The Mansfield City Council met in regular session on Thursday evening, August 17. All members of the council were present including Sheri Hopkins, Glen Hurt, Beverly Lyons, Julie Thomas, James Steele, and Boyd Farmer. Also present, Mayor Buddy Black and Recorder/Treasurer Becky Walker.
After approving the July meeting minutes and financials, the council heard the city services reports.
Mansfield Fire Chief Michael Smith was not present at the meeting, and Mayor Black read his report noting there were eight fire and 39 EMS calls. The report reflected that the new tornado sirens had been ordered. Smith included in his report that the E-One was still in Texas being repaired, and that the new tank on the tanker truck was also undergoing repairs. Smith attended the IAFC Fire-Rescue Conference in Kansas City, MO on August 16-18.
Next, Police Chief Wayne Robb gave his department report which noted (Scott County) four citations and 12 violations; (Sebastian County) five citations and nine violations. Robb also noted 39 department calls, 19 agency assists (five in Scott County and 16 in Sebastian County); 12 medical calls; two total incident/arrest reports; three accident reports; 64 traffic stops; 44 warnings issued; one DWI arrest; one adult arrest; and one animal call. Chief Robb also stated his department has had a total of five total training hours.
Public Works Director Derek Pollard presented his report to the council noting they had completed 118 service orders, 21 one call requests, storm damage cleanup, and a water leak repair. Pollard also noted that they are continuing a chlorine residual testing schedule to keep the disinfection levels monitored and that a water flushing plan is still in effect.
In matters of unfinished business, the council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 2023-2, a water rate increase ordinance. Black stated the new rate will go into effect on October 1. In sum, the estimated rate increase will be anywhere from $8-$10 per bill. “If someone’s water bill was $60, it will go up to about $70,” shared Black. “The rate increase is not as severe as I first thought it would be.”
In matters of new business, the motion was made to enter into executive session. The purpose of executive session was to discuss a personnel matter.
The next item on the agenda, considering pay increases for Cody Hensley and Mark Walls. Both have exceeded the 90-day probationary period. The council voted to approve those raises.
In the last item of unfinished business, the consideration of two rural, non-voting members of water advisory committee. This is a newly formed advisory committee comprised of members of the council and two rural, non-voting members. The two non-resident customers from the area are to be outside the municipal boundaries and in an unincorporated area. Black asked the council members to submit recommended names for members to serve on the committee.
Before adjourning the meeting it was announced that the fishing derby would be held on September 9 at the Mansfield City Lake, and that the Citywide cleanup would be held on September 23 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Public Works Department.
With no other items of business, the meeting of the Mansfield City Council was adjourned.
Hello everyone! Hope the first week of school went well for all the teachers and kiddos.
I will never forget Jacob’s first day of kindergarten. I was a stay-at-home mom, and I was so, so, sad. I really missed my little guy. Here comes Chuck home from work, he had to go to Ft. Smith and get a part, and he says, “come and go with me, I know you are having a hard time.” So, away we went, and it sure did help. Sometimes it’s hard on moms to let go of our babies. That same baby is 30 years old today, but he is still my baby. He has done a lot of things in those 30 years that make me shake my head. He goes through phases and this particular time it was a cooking phase. He calls me and says, “mom how much oil do I put in the skillet?” He was grilling chicken I think, and I said, “about two tablespoons.” He responds with “whatever that is.” So, I had to tell him about teaspoons and tablespoons. The next time he is cooking, he is cooking at a friend’s house and calls me and says, “mom I am making baked potatoes and I have them wrapped in foil, now how long to I microwave them for?” I reply, “noooo, you cannot microwave foil!” Landsake, I can’t believe he hasn’t blown up the town of Mansfield or my house. What in the world.
Can I add, he’s smart. He’s been married a few years now and he is a good cook. He even made Loren a cake from scratch one time. You could not have found a place to lay down a toothpick on the counter, and there was cream cheese everywhere, but he did it.
When they got married, I asked Loren if she knew how to cook. Her reply was, “yes, Dino nuggets and French fries.” When she left to go home, I told Jacob, boy you are going to starve to death. Guess what? She is an awesome cook. And she can make just about anything and it’s delicious.
