The Nashville News THURSDAY • January 17, 2013 • Issue 5 • 1 Section • 12 Pages • In Howard County, Arkansas since 1878 • USPS 371-540 • 75 cents IN BRIEFt Metal deck manufacturer Relay for expands operations in Hope Life signup HOPE – New Millennium, a region. to be held division of Steel Dynamics, Inc., The expanded operations fulfill recently announced the launch a goal of the company to revitalize The 2013 Relay for Life of new metal deck manufacturing and grow the production of facili- Team Captain operations in Hope. ties acquired by the company here and Team sign The company said in a state- in 2010. up meeting will SUBMITTED PHOTO | Nashville News ment released Tuesday that the The company’s decision to be held on Jan. Pastor Brother Scott Kitchens introduces Athens Missionary new operations will support eco- invest here means the following 24 at 6:30 p.m. Baptist Church’s new Youth Pastor Brother Jaron Tipton. Tipton in Room 108 at nomic growth in the south central metal deck production capacities is the son of Jeff Tipton and Angie Crump. He is a 2010 Dierks U.S. by adding new jobs and sup- have been added to the region: CCCUA. High School graduate and the grandson of Neal and Bobbie The annual Tipton and the late Victor and Julia Rettman. Victor “Vic” Rettman porting new construction in the See HOPE / Page 4 Relay for Life was a Baptist preacher for many years. event will be held on Fri., June 7 at the Nashville City Park from 6 p.m. -midnight. Longtime To sign up your team, join a newspaper team or register as a survivor on- line, visit: www. contributor relayforlife.org/ howardar passes at 98 Free prostate check offered DIERKS – Anna Beth Tol- A free lett, a long time contribu- prostate check tor to local newspapers in will be given by the Howard Howard County, died Mon., County Christian Jan. 14 Howard Memorial Health Clinic Hospital in Nashville. for men ages Tollett, age 98, began con- 40 and older on tributing to Sat., Jan. 26 at the clinic. The the Dierks screening will Banner and include a PSA other local blood test. For papers in more informa- the 1930’s tion on the time of the event, call according to Bill Blakely at her grand- 845-0744. daughter TOLLETT Susan Tollett. Nashville She penned the Fellow- ship Community News, woman which ran in the Dierks Ban- arrested ner and the Nashville News at different times. on drug She was a homemaker and a valuable member of the Fel- charges lowship Missionary Baptist Church in Dierks. Graveside services were held Wed., Jan. 16 at 3 p.m. at the Fellowship Cemetery with Bro. Chuck Reel and Gary Welch officiating. Betty Mowry On Jan. 15, Deputy Ste- ven Wakefield was patrolling Man arrested south of Mineral Springs on S.H. 355 when police in connection say he observed a truck crossing with ATV theft the center line several times. Hempstead County Depu- According to a ties arrested 34-year-old press release Terry Wayne Carter, of Nash- prepared by the sheriff’s office, ville, for theft by receiving the truck con- recently. tinued to drive Carter was taken into on the center custody for his alleged in- line for several volvement with the theft hundred feet. Deputy Wake- of Sen. Jim field stopped Hill’s ATV. the vehicle and Senator noticed the Hill reported people inside the theft on the vehicle mov- ing around and Mon., Dec. acting nervous. CHARLES GOODIN | Nashville News 24 along The driver gave Howard County Ambulance employees Billy with 60 gal- Deputy Wake- Dallas (EMT) and Brian Girard (paramedic) lons of diesel CARTER field consent demonstrate how to control massive bleeding fuel. The burglary occurred to search the at a training event for local law enforcement. vehicle. at Hill’s farm south of Nash- HCAS provided an emergency medical bag to ville. Deputy Blake every member of law enforcement operating Eudy arrived Hempstead County & within the county following the workshop. and assisted The bags are designed to provide officers Howard County deputies Deputy Wake- continue to investigate and field with the with the tools needed to perform immediate search of the emergency care on themselves in the event say more arrests are pos- vehicle. Depu- that they’re injured in the line of duty. sible as the investigation ties allegedly continues. found a glass smoking pipe, a hydrocodone pill, suspected methamphet- amine and clear Lenderman named CEO of First National Bank plastic bag- gies during the search. HOT SPRINGS - Dan began his career with First “Jason is an integral education by completing The driver Horton, President of First National Bank in 2001 as part of our company’s ex- the Southwest Graduate of the vehicle, National Security