NashvilleThe News Woman MONDAY • February 15, 2016 • Issue 13 • 1 section • 10 Pages • USPS 371-540 • 75 cents • PUBLISHED EACH MONDAY & THURSDAY In Howard County, Arkansas since 1878 arrested on Valentine’s Day for Center Point receives Rural Community Grant domestic LITTLE ROCK - Governor Asa battery Hutchinson, AEDC Executive Director Mike Preston, AEDC TERRICA HENDRIX Deputy Director Amy Fecher, Editor and AEDC Rural Services Direc- DIERKS – A woman tor Alex Johnston presented is in jail after being $171,232 to 17 rural communi- arrested for domestic ties selected for Fiscal Year 2016 battery on Valentine’s Day. Cycle II funding through the Ar- kansas Rural Community Grant Programs. The grant awards were distributed at a Feb. 9 awards ceremony held in the Governor’s Reception Room at the Arkansas State Capitol. In attendance were represen- tatives receiving an Arkansas Rural Community Development REED Grant award on behalf of Center According to How- Point in Howard County. The ard County Chief Dep- uty John Eric Glidewell, The community of Center Point Sandra Reed, 51, of received $10,000 to purchase Dierks, was arrested on new playground equipment for Sunday after Deputy Dustin Wakeield and the community park. Deputy Timmy Floyd The Division of Rural Services were dispatched to works in partnership with the 105 Ellis Road in refer- ence to a domestic call. Arkansas Rural Development The deputies spoke to SUBMITTED PHOTO I The Nashville News Commission to administer the Ar- a man who said that Pictured from left to right are: Tammy Smith, Carolyn Jefferson, Judge Kevin Smith, Doris Couler, Senator Larry Teague, Kim kansas Rural Community Grant Reed “hit him with a Dunham, Governor Asa Hutchinson, ARDC Commissioner Lonnie Turner, AEDC Rural Services Director Alex Johnston, ARDC Programs in three cycles each baseball bat,” accord- Chair Jamie Pafford-Gresham, AEDC Deputy Director Amy Fecher and AEDC Executive Director Mike Preston. Not Pictured: ing to oficer’s notes Representative Justin Gonzales. See GRANT | Page 6 prepared by Floyd. Floyd added that the man “had a BRYAN MCJUNKINS that led to Turner searching red mark on his left LAW ENFORCEMENT shoulder and some HOWARD COUNTY SHERIFF the truck. scratches and a whelp Turner found approxi- on his left hand.” The Howard County Deputy mately three and a half grams deputies found Reed “under a small shed” Texarkana Sheriff and K9 handler, Travis (commonly known as an 8 and she was placed Turner stopped a ford truck ball of methamphetamine) under arrest for do- on State Highway 27 be- of suspected methamphet- mestic battery in the third degree and trans- man tween Nashville and Mineral amine inside the truck. ported to the Howard Springs at approximately Deputy Tim Bowlin as- County Sheriff’s Ofice 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 11. sisted Turner on the stop were she remains in jail arrested for The truck was driven by and they arrested Sackett as of press time. SACKETT SUBMITTED PHOTO I The William Sackett, 47, of Tex- for Possession of Controlled Nashville News arkana, AR. Turner gained Substance, Methamphet- possession Deputy Travis Turner holds the information during the stop Mineral suspected methamphetamine amine. Deputy Bowlin trans- he said was found in Sackett’s See MAN | Page 7 Springs truck Feb. 11. purchases waste water bafle HCAS donates curtain NICOLE TRACY defibrillator to NSD Reporter MINERAL JONATHAN CANADAY District. Laura and I had discussed SPRINGS – The Southwest Arkansas Radio this and it’s something good for the Mineral Springs school, attendees, and the play- City Council met for NASHVILLE - The Howard Coun- a brief session on ers,” HCAS co-owner John Gray Monday and autho- ty Ambulance Service has donated explained. rized the purchase of an automated external defibrillator School Athletic Director Bunch a waste water bafle to the Nashville School District to curtain during the Nichols is very grateful for the dona- meeting. be used at the high school Scrap- tion of the AED. The waste water per Arena. “We appreciate everything the bafle curtain will “Co-owner Laura Garner and cost the city $11,385 ambulance staff has done and for and will be paid for in I want to ensure that the staff of making this donation. We have al- 18 monthly install- NHS have the ability to take care ways had a portable one, however ments of $650 over of someone, should they suffer a 18 months. Council now we will have one on site with member Charles De- sudden cardiac arrest...until the a sign...it will be very visible. It’s loney made a motion ambulance can arrive. We are very certainly a great thing to have at JONATHAN CANADAY I Southwest Arkansas Radio for the purchase of supportive of the Nashville School the curtain, and was Scrapper Arena and we appreciate Pictured from left to right: Athletic Director