The Mansfield Chamber of Commerce met on Thursday, February 6 at noon. Newly appointed President, Sheri Hopkins, oversaw the meeting.
Also present, Vice-President Becky Walker, Treasurer Rick McDaniel, and Secretary Tammy Teague. Over 10 individuals and businesses were announced as new members. Those included: Beverly Lyons, Mayor Buddy Black, River Valley Feed, 71 Express, Chambers Bank, Today’s Bank, Boyd Rental Properties, West Fraser, Margaret Mergan and Tammy Oxford.
“It’s a really good start,” stated McDaniel, who has worked diligently with Hopkins handing out applications for membership.
Hopkins shared that the Chamber’s main goal is to be able to have a nice Fourth of July fireworks show, and Christmas parade. The Chamber of Commerce is also planning events throughout the upcoming months.
On Saturday, February 15, from 5-7 p.m., the Chamber will be hosting a Valentine’s Day spaghetti dinner at the Mansfield Senior Center. The meal includes salad, breadstick, drink and dessert for $5. Entertainment will also be provided by Just Us.
Other planned events include an Easter Egg Hunt, 5K race, and of course the annual Fourth of July fireworks show.
If you or your business is interested in joining the Chamber of Commerce, you can contact McDaniel at 479-461-6733.
Reese Emersyn Scantling of Waldron, Arkansas was welcomed into the arms of Jesus, on Thursday, February 6, 2020 in Little Rock, Arkansas with her family by her side. Reese was born October 15, 2019 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Eli and Hannah (Thompson) Scantling. She was 3 months old.
Reese touched the hearts of many and was incredibly loved. She had the sweetest soul with a touch of sass. She adored her daddy and they could spend hours just sitting and staring at one another. Her favorite thing to do was cuddle in mommy’s arms and read books. Reese was always styling with her big bows and pretty clothes and didn’t go a day without catching someone’s eye. We will forever miss our baby girl, but are at peace knowing she’s completely healed and perfectly loved in the hands of Jesus.
Revelation 21:4 “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the Kingdom of heaven.”
Reese leaves behind to cherish her memory, her daddy and mommy, Eli and Hannah Scantling, her grandparents, Russell and Teresa Scantling, Eric and Nonie Thompson and her uncles and aunts: Lucas and Jessica Scantling, Danielle and Logan Hoopes, Calla and Josh Reyman, Laramie and Karley Thompson as well as her cousins: Payton, Sawyer and Sutton Scantling, Weston, Colton and Grayson Reyman. Reese is also survived by her great grandparents: Windell and Geneva Hale, Dora Thompson and Jeff and Delma Plowman. Reese will be missed by a host of extended family and friends that loved her dearly.
Reese was preceded in death by her great grandparents, Glen and Della Faye Scantling, Earl D. Thompson and Nila and Charles Justice.
Reese’s life celebration will be 12 p.m., Monday, February 10, 2020 at the Packsaddle Church near Waldron, Arkansas with Rev. Jeff Wilkinson officiating. Arrangements are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.
Reese’s pallbearers will be her uncles, Laramie Thompson and Lucas Scantling.
Reese’s visitation will be Sunday, February 9, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.
The Paris junior Eagles boys basketball team defeated Atkins tonight in the last game of the first day of the junior high district tournament that is being held at Perryville High School. The Eagles will play Monday afternoon at 5:10 p.m. If the Eagles win on Monday night, they will advance to Thursday’s district tournament final.
So, both Paris junior high teams were victorious in their first round district tournament games. Monday’s schedule at Perryville will be:
Paris Eagles, 5:10 p.m.
Paris Lady Eagles, 6:20 p.m.
Please note that actual game times are approximate due to the length of each game. However, games will not start any sooner than their scheduled times.
Stay with Resident Press for more updates from the junior high district tournament on Monday!
The Paris junior Lady Eagles defeated Fountain Lake this afternoon by the score of 42-29 to advance to Monday’s semi-final. Paris will play at 6:20 p.m. on Monday night versus the winner of today’s Perryville vs. Jessieville match-up.
The Paris junior Eagles boys team will play later tonight at 7:40 p.m. versus Atkins. Stay with Resident Press for more junior district tournament updates.
Charleston traveled to Waldron on Friday night for a pair of important Class 3A conference games with the Bulldogs. The Lady Tigers went into the game 11-0 in conference and were looking to improve their record and guarantee themselves no worse than a share of the conference championship. The Tigers boys team also entered the game undefeated in conference play, just one game ahead of Waldron. The Tigers defeated Waldron at Tiger Center by the score of 82-51 on January 18. Put all of this together, along with a raucous home crowd in Waldron, and the setting was perfect for an exciting night of high school basketball.
