MONTGOMERYLocal coverage since 1951 Winners page 8 COUNTY NEWS Sampley Scholarship USPS 361 - 700 • 75¢ • Vol. 63 • Issue 20 •Thursday, May 15, 2014 • 1 Section • 14 Pages • Published in Mount Ida, Arkansas In Brief Drug investigation nets two arrests DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY Main and Hamel appeared in controlled substance, a class C Safety [email protected] circuit court Friday for arraignment. felony. An investigation into the selling Main has been charged with two A not guilty plea was entered on committee of methamphetamines led by the counts of delivery of a schedule II her behalf and a jury trial was set Montgomery County Sheriff’s Of- controlled substance and one count for July 8. variety show fice and the 18th West Judicial Drug of delivery of a schedule III con- Montgomery County Sheriff stat- Barbara Hamel Task Force has resulted in the two trolled substance. All three charges ed in the press release that since De- May 15 arrests. are class C felonies. cember, the two agencies have made According to a press release is- The Mount Ida Elemen- Main stated that he was in the over twenty cases involving the sale sued by the Montgomery County tary School Safety Com- process of retaining a lawyer and or use of Methamphetamines. Sheriff’s Office, On May 5 Carl Main, mittee presents the first Circuit Judge Jake Looney entered Sheriff White said, “This is a so- age 38 of Norman, and Barbara annual variety show on a not guilty plea on Main’s behalf. cial problem. A lot of other crimes Hamel, age 39 of Caddo Gap, were Thurs., May 15 at 6 p.m. in Judge Looney set an attorney status are a direct result of drug use. We arrested as a result of their ongoing the Mount Ida High School review for June 6 and a jury trial date will continue to identify the people investigation. auditorium. Elementary, for July 8. associated with narcotics and do Both were released on $10,000 middle, and high school Hamel was charged with one everything we can to get them bonds. students are entered in the Carl Main count of delivery of a schedule II prosecuted.” show. A silent auction will be held in the lobby with great prizes. Admission to the show is $1. Please JPs review Montgomery County Fair Board audit make plans to attend for a fun filled night. All pro- unauthorized disbursements audit was necessary. mittee indicated that they felt ceeds will be used toward According to the audit, the that the issues may have been increasing the safety of our audit committee was looking into the result of poor record keeping. students. total $54,380 specific concerns which included All of the JPs present voiced allegations of declining revenues their concerns regarding the and improper spending. The re- findings. Judge Black reminded DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY County Judge Alvin Black pre- view focused on the period from them that the audit only covered [email protected] sented the findings of the audit Jan. 1, 2009 to Nov. 30, 2013. 2009-2013 and it only accounted Glenwood An investigative report pro- to the justices of the peace. He The review revealed unauthor- for money the fair association vided by the legislative audit stated that he had requested the ized disbursements of $54,380, received from the quorum court man faces committee regarding the finan- audit after questions were raised improper disbursements of $21, and the poultry association. cial records of the Montgomery about the fair board last year. 060 and deficiencies in internal He also informed the JPs that rape charges County Fair Association was Judge Black decided to continue controls at the Montgomery the audit had been sent to the discussed during a busy quorum A Glenwood man the county’s association with the County Fair Association. Judge court meeting Monday night. current fair board, but thought an has been arrested and Black stated that the audit com- AUDIT, page 6 charged with numerous charges following an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct with Marriage licenses status two minors. According to the arrest quo in Montgomery record filed in the Mont- gomery County Circuit County clerk’s office Clerk’s office, Brian Daniel Carl, age 34 of Glenwood, DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY has been charged with [email protected] two counts of rape, class MOUNT IDA – A recent ruling by a Pulaski Y felonies; two counts County judge may have opened the door for same of sexual assault second sex marriage in many counties across Arkansas, degree, class B felonies; but Montgomery County will not be among them and two counts of sexual at this time. indecency with a child, Circuit/County Clerk Debbie Baxter stated class D felonies. Monday that as of right now the Montgomery County