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Bulldogs Support #NationalSigningDay with Eleven

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Bulldogs Support #NationalSigningDay with Eleven

Regardless of the cold and wet weather outside the Bulldog Gymnasium, the spirits and happiness inside were at an all-time high as eleven student athletes signed their letters of intent on national signing day.

Nathan Nethers, Ouachita Baptist University (Football)

Parents, Dirk and Carrie Nethers

Treyton Dawson, Henderson State University (Football)

Parents, Will and Jana Dawson, Brandon and Pam Davis

Olivia Gaston, Ouachita Baptist University (Tennis)

Parents, Troy and Jody Gaston

Abigail Woodring, John Brown University (Tennis)

Parents, David and Barbara Woodring

Bella Mora, University of the Ozarks (Soccer)

Parents, Tony and Shana Mora

O’Hara McAllister, University of Arkansas – Fort Smith (Cheer)

Parents, Brock and Angela McAllister

Kylie Cumbie, University of Arkansas – Fort Smith (Cheer)

Parents, Jantzen and Tara DeArmond, Kyle and Angela Cumbie

Rachel Wiginton, University of Arkansas – Fort Smith (Cheer)

Parents, David and Shelia Wiginton

Kaylee Spoon, University of Arkansas – Fort Smith (Cheer)

Parents, Gary and Christina Spoon

Emma McCorkle, Ouachita Baptist University (Softball)

Parents, Todd and Tresi McCorkle

Taylor Koeth, Ouachita Baptist University (Cross Country)

Parents, Frank and Cindy Koeth

Eagles Road Woes Continue as Paris Drops Pair at Booneville

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Eagles Road Woes Continue as Paris Drops Pair at Booneville

After losing both junior high boys and girls games in Paris the night before, the senior high Paris teams traveled to Booneville on Tuesday night to play an important conference game with the Lady Bearcats and the Bearcats. The results were the same, Booneville won both conference games and sent Paris home scratching their heads as to what has happened in the past two weeks. The Paris Eagles boys team lost to Booneville by a score of 56-34, and the Lady Eagles were defeated 58-32.

The Lady Eagles, who had a very good month of January, have now apparently lost their momentum and have dropped their last two games, both of which have been on the road. The Lady Eagles lost at Atkins on January 28. Now, following last night’s road loss at Booneville, Paris must regroup and do it quickly as they will again play on the road at Jessieville on Friday night.

The Lady Eagles remain in fourth place in the conference with the loss of Atkins to Lamar on Tuesday night. Paris is now alone in fourth place, and it appears most likely that Paris must try to maintain fourth place now that they are two games behind Jessieville who is in third place. To finish third, the Lady Eagles must defeat Jessieville on Friday night and hope for some help from the rest of the conference to give the Lady Lions another conference loss. Either way, it looks like there is a good chance that the Lady Eagles will play Atkins in the first round of the senior district tournament. Paris’s first round opponents will not be determined until the end of the conference season and the final standings are known. If Atkins is the first round opponent, Paris must find ways to get more offensive production against the Lady Red Devils than they did in their last meeting.

After Tuesday night’s games around the conference, the standings are:

Lamar 12-0

Perryville 8-3

Jessieville 7-4

Paris 5-6

Atkins 5-7

It should also be noted that Atkins has played 12 conference games to date and Paris has played 11. This means that Paris will have to win one additional game going down the stretch to hold on to fourth place in the loss column.

The Paris senior boys team also suffered a double-digit loss last evening as the Eagles had no answer for the Booneville defense. Paris continues to have scoring issues, and if things were not bad enough for this team, senior Nick Bazyk left the game in the second half with an apparent injury. Paris has missed the scoring and pressure defense of Dylan Krigbaum for the past several games as he too has been out due to injury. The potential combined loss of both Krigbaum and Bazyk is devastating to an Eagles team that has fought hard all season and has needed the scoring of both players to stay in games late. Bazyk’s status is unknown to Resident Press as of the publication time of this article.

