NashvilleThe News THURSDAY • August 27, 2015 • Issue 68 •1 section • 10 Pages • USPS 371-540 • 75 cents • PUBLISHED EACH MONDAY & THURSDAY In Howard County, Arkansas since 1878 Blood drive scheduled Code disagreement sharp at city meeting NASHVILLE - An acrimonious exchange between were in worse shape. When Clark stated that she and remains financially strong. She suggested that Nashville High School the mayor and a council member over code en- felt that was not enough, Jones retorted, “I am not the city rid itself of debt, as the city’s economic and will host a blood drive on forcement marked the most recent regular monthly pushing this ordinance on this guy.” financial situations are improving. Tues., Sept. 1 from 8:30 meeting of the Nashville city council Tuesday Clark at that point accused Jones of favoritism City financial director Jimmy Dale also echoed a.m. until 3 p.m. The Life- evening. in enforcing city code. the theme that the city’s economy is improving, Share bloodmobile will The argument between Mayor Billy Ray Jones Council member Vivian Wright partially defused noting that the sales tax receipts for the city were be parked in front of the and council member Monica Clark was a continu- the situation by interjecting that all properties in up by four percent on last year, which were them- school’s cafeteria/audito- ation of a harsh discussion begun in last month’s the area that are not in line with code should be selves up from the previous year and continues rium. meeting when Clark had stated that she had re- made to come into line with city ordinances. Jones a trend of increasing receipts for at least the last ceived complaints from constituents about a busi- replied to her that the ordinance does not have an seven months. Dale also reported that this month ness property in her ward. Jones had expressed enforcement mechanism, and that there are really saw three franchise payments and payments in to reluctance at that point to approach the business no repercussions from not being in code. the animal control service operated by the city by HCCC board owner. The conversation concluded without resolution. surrounding communities. Despite that, the month After regular business of the council had been The majority of the meeting was dominated by ended with expenses surpassing revenues because to meet dispensed with this month, Jones stated that he reports from city managers and the presentation of the circumstance of three payroll periods con- had spoken with the business owner, but would not of the city’s annual water and sewer system audit. cluding during the month, he explained. The Howard County be pursuing the complaints further. He also stated Auditor Elizabth Fawcett presented the audit, Public works director Larry Dunaway then Children’s Center will hold that there were other properties in the area that and said that the system has a net positive position reported that a proj- See CITY | Page 7 their annual evening board meeting Tues., Sept. 8, at 6 p.m., at the Women’s Group Home, at #6 Julia Gift of Life Nashville pair Circle, in Nashville. arrested in De Queen PATRICK MASSEY assaulted a store Gas prices De Queen Bee employee trying to Two Nashville resi- stop the theft. The continue dents were arrested employee, Beth Deen, yesterday afternoon told officers the sus- to drop on felony charges fol- pect struck her in the lowing an incident at Average retail gaso- face and bent her eye- line prices in Arkansas the De Queen Walmart glasses. have fallen 3.6 cents store. Another employee per gallon in the past According to a witnessed the suspect week, averaging $2.30/g report released by enter a car and head yesterday, according the DQPD, officers to GasBuddy’s daily west on Highway 71 survey of 1,826 gas were dispatched to towards Lockesburg. outlets in Arkansas. Walmart around 1 The employee provid- This compares with the p.m. in reference to ed officers with a the national average that a woman walking out license plate number has fallen 7.1 cents per of the store with a gallon in the last week and description of the to $2.60/g, according to buggy full of unpaid vehicle, which was gasoline price website DE RAY | Nashville News merchandise. While quickly located. GasBuddy.com. Alexandria Jackson gives blood during the blood drive hosted by Mineral Springs leaving Walmart, the The suspect, identi- Including the Schools Tuesday afternoon. LifeShare Blood Services partners with several local suspect reportedly See Walmart | Page 8 change in gas prices schools to give blood to those in need. in Arkansas during the past week, prices yesterday were 91.1 cents per gallon lower Hooten’s comes to town In Footballville than the same day one year ago and are 14.4 cents per gallon lower Representative of well-known