clerk’s office would not be issuing marriage RAPE, page 6 licenses to same sex couples. She stated that Mont- gomery County was not mentioned in the lawsuit that Judge Piazza had ruled on, therefore his ruling did not appear to apply to Montgomery County. No injuries were reported following a one vehicle FedEx delivery truck accident mid- She added that as of Monday afternoon no one morning Monday. The wreck occurred on Hwy 270 near Joplin Store. Joplin Rural Fire Department personnel responded to assist. Trooper Garner with the Arkansas State had come into their office for a same sex marriage Police worked the accident, but no details were immediately available. Pictured are Caddo Hills license. Garren Hughbanks, the driver of the truck, and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza de- Deputy Andrew Thompson. According to Joplin Fire Department personnel on hand, SB makes clared the amendment to the state constitution another FedEx truck was dispatched to ofload cargo for delivery later today. Normal which bans same sex marriage unconstitutional delivery route for the FedEx truck runs from Pencil Bluff to Mena. personnel last week. He also declared CLERK, page 6 Photo by Derwood Brett changes DERWOOD BRETT At its regular monthly Indians capture second consecutive state track title meeting Monday night, the Caddo Hills School Board voted to hire sev- eral personnel and extend a financial advisor con- tract by three years. Board members also showed appreciation and congratulated a number of students for achieve- ments in both academic and sports. Melody Womick was hired to serve in the Al- ternative Learning Center and Jan Graves was em- ployed in food service. Superintendent of Schools Paul Shelton, who is serving his last few months at Caddo Hills School District, told the board that he was pleased to note that for the first time in a long time, every Caddo Hills used a strong, a throw of 130’5”.Sophomore events - the discus and long The Indians scored in every in- faculty position was filled across-the-board team effort to Dylan McBride garnered All-State jump. Four Indians placed in the dividual running event except the with a certified educator. claim the 2014 Class A Track and honors by finishing second in the discus and two placed in the long 400 meter and 800 meter races, He noted that in many Field Championship last week at pole vault with a vault of 10’6”. jump. That gave the Indians a events they did not have run- years the district has had Green Forest. Ninth grader Josh Qualls jumped commanding lead going into the ners in. Crommett said several faculty members working Junior Seth Powell led the ef- the winning height of 6’ in the running events. schools were as strong or stron- on finalizing certification, fort by competing in five events high jump but finished third un- “We did really well in morn- ger than Caddo Hills in many of but such was not the case and scoring a meet-high 33 der the tie-breaker system. ing field events but it was pretty the running events but the Indian this year. points. Powell also won his first With the field events winding close with the running getting runners refused to give up. Ray Beardsley, financial individual state title by taking the down Caddo trailed Texarkana ready to start,” Caddo track “From the sprints to distance, advisor, presented the an- 300 hurdles in 43.1 seconds. Trinity Christian by one point coach Joe Crommett said. “Our our runners ran their hearts nual report to the board Junior William Bruce helped and only had a small lead over guys scored 33 points in the out and got us valuable points,” the team effort by winning his Southside Bee Branch. That discus and long jump. After that CADDO, page 6 second state discus title with changed in the final two field everyone was trying to catch us.” STATE, page 6 Page 2 - Montgomery County News - Thursday, May 15, 2014 are welcome. Each class cost 2.00 and supplies will be COMMUNITY furnished. For more information call the gallery at 870- Obituaries 867-3115. NNOUNCEMENTS ~~~ ALAMO MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH William Fay Bohannon Ouachita Artist Gallery and Studio invites the public Will hold a Spring festival, Sat., May 17th starts at 2 p.m. William Fay Bohannon, age 92, of Little Rock, to enjoy “ OPEN ART STUDIO”. The gallery will be Activities: pony rides, petting zoo, cake walk, bouncy died Monday, May 5, 2014. open until 6 p.m. every Friday night for your enjoyment. house, games, hayride, train. Lots of food. For more info. He was born on September 20, 1921 at Hopper, Bring your materials and paint, draw, make jewelry, etc call Tim & Michelle Eird 870-334-3095 or Randy & the son of William “Bill” Bohannon and Georgie with a group of talented local artists.