Youths Rescued on Gillham Lake
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The Nashville News THURSDAY • August 1, 2013 • Issue 61 • 2 Sections • 18 Pages • In Howard County, Arkansas since 1878 • USPS 371-540 • 75 cents IN BRIEFt Youths rescued on Gillham Lake CASA JONATHAN CANADAY Cossatot Reefs Wednesday ment and fire depart- Queen City, Texas, but no seeking Overnight SW Arkansas Radio night with family. During ment personnel, along further personal informa- the outing, the two took life with search and rescue tion has been released at volunteers search effort ATHENS - Two youths jackets and began floating teams and the Arkansas this time. On Aug. 12 were rescued late this down the river. State Police helicopter The sheriff also said the and 13, CASA results in morning after they were When they failed to re- began searching the river river was at a higher than for Children reported missing on Gill- turn to the campsite, family and recovered the youths normal level due to in- is presenting safe return ham Lake last night. members began searching around 10 a.m. Their con- creased discharge from the an information According to Howard and notified law enforce- dition is unknown at this lake, but that the Corps of and recruit- Thursday County Sheriff Butch Mor- ment personnel around 9 time. Engineers shut down the ment event for ris, the pair, ages 10 and p.m., Morris said. Morris said the children flow to assist the search members of morning 11, were camped at the Numerous law enforce- are from Ashdown and efforts. the community interested in “making a dif- ference – one child at a time.” Court Ap- Capital murder pointed Spe- THERE AND cial Advocates charges filed against for Children (CASA) needs volunteers BACK AGAIN triple slaying suspect who would like to make Local student P.J. TRACY IV Hill is accused of kill- an impact in Murfreesboro Diamond ing his estranged wife, the future of a experienced different Dana Hill, as well as her child who has MURFREESBORO – mother, Julie Hartsfield, been victim to way of life on trip to Italy Capital murder charg- and 9-year-old niece Au- abuse or ne- es were officially filed tumn Hartsfield on July glect. No pre- LUKE REEDER against Timothy Hill 13. vious qualifica- NHS Correspondent in Pike County Circuit The document breaks tions required. Court on Monday. down the three counts of CASA trains t the age of 16, leaving In a document sub- first degree murder, all of compassion- your life in America and mitted by District Pros- which are Y felonies and ate community ecuting Attorney Bryan punishable by a term of members to Atraveling to Italy could Chesshir, the state will life without parole or advocate in be considered a daunting task. seek capital murder death. court on be- But for Cade Hardin, the trip is charges as authorized The first count, re- half of these something he has grown accus- by Arkansas Statute garding the alleged innocent vic- tomed to. A.C.A. 5-10-101 and its shooting of Autumn tims in Hemp- various subcatgories. See CHARGES / Page 8 “The first time I went to Italy, it stead, How- was scary to be by myself, but this ard, Lafayette, summer I went for my second time Little River, and I felt relieved to make it there Miller, Nevada, and it wasn’t as scary,” he said dur- Pike, Sevier, ing a recent interview. Man accused of pointing Bowie, Camp, Hardin decided to travel to Italy Cass and Mor- on an exchange student program ris counties. gun during argument after doing research online. The event “I chose Italy because I like his- will be held at ATHENS - A local man learned tory, and what better place to go in the new CASA was arrested Tuesday af- that the world than where the Romans for Children ter police say he pointed Brandon once had their em- office, located a gun at another person Parsons pire?” he said. at 1201 Main during an argument. had con- Italy is a country Street in Tex- According to a state- fronted renowned for its arkana, Texas, ment issued by Howard [Duggan] food, monuments on Mon., Aug. County Sheriff Butch DUGGAN about and way of life, and 12 at 9 a.m. Morris, 36 year old Lu- Duggan Hardin said the and again kus Wayne Duggan was physically abusing his country’s reputation at 5:30 p.m. taken into custody af- sister.” didn’t disappoint. There will be ter Chief Deputy Bryan Officers later learned “The food in two more ses- McJunkins, Deputy Jade that Duggan allegedly Italy was the best sions on Tues., Hughes and Dierks Po- pointed a .22 caliber rifle I’ve ever had,” he Aug. 13, one at lice Chief Brian White at Parsons when he con- explained. “I do not 9 a.m. and at responded to a call at fronted him, Morris said. think there could 5:30 p.m. Both 1272 Tollett Road. Duggan was arrested be any better. Life