The Paris junior Eagles and Lady Eagles will play on Thursday night at Paris gymnasium in a make-up game versus Perryville. Like their senior high counterparts, the junior high teams lost a pair of games to Booneville on Monday night and need to quickly regroup to play a tough Perryville program. Paris finishes with Perryville on Thursday and will go on the road to Jessieville for their final conference regular season game on Friday. Paris will have to play three days in a row as the first round of the district tournament will begin on Saturday. The junior high district tournament will be held at Perryville High School.

For Paris fans, there is a lot of basketball left this week and beyond. Both the senior high teams and the junior high teams need your support now more than ever. It will begin tomorrow night in Paris, and the junior high teams need a big crowd for the important games with Perryville.

The best way to get the bad taste out from a loss is with a win, and for Paris, they have the opportunity to play soon and get those needed victories. The Eagles and Lady Eagles are at a crossroads in the season, and the next three days may tell us how they will respond. Paris fans will look for their teams to bear down and take it to their opponents following the disappointing losses over the past week.

Sr Bulldogs Continue To Remain Bulletproof

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Megan Hecox

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Sr Bulldogs Continue To Remain Bulletproof

WOWZA!! After going 23-10 in last year’s basketball season setting a school record and making it to State, the Waldron Sr High Bulldogs are saying “please sir, may I have anotha?” Coming off of their sixth win in a row after last night’s battle against the Lincoln Wolves, the Bulldogs now sit 21-4 in total season play. Beating the Wolves 86-65, the Bulldogs upgraded their conference play record to 10-1.

“We have to stay humble and hungry and continue to work toward our goals and show up each day and get better,” explained coach, Joshua Brown. The Bulldogs picked up 12 steals in the game with Payton Brown leading with three as well as 44 total rebounds with Jacob Avila leading offensively with six and Braden Willimas leading defensively with six. Brown led in scoring with 46 points followed by Gada Wagner with nine, Isaac “The Real” Villarreal with eight, Bryson Bailey with five, Avila, Williams, Mason Ford, and Camdon Holcomb with four apiece, and Jaden Hutchens with two.

As it stands right now, the Bulldogs are the number two seed in their conference division under the undefeated (10-0) Charleston Tigers. This Friday, Waldron will host the Charleston Tigers in one of the biggest games of the season. A win Friday night would place the Bulldogs tied for first in conference play with Charleston. Waldron holds their only conference loss to the Tigers so this time it’s personal. “We have to play better defensively this time around and make sure we do a great job of contesting shots and not giving up second-chance opportunities.”

The Bulldogs are inviting all fans to show up and “Pack The WAC” this Friday, February 7 as Waldron prepares to destroy the Tigers. Friday is also Eddie Night in memory of Eddie Harrison so fans are being asked to wear green.

Parole Hearing Held for Bynum

Tammy Teague

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James Bynum, the Scott County man convicted on two counts of sexual assault, had a hearing before the Arkansas Parole Board on January 30. On February 3, the board denied Bynum’s request for parole.

In November 2019, Bynum was convicted and sentenced to five years for count one, and five years for count two. That sentence was to run consecutively, and the court considered time already served. Bynum must also be registered as a sex offender, and was fined $2,500 for each of those two counts of sexual assault.

Jr Tigers Send Sea Sick Pirates Packing

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Megan Hecox

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The Mansfield Jr High Tigers have had it rough the last couple of games. For their first match of February, the Tigers hosted the Greenland Pirates on Tuesday night. This was the second to last game that the Jr Tigers would play until Districts the week of February tenth. At the end of the first quarter, the Tigers were down 11-2. After a highly motivational speech by Mansfield coach, Keith Stovall, a fire was lit under the Tigers tails.

Holding the Pirates to just one more point before halftime, Mansfield was only down 12-8. After a quick water break and a Stovall speech, Mansfield marched backed onto the court determined to make magic happen in the second half of the game. Both teams kept each other grounded in the third quarter by allowing zero pace to be picked up by the opposing team and the score sat at 15-14.

