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FRIDAY WAS THE DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATES TO FILE FOR THE MUNICIPAL SEATS FOR THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION. SEVERAL RACES DEVELOPED IN SHARP COUNTY. IN HARDY, FOUR CANDIDATES ARE SEEKING THE MAYOR'S SEAT. INCUMBENT JASON JACKSON IS OPPOSED BY FORMER MAYOR NINA THORNTON, FORMER POLICE CHIEF ERNIE ROSE AND TIMOTHY FRANCIS SEAGER ARE ALL SEEKING THE CITY'S CHEIF EXECUTIVE POSITION. ALL OF THE SEATS OIN THE HARDY CITY COUNCIL ARE CONTESTED. BOB GILLILAND AND VICKIE RICE IN WARD ONE, POSITION ONE, LAURA SMITH AND PENNY MENDES ALLEN IN WARD ONE, POSITION TWO. BRUCE THUROW AND NIMMI DESAI FOR WRD TWO, POSITION ONE, DAVID BATHROCK AND MATTHEW COGGINS FOR WARD TWO, POSITION TWO, TRACIE MOORE AND MARK GORDON FOR WARD THREE, POSITION ONE AND SUE TAYLOR AND RAYMOND HICKS ARE RUNNING FOR THE WARD THREE, POSITION TWO SEAT ON THE HARDY COUNCIL. IN HIGHLAND, MAYOR RUSS TRUITT IS OPPOSED BY TIM EASH. MARY MORRIS, DENNIS BURTON AND TY CASEY ARE RUNNING UNOPPOSED FOR CITY COUNCIL WHILE JOHNNY IVEY AND STEVEN ROSE FILED FOR THE WARD THREE, POSITION ONE SEAT ON THE HIGHLAND CITY COUNCIL. IN CHEROKEE VILLAGE, MAYOR RUSS STOKES DREW OPPOSITION FROM DARRYL MATSON THERE'S A RACE FOR CITY CLERK, DEB W WEICHINGER IS OPPOSED BY BILLIE SANDERS. GERALD ADAMS, THOMAS RUPARD AND CHARLES KRISTOPEIT ARE UNOPPOSED FOR SEATS ON THE CHEROKEE VILLAGE CITY COUNCIL. ALDERMAN STEVE THOMPSON IS OPPOSED BY PAUL HUENSCH. THERE'S A RACE FOR MAYOR OF SIDNEY BETWEEN NATHAN BLOCH AND PETE MOSER. WILLIFORD MAYOR MICHELLE FOREHAND, CAVE CITY MAYOR MICHELLE FOREHAND AND ASH FLAT MAYOR LARRY FOWLER ARE ALL UNOPPOSED. THERE ARE NO CONTESTED RACES FOR THE ASH FLAT CITY COUNCIL. FRED GOODWIN, MIKE NIX, SEAN HIMSCHOOT, DANNY TRAW, NEIL CAMDEN AND ANNETTE WOLVERTON ALL FIELD FOR RE-ELECTION .
- IN FULTON COUNTY, LONGTIME MAYOR JEAN PACE IS OPPOSED BY CHARLES VAUGHN FOR MAYOR OF MAMMOTH SPRING. TREASUER JUNE GRANT AND TWO ALDERMAN, DANNY BUSCH AND LARRY BURNS ARE UNOPPOSED. WILMA ROGERS IS OPPOSED BY ADAM DAVIS FOR THE WARD ONE, POSITION TWO SEAT AND FRANKIE JOAN BAKER IS OPPOSED BY CARLA PARNELL FOR THE WARD TWO, POSTION ONE SEAT ON THE MAMMOTH SPRING COUNCIL. THERE'S A THREE RACE FOR POSTION THREE ON THE MAMMOTH SPRING SCHOOL BORD. INCUMBENT SHEILA YOUNG IS OPPOSED BY MIKE ALEXANDER AND CHRIS SKAGGS.
- IN LAWRENCE COUNTY, WANUT RIDGE MAYOR CHARLES SNAPP IS OPPOSED BY FORMER MAYOR J.R. ROGERS, AT HOXIE, MAYOR LANNY TINKER IS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION. MARTY HARRIS, DENNIS COGGINS, JOHN STOWERS AND REDDA RUSSELL FILED FOR MAYOR. AT BLACK ROCK, MAYOR BONNIE RAGSDALE IS OPPOSED BY GAYLE BROCK AND VESTA SMITH. SEVERAL MAYORS ARE RUNNING UNOPPOSED, CHRIS JONES AT IMBODEN, KELLY DUCKWORTH AT PORTIA, VAN DOYLE AT LYNN, RUTH WHITMIRE AT STRAWBERRY, LARRY GIBBENS AT RAVENDEN AND STANLEY DeBOW AT SEDGWICK.