He is on another phase now. He borrows Ella’s keyboard and takes it home to learn how to play the keyboard. Well, he brings it back a couple weeks later, no the phase is not over, it had some dead keys, so he just bought him a new one. Loren says he’s been playing songs and asking her to identify them. I’m telling y’all he has done these phases for years. He will learn to play a song on that keyboard, and it will be in the next yard sale.
Remember what I told y’all about him and Buff Jimmy when they watched the Rocky movies. They would come through the house and head to the garage to work out and I always knew they had been watching Rocky. I was so worried when they watched Ant Man that they would act like ants. That’s my boy and I am so proud of him, and his daddy would be also.
This week’s recipe is peach angel food cake. If you want a quick and easy dessert for company coming, this is the one for you.
PEACH ANGEL FOOD CAKE All you need is a 15 oz. can of diced peaches in heavy syrup, or you can cut up the ones in a regular can of peaches. 1 angel food cake mix Lightly grease or spray with cooking spray a 9×13 pan and preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, add the full can of diced peaches and use a potato masher to get the peaches to a smaller size. Carefully pour in the angel food dry cake mix and mix with a wooden spoon till fluffy. Pour the batter evenly into the pan and bake for 32-34 minutes. The top of the cake will slightly crack and be al light golden brown. Allow to cool and eat with vanilla ice cream or cool whip. Have a blessed week and spread a little sunshine.
PARIS- It was a warm August week last week at the North Logan County Fairgrounds in Paris, but the heat didn’t keep fair goers away and from having a good time. Attendance was good throughout the week, and on Friday, the fair began to come to an end with the Cattle Show that was held that evening.
Schools from all over county, including Paris, Booneville, and Magazine FFAs participated in the various animal shows the week of the fair. A big crowd attended the cattle show that produced great competition in all categories.
North Logan County Cattle Show (RNN Sports Photo / Jim Best)
The midway attractions have packed up and are now in Booneville for the South Logan County Fair that is being held this week. The fair season is a busy time of year for high school agriculture programs. Students and their faculty sponsors will be traveling to several fairs throughout the region and will culminate with shows at the Arkansas State Fair in Little Rock in the fall.
PARIS- After all of the winter off-season, spring football, summer workouts, and now, preseason practices in sweltering August heat, Arkansas high school football teams are set to kickoff the 2023 season on Friday, August 25.
Not all teams will open on “zero week” of the Arkansas Activities Association, but among River Valley schools who will play on August 25, Waldron will travel to Paris to take on the Eagles. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Eagles Stadium.
Waldron scored a decisive victory in the first of the two-game series last year in Waldron, winning by the score of 48-7. Several offensive turnovers by Paris in the second quarter of last year’s game spelled defeat for Paris in the season opener a year ago. The Eagles will be looking to correct those errors and get their new season off to a good start against a Waldron team that is guaranteed to play a competitive game every year. For both schools, the August 25 opener is extremely important to their success this year. Both schools play in tough conferences, and opportunities to win in the non-conference portions of their schedules are critical.
Waldron will enter the 2023 season with a new head coach: Cain White, formerly of Manila in Northeast Arkansas. White guided the Lions to a playoff win in 2021 and has set the goal of returning the Bulldogs to the playoffs for the first time since 2003 when they were in the 3A classification.
Offensively, Waldron will run the flex bone offense and will attempt to control the game and the game clock. A Waldron basketball point guard, Keegan Lynch, is expected to start at quarterback, and the Bulldogs will attempt to get the ball in space to their track athlete who possess 4.6 speed, Kason Davis. Davis is not the only basketball and / or track athlete that is expected to be a threat in the Bulldogs offense. Levi Brown, 4.5 speed, will be a threat to defensive secondaries from the receiver position.
Defensively, the Bulldogs will be relying on young talent from their junior high team a year ago. Logan Young, who will play fullback on offense in the Waldron flex bone, will also be a force on defense where he is expected to be a possible college prospect as a middle linebacker.
