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Galyen Named Employee of the Year

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The Hartford City Council met on Monday evening, September 23 at 6 p.m.

Among the items of business, a surprise presentation by Mayor Larry Hall to city employee, Rich Galyen.

Galyen was presented with a plaque honoring him as the city’s Employee of the Year. Hall said, “I can’t say enough about him. He is an excellent employee and goes above and beyond all the time.”

Although Galyen hasn’t been with the city that long, he has made big improvements. “He took over the water department duties on June 25,” according to Judy Adair, Hartford’s Recorder/Treasurer. “He has located and repaired water lines, which has greatly reduced our water loss,” she added.

Galyen was humbled by the recognition. “I really appreciate the award,” he said. “The award means more than a pay raise, a pat on the back is worth more than money.”

Galyen has a heart for the city which he serves. In addition to his work duties, Galyen spends what little free time he has volunteering. For example, he is responsible for beautifying the main street with flowers and landscaping.

He is truly a dedicated, hard-working employee and an asset to the City of Hartford. Congratulations to Galyen on this achievement.

Scott County Voters to See Change

Tammy Teague

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Come November 2020, the voters in Scott County will see a change in how and where they cast their ballot.

Scott County Election Commissioner Steve Holland shared that new equipment and the implementation of voting centers will be a part of that change.

The new equipment is being purchased jointly through a $238,000 state grant and the county. The new Express voting equipment consists of an electronic poll book, the Express Vote machine and the precinct scanner and tabulator.

Voters will come in, check in with the ExpressPoll machine, take their ballot to the voting machine and follow the prompts. Once complete, the voter will have verified on the screen that the information is correct, and receive a printed out hard copy ballot. “They will be able to look at the screen and have a hard copy of the vote,” stated Holland. Once the voter has completed this step, they will then place the printed card into the tabulator.

Holland shared that the new equipment is ADA compliant with earphones and larger screen size capabilities.

Another change will be the implementation of vote centers. According to him, this will allow registered voters the option of voting at any of the proposed voting locations in the county. Also, that it permits most voter registration errors to be corrected at the voting site and significantly reduces the number of poll workers needed.

Those centers have not yet been established. In order to meet the requirements, those locations must have wi-fi service, telephone access and be ADA compliant.

The members of the election commission have submitted a proposal to the Scott County Quorum Court, and hope to have a final plan together for the October meeting.

The commission’s goals are to ensure fair, honest, and secure elections while offering voters more options on where to cast their ballots as well as upgrading aged voting equipment and doing so in a fiscally responsible manner that most efficiently utilizes taxpayers dollars.

If you have concerns or questions, you can contact the Scott County Election Commission at scottcountyelections5@gmail.com

Country Church Rich with History

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Tammy Teague

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By Ron Cochran

One of the oldest churches in south Logan County is the Pine Log Community Church. It was founded in 1871 and has served as a place of worship, a school and a meeting place for the community.

In 1871, an acre of land was donated for the purpose of a school and church to serve all denominations. Hand-hewn pine logs were used to build the original church, that’s how it got its name. Although the church has been remodeled and additions have been made over the years, the main auditorium still rests on the original foundation of hand-hewn logs.

A cemetery was also established just west of the church and now covers five acres and contains over six hundred graves.

The congregation of the church consisted of people and ministers belonging to all denominations. Those ministers have served the church throughout the years. Those who have served as pastor include Parson Holland, Brother Wright, Brother Etchion, Brother Ben Black, Reverend Huston Grayson, Ben Self, Reverend Richard Roat, Reverend Bryant, Elmer Polson, Auther Young, Bert Blankenship, Brother Sweat, Brother Thorton, Brother Dalton, A.L. Chaffin, Isum Goff, A.D. Kent, W.O. Dempsey, Nolen Bobbitt, Don Elmore, Bob Kennedy, Don Cochran, Brother Jedd and Brother Gilliam.

Throughout the years, the people of the community have supported the church and helped it to grow and prosper. Several generations of Cochrans, Camps, Blythes, Hunts, Nichols, Earps, Lowes, Williams, Nelsons, Hollands, Woods, Dickins and Norris families have influenced the Pine Log community.

Today the Pine Log Church still stands as a tribute to the generations whose faith and love have kept it going and contributed so much to this community.

*Courtesy of Pat Blanscet Dill

Lady Tigers Tell Opponents To Take A “Spike”

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Megan Hecox

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Lady Tigers Tell Opponents To Take A “Spike”

The Mansfield Sr High Lady Tigers have started the week splitting the win/loss column between Monday and Tuesdays volleyball matches. For Mondays game against the Lavaca Lady Golden Arrows, the Lady Tigers took the 3-1 win with set scores ending in 25-19, 25-19, 10-25, and 25-20. On Tuesday, Mansfield hosted the Booneville Lady Bearcats and although it was a hard-fought game, the Lady Tigers took a 3-1 loss. Mansfield now holds a 10-8 overall play record and is 3-4 in conference play.

