In week two of our top stories for 2019, we are looking back at the number eight story:
“Hackett Hires New Head Football Coach,” a sports feature which ran in April, introduced Michael Meador as the top Hornet Coach.
Meador came to Hackett following a career at Rison High School as an assistant football coach. Meador has had great success within his first season at Hackett.
Taking the number seven spot in our review is the headline story about a Scott County man who has been charged with 379 counts of animal cruelty.
In June, Jay Parker was arrested and released on bond. Parker’s trial is currently scheduled for 9:30 a.m., on January 21, 2020. The charges against Parker go back to December 2017. He, according to the arrest warrant, had agreed to care for cattle out of Midland, TX. As a part of that agreement, Parker was to provide grass and water, purchase feed, hay, vaccinate, work and care for the cattle. Parker alleges that by the summer of 2018, the cattle were in poor health due to his “management decisions.” As a result, the cows began to die from malnutrition. The 379 missing head of cattle, according to the affidavit, died on his property or on property he had leased.
Next week we will be half way to our top spot for 2019!
