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Voters, lawmakers react to D- ranking

BY WILL BOWDEN Sun Staff Writer wbowden@jonesborosun.com

JONESBORO — Arkansas joined 47 other states by being ranked below a D-plus in political integrity, according to a Center for Public Integrity re-

port.

The D-minus ranking Arkansas received initially shocked Arkansas State University student and College Republican Sarah Hamilton.

“I was surprised. Nobody wants to see their state rank

that low,” she said. “Then I started looking at the report and comparing it to other states and realized we were all ranked closely,” she said.

The study and survey conducted by the Pulitzer Prizewinning organization ranked

states on a variety of policies including how state pensions are handled, what information is available to the public, political funding rules and how states handle ethics violations. Arkansas ranked 32 overall. The Arkansas data was compiled by

Arkansas Times writer David Ramsey.

The report also called out recent instances of ethical misconduct including the guilty plea to federal mail fraud

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Lyndal Cooper, sergeant-at-arms for American Legions Post No. 21 in Jonesboro, places a wreath at the World War I Doughboy monument on the Craighead County Courthouse lawn during a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday in Downtown Jonesboro.

Veterans ponder patriotism

BY HUNTER FIELD Sun Staff Writer hfield@jonesborosun.com

JONESBORO — Protesters spit, cursed and threw feces at Carl Mosby when he returned home from Vietnam.

Random people on the streets shouted “baby killer!” at Richard Carvell, another Vietnam veteran, when he returned to U.S. soil.

Cecil Wilkerson Jr., a World War II veteran, watched people harass his two sons because they had on Boy Scouts uniforms. The war protesters couldn’t tell a difference between the young boys’ uniforms and those worn by military members.

Those experiences prompted Mosby, Carvell, Wilkerson and numerous other veterans of past wars to ensure future veterans never felt what they did. They, like many veterans across the U.S., make a conscientious effort to make military personnel feel appreciated. Carvell

calls it Vietnam veterans’ “informal pledge.”

Mosby was at Jonesboro Municipal Airport to send off a group of soldiers to Desert Storm in the early 1990s. He was also at the airport in Mississippi when they returned.

“We just wanted to make sure they had a proper send off,” Mosby said.

“And then we met them to welcome them back and say thank you. We didn’t have that.”

A group of mostly Vietnam veterans gathered Wednesday at the Craighead County Courthouse for a brief ceremony to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

The group of former military men exchanged war stories and joked about their age. It wasn’t too long ago the group would have included more than one World War II veteran, but Wednesday’s group included mostly Vietnam veterans.

When the conversation turned

JONESBORO — The Interstate 555 project is one step closer to reality, but the road from Crittenden County to Jonesboro still threatens farmers physically and economically, a Poinsett county farmer said.

“Its a complete mess, and it’s been that way for a long while,” Bud Bingham said. “I don’t know what the solution is, but we need it.”

Under an interstate classification, farmers would not be able to take their farm equipment across the interstate, and more than 40 farmers along the length of U.S. 63 use the road to transport equipment and materials.

A solution to the problem is on the horizon in a U.S. House bill that passed the House last week. An amendment placed by Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, calls for a 3-mile exemption for farm equipment to cross the interstate. Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, has placed a similar amendment in the Senate version.

“If the road is not usable, we’ll have a big

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to patriotism, nearly all the men agreed the U.S. is headed in the right direction.

U.S. pride and solidarity reached a low during Vietnam, but 9-11 brought a wave of patriotism, said Herman Ridge, a Marine who served in Vietnam.

“It picked up after 9-11,” Ridge said. “I think we’re losing sight of where we’re going worldwide, but as a country, I think we’re very patriotic.”

Ridge’s only criticism was for younger people. He called on younger generations to really get behind veterans returning home from the Middle East.

Carvell, an Air Force veteran, shared an anecdote to illustrate people’s increased patriotism in the states.

He and his wife were recently on their way to east Tennessee when

TRUMANN — Lt. Col. David Peterson reminded Trumann residents to remember veterans more than once a year.

“On Veterans Day we honor all that answered the call,” JROTC Cadet Anthony Milton said.

“We are proud of all of the soldiers that thought of the red, white and blue.”

Peterson was the keynote speaker at Trumann High School’s Veterans Day Program. The program was led by the high school’s JROTC cadets.

