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News-LEADER HH Preserving Southwest Arkansas’S Heritage While Leading Through the 21St Century THE NASHVILLE HH News-LEADER HH Preserving Southwest Arkansas’s Heritage While Leading Through the 21st Century Wednesday, June 14, 2017 u Vol. 14, Issue 50 u 18 pages, 2 sections u 75¢ Leader ‘Good luck. God bless Board you. I love you guys.’ www.swarkansasnews.com That’s what Coach told team before every game OPINION 4A By John R. Schirmer and junior high English highlights during the It’s all a matter News-Leader staff teacher. season, he said. Former Coach Jerry He left as head softball “The girls did every- of perspective Baker said he and his coach for the Scrapper- thing we asked of them. for politics in wife Tina (Ms. Lucky) ettes and civics teacher That’s a tribute to the were “very fortunate to at NJHS. girls that we had. They Washington. be welcomed to such an Tina taught at Nash- took ownership of the amazing school and com- ville Elementary School. team and believed in Deadlines munity” when they came Baker took the Scrap- what was possible. Their approach for to Nashville from Texas perettes to the Class 4A desire and willingness five years ago. finals in May, where they to work were exempli- News-Leader photo/JOHN R. SCHIRMER scholarships. Baker came as an as- fell to Pottsville. BACK TO TEXAS. Coach Jerry Baker and his sistant football coach There were many See Coach • Page 6A wife Tina retired to Texas from Nashville. Open house Saturday at Assistant principal restored gym in Lockesburg selected for NJHS The Nashville School administrators.” Graham An open house will Board continued to fill is the son of Superinten- be held Saturday, June positions for the 2017-18 dent Doug Graham. 17, for the UA Cossatot academic year during a Superintendent Gra- Bank of Lockesburg special meeting Thursday, ham replied that it is “not Gymnasium. June 8. a written rule. It’s a prac- The event will be held Board members spent tice but not a policy that from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. nearly two hours in execu- started under a previous with special remarks tive session. administration.” and presentation sched- Afterward, the board Graham’s move from uled by Dr. Steve Cole, named D.J. Graham the coaching into administra- UA-C chancellor, at 12 assistant principal at Nash- tion leaves the district with noon. Refreshments will ville Junior High School. another coaching vacancy. be served at 11. He succeeds Jason Wil- Openings include his of- Donations to fund liamson, who has been fensive line position, the the preservation of the hired at Stuttgart as high junior high offensive line sidewalks and creation school principal and ath- position formerly held by of the Lockesburg letic director. Brian “Boomer” Brown, School District Museum NJHS Principal Deb and the softball head will be accepted during Tackett was called into the coaching position formerly the event. executive session about held by Jerry Baker. The Bank of Lockes- mid-way through it. There is the possibility burg made a substantial Graham currently of another vacancy on the donation in 2016 des- teaches junior high math high school coaching staff. ignated for the renova- and is the offensive line In other action at tion of the historic gym coach for the senior high Thursday’s meeting, the as part of the college’s Scrappers. He is also an board transferred Ash- Legacy Campaign. assistant baseball coach. ley Sweeden from pri- The college received a He was hired on a 3-2 mary school to elementary. grant from the Arkansas vote, with David Hill- Board members also ac- Natural and Cultural iard, Mark Canaday and cepted the resignation of Resources Council to News-Leader photo/LOUIE GRAVES Miles Mitchell voting in primary teacher Jessica begin renovations on SCIENCE PROJECT AT UMC. Vacation Bible School at First United favor and Monica Clark Hutson. the gym and the dona- Methodist Church, Nashville, last week had a science experiment for and Randy Elliott voting Additional vacancies tion made by the Bank the children. As their teachers prepare the project, Madelin Vaquera, against. include classroom teachers of Lockesburg finalized left, Emelia Trombley and Jemma Harberson show some of what Elliott asked if it is “pol- and a curriculum coordi- the restoration. they will use in the experiment. icy to not hire direct kin of nator for the district. As a result of the bank’s generous dona- tion, the structure was renamed the UA Cos- Tax panel satot Bank of Lockes- burg Gymnasium. considers consultant, Farmers’ senator says Market has By John R. Schirmer trial run on News-Leader staff Sen. Larry Teague of Tuesdays Nashville joined other members of the Arkansas News-Leader photo/JOHN R. SCHIRMER The Howard County ACT SCHOOL. Thirty-one Nashville High School students