Time was winding down and the Tigers were more determined than ever to shut the Pirates party down once and for all. With five minutes left in the game, the Tigers took their first lead of the evening but lost it shortly after to a Greenland three-pointer. As fans were going wild with all of the back and forth action, the Tigers had enough of the cat and mouse game. With one minute left, Mansfield was back on top with a Tyler Turnipseed three-pointer putting the Tigers at 21-19.

35 seconds were left on the clock and the anxiety in the gym was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Fans were holding their breath, coaches were clenching their teeth, and the Tigers were cool as a cucumber knowing that they were about the execute a plan that would win the game. It was Mansfield’s turn to take the ball out. Braxton Byers placed himself on the outside line ready to throw the ball in. As his teammates got into formation, Byers bounced the ball off the back of a Pirate player, allowing him to maintain possession to then delivered the most epic two-point bucket. After earning a few more hoops, the Tigers walked away from the battle with a 28-21 win upgrading their season to 5-9.

Drew Elmore led his team in scoring with nine points while Clint Stovall earned six, Tyler Turnipseed made five, and Braxton Byers and Austin Quinalty netted four each. The Tigers also achieved 24 rebounds and four steals to end the evening. In their final game of the season before District, the Tigers will host the West Fork Tigers on Friday, February 7 starting at 4 p.m. Mansfield will be going into district play as the number eight seed facing Charleston. “We lost two very close games to them in season,” said coach Keith Stovall. “But we can win that game if we cut out the mental mistakes.”

Obituary- Sharon Diane Bernard (McVay) (1964-2020)

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Tammy Teague

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Obituary- Sharon Diane Bernard (McVay) (1964-2020)

Sharon Diane (McVay) Bernard, 55 of Huntington passed away January 30, 2020 at her home. She worked at Mead Container in Fort Smith. She was preceded in death by her mother, Shirley (McAfee) McVay; one nephew, Austin Martin.

Arrangement and cremation under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home Van Buren. Memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.

She was survived by her father, Jimmy McVay of Dover, Arkansas; two sisters, Donna Ross of Alma, Janet Martin of Mansfield; two nieces, Shandi Martin of Hot Springs, Terika Wynn of The Colony, Texas; two nephews, Dustin Martin of Mansfield, Zachary Clark of Norman, Oklahoma; several great nieces and nephews and numerous other family members.

Lady Pirates Pull Lincoln by the Tail

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By Jaclyn Almanza

The Jr High Lady Pirates had a battle for second place in conference against Lincoln’s Lady Wolves at Cedarville Monday evening.

This game was an intense and physical game, where all girls worked their hardest to pull out a win. But, the Lady Wolves were outworked by the Lady Pirates.

The Lady Pirates started off leading the scoreboard in the first quarter with 8-4 . The Lady Pirates held their ground in the second quarter still in the lead. In the third and last quarter, the Lady Wolves were catching up and soon the teams were tied. The Lady Pirates knew they had to win so they worked past their limit and pushed themselves.

The game became restless by jumping back and forth from defense to offense from steals and fouls. The last few seconds were battled to see who would take the win. The Lady Pirates won with a final score of 36-33.

Scott County Hometown Health Coalition Awarded Blossoming Community

Tammy Teague

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Scott County Hometown Health Coalition Awarded Blossoming Community

The Scott County Hometown Health Coalition was awarded the Blossoming Community recognition at the Annual Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention (ArCOP) meeting of members on Monday, January 27 in Conway, AR. Mayor David Millard, City Clerk and Treasurer Sherry Johnston, and Scott County Health Unit Administrator Darla Mortimore accepted the award on behalf of the Coalition. Mortimore and Johnston serve as co-chairs of the Coalition.

The Arkansas Department of Health “Hometown Health Improvement” and ArCOP, “Growing Healthy Communities” announced the results at the annual meeting. There were 94 applications statewide and only 28 recognized communities. This year, the applicants were carefully selected and scored based on pre-determined criteria. The Scott County Hometown Health Coalition was not only recognized for their achievements, but also moved up a category of recognition.

