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THE NASHVILLE HH HH Preserving SouthwestNews-LEADER Arkansas’s Heritage While Leading Through the 21st Century Wednesday, May 2, 2018 u Vol. 15, Issue 44 u 22 pages, 2 sections u 75¢ Leader Peach Blossom Festival May 3-5 Nashville’s annual Peach Blos- dors and a community garage sale, sion. The festival will open at 9 a.m. story, 5A, for more information.) Board som Festival will swell to a three- and some of the garage sale booths that day, and will operate until 7 Club president Carol Murray www.swarkansasnews.com day event this year, and chamber of may linger for more than just one p.m. When it was downtown, the presided, and a guest was Ashley commerce director Mike Reese says day, Reese told Nashville Rotarians festival booths generally closed at Aylett, vice-chancellor of UA-Cos- OPINION 4A he thinks the festival is “On its way last Wednesday, April 25. 2 p.m. One of the Saturday attrac- satot. The club welcomed back Ro- to being the largest in southwest Friday will feature the vendors, tions will be homemade peach ice tarian Steve Cole who is bouncing Modest friend Arkansas.” a 5K run/walk for adults and cream made by chamber board back from medical issues. Rotarian The festival will also move from youngsters, and a karaoke contest. members. Cole is the chancellor of the college. stayed away the central business district, down- The run/walk has a $25 entry fee, At dark, a free viewing of a Dis- Club members voted to donate from words of town Nashville, to the city park for and proceeds benefit “The Call,” a ney movie will be presented. $250 to the Christian Health Clinic the three days, Thursday through project promoting foster children Reese said he hoped the festival of Howard County. The assistant praise. Saturday, May 3-5. and foster families. would generate traffic and com- administrator of the facility, Leslie Thursday will feature 86 ven- Saturday will have a $1 admis- merce for the town. (See related Reeder, spoke to the club last week. Art show to be held May 7-9 at Arena Art at the Arena, the Nashville School District’s third annual student art show, will be held May 7-9 at Scrap- per Arena. There will be an opening reception Monday, May 7, from 4-6 p.m. Cookies will be served. The art show will be open Tuesday, May 8, and Wednesday, May 9, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Art at the Arena will News-Leader photo/JOHN R. SCHIRMER showcase student art AFTERSHOCK AT STADIUM. Youth from Nashville and other communities listen as a praise band from Texarkana performs from all four campuses during Aftershock Sunday, April 29, at Scrapper Stadium. The event attracted about 700 junior high and high school students. in the Nashville School District. Radiothon for HCCC AFTERSHOCK set May 9 Testimonies, music part of Sunday night youth rally in Nashville By John R. Schirmer sic, games, food and testimonies cians from Church on the Rock in the Bible, but if there’s no rela- Work is underway News-Leader staff about their spiritual journey. at Texarkana, a drama team from tionship with him, it’s no good.” on the annual radiothon One by one, they told their Organizers Gabi Dougan and the church and the speakers. Hood said he “thought I was benefitting the Howard stories. One is a Harding Bison. Emily McCauley, 2017 gradu- Braden Hood, a junior at a Christian until I got to Hard- County Children’s Cen- Three attend Ouachita Baptist. ates of Nashville High School, Harding University, was first. ing. On Wednesday nights, ter, and there are some One is a healthcare professional. said there were 600 chairs on Hood is a former Scrapper and we have what we call football changes in the format for They’re from different back- the field. Those were filled and a graduate of NHS. He plays church with the players. They 2018. grounds and have different many in the audience were football for the Harding Bisons. said you can’t call yourself The event will be experiences, but they share standing. He started his presentation with Christian if you don’t have a Wednesday, May 9. One something in common - a com- Aftershock began last year a sports analogy. “If you want to personal relationship with Jesus. of the changes will be the mitment to Jesus Christ. when Dougan and McCauley go see LeBron James play ball, I talked to a friend, and he said time -- it will begin and That was the message to area wanted to do something to help knowing his stats won’t get you this is a life-saving thing.” end earlier, 5 and 8 p.m. youth who attended Aftershock area teens. About 600 attended in the gate. If LeBron