- IN IZARD COUNTY, HORSESHOE BEND MAYOR BOB BARNES IS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION. TWO CANDIDATES, MARTY McKNIGHT AND CRAIG HUCKABY SEEK THE MAYOR'S POSITION IN HORSESHOE BEND. ONE ALDERMANIC SEAT IS CONTESTED, THAT'S IN WARD 3 FOR POSITION 1 WHERE INCUMBENT ALDERMAN O.G. MINZE IS OPPOSED BY GEORGE WILLIAMSON. LUTHER YANCEY, TERESA ORRICK, JEANETTE HILLIKER, THOMAS RICHARDSON, JOSEPH MOSER, JOSH JACKSON AND DR. RON YOW ARE ALL UNOPPOSED. AT MELBOURNE, MAYOR RHONDA HALBROOK IS UNOPPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION. THERE IS ONE CONTESTED RACE FOR CITY COUNCIL, THAT'S IN WARD FOUR, POSITION TWO WHERE ALDERMAN MIKE CONE HAS DRAWN OPPOSITION FROM SONIA BLANKENSHIP. ALDERMAN BILL WRIGHT, SHANNON WOMACK, JERRY CROSBY AND TREY LAMB DID NOT DRAW OPPOSITION. THERE IS A RACE FOR MAYOR IN CALICO ROCK WHERE MAYOR RONNIE GUTHRIE IS OPPOSED BY GREG HAMBY. FRANKLIN MAYOR BARBRA DUSTRO DOES NOT HAVE AN OPPONENT. IN OXFORD, DOUGLAS YANCEY AND BILLY RAY HARRIS ARE RUNNING FOR MAYOR. THERE IS A TWO WAY RACE FOR MAYOR IN PINEVILLE WHERE MAYOR JOE STEPHEN IS OPPOSED BY SHARON K. SANDERS. MT. PLEASANT MAYOR DONNIE FULBRIGHT DID NOT DRAW AN OPPONENT.
- A PARAGOULD TEENAGER WAS KILLED SATURDAY NIGHT IN A TWO VEHICLE CRASH NEAR BOTH CREEK ROAD IN SHARP COUNTY. THE ARKANSAS STATE POLICE SAYS THE ACCIDENT OCCURED WHEN A 1999 FORD DRIVEN BY 18 YEAR OLD PERDENIA HILL OF PARAGOULD WAS SOUTHBOUND ON U.S. 63 AND CROSSED THE CENTERLINE STRIKING A 2012 INTERNATIONAL HEAD ON. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK, 21 YEAR OLDDEVIN BROWNING OF CORNING WAS INJURED AND TAKEN TO REGIONAL ONE HEALTH CENTER IN MEMPHIS.
- THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS’ MOUNTAIN HOME PROJECT OFFICE WILL BE PERFORMING ROAD MAINTENANCE FOR THE NEXT 4 TO 6 WEEKS AT SEVERAL BOAT LAUNCH RAMPS AND PARKING AREAS ON NORFORK LAKE. ROAD MAINTENANCE WILL BE PERFORMED AT THE CRANFIELD PARK ENTRY-AREA LAUNCH RAMP, RED BANK LAUNCH RAMP, HENDERSON LAUNCH RAMP, GAMALIEL LAUNCH RAMP AND SWIMMING AREA, AND PANTHER BAY LAUNCH RAMPS AND SWIMMING AREA. WORK WILL TYPICALLY OCCUR AT ONE LOCATION AT A TIME AND BE PHASED AND SCHEDULED TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTIONS, HOWEVER SOME FULL CLOSURES WILL BE NECESSARY. PLEASE USE CAUTION IN THESE AREAS AND WATCH FOR WORKING PERSONNEL, ROAD EQUIPMENT, AND HAUL TRUCKS. OBEY SIGNAGE AND STAY CLEAR OF THE BARRICADED AREAS WHERE CREWS ARE WORKING. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, AND WILL WORK QUICKLY TO RESTORE THE AREAS TO FULL USE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF OTHER RECREATION AREAS ON NORFORK OR BULL SHOALS LAKES LOG ON TO HTTP://WWW.SWL.USACE.ARMY.MIL OR CALL THE MOUNTAIN HOME PROJECT OFFICE AT 870-425-2700, WEEKDAYS FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL 4:30 P.M.
