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Arrest Reports 7/21

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Arresting agency – Greenwood Police Department:
Hannah Nicole Bateman of Booneville was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 21 at 11:26 p.m. and released on cash bond July 22 at 8:34 p.m. Bateman was charged with Failure to Appear – Class A Misdemeanor and Failure to Appear – Class C Misdemeanor.

Thomas Wesley Higgins of Fort Smith was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 27 at 1:02 a.m. and remains at the SCADC with bond. Higgins was charged with Petition to Revoke – Felony, two counts of Contempt-willful disobedience (Failure to Pay Fine), and petition to revoke – misd.

David Alexander Melgar of Van Buren was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 26 at 3:43 a.m. and transferred to an outside agency on July 26 at 8:36 a.m. Melgar was charged with Contempt-willful disobedience (Failure to Pay Fine), and Assist Outside Agency-Misd.

Shawna Renee Uptigrove of Booneville was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 21 at 11:24 p.m. and released on time served July 22 at 5:12 p.m. Uptigrove was charged with two counts of Failure to Appear – Class B Misdemeanor.

Arresting agency – Sebastian County Sheriff’s Department:
Derrell Wayne Britcher of Hartford was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 24 at 10:15 a.m. and released on signature bond July 24 at 11:50 a.m. Britcher was charged with Contempt-willful disobedience (Failure to Pay Fine).

Samantha Ann Dotson of Mansfield was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 27 at 1:55 a.m. and remains at the SCADC with cash bond. Dotson was charged with Failure to Appear – Class B Misdemeanor.

Oliver Phillip Frith, Junior of Booneville was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 23 at 1:01 a.m. and released on CAP signature bond July 24 at 9:21 p.m. Frith was charged with Failure to Appear – Class C Misdemeanor.

Terri Gabbert of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 26 at 9:37 p.m. and released on signature bond July 27 at 9:08 a.m. Gabbert was charged with Disorderly Conduct – Obscene Language or Gesture.

Antonette Elizabeth Mailloux of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 24 at 8:52 p.m. and released on signature bond July 24 at 11:36 p.m. Mailloux was charged with Contempt-willful disobedience (Failure to Pay Fine).

Jennifer Elaine McAnelly of Booneville was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 22 at 8:25 p.m. and released on cash bond July 22 at 11:49 p.m. McAnelly was charged with Petition to Revoke – Felony.

Ryan Austin Millican of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 26 at 3:25 p.m. and released on bond July 26 at 5:13 p.m. Millican was charged with Battery in the Third Degree – Purpose, and Failure to Appear – Class B Misdemeanor.

Dylan Wayne Strozier of Huntington was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 25 at 9:45 a.m. and remains at the SCADC with cash bond. Strozier was charged with Failure to Appear – Class C Felony.

Johnnie Lee Witt of Huntington was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 26 at 9:12 a.m. and remains at the SCADC with cash bond. Witt was charged with Failure to Appear – Class B Misdemeanor.

Arresting agency – Arkansas State Police Troop H:
Travis Scott Campbell of Lavaca was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 21 at 12:29 a.m. and released on signature bond July 21 at 1:45 a.m. Campbell was charged with Driving While Intoxicated 1st Offense.

Staci Leann Neu of Bonanza was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 26 at 9:12 p.m. and remains at the SCADC without bond. Neu was charged with parole violation and Contempt-willful disobedience (Failure to Pay Fine).

Villeda-Martinez, Jacinto of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 21 at 4:57 p.m. and released on legally sufficient bond July 22 at 5:50 p.m. Villeda-Martinez was charged with Obstructing Governmental Operations-Impair, Possession of Firearms By Certain Persons – Non Violent, and Drinking in Public – Highway or Street.

Arresting agency – Lavaca Police Department:
Tabatha Marie Cole of Lavaca was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 27 at 8:48 p.m. and remains at the SCADC with signature bond. Cole was charged with Disorderly Conduct – Fighting.

Trista Bree Griffith of Lavaca was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 26 at 9:39 p.m. and released on legally sufficient bond July 27 at 12:23 a.m. Griffith was charged with Theft of Property – >$1k.

Arresting agency – Hackett Police Department:
Stephen Arthur Hanna of Midland was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 26 at 4:09 p.m. and remains at the SCADC with cash bond. Hanna was charged with Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree.