Waldron plays in the tough 4A-7 conference that includes Malvern (2022 4A state champions), Arkadelphia, Nashville, and Mena. Although there are only six teams in the conference and five will make the playoffs, the question becomes which team will Waldron defeat this year to qualify for the playoffs? A home game with Mena on October 13 could be the Bulldogs’ best opportunity to win in the conference and go to the playoffs as a five seed.
The Paris Eagles were 1-8 a year ago with their lone win at home against Two Rivers. The Eagles had one game forfeited on their schedule when the Danville Little Johns cancelled the remainder of their season. It was quite a drop for Paris who had won 21 games the previous two seasons, including a state quarterfinal appearance in 2020. But heavy graduation of both talent and numbers forced Paris into a rebuilding season in 2022 that will continue going into the 2023 season.
Paris dropped their season opener at Waldron by the score of 48-7 a year ago. Multiple offensive turnovers in the second quarter turned a small Paris lead into a route that ended up with the Eagles being down 35-7 going into halftime. But perhaps more significantly, the game seemed to set the tone for the rest of the season for Paris. This year, the return home game with the Bulldogs at Eagles Stadium is crucial for Paris to reverse the snowball effect from last year and create early season momentum that will need to carry forward into a tough non-conference match at Mansfield the next week, and the eventual start of conference play at Glen Rose on September 22.
Paris will add youth to critical areas of its defense this season to bolster areas such as the defensive line that were problematic for the Eagles last season. Sophomore Whitman Patton is an example of new size to the defensive line that could be an area of much-needed improvement this season. On offense, the Eagles have good “skill position” players, although they are fairly young and inexperienced. But some of the Eagles’ young skill players received playing time last year. Players such a Mason Ulrich (junior) are expected to be big factors this season.
The big key to victory for both teams will be to avoid turnovers that could allow the game to get out of hand. For Paris, the Eagles will have to avoid giving the Bulldogs and their offense short fields in which to score. As everyone knows, it is hard for all teams, no matter how good they are, to overcome multiple turnovers that give the opposition a short field to score. So, both teams must play clean games, free of turnovers to win. Paris will have the opportunity to perhaps score quickly and to put the Bulldogs’ offense in the position of having to come from behind with a ball control offense. But to do so, Paris must avoid turnovers and convert third downs into first downs to keep drives alive. Waldron will want to wear down the Eagles’ defense with their running game that can also break an explosive run with their running game and wide receivers. The team that can stay on the field offensively will have the best chance to win.
As the high school season moves along, watch for RNN Sports’ coverage every week on its website, social media, and in our print publications. Each week, we will preview the upcoming game in the RNN Logan / Franklin County Edition newspaper. Watch for our post-game coverage online every Sunday at residentnewsnetwork.com and on social media. On Friday nights you can catch all of the scores from around the region on our “Team Press Pass” page on Facebook!
Good luck to all of the River Valley schools, and all of us at RNN Sports look forward to seeing you at the stadium every Friday night!
PARIS- Last week, RNN Sports highlighted Brandon Fisher, public address announcer for the Charleston Tigers. As part of our series, this week, we visited with Paris press box announcer Keith Bullock. Keith is another legend in our area that serves his community and school district with passion and love for both.
Keith started his service as press box announcer in the 2020 football season. Keith, speaking of how he started, “I think they (the district) had a couple of people filling in (before he began) for a while. I think, Richard Zimmer (who is the district’s head of maintenance) did it for a long time; he took over for Winford.” (Winford McClure who famously served as the voice of the Eagles up until just before he passed away in 2012). Mr. McClure had been the beloved voice of the Eagles for many years. Before his tenure in the press box, Mr. McClure had been the radio announcer for Paris Eagles football. “Radio was big back then in the 90s, and he (McClure) did all of that in the 90s and then I think he moved into the press box as stadium announcer.”