sports than a month ago. The national average has decreased 12.8 cents magazine makes report to local civic club per gallon during the NASHVILLE- The rotary invited Barry is currently in their seventeenth year of last month and stands 82.8 cents per gallon Grooms, a writer at Hooten’s Publishing their television show which previews the lower than this day one Company, as the guest speaker for this South Eastern Conference and summa- year ago. week’s regular meeting held Wednesday rizes high school football across the area. “Gasoline price at the Western SIzzlin’ in Nashville. As “As far as high school football is con- trends finally aligned a part of his job at Hooten’s, Grooms cerned the Nashville Scrappers have last week across all areas of the country,” speaks at an average of twenty places been picked as number two in the state said Patrick DeHaan, every year. because of their great lineman,” Grooms GasBuddy senior pe- Grooms introduced the group to some said. “Our team at Hooten’s expects Dar- troleum analyst. “The of the history of the Hooten’s publication danelle to win the state championship Midwest saw gasoline and also spoke of the expectations for because they have a total of five three- prices plunge after it was reported that BP both college and high school football year starters on their offense.” was looking to bring this season. Grooms also included that Warren has its Whiting refinery on- According to Grooms the first maga- several new and inexperienced players line in the days ahead. zine came out in the early 1990’s and it while the running back from Dover has Should this eventually was printed by Dave Campbell; “Arkansas had offers from the Air Force. “Junction be confirmed, prices could fall through at Football” was first published by Chris City was selected to win for 2A, Smack- least Labor Day in the Hooten who is the president of Hooten’s over for 3A, Pulaski County for 5A, and Midwest. On the flip Publishing Company. Pine Bluff is expected to repeat their HALEY SCHOOLEY | Nashville News side, motorists in the Grooms informed that in 1994 Hooten’s, championship for 6A,” informed Grooms. Barry Grooms displays a recent issue of Hooten’s Northeast should now the largest pre-season magazine, was es- “We are seeing a lot of kids that are hun- Arkansas Football, considered the premier sports be on alert after a ma- magazine in the state, to the Nashville Rotarians. jor fire struck a PBF tablished. He also said that the company gry for success. refinery in Delaware City on Friday. The mar- ket hasn’t really had a chance to react, but it could turn ugly at String of thefts leads to arrests of Batesville couple the pump in the days ahead for motorists in DIERKS - A Batesville items taken from in- be the had recently returned According to state- that region. Elsewhere, the West Coast saw couple has been im- side one apartment and same to Batesville. While ments made by Dierks prices decline, along plicated in a series of from a vehicle parked in stolen speaking with that resi- investigator John McK- with the Gulf Coast, thefts in and around the front of another apart- from dent of the apartments, ee, Bailey was arrested East Coast and Rock- Dierks area, according ment. The report goes the police also learned of by the Batesville po- ies- virtually everyone to reports produced on to say that a person apart- the theft of a purse. lice department and saw gasoline prices fall in the last week. As we by the Dierks Police contacted the depart- ment, They contacted the brought to the Howard enter the final stretch Department. ment the following day and owner of the purse and County jail, where she of the summer driving According to affa- stating that he was in police confirmed the theft. is being held on charges Bailey season, autumn still davits to be filed with possession of a televi- were In total, a purse, mul- of theft of property, looks to bring a big Howard County Cir- sion set that could be able to contact an- tiple television sets, breaking or entering drop in gasoline pric- es. Crude oil last week cuit Court, police were one stolen from the other resident of Tim- a safe and a wheeled and residential bur- touched under $40 a first made aware of the apartment which he ber Ridge Manor and ice chest were listed glary on a $15,000 bond. barrel for the first time thefts on August 15 claimed to have had learned that Church among the stolen items, Church was arrested by since the recession, when residents of the purchased from Timo- and his girlfriend, Lata- most of which were Batesville police at a and this week could Timber Ridge Manor thy Scott Church, 32, sha Kay Bailey, 25, of later found near Holly later date, and has not bring prices that stay under that key level,” apartments in Dierks of Batesville.