Monticello celebrates UAM maintains conference lead Arbor Day with series win over Reddies 1B 1C ADVANCE-MONTICELLONIAN 75¢ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2018 SERVING DREW COUNTY SINCE 1870 Remains still unidentifi ed BY ASHLEY FOREMAN black male,” Gober stated. [email protected] As of press time, the remains have not be positively identifi ed. Last week, the Advance-Mon- “The Arkansas State Police has ticellonian reported that skeletal no evidence at this time to positive- remains had been found on Mon- ly identify the remains of the per- day, March 26 behind a home on son whose remains were discov- Arkansas Highway 138, east of ered earlier this week,” reiterated Monticello. Bill Sadler, ASP public informa- The Drew County Sheriff’s De- tion offi cer. “ASP/CID (Criminal partment arrived at the scene and Investigation Division) is working the investigation was turned over the investigation. Other than the to the Arkansas State Police. date and the location of remains According to Drew County discovery, there’s not much I can Sheriff Mark Gober, the skeletal tell you.” remains were sent to the state crime Check the Advance-Monticel- lab for DNA testing. lonian website, www.mymonticel- “It is believed at this time, that lonews.net, for the most up to date the remains belong to that of a information on this story. Internet photo REMEMBERING A LIFE CUT SHORT Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. waves to the crowd before delivering his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in A HELPING HAND Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. Today marks the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination in Memphis, Tenn. STILL A TRAGEDY Today is the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination BY HAROLD COGGINS land. And I’m happy tonight. I’m not ing Act, a major piece of civil rights leg- Ashley Foreman/Advance-Monticellonian [email protected] worried about anything. I’m not fearing islation. MISSION CHOICE is a new business on the downtown square in Monticello any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory “Having grown up in the era of segre- that helps the public who have fallen down on their luck. The business pro- ifty years ago tonight, the world of the coming of the Lord.” gation, I spent my first- and second-grade vides hygiene items, clothing and much more. Volunteer hours can also be changed. As the country remem- Just after 6 p.m. the following day, years at an all-black school,” long time completed at Mission Choice. Fbers the assassination of Dr. Mar- King was standing on the second-floor Monticello High School boys’ basketball tin Luther King Jr. at a Memphis, Tenn. balcony of the Lorraine Motel, where he coach Wayne Sherrer, one of Monticel- hotel on April 4, 1968, Monticellonians and his associates were staying, when a lo’s more prominent African-American OPEN FOR BUSINESS around the city are reflecting back to that sniper’s bullet struck him in the neck. He leaders, recalled. “In the third grade, I fateful day. was rushed to a hospital, where he was was one of a handful of black kids who Like this year, April 4 was on a pronounced dead about an hour later, at helped integrate the Wilmot School Dis- Wednesday that year. Dr. King and other the age of 39. trict, so I am well aware of the racial in- Southern Christian Leadership Confer- Shock and distress over the news of justices that were ingrained in American ence leaders were on their way to Wash- King’s death sparked rioting in more society. ington to lobby Congress on behalf of the than 100 cities around the country, in- “Because of this I have a great appre- poor. The group was called to Memphis cluding burning and looting. Amid a ciation for what Dr. King did for Amer- to support a sanitation workers’ strike. wave of national mourning, President ica. He faced the evils of racism with a On the night of April 3, King gave a Lyndon B. Johnson urged Americans to dignity that is hard to describe. His con- speech at the Mason Temple Church. “reject the blind violence” that had killed tributions to making America look at it- In his speech, according to history. King, whom he called the “apostle of self in the mirror must be celebrated. I com, King seemed to foreshadow his own nonviolence.” remember the day he was shot and how untimely passing, or at least to strike a Johnson also called on Congress to my grandmother cried. particularly reflective note, ending with speedily pass the civil rights legislation, “I was too young to grasp the signifi- Ashley Foreman/Advance-Monticellonian these now-historic words: “I’ve seen the then entering the House of Representa- cance of that heinous act but I definitely A WELCOME RETURN Reinhart Family Healthcare is offi cially open