himself Hood made a decision then Another change is Sunday, April 29, at Scrapper the first Aftershock, and plans comes along and says you can and was baptized. “I had a the site. Last year the Stadium. Close to 700 teenagers began for Aftershock II. go in, you’re in. It’s like that with radiothon was held in the gathered for an evening of mu- The evening included musi- Jesus. You can know everything See Rally • Page 5A atrium of UA Cossatot in Nashville. This year the News-Leader photo/ JOHN R. SCHIRMER fund-raiser will be held in the all-purpose room at TESTIMONY. the center. Brandon Wil- The event is spon- liamson (left) sored by the Nashville shares his story Rotary Club, and two with teenagers club members will serve during Aftershock as masters of ceremo- Sunday, April nies: Loren Hinton is 29, at Scrapper head of the broadcast Stadium. About program at UA-Cossatot, 700 students and Donny Woods is a from throughout member of the HCCC the area at- board of directors. tended the event. The three-hour More photos in program will include a the May 9 issue welcome by Rotary Club of the News- president Carol Murray Leader. and Nashville Mayor Billy Ray Jones; interviews with parents of children in the Rainbow Learning Center; interviews with speech and physical therapists; talent num- Early voting opens bers from clients; and program descriptions by department heads. The 21st HCCC Ra- May 7 in primaries diothon will be broadcast live over ED88-FM, the By Louie Graves There has been no change in voting college radio station; and News-Leader staff places since the last General Election, will be livestreamed on Eligible persons who wish to par- but that will change in the 2018 Gen- the Facebook pages of ticipate in the May 22 preferential eral Election in November. ED88 and HCCC. primary election have only a few days Voter ID remaining to update if a change of Voters will be required to provide Inside the News-Leader address is needed. The deadline has a photo identification card such as a Obituaries, 2A already passed to register to vote in driver’s license, concealed handgun Early Files, 3A the primary. license, passport, military ID student Early voting will begin on Monday, or employee ID from a school, public Opinion, 4A May 7, for the whole county. assistance ID with photograph, or a Sports, 8A-12A The voting place at the Carter Day voter ID card issued by the county Trends, B Training Center, N. Main St., Nash- clerk. Classifieds, 9B ville, will be open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. each An Arkansas judge’s recent deci- day except for Saturdays May 12 and sion that blocks the photo ID require- May 19 when hours will be 10-4, and ment on grounds of being unconstitu- on Monday, May 21, the last day to tional is under appeal. vote early, when hours will be 8-5. Persons who have had a name or FINAL BLOOD DRIVE FOR SENIOR WORKERS. On election day, polls will be open address change should contact the Nashville High School seniors Alyssa Rather and Olivia 7:30-7:30. county clerk, 870-845-7502, to update Herzog have worked the school’s on-campus blood Voters may vote in either the Demo- their information. drives since they were sophomores. Their final drive was cratic or Republican Party primary, The clerk can also provide correct held recently. Sophomores Maddie Pinkerton and Hope but not both. voting site. McCauley will take over for the next two years. 2A Obituaries Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Nashville News-Leader Services were Monday, dale; two brothers, Charles tin of Little Rock, Minnie April 30, 2018 at 2 p.m. Derrall Holbrook of Phila- Johnson of Springfield, Mo., at First United Methodist delphia, Pa., and Thomas Barbara Smith of Lockes- Obituaries Church in Nashville with Eugene Holbrook of Loui- burg, Wanda Coulter of James Harris officiating. siana; also a grandchild and Springfield, Mo., and Loretta Interment followed in Av- great-grandchild. Hill of Daingerfield, Texas; a John Hearnsberger. In lieu of was of the Methodist Faith. ery’s Chapel Cemetery near A memorial service will sister, Hazel Johnson of Hot flowers, memorials may be He was a Boy Scout and was McCaskill under the direc- be Saturday, May 5, 2018, at Springs; also grandchildren, made to UAMS Winthrop P. very involved in scouting. tion of Nashville Funeral 2 p.m at Nashville Funeral great-grandchildren and Rockefeller Cancer Institute, He had received the Order Home. The family received Home with Ronald Gilbert great-great-grandchildren. Howard Memorial Hospi- of The Arrow Award, was friends at the funeral home officiating.