events will “The caller reported without incident on a was truly different be hosted by that [Duggan] had point- charge of aggravated there than it is in Malenda Cree, ed a gun at Brandon assault and transported America. People CASA Program Parsons,” Morris said in to Howard County Jail, take their time. Director. the statement. “When where he remains on a See TRIP / Page 3 CASA urges officers arrived they $10,000 bond. any citizen interested in making a dif- ference in an abused child’s Land commissioner presents $38K check to county life to attend one of the four sessions. Funds the result of tax Election delinquent land sales commission NASHVILLE - Commis- est due. Prospective buy- to hold sioner of State Lands John ers may also contact his public Thurston presented a office for more information check representing 2012’s on buying tax delinquent meeting turnback funds to How- land, or visit their website The Howard ard County officials at the at www.cosl.org. County Elec- Courthouse in Nashville “Once properties are tion Commis- on Thursday. These funds redeemed by the original sion will hold a stem from the redemption owner or sold at public auc- public meeting and sale of tax delinquent tion, the funds collected Thurs., Aug. 8 properties certified to the are forwarded to the coun- at 2 p.m. in the Commissioner of State ty, where the property is main court- Lands office. located, one year after the room of the The Commissioner’s collection date,” Thurston Howard Coun- tax delinquent real estate said. ty Courthouse sale for Howard County is Commissioner Thurston in Nashville. A scheduled for 1 p.m. Wed., and his office work diligent- call will be go- Aug. 14 at the Courthouse ly to collect this important ing out for poll in Nashville. Owners of source of revenue on delin- workers, and delinquent property are en- quent parcels. D.E. RAY | Nashville News comment will couraged to redeem their “The good news is that John Thurston, Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands, presents a check to the elected be sought from property before it is offered most of the revenue we col- officials of Howard County: County Judge Kevin Smith, Assessor Debbie Teague, Treasurer the public. at sale. First, they must lect is through the redemp- Sheri Mixon, County Clerk Benda Washburn and Circuit Clerk Bobbie Jo Green. The funds For further contact Commissioner tion of delinquent parcels were the result of sales of tax-delinquent land inside Howard County. information, Thurston’s office to request by the original owner. call Chairman the proper paperwork, and Property taxes play a vital said. “Public schools and in funding their programs. on essential programs and Albert Motta at then pay all delinquent role in the stability of coun- county services depend on Without these funds our growth.” 870-200-1733. taxes, penalties, and inter- ty revenues,” Thurston real estate tax dollars to aid communities may miss out See CHECK / Page 8 2 EDITORIAL Thursday, August 1, 2013 | The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 he tragedy of isolation In the 20th century, Western intellectuals' two most dominant explanations of disparities in econom- ic, educational and other achievements were innate racial differences in ability (in the early decades) and racial discrimination (in the later decades). In neither era were the intelligentsia receptive to other explanations. In each era, they were convinced that they had Thomas the answer — and dis- Sowell missed and disparaged those who offered other Creators answers. Syndicate Differences in mental test scores among differ- ent racial and ethnic groups were taken as proof of genetic differences in innate mental ability during the Progressive era in the early 20th century. Progres- sives regarded the fact that the average IQ test score among whites was higher than the average among blacks as conclusive proof of genetic determinism. A closer look at mental test data, however, shows that there were not only individual blacks with higher IQs than most whites, but also whole categories of whites who scored at or below the mental test scores of blacks. Among American soldiers given mental tests dur- ing the First World War, for example, white soldiers his is Obama’s moment from Georgia, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi scored lower on mental tests than black soldiers In his second term, Rich- from Gaza by Ariel Sharon. larations of 2007 and 2011 from Ohio, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania. ard Nixon had Watergate, Bibi will not do it, can- Pat that Iran has made no deci- Among other groups of whites, those with average but also the rescue of Israel not, if he wants his Likud- sion to build a bomb.