Kaitlyn Mae Reeves of Fort Smith was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 24 at 11:04 p.m. and released on legally sufficient bond July 27 at 10:58 p.m. Reeves was charged with Possession of Controlled Substance – Schedule VI Misdemeanor <4oz, and Public Intoxication – Danger to self or others.

Arresting agency – Fort Smith Police Department:
Jagger Ray James of Central City was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 23 at 2:36 a.m. and released on signature bond July 23 at 9:22 a.m. James was charged with Public Intoxication – Annoyance.

Nicholas Jasna of Sallisaw, OK was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 21 at 5:29 p.m. and released on signature bond July 21 at 6:44 p.m. Jasna was charged with Theft of Property <$1k.

Jong Yang of Waldron was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 27 at 1:58 a.m. and remains at the SCADC with cash bond. Yang was charged with Failure to Appear – Class B Misdemeanor.

Arresting agency – Arkansas Parole:
Brock Leonard Kelly of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on July 23 at 8:27 p.m. and transferred to an outside agency on July 24 at 12:43 p.m. Kelly was charged with Assist Outside Agency-Felony.

Arresting agency – Logan County Sheriff’s Department:
Ricky Safford, 60 of Paris, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on July 21 at 12:11 a.m. Safford was charged with shoplifting and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Russell Allen, 42 of Paris, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on July 21 at 4:48 p.m. Allen was charged with failure to appear and two counts of bond surrender.

Johnny Yancy, 37 of Booneville, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on July 21 at 7:51 p.m. Yancy was charged with theft of services.

Benjamin Stewart, 31 of Paris, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on July 23 at 5:17 p.m. Stewart was charged with fleeing, speeding, careless and prohibited driving, resisting arrest, obstructing governmental operations, possession of an open container containing alcohol in a moto vehicle, and driving while driver’s license cancelled, suspended or revoked.

Raymond House, 42 of Scranton, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on July 26 at 1:01 a.m. House was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, and contempt of court.

Chrisopher Fleming, 50 of Booneville, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on July 26 at 6:08 p.m. Fleming was charged with failure to appear.

Skyler Peugh, 26 of Magazine, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on July 26 at 7:33 p.m. Peugh was charged with two counts of contempt of court, driving while driver’s license cancelled, suspended or revoked, fictitious license plate – improper use of evidence of registration, failure to register motor vehicle and failure to appear.

William Frost, 18 of Magazine, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on July 27 at 12:54 a.m. Frost was charged with murder in the first degree.

Paige Barr, 25 of Booneville, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on July 27 at 3:11 p.m. Barr was charged with disorderly conduct.

Arresting agency – Franklin County Sheriff’s Department:
Robert Charles Smith, 42 of Booneville, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on July 22 at 11:27 a.m. Smith was charged with two counts of failure to appear on unclassified misdemeanor (FTA) and sentenced to days.

Howard Jay Willis, 23, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on July 22 at 5:31 p.m. Willis was sentenced to days.

Ashley Dawn Moore, 35 of Ratcliff, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on July 22 at 6:11 p.m. Moore was charged with three counts of failure to appear on unclassified misdemeanor (FTA), and failure to comply with conditions of suspended sentence or probation.

Agustin Palacios, 26 of Clarksville, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on July 23 at 2:35 a.m. Palacios was charged with obstructing governmental operations, public intoxication / drinking in public.

Marty Lee Keck, 66 of Altus, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on July 24 at 10:58 a.m. Keck was charged with failure to appear on unclassified misdemeanor (FTA) and sentenced to CCC.

Ronald Hawkins, 43 of Gould, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on July 24 at 12:01 p.m. Hawkins was charged with failure to appear on unclassified misdemeanor (FTA).

Steven Chance Young, 27 of Coal Hill, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on July 24 at 12:44 p.m. Young was charged with burglary, residential, and violation of a protection order – misd.

Rodney Glenn Crutchfield, 36 of Coal Hill, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on July 25 at 4:40 p.m. Crutchfield was charged with reckless driving, fleeing by vehicle – extreme indifference to human life, possession of meth or cocaine GT 2 GM, but LT 10 GM, no vehicle license, and possession of SCH drug.

James Joel Atkinson, 66 of Ozark, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on July 25 at 5:10 p.m. Atkinson was charged with public intoxication and sentenced to CCC.

