Randy Kemp golf tourney raises $8,600

Scott Moody tees off on hole No. 12 during the Randy Kemp Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament.

Below: Pike County Judge Don Baker loads his clubs into his golf cart.

Bottom: State Land Commissioner John Thurston prepares to hit the course before the shotgun start.

Golf Tournament raises $8,600 for scholarship

Almost 50 golfers teed off at Eagle Hill Golf and Athletic Club in Little Rock on Aug. 19 to raise funds for the Randy Kemp Memorial Scholarship. Kemp was the AAC’s first communications director. He joined AAC in 2008 after a successful career in newspapers. He died in a motorcycle accident in August 2011.

The Randy Kemp Memorial Scholarship aims to raise funds for scholarships for descendents of county officials or employees who intend to pursue a college degree in communications.

The 2014 Randy Kemp Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Katherine Kemp, a graduate of Conway High School and the granddaughter of deceased Independence County Justice of the Peace James Kemp. Katherine also is the great-niece of the scholarship’s namesake. She is pursuing a degree in mass communications at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia.

AAC appreciates all who support the fund and the golfers who participated.

Tournament Results

First Flight

Dan Lovelady and Nathan Rutledge — 59 Cory Scott and Phillip Carper — 65 Kevin Sexton and Larry Crone — 65

Second Flight

Allan Faulkner and John Boyce — 70 Jimmy Dorney and Tony Washington — 70 Don Baker and Wes Fowler — 70

Longest Drive — Arlene Welch Closest to the Pin No. 6 — Wes Fowler Closest to the Pin No. 12 — David Mayo

The top three in each flight, the longest drive and the closest to the pins earned gift cards.

Top Left: Golfers practice their putts before the start of the tournament.

Top Right: David Rivera with Apprentice hits out of the fairway.

Middle Left: Jackson County Judge Jeff Phillips hits the ball out of the sand while his partner, Woodruff County Judge Charles Dallas, watches.

Middle Right: RMF Attorney Mike Rainwater, AAC Executive Director Chris Villines and ACD Property Assessment Manager Monty Davenport catch up during the tournament.

Bottom Left: Max Tackett, executive director of the Upper Southwest Regional Solid Waste Management Division, tees off at hole No. 12.