The Nashville News THURSDAY • September 12, 2013 • Issue 73 • 1 Sections • 16 Pages • In Howard County, Arkansas since 1878 • USPS 371-540 • 75 cents IN BRIEFt Dierks man Feral hog presentation pleads no contest scheduled The Pike to stalking charge County and Mine Creek MURFREESBORO - A teen year Conservation Dierks man was sen- old girl Districts will tenced to five years in would be host a pre- the Arkansas Depart- on a so- sentation on ment of Correction cial me- feral hogs on Monday after pleading dia site Oct. 3 at 6:30 no contest to internet and that p.m. with Jeff stalking of a child in Pike MAULDIN he wished Taverner from County Circuit Court. not to speak with her the Arkansas Shaun Troy Mauldin due to the age differ- Game and Fish was originally charged ences. Commission with the crime in March Det. McDonald told as the speaker. after police say he so- Mauldin “OK,” and that The event is licited sex from under- it was nice speaking open to all cover officers posing to him, yet police say interested as a 14 year old girl on Mauldin continued to parties. A free Facebook. converse with the de- meal will be According to police tective posing as the provided and reports, Mauldin initi- 14-year-old via text mes- deadline for ated a conversation with sage. Mauldin kept mak- pre-registering Deputy Jason McDon- ing references about for the event ald, an officer of the going to jail, mentioning is Sept. 26. Pike County Sheriff’s that this might be a cop The event will Office who was posing to whom he was talking, be located at as the underage girl. and asking questions the Munici- Mauldin asked the detec- about the age difference, pal Building, tive where he was from, police say. 204 E. Main phone number, and age. According to officers, St. For more McDonald replied the suspect then began information, back with the answers asking questions which contact Shirley and advised Mauldin he were sexual in nature Lauderbach at was underage, prompt- - still believing he was 870-285-2424 ing the Dierks man to on the social media site or Louise Mor- allegedly tell McDonald with a 14-year-old girl. ris at 870-845- that he thought it was As the chat went on, the 4121 ext. 101. disgusting that a four- See STALKING / Page 8 CHARLES GOODIN | Nashville News LaMichael Pettway breaks free for his biggest run of the night Friday during the Scrappers’ loss to Hope. This week, Nashville will take on long-time rival De Queen in the battle for Debt the Saline River Walking Stick. collection Gorham to appear seminar scheduled PLAYING FOR PRIDE in court today on In an effort Traveling trophy on the line as Scrappers to bring help to DWI charge local business, prepare for nonconference rival De Queen the Nashville CHARLES GOODIN stop sign near the inter- Chamber of CHARLES GOODIN n Editor Editor section, then crossed the Commerce n one side of the Saline River Walking Stick, 11 notches are intersection and struck a has scheduled carved beneath a likeness of the Scrapper star, representing NASHVILLE - The parked vehicle, which a seminar on Howard County Justice then struck a second debt collec- the number of times Nashville has brought home the travel- of the Peace and former parked vehicle. Police tions. Busi- ing trophy from their annual matchup against nonconference school official who was say both parked vehicles nesses who rival De Queen. The other side of the stick has one notch, and arrested on charges of were unoccupied and no offer in house this Friday, the 2013 Scrappers will look to keep it that way. driving while intoxicated one was injured during credit will O last month is scheduled the crash. be informed Both Nashville and De Queen are look- to appear in court today. Mineral Springs po- on valuable ing for their first win of the season after Fifty-seven year old lice were dispatched to techniques losses last week. The Scrappers fell to Jeanie Gorham, who re- the scene at 3:55 p.m. in managing Hope 35-21 in their season opener, while tired from the Mineral and Gorham was placed collections Mena narrowly edged out De Queen 14-11. Springs Saratoga School under arrest following and accounts Head Coach Billy Dawson said Tuesday District at the end of last a field sobriety test and payable. The that correcting the mental errors Nash- month, is set to appear portable breathalyzer. seminar will ville made last Friday has been a focus in on the charge today in Police Chief Jeff Wither- introduce top practice this week. Howard County District spoon