Khua Hup, 54 of North Little Rock, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on July 25 at 10:41 p.m. Hup was charged with driving while intoxicated – DWI 2nd, open container containing alcohol in motor vehicle, and drinking on highway or public.

Jason Goslee, 42 of Royal, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on July 26 at 12:37 p.m. Goslee was charged with driving while intoxicated – DWI 3rd, following to close, endangering the welfare of a minor – 3rd degree – recklessly risks physical/ mental harm.

David Lee Hughes, 38 of Seligman, MO was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on July 27 at 12:05 a.m. Hughes was charged with driving while intoxicated – DWI 1st, careless and prohibited driving, no proof of liability insurance, and driving while license suspended.

Baldemas Betancourt, 49 of Springdale, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on July 27 at 5:45 a.m. Betancourt was charged with theft by receiving greater than $25k.

**The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cases are still pending in the courts.**

Single Vehicle Crash Claims the Life of a Hackett Man

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Tammy Teague

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Single Vehicle Crash Claims the Life of a Hackett Man

A single vehicle crash claimed the life of a Hackett man on Saturday, July 27. The fatality occurred at 4:45 p.m., 23204 State Highway 45 in rural Sebastian County.

Dakota Gardner, 34 of Hackett, was traveling southbound in a 2001 Dodge. He entered a curve, veered off to the right of the roadway and collided with a tree before overturning and striking a second tree. The vehicle would come to rest on the driver’s side facing west.

The body was transported to the Sebastian County Coroner’s office and the next of kin notified.

Obituary: Raylyn Mays (2007 – 2024)

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Tammy Teague

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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Raylyn Dawn Mays, born on August 22, 2007 to Douglas and Leanne (Forrester) Mays in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She tragically left this world on July 26, 2024, in Waldron, Arkansas, at the age of 16.

Raylyn was a vibrant soul who brought joy to all those around her. She took pride in being a member of the Waldron High School choir and was a dedicated daily runner, showcasing her talents and determination. Raylyn also had a deep love for children, showing her caring and compassionate nature. She was an avid reader and had a passion for music and was hardly seen without her headphones on. Her adventurous spirit led her to pursue various interests, including riding horses and actively participating in the Waldron Rodeo Club Playdays. Raylyn was known for her witty humor and ever-present smile, brightening the lives of everyone she encountered.

Raylyn leaves behind to cherish her memory, her parents: Douglas and Leanne Mays; and two brothers: Dustin and Bladyn Mays. Paternal Grandmother, Linda Weatherly of Boles, Arkansas; Maternal Grandfather, Michael Forrester of Parks, Arkansas; Maternal Grandmother, Terrie White and husband Bobby of Waldron, Arkansas; and Maternal Great Grandmother, Patricia Forrester of Waldron, Arkansas. Raylyn is also survived by a host of extended family: aunts, uncles and numerous cousins. Raylyn will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing her. May she rest in peace, forever remembered for her zest for life and the love she shared with those around her.

Raylyn was preceded in death by her Paternal Grandfathers, Bobby Mays and Paw Paw Richard Weatherly.

Raylyn’s life celebration will take place at the Waldron High School Auditorium on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Pat Ray Biggs officiating. Arrangements are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.

Raylyn’s pallbearers will be: Dustin Mays, Bladyn Mays, Markus Smith, Kian McGhee, Stephen Smith and Tyler Mays. Honorary pallbearers will be Dylan Ditgen, Korben Phillips, Stele James, Little Stihl James and Michael Henry.

Raylyn’s visitation will be held on Monday, July 29, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home.

Obituary: Terry Conduff (1955 – 2024)

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Tammy Teague

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Terry Lynn (Lee) Conduff, 68, of Waldron, Arkansas went to be with her Lord and Savior, Friday, July 26, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. Terry was born on September 12, 1955 to Jimmie Howard and Marjorie Elaine (Carl) Lee in Roseville, California. She was currently a member Union Hill Free Will Baptist Church in Union Hill, Arkansas after having been a member of Christian Life Cathedral in Fayetteville, Arkansas for over 30 years.

