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The Nashville News THURSDAY • May 23, 2013 • Issue 41 • 2 Sections • 16 Pages • In Howard County, Arkansas since 1878 • USPS 371-540 • 75 cents IN BRIEFt Nashville man arrested for negligent homicide Lynch to TERRICA HENDRIX Cecil and Mary a ditch, according to reports. The ported by Pafford EMS to Wadley Editor Harris, of Nashville, accident occurred around 4:27 p.m. Regional Medical Center in Hope perform were killed when at 901 N. Hervey in front of Super 1 where they died from their injuries. HOPE – Andrew Whitaker, 24, of a white pick-up Foods. The Hope Fire Department Cecil Harris, 74, was a photographer tomorrow Nashville, has been arrested on two truck – driven by had to extricate the couple from for the Nashville News for more than counts of negligent homicide in the Whitaker - travel- their Honda Accord. HopePrescott. 40 years. Mary Harris was 66 and night deaths of Cecil and Mary Harris. WHITAKER ing south, bumped com reported that witnesses said was employed at Latimer Funeral Howard County Sheriff’s Deputies into a Chevy Tahoe “Whitaker’s pickup was driving at a Home as office manager for 20 years. Rising arrested Whitaker Tuesday on the country music and spun out of control crashing into high rate of speed in the center turn Whitaker remains in the Hemp- star Dustin Hope Police Department warrant their Honda Accord that was headed lane when he struck another vehicle stead County Detention Center Lynch will kick after an ongoing investigation into north. The pick-up then went off and then the Harris’ car.” where he awaits his first appearance off this year’s the Dec. 15, 2012 fatal accident. the east side of the roadway into Cecil and Mary Harris were trans- in circuit court. Dinosaur Festi- val Friday with a concert at the Nashville City Park. Steel: State grant The show monies could help will begin at 6 p.m. with the fund demolition of Adam Craig Band, followed old hospital building by the Lynch performance CHARLES GOODIN at 7:30. Gates Managing Editor for the event open at 4:30. Tickets are NASHVILLE - State grant $20 for adults funds could account for up to and $8 for $250,000 of the cost to remove children ages asbestos and other hazardous 4-10. materials from the old hospital The festival building, State Rep. Nate Steel will continue told Howard County Justices Saturday with of the Peace Monday. a softball Steel made the statement tournament as part of an address on the featuring 40 teams. Parks potential alternatives to al- and Recre- lowing a Dallas-based sal- ation Director vage company to take over Nikki Cherry the building and surrounding said the tour- property. Local realtor Kirk nament will be Bell made a presentation on the largest in behalf of the Dallas firm at park history. last month’s meeting, telling COURTESY PHOTO | Arkansas State Police Arkansas State Police Director Stan Witt and Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe present Nashville resident, Pete JPs that the company would Shoffner Penney, with the Trooper of the Year award Tuesday. likely subdivide the property resigns amid into residential units once the extortion building was removed. allegations That news didn’t set well with some members of the See HOSPITAL / Page 8 Arkansas TROOPER OF THE YEAR Treasurer Mar- tha Shoffner has resigned. Shoffner, 68, Nashville’s Pete Penney receives award was arrested at her home at annual State Police awards ceremony School board in Newport on Saturday debates change by the FBI TERRICA HENDRIX on extortion Editor to firearm policy charges. The agency rkansas State Trooper D.E. RAY said in federal Corporal Pete Penney, News Staff court Monday A38, of Nashville was morning that NASHVILLE- There was Shoffner’s ar- honored by Governor Mike some heated discussion rest followed Beebe and presented with during the Nashville school a meeting at the Arkansas State Police her home with board’s regular monthly meet- a confidential Trooper of the Year Award ing Monday night regarding a informant who Tuesday during the de- proposed alteration to the dis- delivered a partment’s annual awards trict’s no tolerance policy con- payment of cerning firearms on campus. $6,000 she had ceremony. He was also The proposed change, rec- demanded. presented the department’s ommended by the Arkansas If convicted, Medal of Valor. School Board Association, Shoffner faces “It means a lot to receive the would allow the administra- not more than SUBMITTED PHOTO | Nashville News top award from the state police tion the option of not seeking 20 years in for the year…I just hate the way I Penney is pictured with Thornton and Turner after the ceremony. prison and up the expulsion of a student if Penney radioed for assistance at of the department and contin- to a $250,000 got it,” Penney said Wednesday. they “legitimately brought a fine, or both Penney’s recognition stems which time the suspect returned ues to serve the department weapon on campus by acci- followed by from the March 23, 2012 traffic to his car. As Corporal Penney assigned to the Highway Patrol dent,” according to Superin- not more than stop involving a suspected drunk approached the car, the suspect Division. tendent Doug Graham. 