In the first game, the Charleston Lady Tigers got off to a slow and sluggish start and maintained a small lead going into the first half. In the second half, the Lady Tigers were able to shut down the Waldron offense and the Lady Tigers went on to a 39-25 victory. With the win, Charleston improves their record to 12-0 and has a two game lead in the conference standings going into the final week of the regular season. If the Lady Tigers can win at Mansfield on Tuesday night, Charleston will win the conference title and will go into the senior district tournament as the top seeded team in the tournament. As of the publication time of this story, the girls conference standings are:
Charleston 12-0
Elkins 10-2
Lincoln 8-4
West Fork 7-5
Charleston entered last week as the 31st best team in Arkansas across all classifications, according to Max Preps. The Lady Tigers are ranked 5th in Class 3A, behind number one Mountain View, number two Hoxie, third ranked Valley Springs, and fourth ranked Lamar. Charleston is 21-2 overall this season.
The Charleston boys team also entered Friday night undefeated in conference play and were looking to extend their lead to two games over Waldron. Waldron, still smarting from the 31 point loss to Charleston earlier in the year, had won its last six games entering the game. Mix in the stellar match-up between two great high school players, Payton Brown of Waldron, and Brayden Ross of Charleston, along with a packed house in Waldron, and you had the perfect setting for a great high school basketball game. And that’s just what it was.
Waldron came out of the blocks fast and took it to the Charleston defense early. The Bulldogs guards were able to penetrate the lane for easy baskets, as well as hit key outside shots. The Tigers fought back, but could not keep pace with Waldron, as the Bulldogs amassed a nine point lead at the half.
In the second half, it appeared that Charleston’s Brayden Ross was going to put his team on his back and carry the Tigers to victory. By the end of the third quarter, the Tigers had reduced the Waldron lead to just one point.
But in the fourth quarter, Waldron battled back to maintain a small lead. Ross continued to hit one crucial shot after another, but the Tigers could not complete the comeback. Experiencing foul trouble as well as fouls at key points of the fourth quarter, the Tigers were not able to pull out the victory over a very good and inspired Waldron team. Both coaches expressed their displeasure with the officiating, as it often happens in a hotly contested game, and it fueled the crowd.
Waldron won the game by a final score of 70-62 and vaulted themselves into first place in the conference with the victory over Charleston. As of the publication time of this story, the boys conference standings are:
Waldron 11-1
Charleston 10-1
Elkins 10-2
Greenland 5-7
After the victory, Waldron has a one half game lead over Charleston. The two teams are tied in the loss column, but Charleston has played one less game than Waldron due to the postponement of their game at West Fork that was re-scheduled to a later date due to severe weather. The make-up game with West Fork is now very important for Charleston to keep themselves in a tie with Waldron for the conference title. If the two teams remain tied at the end of the regular season, they will share the conference championship and the top seed in the district tournament will be determined by a point differential tie breaker. With games remaining next week, it is too early to talk about the tie breaker, but if it does come into play, Resident Press will update its readers on the tie breaker ramifications for both teams.
Both Charleston and Waldron are very talented teams who will undoubtedly meet later in the district, regional, or even state tournaments. The interesting fact for both teams is that the path to a state title will go through both schools. Waldron is the site for the district and regional tournaments, and Charleston is the site of the state tournament. Both schools, if they hope to win at the state level, will have to win significant away games on each other’s campus. And if last night was any indication of how those games will go, it should be an exciting time for the fans of both schools.
The upcoming post-season will be full of excitement, color, and pageantry, and for basketball fans, the time period of February through mid-March is the best time of the year! Stay with Resident Press for complete Class 3A coverage all the way through the state finals and the crowning of new champions in Hot Springs!
The Paris junior Lady Eagles defeated Jessieville Friday night to finish as the district regular season runner-up and will go into tomorrow’s junior district tournament as the second seed. The tournament will be held at Perryville High School.
The Paris junior Eagles also won Friday night at Jessieville and will go into the district tournament as the number four seed.
The first games for the Paris junior high teams in the district tournament will be as follows:
The junior Lady Eagles will play at approximately 1:50 p.m. versus the #7 seed, Fountain Lake.
The junior Eagles boys team will play at approximately 7:40 p.m. versus Atkins.
Winners of both games will advance to play in the semifinals on Monday, February 10.
Stay with Resident Press for complete Paris junior high coverage.
At any given time, you can roll down West Center Street in Greenwood, and you’ll be sure to find a packed out parking lot, and lots of hungry diners inside.
The Dari, located at 675 West Center Street, is consistently busy for a reason. The food is good, the prices are right, and the atmosphere is clean.
The former Mazzios location was converted into the current modern space. Since it’s opening in September 2018, customers have continued to come back for more home cooked food, uniquely flavored brewed teas, and daily specials.
The location is serving more than the Greenwood community. People drive from Fort Smith, Mansfield and Waldron to enjoy the delicious menu offerings.
Owner Sammy Hassen is completely vested in the community, and works right along with his staff. The restaurant has also aided the community by sponsoring fundraisers.