Terry was married to the love of her life, Ernie Conduff for 49 marvelous years. Together they raised two amazing children and played a huge role in the lives of their grandchildren. Known for her baking skills, Terry was a beloved figure at the school choirs’ afternoon practices, where the students affectionately referred to her as “Mommom.” Her culinary talents brought joy to many. An avid traveler, Terry’s love for exploring different cultures merged seamlessly with her passion for helping children, leading her on numerous missionary trips to Honduras, Argentina, Mexico, and Guatemala. Her playful spirit shone through as she delighted in dressing up as a clown and entertaining children wherever she went, along with her love of wearing dress hats for nearly all occasions.

A true Proverbs 31 woman, Terry dedicated her life to serving others. She remained a prayer warrior, even in her final days as she bravely battled cancer. With a servant’s heart, she touched countless lives through her ministry work alongside her spouse, Ernie, serving in vocational ministry for 49 years.

Having a gift of hospitality, Terry welcomed over 300 mothers and children into her home over the years, providing shelter, mentorship, food, and love. Terry’s memory will live on through the lives she touched and the compassionate work she dedicated herself to; including founding the nonprofit organization LifeSource International with Ernie where they served as executive directors. She leaves behind a profound impact and a legacy of love, generosity, and service that will be cherished by all who had the privilege of knowing her.

Terry leaves behind to cherish her memory her husband Ernie and two children: JoAnna and husband Zachary Hale of Waldron, Arkansas and Jimmie and wife Lupe Conduff of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Mommom will forever remain in the hearts of her nine grandchildren: Lincoln and Keylor Hale; Jimmie, Paxton and Chloe Conduff; Jessica Gomez; Breanna, Alex and Brandon Lopez. Terry is also survived by her mom, Barbara Lee of California; six sisters: Janet Van-Y, Patti Ferguson, Laurie Dibble and Trisha Gregory of California; Valerie McDonald of Arizona and Debbie Engle of Florida; and two brothers: Thomas Spindel of California and Mike Spindel of Alabama.

Terry was preceded in death by her parents: Jimmie Lee and Marjorie Spindel, and granddaughter Elvia Conduff.

In honor of her legacy, a celebration of life will be held to honor Terry’s remarkable life at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 3, 2024 at the Waldron Pentecostal Church of God with Pastor Zack Hale officiating. Arrangements are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.

Terry’s visitation will be Friday, August 2, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 pm. at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home where Terry’s family will receive friends.

Memorial Donations may be made to Life Source International Inc., 682 S Lt Col Leroy Pond Ave, Fayetteville AR 72701-5379 or at https://www.lifesourceinternational.org/donate

Golfers Set World Record, Raise Money and Awareness for Rare Genetic Disorder

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Tammy Teague

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Golfers Set World Record, Raise Money and Awareness for Rare Genetic Disorder

This spring, five local golfers set out to play an unprecedented round of golf. The goal? to raise money and awareness for a rare genetic disorder, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome.

Golfers Zach Brunet, Philip Robertson, Lex Mickle, Alex Graziani, and Derek Frail participated in the 2024 fundraiser, Endure4Eden (E4E). The team would successfully complete a 24-hour endurance golf challenge in Alma at Eagle Crest Golf Course. The goal was to raise $10k through donations and auctions. However, the team exceeded that amount by raising over $12k.

Not only did the team exceed their fundraising goal, but they also shattered personal records. “We started at 8 a.m. on a Friday (April 12) and finished at 8 a.m., Saturday,” shared Mickle. “We walked over 65 miles and 8,000 ft. elevation total.”

Mickle and the extreme golfing team shattered their own personal bests, as well as those in the Guinness World Records. (RNN photos / Lex Mickle)

To land a world record in Guinness, the team had to beat 180 holes. They completed 200, all in a 24- hour time span. The team was also required to video their attempt and have two witnesses present at all times.

Night fell on Eagle Crest Golf Course as the five-man team endured the 24-hour challenge by headlamp. (RNN photo / Lex Mickle)

On Tuesday, July 23, Robertson received an email from Guinness World Records that the Endure4Eden challenge was officially recognized as a successful world record.

Robertson initiated E4E in hopes of bringing awareness to the rare condition and for his daughter, Eden. Robertson was recently honored for his unique fundraising efforts at a Phelan McDermid Foundation Syndrome family conference.

The team was required to record the entire 24-hour, 200-hole challenge to be eligible for the world record. (RNN photo / Lex Mickle)

Another member of the golfing team, Brunet, has a sister who is also impacted by the condition.