So, for those who followed Mr. McClure in the press box, it has been a daunting task to follow a legend at the microphone. When Keith Bullock stepped up to take the challenge in 2020, it was out of love for Eagles football and the Paris community. As I interviewed him, it was very evident that he has a deep respect and admiration for Winford McClure, and his service as the Eagles Stadium public address announcer is something he takes very seriously. When I asked Keith about the pressure he feels following in a legend’s footsteps, he responded by saying, “Oh yeah. He is probably the one that put a face on that position (stadium announcer). You know, I don’t remember having gone through school (at Paris High School) and having graduated in ’95 any talk of him, but I know he added zeal, atmosphere, and love for the kids. He coached a lot of the kids and had an influence in their lives. It is definitely big shoes to fill. I try to not necessarily copy him, but I try to bring that same type of excitement and passion for being an Eagle. He was a graduate of Paris High School and so am I… we both played ball there, and we both worked with kids and have a love for the students, so, he definitely set the bar.”
Service as the stadium announcer for high school football is something that I have discovered to be a service of love for the school, community, and the kids on the field. And Keith Bullock is no different. When I asked him about this, he simply said, “Right. I look forward to it every night.”
In Bullock’s first year as the Eagles’ PA announcer, he called the epic “Fog Bowl” battle with Booneville at Eagles Stadium in 2020 (RNN Sports File Photo / Jim Best)
In his short tenure of three, going into his fourth season, Keith says the 2020 season, one that saw the Eagles advance to the state semifinals, was perhaps his favorite memory to date as the press box announcer in Paris. Keith said, “You know, we had those two big runs where we went to the state quarterfinals (in 2020 and to the second round in 2021) with the Chase Watts, Duke Walker, Ely Fore, and that group. So, it’s hard to put it on one big play or moment (his favorite memory). Those two years set the bar for the program. You know, we had a coaching change, but we didn’t miss a beat (current head coach Jeff Weaver took over the program in the 2021 season). You know, Nate Henderson and that bunch came through in 2021. I remember, although I was an offensive guy (running back for Paris as a player) I remember one big play; I can remember Nate making the tackle. Him and big Jimmy Dikeman up front; had a lot of fun calling those guys’ games. I can’t remember a standalone play that jumps out at me.”
In the press box, Keith says that several times before Trey Prieur, the district’s assistant athletic director, acquired the new sound system at the stadium, there were moments when the excitement and the volume of Keith’s voice would blow out the stadium sound system. “There were times that I would get so excited, whether it was Duke (Walker) running for a touchdown, or Ely Fore, or Chase throwing a touchdown, I would get so loud that it would blow a fuse on the system and then there would be no sound…but I’m still calling the plays. And there is nothing going out that anyone can hear until everything calms down. Then I realize that I can’t hear anything so we would have to reset the system. Trey would tell me that it is OK, we are going to get a new sound system, and we did. But it is always a joy up there; with the Trusty’s (Ron Trusty has been a long-time member of the press box crew). We definitely have to make sure that my hand is not on the microphone button at times, especially during a heated rivalry. Some plays may not be going your way, or bad calls, or whatever it may be. I have to tone it down up there. I have to remind myself that I am supposed to be calling it from both sides of the ball…maybe just a little bit more for the Eagles. In fact, I do remember two years ago, it was the first playoff game at home, and the AAA refs on the field for the playoff game could hear my calls from the press box. They did have a meeting with me about not doing a “play by play” from the press box, just call the game. Which, I try to be about a second behind where I am not actually calling the play as it happens, but just to give the fans my feel for the play.”
Keith is correct. Technically, the stadium press box announcer is supposed to be neutral in their presentation of the game. But in this writer’s observation, as a person who has made many stops at stadiums across the state, high school press box announcers in every community slant the presentation of the game in their home teams’ favors, if not cheerleading from the press box. It can even go as far as being demeaning to the visiting team and fans. And in my opinion, that is when it has gone too far. But it is difficult to hide enthusiasm from the press box, and from the community’s standpoint, it is expected. Keith finished by saying, “My goal is to try to make it more of a “college” feel in the presentation of the game. Music in between the breaks, and this year, I would like to coordinate the music with the cheer team, just like at college games. Also, encouraging the crowd to get loud at crucial times…such as on third downs. I want to make it more family friendly and not just your typical kind of just call the ballgame.”