Students, veterans and political leaders were all in attendance, and Peterson used the opportunity to stress the importance of taking care of veterans when they come home.

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Lt. Col.: Remember veterans every day

BY STEPHEN SIMPSON Sun Staff Writer ssimpson@jonesborosun.com

Shots fired into murder suspect’s home

BY KEITH INMAN Sun Staff Writer inman@jonesborosun.com

JONESBORO — Gunshots were fired into the home of a murder suspect Tuesday night, but no one was injured, and police haven’t learned the identity of the shooter.

The incident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. on Sun Circle at the home of Tonisha Mitchell, 21, and her mother.

Mitchell is charged with firstdegree murder in the May 25 shooting death of Nelson McCullough, 28, inside his home at 1312 W. Monroe Ave. She was released from jail in July

after posting $100,000 bond.

Officer Nathan Coleman of the Jonesboro Police Department said in a report that a man, who also lives at the residence, said a neighbor had just walked in the door no more than two seconds before someone knocked on the door and then started shooting.

Coleman said he noticed two breaks in the window of the home, “which was only a fraction of the shots heard.”

Someone ran from the area when he or she saw a second officer arrive, and a police dog tracked that person to Sutton Drive. Then Coleman said

he noticed a car occupied by a woman and a man pull off of Sutton Drive onto Parkwood Road westbound.

Police learned Wednesday that another house, in the 3100 block of Sun Avenue, was also struck by gunfire. The 79-yearold woman who lives in that house said she thought the noise she heard the previous night was someone knocking on the outside of her house. It wasn’t until the next morning that the woman realized someone had shot the house, officer David McDaniel said.

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Sgt. Trey Dupuy of the Jonesboro Police Department inspects the front porch of 3208 Sun Ave. after several shots were fired into the residence Tuesday evening.

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Motorist, deputy hurt in 4-vehicle crash Sun staff report

JONESBORO — A Craighead County deputy sheriff was injured Wednesday night in a four-vehicle wreck at the intersection of Quality Way and Highland Drive.

According to a Jonesboro Police Department report, a Ford Focus driven by Aaron Jackson was traveling north on Qual-

ity Way when he turned left and failed to yield onto Highland Drive and was struck by Deputy Matthew Kirby, who was driving a Sheriff’s Office Chevrolet Tahoe. Kirby tried to swerve to avoid Jackson’s vehicle, but hit it and the Tahoe ended up in a ditch.

A third vehicle, driven

by Anthony McMath of Jonesboro, drove up on

the scene of the crash, swerved and struck Jackson’s vehicle. A fourth vehicle, a Peterbuilt truck driven by Randall Cable of Paragould, then struck Jackon’s Focus, the report said.

Jackson was either struck by one of the vehicles after leaving his car or was ejected from his vehicle by force of impact, the report said. He was taken

to St. Bernards Medical Center to be treated for serious injuries.

Kirby was taken to St. Bernards for an injury to his hip. His injuries are not believed to be lifethreatening.

Neither McMath nor Cable were injured in the accident.

Jonesboro police are continuing to investigate the accident.

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Slain Kentucky officer remembered for kindness Associated Press

RICHMOND, Ky. — A central Kentucky police officer who was gunned down last week while investigating a robbery was remembered Wednesday for his kindness and his dedication to the community he served.

Richmond Police Chief Larry Brock said 33-yearold Daniel Ellis was an ideal officer who helped stranded motorists, gave an elderly woman rides home from work because she was afraid to walk and treated a person with mental illness as a human being instead of a problem.

“He treated people with compassion, dignity and respect, and that included those that he had to arrest,” Brock said.

Ellis died at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington on Friday, two days after be-

ing shot in the head while searching an apartment for a robbery suspect. A second officer returned fire and struck 34-year-old Raleigh Sizemore Jr., who was treated at a hospital and handed over to police.

Sizemore pleaded not guilty Monday to charges including murder of a police officer, attempted murder, unlawful imprisonment and possession of a handgun by a felon.

Ellis’ service began Wednesday morning with three officers saluting his flag-draped coffin at Eastern Kentucky University’s Alumni Coliseum in Richmond.

Brock said Ellis excelled in his work during his seven years on the force and recently had been selected to become a detective. He said he wanted people to remember how Ellis lived because that’s what made him a hero.

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they stopped in Memphis for a quick bite to eat. When it came time to pay, the waitress told them there was no need because another couple had picked up their bill.