The Phelan McDermid Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing hope, help and answers by supporting and connecting families, improving medical care, and driving research breakthroughs. E4E raises money and awareness through athletic and endurance challenges to benefit the Phelan-McDermid Foundation.

Guinness World Record holders! (RNN photo / Lex Mickle)

Mansfield’s Defense Aims To “Stripe” Down 2024 Opponents

Adam Hecox

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Mansfield’s Defense Aims To “Stripe” Down 2024 Opponents

There are a lot of football players who love the offensive spotlight and who can blame them? To bask in the cheers of fans for scoring touchdowns, making wild one-handed catches, and pulling off ankle breaking jukes is something to soak up. But on the other side of the ball, there is a group of dogface gremlins that love nothing more than to shut off those spotlight moments for their opponent’s offense and instead, make them stare at the stars. These smashmouth heavy hitters were born for what the sport of football calls defense. For defensive players, the name of the game is to induce pain, and as wild as it may sound, they enjoy every single second of dishing it out…..especially in Tiger country.

The 2023 Mansfield Tigers defense was one that most opponents tried to steer clear from. The Tigers led the 3A-1 in points allowed by only allowing 117 points in regular season play and 202 points overall in their 14 game season. Mansfield kept eight of their 2023 opponents to one score or less while only allowing an impressive 15.5 point average per game for the whole year. That defensive stat put the Tigers as the best defense in the 3A-1 and third-best in the entire state (Hoxie-10.9, Glen Rose-13.1). While sorting through a recap of last season’s defensive stats, one could wonder if the Tigers defense can be just as stingy this season. In short, absolutely. While Mansfield will have to replace graduated defensive lineman, Turner Wright, and corners Peyton Martin and Tyler Turnipseed, they will still return eight starters on defense in 2024. Five of those eight were in the top ten in the 3A-1 for tackles combining for 331 takedowns last season.

Mansfield’s entire linebacker corps from the 2023 season will again suit up for 2024 and that could be a problem for their opponents. Senior outside linebackers, Jeremy Strozier and Samuel Burton, were a dangerous duo last season, but after a full offseason of training to be stronger and faster, their threat to opposing offenses is likely to rise significantly. With both already having a keen ability to sniff out the run plays and zeroed-in hands to intercept passes, Strozier and Burton will have the perimeters under lock and key. All-Conference middle linebacker, Zander Walters, was a downright bully to the Tigers opponents in 2023. Walters’ headhunter mentality created some loud pops last season and he’s only gotten better since then. Built like a cinder block, Walters has spent the offseason polishing up on his linebacker techniques to become even more of a force to be reckoned with. Walters and Strozier finished the 2023 season as the second and third-ranked tacklers in the 3A-1 with Walters having 87 total tackles and Strozier rolling up 86 takedowns. Senior Trey Powell will likely also be put in the mix as he was last season to utilize his blinding speed to blitz while Junior Alex Hecox will resume his 2023 role as a solid option to rotate the starters out for breathers. From top to bottom, the linebacker corps for Mansfield’s defense should be enough to detour a lot of points again this season in both the pass and run game of their opponents.

Pressure in a backfield creates chaos for offensive game plans. All of the X’s & O’s of a big play tend to fall apart when a defensive lineman is up in the ball carrier’s face. Mansfield will return defensive linemen Dakota Deer, Ethan Martin, and the ever-effective rotation of the Ore brothers (Logan and Cadien) in 2024. Senior, Dakota Deer, is so well renowned for his ability to breeze past an offensive line and make vicious hits in the backfield that the phrase “Fear the Deer” should be printed on a T-shirt. With his 53 tackles in 2023, Dakota Deer will likely draw a lot of attention from offensive linemen this season, but his fellow defensive linemen cannot be overlooked. Juniors Ethan Martin, Logan Ore, and Cadien Ore were the perfect mix of size, strength, and uncanny speed in 2023. As scary as it may sound, those players have been working hard to boost those attributes up even higher over the offseason. With having their first full offseason in Head Coach Whit Overton’s strength and conditioning regimen under their belts, the Tigers defensive line has only gotten bigger, faster, and stronger. Utilizing additional players such as James Bausley and Matthew Burton to rotate in key possessions will definitely beef up the Tigers already great defensive wall. Tack on having two excellent linemen coaches, Keith Stovall and Trevon Moore, to polish off the line’s tricks of the trade, and you all of a sudden have an elite group of players who could walk on and start for any team in the 3A.

