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Arkansas County Tax Collectors award Bobbye McAlister Scholarships The following are this years winners on the Bobbye McAlister Memorial Scholarships awarded by the Arkansas County Tax Collectors Association. Students receiving $1,000 scholarships were: London King, granddaughter of Sylvia Knoles, Franklin County Collector; and Dalynn T.D. Johnson, grandson of Carol Johnson, retired Craighead County Deputy Collector, mother is Robin Johnson current Craighead County Deputy Collector. The student who received the $500 scholarship was Tyler Lee Hays, stepson of Cathy (CJ) Hays, Greene County Collector. COUNTY LINES, FALL 2012