“They just saw I had on my veterans hat,” Carvell

said.

As Mosby and others convened at the courthouse, several people shouted “thank you!” out of passing cars — a small show of patriotism and gratitude on Veterans Day. “It always feels good to hear a random thank you,” he said.

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“There are three bullet holes on the outside of the house,” McDaniel said. One bullet traveled through a wall into her bedroom. It appeared the bullets were fired

from the area of the other home, he said.

On Monday, a relative of Mitchell’s was shot in the hand during an encounter at North Church Street and Allen Avenue.

The shooter in that incident wasn’t identified.

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Ninety-seven years ago, an armistice ended World War I, which was then the greatest conflict the world had ever seen.

Armistice Day became Veterans Day in the 1950s and now commemorates the spirit of all U.S. military members.

Parades and other

veteran homelessness and in reducing a backlog of disability claims.

“The unacceptable problems that we’ve seen, like long wait times and some veterans not getting the timely care that they need, is a challenge for all of us if we are to match our words with deeds,” Obama said.

the state has saved Tosh stress about the issue and allows him to stay close to his values.

“I didn’t get into this job to use the state’s money,” he said. “I use my money for travel and office fees.”

Arkansas’ recent push toward ethics reform was symbolized with

the passing of Amendment 94, which limited “freebies” to legislators among other ethics changes. The ranking report and A-State political science professor Richard Wang criticized the amendment because of loopholes and counter-intuitive legislation tacked on to the amend-

ment.

“It’s hard to see the improvement when it also raised term limits and lawmaker salaries,” Wang said.

State Sen. John Cooper, R-Jonesboro, criticized the liberal sources of the report and wonders what can be learned if everyone is ranked so low.

“If they’re all ranked at the D level, what can we learn from that?” he asked.

Cooper said the perception of a lack of ethics was overblown by the report, but legitimate issues exist, especially in finances.

“We have a big problem with unfounded liabilities and pension plans,” he said. “That needs to be addressed, but I don’t see much on the horizon.”

In order to fix the perception and ethic issues A-State Student Government Association President Logan Mustain wants voters to demand the change.

“There needs to be a hunger for knowledge,” he said. “If you demand it, you will get it.”

firsthand when a tractortrailer plowed into a diesel tank he was hauling about a decade ago. The accident left him with an injured back that required surgery.

“It doesn’t change the fact that these vehicles go 20 or 30 miles-perhour,” he said. “People drive at speeds that are too dangerous.”

Neighboring farmer Donald Black agrees that

something needs to be done, but that the option needs to be safe.

“They originally talked about a separate access route that would avoid the interstate,” he said.

“That would be great, but they seem to have dropped that idea.”

Previous plans to build an access road were dropped due to cost considerations.

Scouting and analysis for the

road would cost $1 million, and the construction would cost $20 to $30 million, according to a report by Crawford’s office.

Black wants the issue, which has plagued the farming community for decades, to be resolved as soon as possible.

“From a safety and security standpoint, something needs to be done,” he said. “Let’s hope it does.”

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charges by former state Sen. Paul Bookout, DJonesboro, and former Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, R, who resigned following 11 ethics violations including using campaign funds for personal items.

The fact that these people have been ousted speaks to the improving quality of ethics and integrity in the state, Rep. Dwight Tosh, R-Jonesboro, said.

“We’ve made gains with the exposure and addressing of these issues,” Tosh said. “If the system was in such a dire situation, these people wouldn’t be getting caught.”

Tosh also pointed out the personal responsibility for each senator and representative.

“A lot of these low rankings are based on what could be done because of rules and legislation, not what is being done,” he said. “It is up to the individual to monitor their spending and be transparent about the issues.”

Using personal funds over those provided by

Arkansas rankings Public Access to Information GRADE: F RANK: 16th Political Financing GRADE: F RANK: 30th Electoral Oversight GRADE: DRANK: 29th Executive Accountability GRADE: DRANK: 26th Legislative Accountability GRADE: F RANK: 46th Judicial Accountability GRADE: DRANK: 9th State Budget Processes

GRADE: BRANK: 14th State Civil Service Management GRADE: F RANK: 28th Procurement GRADE: CRANK: 22nd Internal Auditing GRADE: DRANK: 47th Lobbying Disclosure GRADE: F RANK: 35th Ethics Enforcement Agencies GRADE: D+ RANK: 10th State Pension Fund Management GRADE: F RANK: 37th

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problem,” Bingham said.