Mansfield’s defensive back squad took the hardest hit after the 2023 season by losing starters Peyton Martin and Tyler Turnipseed. While losing the pair of All-Conference players will leave a void, the Tigers still have a talented pool of athletes to fill in the open field. Safeties Daniel Burton and Andrew Burton will be returning in the starting positions which should be a big factor in the pass defense department. Andrew Burton finished the 2023 season fifth in tackles in the 3A-1 with 58 tackles while his older brother, Daniel, was able to snag interceptions and force opponents to send their pass attempts in the other direction. Seniors, Trey Powell and Leland Powell, will both likely spend plenty of time in the secondary also. Trey Powell’s immaculate speed is unmatched and closes passing windows quickly while Leland Powell has a nose for the ball and steel trap hands which can lead to multiple interceptions for the Tigers. Junior, Cooper Edwards, is the Tigers wildcard in the defensive backfield. Edwards has a high IQ of the game and loves making heavy hits which makes him very dangerous at any position the coaches want to put him at. Defensive backs, Chandler Wisman and Rylan Nichols, have made an impression on their teammates and coaches and could wind up coming out of nowhere to shock opponents in the open field.

While the stats of being the number one defense in the 3A-1, number three defense in the state, and having five tacklers in the top ten of the 3A-1 all are nice for the 2023 season, they mean nothing right now as the Tigers start with a clean slate in 2024. Whereas the Tigers were an unknown force in 2023, the defensive cat has been let out of the bag and everyone in the 3A knows what Mansfield is capable of going into 2024. Mansfield’s first test of the 2024 season will be against the Bismarck Lions who take pride in their high-octane offense. The Lions racked up a total of 507 points in 2023 which is impressive for any program. The Lions will return their starting quarterback who passed for 1,956 yards and a pair of running backs who combined for 1,264 yards in 2023. Just as with the Tigers though, those numbers mean nothing for Bismarck’s offense as every team in the state starts their season with all zeros on their stat sheets. The question of “can” the Mansfield Tigers defense be just as good as last season can be answered with a resounding yes. But the real question of “will” the Tigers be as good or even better than last season will only be known if you purchase your ticket, have a seat in the stands, and see for yourself.

Photos courtesy of Joey Bolin and Jeannie Keomoungkhoune

Magazine Schools To Offer Free Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Snack To All Students

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Tammy Teague

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Magazine Schools To Offer Free Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Snack To All Students

By Jonathan Gipson, Magazine Schools Media Relations

MAGAZINE — Magazine Schools will be participating in the School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program and Afterschool Snack Program during the upcoming 2024-25 school year.

The Magazine School District will provide meals at no charge to the household regardless of program eligibility. Households, however, are still encouraged to apply for meal benefits in order for Magazine Schools to maintain this provision.

Applications will be sent home with high school and elementary students on the first day of school (Monday, Aug. 12) and also may be picked up at the Administration Building. Households that participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) may be eligible for free or reduced price meals.

To apply for free or reduced price meals, households must complete and return the application. Applications will be considered incomplete if all information is not provided as described in the instructions provided with the application. Applications may be submitted at any time during the school year as circumstances change provided that the loss of income causes the household income during the period of unemployment to be within the eligibility criteria.

Households with children who received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, may submit an application with abbreviated information as described in the application instructions. SNAP households should complete an application if they are not notified of their eligibility by September 1, 2024.

All applications are subject to verification. Parents or guardians dissatisfied with the ruling of the determining official may wish to discuss the decision with the determining official on an informal basis. Parents wishing to make a formal appeal for a hearing on the decision may make a request to: Dr. Beth Shumate at 866-900-2001.

Children certified as foster, migrant, homeless or runaway by the district are categorically eligible for free meals. Contact Karen Gipson at 866-900-2001 with questions regarding foster, migrant, homeless or runaway meal benefits.

Households who are notified of their eligibility but who do not want their children to receive free meals must contact the school.

In the operation of child feeding programs, no child will be discriminated against because of race, sex, color, national origin, age or disability.

Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

Mail

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410

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(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

Email

[email protected]

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Obituary: Betty Hawkins (1941 – 2024)

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Tammy Teague

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Betty Sue (Dillard) Hawkins was born October 18, 1941 in Sims, Arkansas to Wilmon Green Dillard and Esther Rebecca (Phillips) Dillard. She married Paul Hawkins on June 29, 1962. Betty was a loving and caring person who always put others before herself. Betty went to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at her home in Olathe, Kansas surrounded by her loving family.She was 82 years old.