said she arrived proven tech- “We were just inconsistent. We’d play Court. at Howard County Jail niques that well a play or two, or three, then shoot The allegations at 5:15 and her blood companies use ourself in the foot,” he said. “We have against Gorham stem alcohol registered 0.16 to keep their to become more consistent and a lot of CHARLES GOODIN | Nashville News from a traffic accident following a 20 minute collections that’s gonna come with playing. The game The Saline River Walking Stick has 11 that took place Fri., Aug. observation period. timely and ag- was really, really fast for a lot of our kids notches on the Nashville side, representing 2 at the corner of Pine Booking at the jail was each time the team has claimed the traveling ing accounts so that will slow down as we play.” and Spring Streets in completed at 6:22 and trophy. payable low. It Dawson also said there was room for Mineral Springs. Gorham was released will also teach improvement on the defensive side of “Our defensive line played really well, Incident reports relat- into the custody of a businesses the ball, where inexperience was a factor but our linebackers struggled,” he said. ed to the accident allege family member at 6:55, how to use last Friday. See PRIDE / Page 7 that Gorham struck a See GORHAM / Page 8 technology to monitor collec- tions and how to use finan- cial informa- tion to make Fun continues at Howard County Fair this week decisions. The seminar is in n AT RIGHT: D.E. RAY horticulture entries were conjunction Elise Van News Staff judged Tuesday, while with the Small der Slikke, the hog show event was Business an exchange NASHVILLE - The How- Tuesday evening. The student from Administration ard County Fair and Live- chicken and rabbit judg- the Burgundy with an office region of stock Show, which has ing took place Wednesday at Henderson France, been open since Monday, morning and the lamb and State Uni- polishes the continues through Sat- goat event occurred late versity. The horns of her urday. Wednesday afternoon. seminar will goat, Dreamer, Fair board president The exhibit hall and be Tues., Sept. Wednesday Don Fletcher said that barn will remain open for 17 from 6:30 at the Howard the fair is going well, es- visitors to view crafts, until 8:30 p.m. County Fair pecially in terms of the livestock and horticul- Grounds. Van at the chamber judged events. ture winners until the der Slikke said office at 107 that though her “It is equal to, if not end of the fair at 10 p.m. S. Main Street. family farms better than last year,” he Saturday. Call the Nash- in France this said. The junior livestock ville Chamber is her first The judged events of sale will begin 9 a.m. Sat- of Commerce experience with the fair are complete ex- urday, with a luncheon to reserve a show animals. cept for the cattle judging, for exhibitors and auction Staff photo by seat at 870- D.E. Ray which is set for 6 p.m. this buyers to follow. 845-1262. evening. All crafts and See FAIR / Page 8 2 EDITORIAL The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 | Thursday, September 12, 2013 Syria & Obama Part II Chickens are coming home to roost for Barack Obama, both at home and overseas. When he first entered the White house, to worldwide acclaim, and backed by huge majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, he could do whatever he wanted — and could do no wrong, in the eyes of the mainstream media. People believed whatever he said, whether about how he would cut the federal deficit in half during his first term or how people could keep their current insurance and THOMAS their current doctor under ObamaCare, which SOWELL would also insure mil- Creators lions more people and Syndicate yet somehow lower the costs at the same time. If he could have done these things, it is hard to know what he could have done for an encore. Walking on water would have been an anticlimax. Of course he did none of these things. The Obama administration added more to the national debt in his first term than President Bush had in both his terms put together. As for ObamaCare, which has not yet fully taken effect, health care costs have already gone up, and many people's hours of work have already gone down, as employers seek to escape the huge costs of ObamaCare by hiring part-time work- ers, who are exempt. As for foreign policy, President Obama began by betraying a pre-existing American commitment to allies in Eastern Europe, to supply them with an anti- missile defense system.