The Nashville News THURSDAY • February 7, 2013 • Issue 11 • 1 Section • 16 Pages • In Howard County, Arkansas since 1878 • USPS 371-540 • 75 cents IN BRIEFt Woman pleads Tickets on to attempted sale for HMH gala murder charge The HMH TERRICA HENDRIX Foundation Editor Gala will be held March 23 NASHVILLE – A 52-year-old woman has at the Futrell pleaded guilty to attempted murder after Marine Boat shooting her boyfriend twice last year. Warehouse Coqueise A. Simpson, of Mineral Springs, on Hemp- stead and 2nd entered a guilty plea to at- Street. Tick- tempted murder in the fi rst ets are now on degree before Judge Tom sale and can Cooper in Howard County be purchased Circuit Court Wed., Feb. 6. by calling Kim Simpson told the judge Turbeville at that she was abused by the 870-845-8006. CECIL ANDERSON | Nashville News victim, Donald Walton, and Lavonte Thomas, JaKaree Gaines, Donyell “Head” King, Tesean Green and Jacolby Crow are pictured SIMPSON The 2013 HMH wasn’t in her “right mind” with Coach Billy Dawson Wednesday after each of the Scrapper standouts signed with a college. Foundation when she shot him twice in the torso. The Gala theme is “Denim & See PLEADS / Page 4 Diamonds” but will remain Black Tie. Va- let parking will be provided; Postal service to end food will be SIGNING DAY sponsored by Tyson Foods Saturday delivery of Nashville Seven Howard Co. athletes ink with colleges with Chef Wal- WASHINGTON — The United States lene Williams; Postal Service announced plans today to transition to a new delivery schedule dur- entertainment CHARLES GOODIN will be provid- DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY ing the week of Aug. 5, that includes pack- ed by “South- News Staff age delivery Monday through Saturday, and ern Justice.” mail delivery Monday through Friday. The The employ- ive standouts Postal Service expects to generate cost sav- ees of How- from this year’s ings of approximately $2 billion annually, ard Memorial once the plan is fully implemented. Hospital are Scrapper foot- “The Postal Service is advancing an organizing this ball team and important new approach to delivery that year’s Gala. F two from Mineral refl ects the strong growth of our package Springs signed letters business and responds to the fi nancial re- of intent Wednesday to alities resulting from America’s changing SADC continue playing the mailing habits,” said Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General and CEO. “We devel- commodities sport at the college oped this approach by working with our distribution level. customers to understand their delivery Tesean Green, JaKaree needs and by identifying creative ways to Southwest Gaines, Jacolby Crow, Dony- Arkansas generate signifi cant cost savings.” ell King and Lavonte Thom- Development CECIL ANDERSON | Nashville News Over the past several years, the Postal Council will be as all signed with various Derrick Muldrow and E.J. Stewart sign letters of intent Wednesday Service has advocated shifting to a fi ve-day distributing See SIGNING / Page 12 to play football for Henderson State University. See END / Page 4 commodities on Wed., Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Nashville Senior Adult Aldermen Center – lo- cated at 206 E. debate jail Howard St. in Nashville. Commodi- contribution ties will be dis- CHARLES GOODIN tributed at the Managing Editor Dierks Senior Adult Center – MINERAL SPRINGS - located at 811 City aldermen debated Missouri – from a request for additional 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Please funding from the Howard County Jail at their regu- be prepared TOLLETT to carry your lar meeting Monday. commodities Dierks woman Discussion on the sub- to your vehicle. ject began after Mayor There should named GOP KEVIN MCKINNON | HopePrescott.com Walter “Sonny” Heatherly Police locked down Hope High School Tuesday after a student reported a man be plenty for introduced a letter from everyone. For executive director with a hand gun attempting to gain access to the campus. Police now believe the man did not possess a gun at all. Sheriff Butch Morris re- more informa- LITTLE ROCK – The questing $20,000 “to help tion, call 845- Republican Party of Ar- pay for the operation and 3586. kansas (RPA) today an- No gun on man that led to school lockdown maintenance of the How- nounced the promotion of ard County Jail.” Megan Tollett as its next KEVIN MCKINNON question, who was from out-of-town, “I wanted to let you Knife show Executive Director. Tol- HopePrescott.com was scheduled to attend a workshop know that Nashville pays to be held in lett, who begins her ten- on the UACCH campus at 10 a.m. He $115,000 and Dierks pays