Betty started working on her family’s farm at a young age peeling fence posts with her brothers. She was known for working just as hard and sometimes outworking them. They received a penny for each post peeled. After high school she worked at a glove factory until she married. Betty and her husband, Paul, met and married in Arkansas and then moved to the Kansas City area in 1963. Betty had several jobs in retail including Sears Surplus, Home Quarters, and Dillards. She had perfect attendance at Sears for 20 years. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, going to her children’s sporting events, and looking for bargains when she shopped. She enjoyed game night with her friends at church, as well as playing dominoes and card games with her family. Betty was an avid KU and Arkansas Razorbacks basketball fan as well as the Kansas City Chiefs. She loved to listen to Elvis on the radio.

Betty leaves behind one daughter, Paula (Scott) Whitehead of Lenexa, Kansas and one son, Shannon (Julie) Hawkins of Olathe, Kansas. She will forever remain in the hearts of her grandchildren: Melissa (Derek) Bradshaw, Grant (Savanna) Whitehead, Taylor Hawkins, Vanessa (Chris) Patton; two great grandsons: Ellis and Ethan Patton. Betty is also survived by two siblings: Charles Dillard and Kathy (Loyd) Lewis; as well as, brother in law Bill (Valva) Hawkins, brother in law Clifford Daily. Betty will be missed by the many whose lives she impacted, including a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family, friends, members of her Sunday School class and neighbors she loved dearly.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Hawkins of 59 years, her parents Wilmon and Esther Dillard, sister Lillie Belle (Dillard) Bryant, brother Kenneth Dillard.

Visitation will be on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., with celebration of life following at 10:00 a.m. at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Waldron, Arkansas with Rev. Wally Beckman officiating. Interment to follow at Hawkins Cemetery in Parks, Arkansas. Arrangements are being entrusted to Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.

Betty’s pallbearers will be Grant Whitehead, Derek Bradshaw, Keith Saveall, Jamie Saveall, Drake Hawkins, and Dane Hawkins.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hawkins Cemetery, ℅Chambers Bank, PO Box 838, Waldron, AR 72958 or Waldron First Church of the Nazarene, 1816 Rice St, Waldron, AR 72958.

State Capitol Week in Review from Senator Terry Rice

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State Capitol Week in Review from Senator Terry Rice

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas sales tax holiday this year will be on the first weekend in August, Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4.

Consumers will not have to pay sales tax on any articles of clothing that cost less than $100.

The exempted items include pants, shirts, dresses and shoes. Also free from sales tax are bathing suits, baby blankets, underwear, raincoats, uniforms, hats and caps, aprons, neckties, scarves and steel-toes boots.

Diapers, even disposal diapers, are included on the list of exempt items. However, sports equipment will not be exempt, so you will pay sales tax on cleats, baseball gloves, goggles, life preservers, shin guards and shoulder pads.

Accessories are also on the list of exempted items, as long as they cost less than $50. The list of articles is extensive, and includes handbags and purses, sunglasses, jewelry, hair notions, wallets, watches and wigs.

More than 65 categories of cosmetics are exempt from the sales tax, such as mascara, many types of hair products, fingernail polish and fingernail remover, bath salts, artificial eyelashes, perfume and stretch mark cream.

School supplies will be exempt from the sales tax. Officially the first weekend of August is called the sales tax holiday, but many people refer to it as the “Back to School” sales tax holiday. That’s because the legislature intentionally scheduled it for early August, to benefit families with children going to school.

School supplies include pens, pencils and paper as well as art supplies.

Thanks to Act 944 of 2021, approved by the legislature earlier this year, some electronic and computer equipment were added to the list of tax exempt items.

Laptops, desktops, tablets, printers, keyboards, calculators, cell phones, e-readers and monitors are exempt from the sales tax. However, video games, stereos and televisions are not included.

Arkansas families will save an estimated $2.6 million on purchases of electronic and computer equipment.

The sales tax exemption applies to single articles, and is not based on the overall cost of everything you buy. For example, you can buy three shirts $25 each and a pair of pants for $50 and you will not be charged the sales tax, even though the total is $125. Because each item is less than $100, the exemption is applied.