The mission of the Scott County Hometown Health Coalition is to bring health improvements to the community through prevention and education while addressing these concerns in a holistic approach that engages the economic health as well.

Scott County Hometown Health Coalition will receive incentives throughout the year for achieving GHC recognition. This may include but not limited to marketing/media packages, technical assistance, access to trainings, and access to funding resources.

Goals of the Growing Healthy Community are:

Encourage smaller Growing Healthy communitiesto come together at the county level to complete this application
To strengthen and expand partnerships and collaborations in a larger geographic area
Expand policy, systems and environmental (PSE) change to larger organizational and community-wide efforts
Grow efforts to engage hard-to-reach and disadvantaged populations
Achieve and maintain buy-in from elected officials and other high level organizations leaders

Obituary- Addie Louise Staggs (1933-2020)

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Tammy Teague

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Obituary- Addie Louise Staggs (1933-2020)

Addie Louise Staggs of Waldron, Arkansas, formerly of Lonoke, Arkansas, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, February 4, 2020, in Waldron, Arkansas surrounded by her loving family. Louise was born April 21, 1933, in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas to Garland Curtis and Bertha Mae (James) Curtis. She was 86 years old. Louise was a longtime member of Blackland Baptist Church.

Louise leaves behind to cherish her memory, three daughters: Lea Stewart of Waldron, Arkansas, Sarina St. John of Houma, Louisana, and Teanna Staggs of Floresville, Texas. Grandma will forever remain in the hearts of her 11 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren. Louise is also survived by two brothers Lyndle Curtis and Dewayne Curtis. Louise will be missed by all that knew her and the many whose lives she impacted, including a host of extended family and friends she loved dearly.

Louise was preceded in death by her loving husband, James Linden Staggs, her parents, Garland and Bertha Curtis and two sisters: Lorine Shaw and Emogene McAdams.

Louise’s Celebration of Life will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas with Rev. Rickey Hunt officiating. Interment will be in the Lee’s Chapel Cemetery in Cushman, Arkansas. Arrangements are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.

Louise’s pallbearers will be Mitchell St. John, Tom Stewart, Pedro Lopez and Joe Staggs. Honorary pallbearers will be Lantz Goforth, Scott Hill, Brent St. John, Brandon St. John, Easton St. John, Jake Staggs and Daniel Stewart.

Louise’s visitation will be 9:00 a.m. until the funeral hour, Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.

Obituary- William J. Avery (1941-2020)

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Tammy Teague

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William J. Avery of Waldron, Arkansas went to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday, January 31, 2020 in Booneville, Arkansas surrounded by his loving family. William was born October 13, 1941 in Keene, New Hampshire to William Abraham Avery and Evelyn (Brodley) Avery. He was 78 years old.

William was married to the love of his life, Gloria. Together they raised a family, became treasured grandparents and then great grandparents. William was a family man and his love for each of them was undeniable. He worked hard to provide for them. He loved music and was an avid dancer. He enjoyed watching old western movies and game shows. He also enjoyed drawing and doing paintings.

William leaves behind to cherish his memory, his loving wife of 52 years, Gloria of the home, and his children: Cathy Belletete and husband Casey Hansen, Dianna Avery-Jacobs and husband Rob, Charles Belletete and wife Diane and David Belletete and two daughters in law, Nancy Belletete and Terri Croteau. Pappy or Pappy Bear will forever remain in the hearts of his 27 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, Alfred Avery and wife Linda. William will be missed by all that knew him and the many whose lives he impacted including a host of extended family, friends and loved ones.

William was preceded in death by his parents, William A. and Evelyn Avery, one son, William Belletete, one sister, Ruth Buskey and one brother, Kenneth Avery.

William’s memorial life celebration will be 9:00 a.m, Monday, February 3, 2020 at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Waldron, Arkansas with Rev. Ken Overturf officiating. Arrangements and cremation are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory in Waldron, Arkansas.

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