Between both matches with Lavaca and Booneville, the Lady Tigers finished with some over-the-top totals. Brooke Wright came out as the teams’ assassin with 40 kills followed by Sadie Roberts with 15 and Danielle Lillie with 11. Wright also led her team in aces with seven and tied with six blocks alongside Roberts. And leading with 35 digs apiece was Haylee Helms and Lillie trailed by Kiara Thomas with 19, Vanessa Noblitt with 15 and Maggie Strunk with 13.

The hosting Mansfield Lady Tigers look to spearhead their match on September 26 against the Lincoln Lady Wolves with complete and utter dominance. Lincoln sits on the season with an overall play record of 0-8. Games will start at 4:00 p.m.

Attention Eagles Fans! Resident Press is Coming to Paris!

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Attention Eagles Fans! Resident Press is Coming to Paris!

Due to the great response across western Arkansas and the River Valley, Resident Press is expanding its coverage! All of us at RP are excited to announce that Resident Press sports will begin coverage this year with Paris Eagles boys and girls basketball, and will cover all remaining Paris sports for this school year. Next year, RP will add Paris Eagles football and Lady Eagles volleyball!

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Lady Hornets Are Undefeated Sultans Of Smash

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Megan Hecox

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Lady Hornets Are Undefeated Sultans Of Smash

Holy smokes Batman! The Hackett Sr High Lady Hornets are at it again. Last year, the Lady Hornets concluded their volleyball season with an 11-1 conference play record and a second-round seat at State. This season though, the girls seem to be outdoing themselves. Already sitting with an 8-0 undefeated conference play record and a first-place stance in the 2A West volleyball standings, Hackett has six matches left to play before District.

To start the week, the Lady Hornets have taken home two wins in their matches against Booneville on Monday and Eureka Springs on Tuesday. With a 3-0 take against the Lady Bearcats, the Lady Hornets secured nonconference scores of 25-11, 25-20, and 25-17. And with their 3-0 conference win, Hackett ended their matches 25-11, 25-8, and 25-18, against the Lady Highlanders.

After adding up totals from both successful matches, sophomore Madeline Freeman led her team with 16 kills, followed closely by juniors Rain Vaughn with 14 and Kandace Byrd with 12. Kenadi Wright, Shayla Foster, and Jamye Durham combined for the remaining 17 kills. Juniors Kayla Richardson and Byrd led with six aces apiece with sophomore Foster bringing in five. Freeman followed with four and juniors Madi Taylor, Brooke Holt, and Durham combined for five.

Throwing digs right and left was Richardson with an incredible 30 followed by Foster with 12 and Byrd with eight. Freeman, Durham, Taylor, and Vaughn secured the remaining nine digs. And with a two day total of six blocks was Durham and Vaughn with two apiece and sophomore Wright and Freeman with one each.

The Sr High Lady Hornets have once again showcased their incredible talent and true grit through court appearances against every opponent they have been tasked to face. The Lady Hornets week will conclude with Hackett traveling to Mulberry on September 26 to take on the Yellowjackets who are 2-8 in overall play and hold a 2-6 conference record. Games will start at 4:30 p.m.

Waldrons, Maria Grano, Leaves XC Competitors Eating Her Dust

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Megan Hecox

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Waldrons, Maria Grano, Leaves XC Competitors Eating Her Dust

On Tuesday, September 24, the Waldron Cross Country teams headed to Clarksville to compete in the University of the Ozarks Invitational. In attendance were 29 schools including Waldron all gearing up with the same goal in mind. To medal up. With hundreds of runners as far as the eye could see, the Bulldogs were going to have an intense road ahead of them. Lady Bulldog freshman, Maria Grano, was the only Waldron participate to rise above the crowd and snatch up a Top 10 medal. With a finish time of 14:25 in the 3200 Meter Run, Grano was awarded the 4th place victory.

The Waldron Sr High boys’ team finished with a 7th place standing in the 5K race with a score of 184 and a total team time of 20:43. Junior, Ryleigh Anschutz, concluded her 5K with a time of 23:20 earning her a 12th place victory. The Bulldogs are excited to get back on the dirt when they try their hand at gold in the Mansfield Invitational on Saturday, September 28 at 9 a.m.

Fifth Ranked Charleston Volleyball Gets Road Conference 3-0 Win at Elkins

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Fifth Ranked Charleston Volleyball Gets Road Conference 3-0 Win at Elkins

It’s another week and another road game for the Lady Tigers volleyball team. Charleston (10-1, 6-1) traveled to Elkins and defeated the Lady Elks 3-0. The Lady Tigers entered the week ranked fifth in Arkansas in class 3A, and 25th overall across all classifications in Arkansas by Max Preps.

The Lady Tigers traveled to Northwest Arkansas to pick-up an important conference win to end the first half of the conference season. As the grind of the season becomes apparent, the Lady Tigers senior leadership once again played an important role in keeping the team focused on the opponent across the net.