Bunch Nichols, John Gray of HCAS, NHS seconded by Vera See HCAS | Page 6 Principal Tate Gordon, and Scrapperette Coach Ron Alexander. Marks. The resolution passed 4-0. The city coun- ENTERTAINMENT cil also adopted a resolution to close the city’s Water/ Sewer revenue bond checking ac- Temptations to perform in Hope on Feb. 20 count and move the remaining balance JONATHAN CANADAY records in the 60s and 70s. Otis Wil- (tenor). Their music can be described of $500.12 into the Southwest Arkansas Radio liams is the only original member who as a combination of genres, primarily city’s Water/Sewer general checking ac- remains in the line-up today. consisting of R&B, soul, funk, doo-wop count. The resolution A legendary vocal group will be Over the decades the group has and rock and roll. passed 4-0. performing soon in Hope. The Tempta- released a number of hits including The music industry continues to Willie O’Neal, private citizen, tions will be performing at Hempstead ‘My Girl,’ ‘Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,’ and change and Williams says the biggest spoke to the council Hall on Sat., Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets ‘Get Ready.’ The current line-up is issue for him has been the distasteful about the problem are on sale now for as low as $22. The made up of Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, language in songs. of stray dogs coming into his yard. Mayor vocal group formed in 1960 and are best Terry Weeks, and new members Wil- “I listen to a lot of records and they Bobby Tullis assured known for their success with Motown lie Greene Jr. (bass) and Larry Braggs are very See PERFORM | Page 6 Mr. O’Neal that the WILLIAMS problem was being addressed and action was being taken to resolve the issue. City Recorder/ Treasurer April Nail DONNA HARWELL I The gave the inancial report to the council, Nashville News and stated that the Aiden Smith, 10, became city brought in reve- an honorary Nashville News nues of $45,973.44, reporter today. Smith is a and had expenses of Nashville Elementary School $45,709.10 for the The month of January. student and writes for The city had also Tattler and the NES yearbook. received $4,326.50 Smith plays baseball for the Spa in sales tax revenues City Crushers and in his spare for the month. time, plays the piano at church. Members present during the meet- He is the son of Matt and Sarah ing were Mayor Smith of Nashville. Bobby Tullis, City Pictured with Smith (center): Treasurer/Recorder News Ad Manager Natasha April Nail, Council Worley, Publisher Mike Graves, Members Steve News Dixon, Rex Woodley, Editor Terrica Hendrix and Vera Marks, Charles Reporter Nicole Tracy. See this Deloney, Police Chief Thursday’s issue of the News for Jeff Witherspoon, more photos of Smith. and Water Super- intendant Jonathan Holden. 2 EDITORIAL The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 | Monday, February 15, 2016 POkIN’ FuN Black History Month by Doc Blakely ARKANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Black฀History฀Month฀is฀an฀annual฀celebration฀dur- a฀soft-spoken,฀itinerant฀farmer฀from฀southwestern฀ ing฀the฀month฀of฀February฀to฀highlight฀the฀achieve- Arkansas฀who฀reported฀only฀forty-four฀dollars฀in฀ Where There’s a Will ments฀by฀black฀Americans.฀฀ taxable฀property฀in฀1875,฀and฀John฀Rollins,฀an฀Ashley฀ The฀event฀grew฀from฀a฀weeklong฀celebration฀ County฀farmer฀who฀claimed฀nine฀dollars฀in฀taxable฀ which฀historian฀Carter฀G.฀Woodson฀began฀in฀1926฀as฀ property฀in฀1873.” There’s a Way a฀way฀to฀use฀history฀to฀show฀the฀important฀roles฀Afri- The฀ irst฀ piece฀ of฀ legislation฀ sponsored฀ by฀ an฀ can฀Americans฀played฀in฀the฀creation฀of฀our฀country. African-American฀to฀become฀law฀in฀Arkansas฀was฀ It’s฀funny฀what฀people฀leave฀to฀others฀in฀their฀will.฀I฀read฀ During฀this฀month,฀the฀Arkansas฀House฀has฀been฀ House฀ Bill฀ 65฀ ฀ “An฀ act฀ to฀ deine฀ qualiications฀ of฀ the฀last฀will฀and฀testament฀of฀a฀settler฀back฀in฀the฀1850’s฀that฀ highlighting฀the฀accomplishments฀of฀African฀Ameri- jurors.”฀฀ left฀160฀acres฀of฀good฀bottom฀land฀to฀each฀of฀his฀six฀sons฀ cans฀in฀the฀Arkansas฀legislature฀through฀our฀website฀ This฀guaranteed฀that฀anyone฀who฀could฀vote฀had฀ and฀to฀his฀two฀daughters฀he฀left฀each฀a฀feather฀bed฀and฀a฀ and฀social฀media. the฀right฀to฀serve฀on฀a฀jury,฀therefore฀allowing฀African฀ swift฀horse.฀I’m฀guessing฀that฀was฀a฀hint฀to฀the฀girls฀that฀ Less฀than฀three฀years฀after฀the฀end฀of฀the฀Civil฀ Americans฀to฀serve. they฀should฀move฀on฀with฀their฀life฀and฀make฀it฀snappy.฀But฀ War,฀six฀African฀American฀men฀were฀elected฀to฀serve฀ But฀the฀state’s฀progress฀took฀an฀extreme฀turn฀in฀ I฀like฀the฀gall฀of฀the฀old฀timer฀that฀just฀left฀a฀note฀scribbled฀ in฀the฀House.฀ 1891.฀฀An฀election฀law฀passed฀making฀it฀much฀more฀ on฀the฀cuff฀of฀his฀inest฀shirt,฀which฀he฀was฀wearing,฀when฀ From฀1868฀to฀1893,฀85฀African฀Americans฀served฀