3 years super- driver along U.S. Highway 278, reached out holding a white In October 2012, Penney was Board president Monica vised release. north of Ozan. plastic bag which contained a re- one of six law enforcement offi- Clark was visibly upset by the -SW Arkansas Radio After a field sobriety test, volver and fired into the troop- cers recognized for providing ex- proposed change and voiced Penney attempted to arrest Her- er’s abdomen. Corporal Penney ceptional service and was named strong opposition. Board mem- man Lee White, 66, who resisted was able to return fire from his the District 4 Arkansas Officer of ber Mark Canaday said that he NJHS and began to fight – according service weapon, wounding the the Year by Arkansas Attorney himself had forgotten a firearm seeking to police reports. “After several suspect,” the Arkansas State General Dustin McDaniel for his unsecured in a vehicle before. minutes of attempting to gain Police said via press release. actions during the 2012 incident. Clark responded, “Then you’re donations control of the suspect Corporal Penney is a nine-year veteran See TROOPER / Page 8 See POLICY / Page 8 for tornado victims Nashville Dead fish investigated Junior High is The Arkansas Game and Volcanos at NES collecting do- Fish Commission is investi- nations for the Nashville Elementary fourth gating the death of hundreds victims of a grade students gathered around deadly tornado of crappie in the De Queen the basketball court yesterday in Moore, Okla- Lake. afternoon to participate in a homa. Anyone Erick Breckman of the Ar- volcano science project. Students wishing to kansas Game and Fish in- had to construct a volcano and donate to the formed Ray that preliminary create an eruption. Principal Paul Tollette, along with countless effort should test results have revealed parents and teachers, gave a bring items to bacteria on the gills of the fish countdown for the eruption. the foyer area and they have discovered the Pictured: Jerry Hernandez, 11, at the junior bacteria along the banks of Juan Moreno, 10, and Fernando high school. the lake. Rosas, 10, have a great time The trailer Breckman also stated that watching their volcanoes erupt. carrying the they would continue to do The young men said the science materials will experiment was fun and that depart from other test. Residents started noticing the dead fish around they had wonderful time learning the school about volcanoes. Their homeroom the first of the month. at 8:30 a.m teacher is Janet Jamison. tomorrow. - SW Arkansas Radio Staff photo by Terrica Hendrix 2 EDITORIAL Thursday, May 23, 2013 | The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 Undoing the brainwashing This time of year, as college students return home for the summer, many parents may notice how many politically correct ideas they have acquired on cam- pus. Some of those parents may wonder how they can undo some of the brainwashing that has become so common in what are supposed to be institutions of higher learning. The strategy used by General Douglas MacAr- Thomas thur so successfully in the Pacific during World Sowell War II can be useful in Creators this very different kind of battle. General MacAr- Syndicate thur won his victories while minimizing his casualties — something that is also desirable in clashes of ideas within the family. Instead of fighting the Japanese for every island stronghold as the Americans advanced toward Japan, MacArthur sent his troops into battle for only those islands that were strategically crucial. In the same spirit, parents who want to bring their brainwashed offspring back to reality need not try to combat every crazy idea they picked up from their politically correct professors. Just demolishing a few crucial beliefs, and exposing what nonsense they Florence, Italy is seen from Fiesole. The large church the center of the photo is the Duomo Gothic cathedral. The tall are, can deal a blow to the general credibility of the building near the church is the Campanile Bell tower which one can climb if he feels like going up 413 steps, 50 fewer professorial pied pipers. than the Duomo Dome. For example, if the student has been led to join the crusade for more gun control, and thinks that the reason the British have lower murder rates than Americans have is because the Brits have tighter gun Ease of transportation a draw to Florence control laws, just give him or her a copy of the book "Guns and Violence" by Joyce Lee Malcolm.
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