appropriated back into County General, in the County Judge’s budget as follows; $953.06 from 2000-200-2001 to 1000-100-2001 General Supplies $35.89 from 2000-200-3094 to 1000-100-3094 Meals & Lodging NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS THAT: SECTION 1. $988.95 be transferred from the County Road fund and appropriated into County General to the County Judge’s budget as shown above. Approved this 17th day of October, 2019 APPROVED: /s/ Dale James Dale James, County Judge ATTEST: /s/ Pam Bradford Pam Bradford, County Clerk
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF THE COUNTY OF VAN BUREN, STATE OF ARKANSAS, AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF THE COUNTY OF VAN BUREN, STATE OF ARKANSAS, AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED:
AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE MONIES BACK INTO THE OEM BUDGET FROM THE COUNTY ROAD FUND. WHEREAS: The OEM salaries has been split between County General and County Road; and WHEREAS: A portion of the salary has been taken from the OEM budget in County General that should have been charged out to the County Road budget; WHEREAS: These monies need to be transferred back to the OEM budget from County Road as follows: $48.00 from 2000-200-1001 to 1000-500-1001 Salaries-Full Time $14.53 from 2000-200-1010 to 1000-500-1010 Workman’s Comp $54.07 from 2000-200-1011 to 1000-500-1011 Unemployment NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS THAT: SECTION 1. $116.60 be transferred from the County Road fund and appropriated into County General to the OEM budget as shown above.
AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 2018-59, THE ANNAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR 2019, TO INCREASE REVENUE AND APPROPRIATE $120,000,00 INTO 3009-0700-3104 LANDFILL TIPPING FEES. WHEREAS: The volume of trash at solid waste has almost doubled; and WHEREAS: The higher volume also brings in additional revenue; and WHEREAS: Line item 30090700-3104 needs to be increased to handle the additional volume for the remainder of the year. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS THAT: $120,000.00 is hereby appropriated into line item 3009-0700-3104, Landfill Tipping Fees. Approved this 17th day of October, 2019 APPROVED: /s/ Dale James Dale James, County Judge ATTEST: /s/ Pam Bradford Pam Bradford, County Clerk
Approved this 17th day of October, 2019 APPROVED: /s/ Dale James Dale James, County Judge ATTEST: /s/ Pam Bradford Pam Bradford, County Clerk
Sponsored by J.P. Ester Bass VAN BUREN COUNTY QUORUM COURT ORDINANCE NO. 2019-46 BE IT ENACTED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF THE COUNTY OF VAN BUREN, STATE OF ARKANSAS, AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED: AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE #2018-59, THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR 2019, TO INCREASE THE PROJECTED REVENUE AND APPROPRIATE $250.00 INTO THE DISTRICT COURT BUDGET #1000-409. WHEREAS: The District Court has received a check for grant reimbursement from the State; and WHEREAS: this money should be appropriated into the District Court budget 1000-409. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS THAT: SECTION 1. $250.00 be appropriated into the District Court Budget #1000-409-3100 Other Misc Approved this 17th day of October, 2019 APPROVED: /s/ Dale James Dale James, County Judge
Sponsored by J.P. Gary Linn VAN BUREN COUNTY QUORUM COURT ORDINANCE NO. 2019-48 BE IT ENACTED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF THE COUNTY OF VAN BUREN, STATE OF ARKANSAS, AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED: AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE #2018-59, THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR 2019, TO INCREASE THE PROJECTED REVENUE AND APPROPRIATE $11,897.50 INTO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE BUDGET #1000-400. WHEREAS: The Sheriff’s office held an auction on 06/22/2019 earning $11,887.50; and WHEREAS: This money is to be used to purchasing firearms for the Van Buren County deputies; and WHEREAS: $11,887.50 will need to be appropriated into the Sheriff’s budget #1000-400-4004 Equipment. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS THAT: SECTION 1. $11,887.50 be appropriated into the Sheriff’s budget #1000-400-4004 Equipment. Approved this 17th day of October, 2019 APPROVED: /s/ Dale James Dale James, County Judge ATTEST: /s/ Pam Bradford Pam Bradford, County Clerk
ATTEST: /s/ Pam Bradford Pam Bradford, County Clerk Sponsored by J.P. Mary Philips IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS FOURTH DIVISION 71PR-2019-93 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY LOUISE OVERBEY, deceased NOTICE TO CREDITORS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF DECEDENT: 112 Wilshire Drive Fairfield Bay, AR 72088 DATE OF DEATH: July 11, 2019 On the 14th day of October, 2019, an Affidavit for Collection of Small Estate by a distributee was filed with the Circuit Clerk of Van Buren County, Arkansas. The following real property is listed in the affidavit: LOT 31, BLOCK 2, HAMILTON HILLS ADDITION TO FAIRFIELD BAY, ARKANSAS, WITH HOME AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON. SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD. LESS AND EXCEPT OIL, GAS AND OTHER MINERALS. 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. THIS NOTICE first published this 22nd day of October , 2019. By: //s// Nathan S. Morgan NATHAN S. MORGAN, Bar #2009269 MORGAN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Estate 148 Court Street Clinton, AR 72031 (501) 745-4044
VAN BUREN COUNTY QUORUM COURT ORDINANCE NO. 2019-44 BE IT ENACTED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF THE COUNTY OF VAN BUREN, STATE OF ARKANSAS, AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING VOTE CENTERS FOR VAN BUREN COUNTY FOR ALL FUTURE ELECTIONS AND DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS THAT: SECTION 1: Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated 7-5-101 (e)(1)(B) of the Election Laws of the State of Arkansas, the County may adopt an Ordinance to establish vote centers for Van Buren County Elections. SECTION 2. If any provisions or section of this Ordinance is held invalid by a Court of competent Jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions and sections of the Ordinance, and to such end the provisions and sections of this Ordinance are declared severable. SECTION 3. In order to promote and facilitate the ongoing and orderly business of Van Buren County and its employees, and being necessary for the protection and preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in force and shall take effect upon passage and publication. Approved this 17th day of October, 2019 APPROVED: /s/ Dale James Dale James, County Judge ATTEST: /s/ Pam Bradford Pam Bradford, County Clerk
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Junior Jackets
Photos by Robert R. Gaut
The 7th grade won their game Thursday against Yellville-Summit, 36 to 0 (Panthers are in green), then the Junior Jackets routed Yellville, 508, scoring at will. It was also Breast Cancer Awareness Night and the cheerleaders were dressed in pink.
15 Years of Serving
CLINT N First Security is proud to be part of the Clinton community, helping customers bank better for 15 years. That’s something to celebrate! Stop by for lunch from the Teal Grill – plus cake and punch all day – and register for giveaways. We can’t wait to see you soon!
Customer Appreciation
Friday, October 25 Lunch 11am – 1pm 112 Volunteer’s Parkway Member FDIC