However, if you buy a pair of shoes for $120, you will have to pay the sales tax on the full amount of the purchase.

When you take advantage of a sale that allows you to buy one item and get another for a reduced price, the holiday exemption applies only to the items costing less than $100. For example, a store may offer a pair of jeans for $120 and you can get a second pair for half price, or $60. The sales tax exemption will apply only to the second pair.

The exemption applies to all sales taxes, not just state sales taxes. That means exempt items are free of all city, county and local sales taxes.

All retailers have to participate. Articles cannot be separated in order to lower their price under the $100 and $50 thresholds. Men’s suits and pairs of shoes, which normally are sold as one unit, cannot be split into separate purchases.

“Just Roll with It” Serving up Recipes and Humor

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“Just Roll with It” Serving up Recipes and Humor

By Sheri Hopkins, Lifestyle Contributor

Hello everyone! I am back from vacation. I will say that was the best vacation I have had in a long time. My brother Larry, his wife Peggy and I went. We left on a Tuesday and stopped in Nashville to see my nieces and visited with them. We had dinner and then headed out the next morning to Mt. Airy, North Carolina, AKA Mayberry.

If you know our family, we all love the Andy Griffith show. Mt. Airy is his hometown and a lot of the show is based on characters from Andy’s childhood. They have a main street that has all the Mayberry shops, Floyd’s Barber, Ms. Ellie Walkers Soda Fountain, Mayberry Trading Post, Barney’s Cafe, Snappy Lunch, Opie’s Candy Store, Earl Theater, Mayberry on Main, Loaded Goat Restaurant, a replica of the courthouse and Wally’s filling station. We saw Andy’s childhood home and took a tour in the squad car. I am telling you everybody in that town was very friendly. Just like being in Mayberry.

We were riding in the squad car, and we were at a stop light and some guy in a truck pulls up beside us and starts yelling “citizen’s arrest, citizen’s arrest.” I yelled back in a hick voice, “you just go up an alley and holler fish.” We were all laughing. If you ever get the chance to visit, they have Mayberry Days in September and Andy Griffith’s daughter and her best friend come to it and dress up as the fun girls, Skippy and Daphne, and walk up and down the street kissing all the men.

For you older folks, Mt. Airy is also the birthplace of Donna Fargo. She comes every year on the Fourth of July and sings during their celebration. We also toured the Andy Griffith Museum. They had a sidecar that Barney had when he bought the motorcycle. He used it at Check Point Chickie to watch the El Truckos. I also go to stop at Bucees, it was my first time and I loved it. They have everything you can imagine and the cleanest bathrooms this side of the Pecos.

We left the wonderful town of Mt. Airy and headed to Atlanta, Georgia. Talk about traffic. I told my brother, “I need a pinch of a nerve pill!” It was crazy. We went to two Braves baseball games, my brother’s favorite team. I had so much fun sitting by these kids. They thought I was crazy. They were not far off on that. I had the best hotdog I ever had. Nothing like a ballpark hotdog. We headed home on Sunday. I had the best time but was ready to get home in my own bed and see my little JR dog.

We had stopped to eat at Wendy’s on the way there and my brother had to get some of their chili. Him and my nephew, Michael, loves the chili from Wendy’s. Of course he got some on his shirt. That evening we were going to eat, and he said, “should I change my shirt?” Peggy says, “yes, you are changing your shirt.” She handed him a shirt and he said, “why can’t I wear that other shirt,” pointing to one in the suitcase. She said, “that’s my pajama shirt!” Keep in mind, it’s bright yellow and has some design on it. The man is a hoot to go on a trip with. Every time we stopped and would get back in the car, I would ask if everyone had their phones, wallets, bras, teeth and gun. After my brother left his phone in the bathroom on our last trip to Nashville, I wanted to make sure nobody forgot anything.

I will have more stories next week. This week’s recipe is a red velvet dump cake. My granddaughter loves red velvet cake.

RED VELVET DUMP CAKE
20 oz. can of crushed pineapple
21 oz. can of cherry pie filling
1 box of red velvet cake mix (dry)
1 stick of butter (I used a stick and a half)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9×13 pan with non-stick spray. Dump the cherry pie filling in first, then the can of pineapple next (do not drain). Spread the dry cake mix on top of that, then add the melted butter on top. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Enjoy with some vanilla ice cream on top.

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