Charleston has not lost a single set since September 6 at Paris. And last night, playing away from home during the school week, playing in front of a sparse crowd, and once again, playing a team that was coming after Charleston, the Lady Tigers dug in and did whatever it took to win the match. Charleston coach Ryan Rachuy was proud of his team. “It’s always good to win on the road. Elkins had a couple of their players out tonight. Second set, they came out (Elkins) and they didn’t back down. They gave Paris a good first set when they played Paris, and they have athletes, they’re athletic, they swing hard, and they get the ball down. Tonight, we were a little more consistent in the third set. Stayed on top of it, tried to get our passes up. Struggled in the second set, but I think our girls buckled down and did what was necessary to get the win in the second set. In the third set you could tell, Coach Rainwater talked to them for a second or two and made sure they understood the situation they were in and they came out a lot stronger. We didn’t finish strong, we gave up like four points there at the end of the third set, but, we got the “W” on the road, an hour and a half drive, and was a good “W” to get.”

The Lady Tigers have struggled a little this season with the tendency of playing well in the first two sets and experiencing let downs or slow starts in the third. On Tuesday night, Charleston’s start to the third set was noticeably stronger against Elkins. “We’re trying to make it so that as the game gets longer we are getting stronger. We try to push. We try to push the pace in our practices. I’m trying to get better. I have to improve every year. I write down a list every year of things that I have to improve in as a coach. If I am not improving, I can’t expect them to improve as players. If I’m not doing my job and trying to get better at my job, then I can’t expect them to get better at their jobs. So, one of those things is less down time. If we are going to go get a drink (in practice) then we are going to go get a drink and we get back on the court and get back to work. In games like this where you are in the third set, second set, you need to go out and start playing the volleyball you are capable of playing.”

The second half of the conference season begins Thursday night in Charleston as the Lady Tigers have a rematch with the Booneville Lady Bearcats. Coach Rachuy is expecting Booneville’s best effort in the return match with Charleston. “I think we went to their place (Booneville) on a mission. And I am expecting Coach West (Booneville) and those girls to come to our place and be on that same mission that we were on. When we went to their place we were expecting a dog fight and we went out there and we played really well. What we have to do is be aggressive, be on the top of our game, and go out there with the same mentality that we did when we went to their place.”

Charleston enters the second half of the conference season with just one conference loss and in second place. The significance of the second half of the round-robin conference schedule is the opportunity for the Lady Tigers to take an increased lead in the number of games between them and the rest of the conference as they move toward the district tournament and compete for seeding in the tournament. A second place or better finish in conference play would guarantee the Lady Tigers a birth in the state tournament. Charleston’s senior players will be focused on not having any letdowns in intensity or preparation for each remaining conference game.

McCrea Family Reunion Held

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The McCrea family and all related families met this past Saturday, September 21, at Enterprise Freewill Baptist Church in northeastern Sebastian County. It is a special place for the McCrea family as their ancestor, Jim McCrea, donated the land where the church sits today.

The descendants of the three siblings of the original family, Jim McCrea, Addie McCrea Sutherland, and Victoria McCrea Douglas made up almost all of the nearly sixty people who attended. Families from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Michigan, and California came to the event to renew old bonds. Some hadn’t seen each other in decades. A potluck lunch was spread out on the tables and counters in the Fellowship Hall where each cook brought their best dishes to share with the family. No one left hungry, for sure.

The oldest McCrea there was Tom Seaton of Lavaca, the Beverly community to be more exact. Tom has been with us for 96 years!

The family will meet at the same time next year so, if you find a McCrea in your family tree, break out the casserole dish and make plans to come next year!

Local Couple Hosts Food Drive

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There are people in this world who sit around and bend the ears of all who will listen about the troubles that our community and our nation is in. Then there are those who get up and try to do something about changing the world, or at least their little corner of it.

Michelle “Frog” Jennings and Richard Griffith got up on Saturday, September 21 and, with the blessings of CV’s Family Foods, set up some folding tables and borrowed a canopy and held a canned and non-perishable food drive for the local food pantry. The food pantry is called “Jude 22” and is housed in the Lavaca Assembly of God Church and headed by Stephanie Hubbard. Frog went to local businesses and got free food vouchers from local restaurants. Then she gave a ticket to each person that donated an item or left money to buy food. When the day was done, she held a drawing to see who had won the prizes.

When the day was done, Frog and “Griff” had collected over $260 in cash. They went right into CVs and spent almost every dime on more food. All said and done, they donated somewhere around 500 pounds of food to the local food pantry!

A big thank you to the following business who donated the prizes: R & A’s Drive-In, Steffey’s Pizza, Rub Em Tender BBQ, and to Frog for donating a $50 Walmart Gift Card! The winners were: Andrew White-$50 Gift Card, Brittney McConnell-$25 R & A’s Gift Card, Carli Wilson-$20 Steffey’s Gift Card, Kevin Arrendondo-$20 Steffey’s Gift Card, Linda Durnam won the 2 large Pumpkin Spice Latte Candles.

Frog and Griff were the couple who stood in the rain several weeks ago, collecting dog food and supplies for the Charleston Dog Shelter. These two have a heart for helping and we are lucky to have such caring folks in our town.

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