completed ACT school last Friday. Farmers’ Market has Tax Reform and Relief Legislative Task Force for begun a trial mid-week market. the panel’s second meet- Students work to improve ACT scores The market will be ing June 7 in Little Rock. By John R. Schirmer “We heard a report director Holly Couch. “This is summer has already begun for on Tuesdays from 3-6 News-Leader staff from the staff legal person due to the expertise and plan- many of their friends,” Couch p.m. or until vendors are Summer vacation officially and had a broad over- ning of our excellent teachers; said. “We reinforce to our stu- sold out. The market began last Saturday afternoon view” of the job which we are committed to the success dents that their attitudes toward will be located adjacent for 31 Nashville High School the task force has been of the program and put in many the review and the test will to Southwest Arkansas students who attended ACT charged to do. hours studying the test and find- largely determine the increase Radio, 1513 S. 4th St., school for two weeks and took “It was hard to fol- ing the best techniques to help they will see in their scores. I Nashville. the college-entrance exam Sat- low,” Teague said of the students. We love nothing more tell them, ‘You will get out of The first trial market urday morning. overview. “We asked for than seeing our students’ higher this review what you put into was Tuesday, June 6, The students will be juniors printed material.” scores a few weeks later. Mostly, it: nothing more - nothing less.’ and featured a variety of or seniors when school starts in The panel agreed to ask however, it is due to the hard These students have worked local agriculture prod- August. for proposals for a consul- work and positive attitudes of very hard, so we are hoping for ucts. “Our ACT summer prep pro- tant to help members with the students.” another successful outcome for The Farmers’ Market gram is very successful, and the process. The program “is a long, gruel- our kids.” will continue to hold every year we see many students ing two weeks, and it’s hard for its usual market and See Panel • Page 5A raise their scores,” according to students to stay energized when See ACT • Page 5A activities at the shed on South Washington Street, Nashville, on Fridays. Girls State, Boys State Inside the Leader delegates run for office, Obituaries, 2A Early Files, 3A learn about government Opinion, 4A By John R. Schirmer cal towns and counties. News-Leader staff Sports, 6A-8A They heard guest speak- Eight Nashville High ers, and they visited the Trends, B School students recently Arkansas Capitol to get a Classifieds, 9B attended Arkansas Girls first-hand look at the seat State and Arkansas Boys of state government. State, summer programs Sponsored by the which teach the seniors- American Legion Auxil- News-Leader photo/JOHN R. SCHIRMER to-be about state and local iary, Girls State was held BACK FROM GOVERNMENT STUDIES PROGRAM. Girls State dele- government and how the May 28-June 2 at Hard- gates Alyssa Rather, Monique Flores and Olivia Hergog visit Boys State American political system ing University. Nashville delegates Garrett Lance, Hunter Burton and Caleb Newton last week operates. delegates included Alyssa after the NHS seniors returned from Harding and UCA, respectively. (Not The students ran for pictured: Peyton Dodd, Rykia Swift and Malcom Campbell.) elected office from mythi- See Delegates • Page 5A 2A News Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Nashville News-Leader Nashville Senior Activity Center Obituaries to switch to three-day week Change to start July 1 in the log woods in an freesboro; a sister, Brenda NASHVILLE - Beginning July 1, the Nashville Senior Activity Center effort to help support his Frazier of Arkadelphia; will shift from a four-day week to a three-day week, according to Ruth family. Upon graduation, also grandchildren. Langston, executive director of the Area Agency on Aging of Southwest he served in the United Graveside services Arkansas Inc. States Army for two years were Friday, June 9, at the Langston said continuing budget cuts and funding issues have resulted and then returned to the Delight Cemetery, under in the change. Nashville area where he the direction of Latimer The center is now open Monday through Thursday but will cut back worked at the Briar Plant Funeral Home in Mur- to Monday through Wednesday when the new fiscal year begins July 1. for a number of years. He freesboro. met Vera Moore, whom he Send an online sympa- married on Aug. 12, 1978, thy message at latimerfu- combining their families neralhome.com. and settling in the High- David Michael Marts land community where David Michael Marts, he was a ranch manager 51, of Mineral Springs died for Stillmeadow Farms Tuesday, June 6, 2017.
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