- HE WAS CUTE… PEERING OUT FROM BETWEEN LIMBS AND LEAVES IN A TREE ON COONDOG LANE NEAR MELBOURNE.. BUT THE YOUNG BLACK BEAR DISCOVERED UP A TREE ON JEFF MOSER’S PROPERTY IS THE SIGN OF NATURAL FOOD SHORTAGES THIS YEAR.. THE DRY WEATHER HAS LIMITED THE AMOUNT OF BERRIES, FRUITS, AND CERTAIN VEGETATION THAT MAKE UP A BEAR’S DIET. BEARS ARE BECOMING LESS TIMID IN SEEKING NEW FOOD SOURCES… AND THEY ARE NOT SHY WHEN IT COMES TO RANSACKING GARDENS, TRASH CANS, SQUIRREL FEEDERS, AND DEER FEEDERS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. TO KEEP BEARS AWAY FROM YOUR PROPERTY, A TIP FROM THE ARKANSANS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION IS TO LIMIT THE FOOD SOURCES ON YOUR PROPERTY. IF A BEAR DISCOVERS HIS TREATS ARE NO LONGER EASY TO FIND AT YOUR PLACE, HE WILL MOVE ON. BE MINDFUL OF CERTAIN LEGALITIES INVOLVING THE FEEDING OF BEARS.. CHECK OUT THE REGULATIONS AT WWW.AGFC.COM/BEARS …
- THE IZARD COUNTY SENIORS CENTER CONTINUES TO SPONSOR SELECTED VACATION PACKAGES AS A FUNDRAISER FOR THE CENTER.. RESERVATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR A NOVEMBER TRIP TO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS, ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA AND THE FAMOUS BILTMORE ESTATE… SUSAN WILLIAMS IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SENIORS CENTER AND THE TRIP COORDINATOR… TWENTY NINE PEOPLE MUST SIGN UP FOR THE TRIP BY AUGUST 28TH. NO MONEY IS COLLECTED UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE SIGN UP .. TO GET YOUR NAME ON THE LIST, CALL THE IZARD COUNTY SENIOR CENTER ON MONDAY AT 870-368-6011... AGAIN, THE DEADLINE IS AUGUST 28TH.
- THE THAYER POLICE DEPARTMENT SHARES A WARNING TO BUSINESS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE THAYER AND SURROUNDING AREAS…. COUNTERFEIT MONEY IS PASSING THROUGH THE THAYER AREA. EXAMINATION FORM SOME OF THE $100 DOLLAR BILLS RECOVERED HAS REVEALED A PINK ORIENTAL FONT FOR SOME OF THE WRITING ON THE BILLS, WITH BLACK TRACK LIMES ON HTE TOP RICH FRONT CORNER OR THE BILLS, AND THE SAME SERIAL NUMBER ON ALL OF THE BILLS RECOVERED THUS FAR. BE CAREFUL WHEN ACCEPTING OR CHANGING BILLS… THE LIABILITY OR LOSS IS ALWAYS ON THE PERSON WHO ACCEPTED THE COUNTERFEIT MONEY…
- THE ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH FOUNDATION ANNOUNCED THEIR 2018 ARKANSAS OUTDOOR HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES AND RECIPIENTS OF THE LEGACY AWARDS. JIM HINKLE OF MOUNTAIN VIEW IS AMONG THE INDUCTEES INTO THE HALL OF FAME. A FORMER AGFC COMMISSIONER, HINKLE SERVED 14 YEARS ON THE BOARD OF THE NATL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION, ULTIMATELY SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CHAPTER. DURING THAT TIME, HE WORKED FOR THE EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HABITAT THROUGHOUT THE US, MEXICO, AND CANADA THROUGH VARIOUS NWTF INITIATIVES. THE SPRING RIVER FISH HATCHERY AT MAMMOTH SPRING WAS NAMED IN HIS HONOR. THE NEW HONROEES WILL BE RECOGNIZED DURING THE 27TH ANNUAL OUTDOR HALL OF FAME BANQUET FRIDAY AUGUST 24TH AT THE STATEHOUSE CONVENTION CENTER IN LITTLE ROCK.
- FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ADOPTEES WHO ARE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD MAY NOW REQUEST THEIR ADOPTION FILES FROM THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, REVEALING THEIR ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECORDS. ACT 519 WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR ASA HUTCHINSON. WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR ADOPTION FILES WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM ADOPTEES AGE 21 AND UP.. THE REQUEST MUST BE NOTARIZED AND INCLUDE A PROOF OF IDENTITY. THERE IS A $100 APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE. FORMS CAN BE FOUND ON THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH’S WEBSITE.
- THE FULTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL MEET MONDAY, AUGUST 20 AT THE HICKINBOTHAM-MILLER BUILDING, AT THE FULTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. SOCIAL HOUR WILL BE HELD AT 5:00, AND THE BUSINESS MEETING WILL START AT 6:00.. THE MEETING IS OPEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS..
- THE SALEM SENIOR LIFE CENTER MUST REPLACE THE VENT-A-HOOD iN THEIR KITCHEN, AND THEY'VE COME UP WITH A REALLY "COOL" FUND-RAISER TO HELP OFF-SET THE COSTS. CENTER DIRECTOR JULIE MILBURN INVITES YOU TO CALL OR DROP BY AND GRAB AN 8-POUND BAG OF ICE FOR JUST $1.00. PHONE 895-3147 TO RESERVE SOME! THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ON-GOING FUND RAISER, SO KEEP IT IN MIND AND BUY OFTEN!
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