Football is more than a game to the Eagles’ Keith Bullock (RNN Sports File Photo / Jim Best)
Keith selects his own music for game nights. In doing so, he and so many stadium announcers across the state spend a lot of time selecting music, organizing the order of play, categorizing the music for certain game situations, organizing announcements, putting the timeline of announcements together as they are to be read during the game, and many other tasks that go unnoticed by fans during the course of the game. And all of this is done with pride and enthusiasm for no other reason than to do it for the love of school and community. It can be easy for a fan to criticize the PA announcer, but if you stop and think, that person is getting nothing out of the job other than the personal satisfaction of serving the kids, the program, and the community. From my standpoint, I think we owe Keith and others like him across the state a big thanks for what they do for the schools across Arkansas.
If you have ever attended a game at Eagles Stadium, especially as a fan from a visiting school, one of the first things that you cannot help but to notice are the fireworks that go off after every Paris touchdown, or when the Eagles take the field. Keith elaborated on this by saying, “Used to be, the National Guard unit would bring their cannon down and fire it at times during the games. That stopped when the Guard unit transitioned and they took their cannon, so now, fireworks are set off. That’s always fun; it’s not too obnoxious for the visiting fans, but it lets them know that they are here (at Eagles Stadium).”
But football is more than a game to Keith Bullock. Keith is deeply involved in the lives of many kids throughout Paris and the surrounding communities. He and his wife Krystal are intricately involved in the spiritual life and development of so many throughout the community. “I got saved back in September of 2000, and three years later, I was in the Army Reserves, and we ended up going to Iraq. After I got back, I knew I wanted to work with kids. So, when I got back, I spent three or four years working, and going to church. So, probably fourteen years ago, my wife and I went to Greenwood as youth pastors and that’s where we felt the call to work with students. The Tyler Wilsons and that teams’ football Chaplin, along with Coach Jones at Greenwood, and it just kind of took off from there. We deeply wanted to do this back in our hometown because we both graduated from Paris. So, when we got the opportunity to come back, the door opened up for other stuff. We have been part of the mentor program at school, and we hope to get that program back. Anytime God opens the door for me to work with the next generation, I walk through it. So, when they asked me about doing the stadium announcing, it was just a no-brainer for me.”
Eagles Stadium Public Address Announcer Keith Bullock (Image Special to RNN Sports / Keith Bullock)
Going back to Keith’s service in Iraq, I asked him if anything happened there that influenced him to be the person he is today. Keith replied, “Probably what influenced me the most was that I don’t remember anyone there that wasn’t grateful that we were there. There was a father there that begged us to take his children back to the United States with us when we left. Of course, we couldn’t. That had a big impact on me. When you live somewhere and you are born into freedom, and you are born into the rights that have been given to us, the Constitutional rights that we have, you don’t realize what you have until you go somewhere where people don’t have it. That made such a huge impact on me. I can get up today and if I want to go to Alaska, I can do it. I wake up every day and can do what I want to do. Over there, they were under so much pressure that everything was literally dictated for them coming and going. So, that made a huge impact on me. One thing I want to instill in this generation is that someone paid a big price for our freedom. The cost of the freedom in the country that you live in, and the price for the spiritual freedom that we have…someone paid for it. We are just one generation away from losing it. We are always just one generation away. They (younger generation) do not understand the price that was paid. Whether it is football games, volleyball games, etc., having the opportunity to go to school, whatever, someone paid the price so we can do these things. I took 27 students to Belize and that was an eye opener for them. They saw those kids and how they live, and they saw how good they have it in the states.”
The same may be true for members of the Paris community. As community members, we may take people like Keith for granted. We believe they will always be there, and we temporarily lose our sense of appreciation for Keith and the many others like him throughout our community that give of themselves to make a positive difference in our hometowns. Like he said, you don’t realize how much you appreciate things until you don’t have them.
Keith Bullock, on behalf of everyone at RNN Sports, we thank you and the many others like you in the communities throughout the River Valley who give their time and talents to their local school districts and hometowns. Thank you for your service, not only in the protection of our freedoms in this great country, but to your local service to the children of Paris and the surrounding areas.
We look forward to hearing you present the Eagles’ game this Friday as the new season kicks off in Paris!
PARIS- In one of the final practices before the start of this week’s high school volleyball season, the Paris Lady Eagles played an intrasquad game in front of a large crowd at Paris Gymnasium last Thursday night. The Lady Eagles played both junior high and high school Blue / White matches followed by another exhibition match between Paris alumni volleyball players and the current Lady Eagles team.