The Dari is open daily from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. You can order by phone, and pickup in the drive-thru, or sit down inside and enjoy some family time.
On Friday, February 7, Scott County Sheriff Randy Shores, and fellow deputies honored a long-time member of the department.
D.J. Pyles has served as a deputy at the Scott County Sheriff’s Office for the past 15 years. Pyles’ concluded his full-time career as deputy the week of February 2, but plans to continue serving as a reserve deputy.
Pyles stated, “I have decided to take a new career path and will be working for Walden Security at the federal courthouse in Fort Smith. I will always cherish the memories and the friendships I have made while I’ve been employed here. Serving in my hometown and serving the people of Waldron and Scott County has been a blessing and a honor. To all my brothers and sisters I’ve worked with in the green and blue, it’s been a privilege to do so...I’m very thankful for having worked here for 15 years…I loved working for Cody Carpenter, Terry Staggs and Randy Shores. All were very good Sheriffs to work for. I’ll miss being there, but life is about changes and I feel the Lord has opened this door for me and I wanted to see where it leads.”
Sheriff Shores expressed his gratitude for the time Pyles has spent at the department and wished him the best of luck in his new venture.
After a disappointing loss to Booneville on Monday night, it remained to be seen how the Paris junior Lady Eagles would react with tough games remaining against Perryville and Jessieville at the end of the week. With a tough road game tonight at Jessieville, the Lady Eagles may have sent a message last night with a convincing home win against the Perryville Jr. Lady Mustangs by the score of 23-14. Paris freshmen played their final home junior high game Thursday and produced a defensive gem that held the Lady Mustangs to just 14 points on the night. The Lady Eagles played without their coach, Dustin Williams, who was ejected at the end of the game Monday night versus Booneville. Assistant coach Donald Hart coached the Lady Eagles Thursday night. Williams will return to the bench tonight to coach Paris at Jessieville.
Commenting today, Coach Williams said, “The girls played extremely hard and executed the game plan to perfection. Coach Hart stepped into and coached a great game. So proud of our girls and coaching staff.”
Brailey Forst led the Lady Eagles with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Jayden Wells had 5 points and 3 assists. Rachel O’Neal had 4 points, and Annalise Stanford added 1 point in the Paris win.
The Paris junior Eagles boys team lost a heart-breaker to Perryville by the score of 40-37. The game was tight for the entire night until Perryville was able to pull out to a small lead late in the game. Paris continued to fight and pulled within 3 points with less than a minute to go, but could not make a final shot to send the game into overtime. After the game, Paris coach Mike Foster said, “I thought our kids played hard and I am proud of their effort, especially without a key starter. Illness and injuries have hit us this week going into district, but these kids will bounce back.” The junior Eagles are now 15-7 on the year, and will play at Jessieville tonight. Jesse Wells led the Eagles with 16 points.
Tonight is the final regular season game for the junior Eagles and Lady Eagles. The conference standings will be finalized with the conclusion of tonight’s games. District tournament seedings will be determined tonight, and the junior district tournament will start tomorrow at Perryville High School. As soon as the standings, seedings, and game times are known, RP will publish a special update for our readers.
The Paris senior high Eagles and Lady Eagles will play tonight at Jessieville following the completion of the preliminary junior high games. The Lady Eagles are in a “must win” situation if they have any hope of taking third place in the conference. Additionally, Paris needs to win to keep pace with fifth place Atkins who has played well recently and is making a move to take over fourth place from Paris. It is important for both the senior boys and girls teams to finish the next ten days playing good basketball to go into the district tournament with positive momentum.
Stay with Resident Press for complete Paris and Class 3A basketball coverage all the way through the state finals in Hot Springs!
When it came to facing Greenland this past Tuesday night, “The junior Lady Tigers had an unenthusiastic first half of the game. We went through the motions and it ended with a 10-5 score going into halftime,” explained coach, Joshua Bryan. “After the halftime talk, the Lady Tigers came out with the same fire we’ve seen all season outscoring Greenland 23-13 in the third quarter. The unselfish play of our girls helped propel the Lady Tigers past the Lady Pirates in their decisive 33-16 victory.”
Kynslee Ward
Alyson Edwards led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 11 points followed by Brooklyn Adams with eight, Natalie Allison with seven, Harlie Fuller with four, and Seven Sanderson with three. The Jr squad also finished with 15 total rebounds, seven blocks, 13 assists, and 15 steals with Kynslee Ward leading with five of those steals along with three assists. “I’m am also very pleased with how well our bench players produced. It’s always a great feeling to have as a coach when you have depth at every position.”
Harlie Fuller
In their final game before Districts, the Jr Lady Tigers will go head-on with the West Fork Lady Tigers on Friday, February 7 starting at 4 p.m at home. The first round of District play will be on Monday, February 10 in Lincoln.