for promised land. I may not get there with tives for debate, calling it a fitting legacy understand today what he meant and still business after more than a year. Pictured from (left to right) are Reinhart you. But I want you to know tonight, that to King and his life’s work. On April 11, means to this country. Whether it’s 1968 1968, the president signed the Fair Hous- Family Healthcare’s medical staff , Shiveeta Robertson, Dana Roark, Lisa we, as a people, will get to the promised See KING Page 6A Adams, Dr. Jeff Reinhart, Darcy Melder and Nicole Williams. The offi ce is now taking appointments at its location at 777 Jordan Drive. JUNIOR TROOPER OF THE MONTH Black fl y populations Boll Weevil Stampede boom in Arkansas delta starts Th ursday Special to the Advance – identified as southern buffalo More than 250 rodeo cow- gnats. boys and cowgirls from 14 STUTTGART—Livestock “I’ve also heard reports that colleges and universities will producers in the Arkansas del- several horses had died and compete at the 12th annual ta are working to protect their there were some deer lying dead Boll Weevil Stampede, host- animals after a population ex- in fields,” he said. “I had one ed by the University of Ar- plosion of bloodsucking black farmer tell me he was met at his kansas at Monticello Thurs- flies that is being blamed for the carport by a deer who was in- day though Saturday. deaths of a bull and cow in Ar- side trying to get away from the Competition begins each kansas County and the closure gnats. The gnats don’t like to be evening at 7 p.m. at the Drew last week of a nature center. under a roof or indoors. County Fairgrounds. Admis- Black flies are part of the “Buffalo gnats are a fact of sion is $10 for adults, $5 for Simuliidae family and are also life down here,” Beckwith said. UAM students with I.D. and known as buffalo gnats or turkey “The running joke is that the buf- children ages 6-12, and free gnats. falo gnats will have you looking for children 5 and under. Between heavy rain and tem- forward to mosquito season.” Competition will be held peratures bouncing between Last Thursday, the Arkansas in bull riding, saddle bronc the 40s and 70s in the last few Game and Fish Commission riding, bareback riding, steer weeks, “we’re seeing a bumper closed its Cook Lake Conser- wrestling, calf roping, team crop of black flies, likely as a vation Education Center until roping, barrel racing, goat result of floods in February and further notice because of the fly tying, and breakaway roping. March,” Kelly Loftin, extension outbreak. The center posted pho- Participants will be com- entomologist for the University tos on Facebook page of with peting for prize money as of Arkansas System Division piles of dead black flies on the well as championship points nature center’s doorstep, saying of Agriculture, said on Mon- to qualify for the College “at this time, it is impossible for day. “These are late winter, ear- National Finals Rodeo in visitors to do anything unless ly spring pests that usually go Casper, Wyo. in June. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Curry/ASP Troop F Social Media Representative away when temperatures warm covered with mosquito nets.” above 80 degrees.” Unlike mosquitoes that breed LOCAL RECIPIENT The Arkansas State Police has recently started giving an “ASP Junior Trooper of the Month” Grant Beckwith, Arkansas in stagnant water, black flies can Award to children in the state that exhibit a love of law enforcement, a desire to help people and serve their com- breed in virtually any flowing munity. For April, ASP Troop F, headquartered in Warren, has chosen 5-year-old Gabriel Smith of Monticello. Gabriel County extension staff chair for the Division of Agriculture, said water. INDEX Opinion ..............4A was sworn in by Cpl. Bryon Curry (right) last Thursday at Troop F headquarters. Gabriel, who is in Mrs. Kelli Jacks’ Calendar ............2A Religion .............3B kindergarten class at Monticello Elementary School, is the son of Tyler Smith of Benton and Whitney Carter of Mon- a cattle producer in DeWitt lost Classifi eds ........ 5C Sports ............... 1C See BLACK FLY Page 6A ticello. Joining Cpl. Curry for the ceremony are Cpl. Matt Outlaw (left) and Cpl. Richie Whitley (center). a prize bull and cow to the flies Obituaries ..........8A Weddings ..........1B OUR 147TH YEAR $34.00 ADVANCE-MONTICELLONIAN NUMBER xx • xx PAGES Subscribe Today! QHZVVSRUWVFODVVLÀHGV SHU<HDU 870.367.5325 LQVLGHWKH]LSFRGHDUHD ZZZP\PRQWLFHOORQHZVQHW 2A | Wednesday, April 4, 2018 NEWS Advance-Monticellonian | mymonticellonews.net | 870-367-5325 COMMUNITY CALENDAR GOING ON NOW Drew County Museum open on select Saturdays Meet our elected offi cials The Drew County Museum will be open every Saturday, from 10 a.m.