Both the junior and senior high teams were impressive in their intrasquad games. The games were the first time the 2023 edition of the Paris program was on display in front of the home crowd. Paris head coach Josh Hart had the teams evenly divided and the competition was fierce for both matches.
Following the Paris home exhibition matches, the Lady Eagles traveled to Searcy last Saturday to play two-set exhibition matches against other Class 3A schools that played in the 2022 state tournament. The “Preview Party” as it is dubbed by the Arkansas Activities Association, was the final tune-up before this week’s regular season opener at Russellville.
RNN Sports will bring you the latest updates each week on Paris volleyball this season. Watch for our photos on social media, as well as our schedules of the next week’s games every week in the Logan / Franklin County Edition newspaper.
Good luck to Paris and other River Valley schools this season, and RNN Sports will see you at a gymnasium near you!
PARIS- After another summer evening that produced rain and thunderstorms the night before, school opened on Monday, August 14 for students in the Paris school district. The Paris district opened on a “staggered” basis with some grades reporting to school on Monday and the remainder on Tuesday.
School administrators, faculty, and staff were up early and in place when students arrived. School staff greeted their news students with enthusiasm to start the new year.
Students will have their first long weekend of the year when the Paris Schools are closed on Monday, September 4 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Additionally, schools in the district will dismiss early on Wednesday, September 13 for teacher professional development meetings.
On behalf of everyone at RNN, we wish the students, faculty, and staff a great 2023-24 school year all throughout the River Valley! We will be there all year to bring you the latest information and updates of interest to our readers.
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MAGAZINE- The Paris Eagles made the short trip south to play the Magazine Rattlers last week in a controlled scrimmage. The scrimmage served as a final dress rehearsal for both teams who will open their seasons this Friday.
On Friday, August 25, Paris will open at home with Waldron, and Magazine will travel to Mansfield to open their 2023 high school football season.
From a critical eye, it is difficult to draw any conclusions from a controlled scrimmage. Both coaches clearly wanted the opportunity to work on various aspects of their teams’ games without unnecessarily exposing their players to increased injury risk while playing things close to the vest in light of opposing teams on their schedules that may be scouting the scrimmage. From that standpoint, the scrimmage appeared to be a success for both teams. Both Magazine and Paris seemed to get out of the scrimmage without major injuries or losses in personnel before this week’s season opener for both teams.
RNN Sports will be in Paris this week to cover the Eagles opening game with Waldron. We will also be in Mansfield on Friday to bring you the action from the Magazine game at Mansfield. Watch for our post-game story at residentnewsnetwork.com this weekend. Also, you will not want to miss action photos from the game on Facebook at Paris Eagles Sports and at RNN’s Team Press Pass page!
Good luck to all of the River Valley high school teams that will open their seasons this week!
Fall is in the air and that means it’s time for our Fall Cleanup Campaign. Residents of Sebastian County are encouraged to use the cleanup Site dumpsters, to pick up litter, tackle illegal dumps and do whatever else it takes to put a shine on Sebastian County. This countywide cleanup campaign is in coordination with the Great American Cleanup.
Proof of Sebastian County residency is required by Arkansas Driver’s License for disposal of trash at the cleanup site.
The County Campaign will take place on Saturdays starting September 2nd and go through September 30th 2023.
“By working together to clean up our properties we all can make a difference and make our community more beautiful, safer and a healthier place to live, work and play,” says Judge Steve Hotz.
As in past cleanup campaigns, dumpsters will be placed in several locations throughout the County for County residents to have a convenient place to bring collected trash for safe and legal disposal. Fall County Cleanup Sites • Saturday, September 2 7AM -2PM – Midland -County Park / Bob Boyer Park Hwy 45 • Saturday, September 9 7AM- 2PM – Milltown/Washburn Fire Station • Saturday, September 16 7AM – 2PM – White Bluff Fire Station at 2731 Gate Nine Road • Saturday, September 23 7AM – 2PM – Greenwood – Road Yard • Saturday, September 30 7AM -2PM -Lavaca Rural-Rodeo Arena Parking Lot – Rodeo Arena Road
Dumpsters will be placed by 7:00 A.M. on Saturday and are available until 2:00 p.m. on the same day. Dumpsters will be picked up by 2:00 P.M. in order to be hauled to the Landfill and dumped by closing time. (3:30 P.M.)