ure immediately, served HOPE - Police now believe that the was not able to locate the college $29,000 each year,” Mor- Little Rock as RPA Political Director person who caused a lock-down of campus and stopped to obtain direc- ris wrote in the letter. “I since May of 2010. She was Hope schools Tuesday was not car- tions. UACCH offi cers confi rmed that understand that funds The Arkan- named ED at an RPA Exec- rying a gun. this person attended the workshop.” are tight and I was not sas Knife- The Hope Police Department says Police Chief J.R. Wilson says the makers As- utive Committee meeting going to request anything on Saturday. it has identified the person who man did not have a gun tucked into from Mineral Springs but sociation will stopped by the New Tech Building present the “I am incredibly hon- his waist as a student had thought the budget committee on the HHS campus around 10 a.m. Eighteenth ored to be given the op- when school administrators were asked me to send you a Annual Arkan- portunity to serve the Re- Tuesday. Assistant Chief Kim Tomlin alerted Tuesday. And while the man request.” sas Custom publican Party in this ca- stated, “It seems that the individual in See GUN / Page 4 See JAIL / Page 4 Knife Show on pacity. As a young woman Feb. 16-17, in from South Arkansas, I feel the Robinson that I will bring a unique Center Exhibit perspective to the posi- Hall located tion of Executive Director. at Markham 27th Annual HCCC Bass Tournament date set and Broad- This is an exciting time for way Streets the State Party after our in downtown historic election cycle in TERRICA HENDRIX on the lake, will begin at 6:30 a.m. man boat). Contestants must be 16 Little Rock. 2012, and I look forward Editor and the weigh-in will start at 3 p.m. years of age or accompanied by an Knife show to the prospect of electing that day. adult, according to the rules and hours are: 10 more Republicans across LAKE GREESON - The 27th An- Cash prizes will be given out regulations of the tournament. No am – 5 p.m. on the state in 2014,” said nual Husqvarna sponsored bass through 5th place in the boat check live bait will be allowed. Saturday, 10 Tollett. tournament benefi ting the Howard category. The fi rst place winner in All proceeds from the tourna- am – 3 p.m. on “Megan has been an County Children’s Center is sched- Sunday. Ad- that category will receive $2,000 ment will benefi t the HCCC. integral part of the Repub- uled for Sat., April 13 on Lake Gree- mission is: $10 and second place will receive To reserve your boat posi- lican Party success as it for a two-day son in Murfreesboro. $1,000. Other prizes will be given tion or for more information, call pass. achieved a majority after The 27th annual bass tourna- out through 25th place. Shada Driver at 845-1211 or visit See GOP / Page 4 ment, located at Swaha Landing Registration is $80 per boat (two the HCCC. 2 EDITORIAL Thursday, February 7, 2013 | The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 The Republican obsession If last week’s hearing for Chuck Hagel raised questions about his ca- Pat pacity to be secretary Buchanan of defense, the show Creators trial conducted by his in- quisitors on the tribunal Syndicate raised questions about the GOP. Is the Republican Party, as currently constituted, even ca- pable of conducting a foreign policy befi tting a world power? Or has it learned nothing and forgotten nothing since George W. Bush went home and the nation rejected John McCain for Barack Obama? Consider the great foreign issues on the front burner today. Will the Japan-China clash over islets in the South China Sea, now involving warplanes and warships circling each other, lead to a shooting war that could, because of our secu- rity treaty with Japan, drag in the United States? Is China an economic rival and trade partner? Or is Beijing seeking strategic and military hegemony in East Asia and the Western Pacifi c? Is engagement or containment of this emerg- ing superpower the way to go? Is Vladimir Putin’s Russia friend or foe? Has the “reset” failed? How many troops should we leave in Afghanistan to pre- vent its receding into the Taliban darkness, as it did when the Red Army departed in 1989? Maintaining Perspective: A Case for Is Iraq, where we lost 4,600 soldiers and 35,000 wounded in a misbegotten war to strip that country of WMD it did not have, about to disintegrate into civil, sectarian and ethnic the ‘Heartbeat Bill’ and Civil Discourse war? After Bashar Assad falls, will Syria fall to Islamists — or fall apart? Is Egypt’s military chief correct when he said that the vio- Jason Rapert the entire context of my to do with anyone’s ethnic contents of it.