Com- a management trainee at ecutive team,” stated Hor- School of Banking in 2004 43-year-old pany, recently announced the bank’s Mena location. ton. “He has been a leader and the Graduate Com- Betty Mowry, was arrested the promotion of Jason He has held the office of since he came on board so mercial Lending School for posses- Lenderman to President Chief Financial Officer he was the natural choice at Southern Methodist sion of meth- and Chief Executive Of- since 2002 and in 2010 was to secure the success of University in 2009. amphetamine ficer of First National elevated to Executive Vice the future of our bank.” First National Security with purpose to Bank. He will also President of the holding A native of Mount Company (FNSC) is an deliver and pos- session of drug serve on the company, First National Ida, Lenderman gradu- Arkansas chartered, pri- paraphernalia. Board of Di- Security Company. First ated from Arkansas Tech vately held bank holding Bond has not rectors. National Security Com- University in 1997 with company headquartered been set at this Lend- pany also owns Heritage a B.S. in Accounting. He in Hot Springs, Arkansas. time. erman Bank, N.A. in Jonesboro. has furthered his banking See FNB / Page 4 2 EDITORIAL Thursday, January 17, 2013 | The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 Bible an important guide as state legislature goes to work Hello friends, I hope that you all had a good Christmas and New Year’s. Kim and the kids and I had a great time together and with extend- ed family. We are excited about what the new year holds in 2013. This Monday, began an historic legislative session in Little Rock. The new members of Mark the Senate and House Darr were sworn in with the first Republican Presi- Arkansas Lt. dent Pro Tempore and Governor first Republican Speaker of the House since the Reconstruction Era. I hope that legislators of both parties will work together to get good legislation passed for the people of Arkansas. There are serious financial, economic and policy issues that need real solutions. As Lt. Governor, it is a privilege to preside in the Senate as these issues are debated and voted on. At the desk where I sit in the Senate, there is a large, rather old Bible. The cover reads, “Pre- he liberal war on minorities sented to the Arkansas State Senate, for its guid- ance, by Colonel T.H. Barton.” Barton served There is no question that expansion of the welfare izing and counterproduc- in the Army and became an early leader in the liberals do an impressive job state. Most black children tive liberal crusades of the oil industry down in El Dorado as president of of expressing concern for grew up in homes with two Thomas 20th century has been the Lion Oil Company. Inside the cover of the old blacks. But do the intentions parents during all that time Sowell decades-long busing cru- Bible, he wrote an inscription, “To the Arkansas expressed in their words but most grow up with only sade to send black children Senate with the hope that this book will always match the actual conse- one parent today. Creators to predominantly white guide you, T.H. Barton, Feb. 25, 1943.” With a quences of their deeds? Liberals have pushed Syndicate schools. The idea behind response below it, “Accepted with deep appreci- San Francisco is a classic affirmative action, suppos- this goes back to the pro- ation on behalf of Arkansas Senate, Fifty-fourth example of a city unexcelled edly for the benefit of blacks nouncement by Chief Justice General Assembly, J.L Shaver, Lt. Governor.” in its liberalism. But the and other minorities. But Factual studies over the Earl Warren that "separate I appreciate that my predecessor accepted black population of San two recent factual studies years, both in the United educational facilities are Francisco today is less than show that affirmative ac- States and in other coun- inherently unequal." this Bible and that it still sits on the desk in the half of what it was back in tion in college admissions tries, repeatedly show that Yet within walking dis- Senate. It is a good reminder to me and all of 1970, even though the city's has led to black students "gun control" laws do not in tance of the Supreme Court the Senators of our nation’s religious heritage total population has grown. with every qualification for fact reduce crimes commit- where this pronouncement and of the moral compass that exists within its Severe restrictions on success being artificially ted with guns. was made was an all-black pages. building housing in San turned into failures by being Cities with some of the high school that had scored I have a Bible in my office as well.