Any resident of Sebastian County who does not have a cleanup site in their city, as well as residents in the unincorporated areas, may utilize ANY of the County Cleanup sites.
A Recap of the Fall 2023 County and City Cleanup Schedule is attached.
*E-Waste Trailers **Tires All Household trash must be in bags before bringing to the site to dispose of. There will be an E-Waste trailer at each of the County sites to accept Computers, TVs, or Electronics. These items are not acceptable in the “Dumpsters.” **Tire Disposal Policy Tires “will NOT be accepted” as a part of this cleanup campaign. County residents may dispose of up to four passenger tires, without rims, at no charge during the cleanup campaign in September, by taking the tires to the disposal site located at 601 Oak Grove Road in Van Buren, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. No tires accepted on Saturdays, If you have questions, you may contact John Spence at (479) 652-3705.
Cleanup Dumpsters will be managed by County Employees at all times to assure that only acceptable wastes are disposed of. The following items are NOT acceptable in the “Dumpsters” due to Landfill regulations: *TVs’ Computers- Electronic Equipment (place ni E-Waste trailers located at each County site) • Yard waste, grass, leaves and brush • Used Batteries • Hazardous or toxic wastes • Herbicides or pesticides • Cleaning chemicals • Paints or liquids of any kind • Fluorescent Bulbs • Freon containing appliances (appliances using Freon MUST have the compressor removed before it can be accepted) Burn Barrels for Trash are Illegal Barrels used to burn trash are illegal in the State ofArkansas and “will NOT be accepted” as part of this cleanup campaign White Goods White goods (appliances, refrigerators, etc.)m a y be placed in a designated area with the County Road Department disposing of these items on the day of the cleanup date in your area. Refrigerators, Freezers, Air Conditioners, MUST HAVE COMPRESSORS REMOVED. This cleanup is for Residents only and NOT for Commercial Disposal, Proof of Sebastian County residency (by driver’s license) will be required prior to disposal.
FAYETTEVILLE – No. 8 Arkansas (1-0-0) scored five minutes into the match and didn’t look back as the Hogs blanked Arkansas State 6-0 in their season opener.
All six goals were scored by different Razorbacks, including first-time scorer freshman Patricia Tsokos.
In goal, junior Sierra Cota-Yarde made her first start for the Hogs and also converted a penalty kick in the 54th minute. Cota-Yarde is no stranger to the task, having taken a penalty in two shootouts last season.
Arkansas’ first goal of the 2023 campaign was scored by sophomore forward Ainsley Erzen. Erzen started the match at midfielder and was there to pick up freshman Avery Wren’s shot that ricocheted off the post.
The Hogs were blessed with an own goal by Arkansas State in the 11th minute and went up 2-0.
The last two goals of the first half were scored within two minutes of each other. First up, veteran midfielder Bea Franklin scored in the 39th minute. The goal, made possible by a booming free kick from defender Emilee Hauser, is Franklin’s first scored with her feet as a Hog.
Tsokos followed up in the 41st minute with a textbook header on a ball from defender Margot Reemtsen to send the Razorbacks up 4-0 on 22 shots.
Senior forward Kiley Dulaney followed Cota-Yarde’s made PK and finished the night off with a gritty goal, in which she had to come face-to-face with the Red Wolves’ goalkeeper. Dulaney won the ball and knocked it in for her first goal back since missing the 2022 season due to injury.
Arkansas finished the match with 34 shots and held Arkansas State to seven.
“It’s early in the season, but there’s some details we need to clean up for sure,” head coach Colby Hale said. “But they are details, right? And those things will come. We’ve got a lot of young and new faces out there, and some of the sets aren’t super organized, so we’ve got to just clean some stuff up.”
Next Up
The Hogs will return to the pitch next week and face Oregon on Thursday, Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m. The match will be streamed on SEC Network+.
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