“Not using the interstate would be the difference between 3 miles and 50 miles. If we had to do that every time we needed something we would go bankrupt.”

Classification doesn’t change the fact that the road is already dangerous for farmers. Bingham experienced that

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Threats against blacks net arrest at Missouri campus Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A white college student suspected of posting online threats to shoot black students and faculty at the University of Missouri was charged Wednesday with making a terrorist threat, adding to the racial tension at the heart of the protests that led two top administrators to resign earlier this week.

Hunter M. Park, a 19-year-old sophomore studying computer science at a sister campus in Rolla, was arrested shortly before 2 a.m. at a residence hall, authorities said. The school said no weapons were found. Boone County

prosecutors announced the criminal charge later Wednesday and recommended that he be held without bond. Park, who is enrolled at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, was jailed in Columbia, about 75 miles to the northwest.

The author of the posts, which showed up Tuesday on the anonymous location-based messaging app YikYak and other social media, threatened to “shoot every black person I see.” The posts followed the resignations on Monday of the University of Missouri system president and the chancellor of its flagship campus in Columbia.

Garnett Stokes, executive vice chancellor and provost of the University of Missouri, talks with media in the basement of the student union building on campus Tuesday night, after anonymous threats were made toward black students through social media. Stokes was on campus alone to investigate what was going on to make a decision as to whether or not to cancel classes today. MU police arrested Hunter Park, 19, on suspicion of making a terrorist threat on Yik Yak, according a department media release. Park is a student at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Obama visits Arlington National Cemetery to honor veterans Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama urged the public Wednesday to keep thinking about veterans long after the annual holiday honoring them.

At an observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Obama said the Department of Veterans Affairs is getting a bigger budget and making progress on entrenched problems such as veteran homelessness and a

backlog of disability claims.

“Still the unacceptable problems that we’ve seen, like long wait times and some veterans not getting the timely care that they need, is a challenge for all of us if we are to match our words with deeds,” Obama said.

He said his message to every veteran is “that I am still not satisfied.”

Obama said the Veterans Day federal holiday is about more

than showing gratitude to veterans. “It is also a reminder of all that they still have to give our nation, and our duty to them,” he said.

He said the country is in the midst of a new wave of veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. He asked communities and businesses to consider hiring veterans, and said some 200,000 veterans are returning to civilian life every

year.

“If you want to get the job done, hire a vet,” Obama said.

“They’re ready to serve and they’ll make you proud.”

The president also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and bowed his head in a moment of silence.

Separately Wednesday, first lady Michelle Obama joined Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, to headline a lun-

cheon for military women — active-duty service members and veterans, spouses and caregivers — at the Bidens’ official residence at the Naval Observatory.

A meal of grilled salmon, wild rice pilaf and an apple dessert was served under a tent on the Bidens’ lawn on the breezy, fall day. The event was part of Joining Forces, an ongoing initiative

by Mrs. Obama and Mrs. Biden to support military families.

Former officer charged with murder sues over representation Associated Press

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the death of an unarmed black motorist is suing a police association, saying the group failed to provide the legal representation he paid for under an insurance plan.

Attorneys for Michael Slager filed a breach of contract lawsuit on Tuesday in federal court in Charleston against the Southern States Police Benevolent Association.

The suit alleges Slager, who’s charged in the slaying of Walter Scott, was

never provided the legal representation he was entitled to under his policy’s legal defense benefit.

The suit says that four days after Scott was shot in the back while running from a traffic stop last April, the association informed Slager it would not provide the benefits under the policy for which the former officer had paid $23.50 a month.

The association wrote Slager saying the policy had an exclusion clause and benefits would not be paid because the association had determined Slager “committed an in-

tentional, deliberate and/ or illegal act either civilly or criminally,” the lawsuit says.

The suit alleges that in the days after the April 4 shooting the benevolent association conducted an investigation that was “cursory at best and conducted in bad faith for the purpose of denying coverage.”

It added that representatives of the association did not interview Slager and that “whether Officer Slager acted criminally is the subject matter of the pending criminal charges against him.”

The operator at the association’s answering service said the agency was closed Wednesday for Veterans’ Day. The association did not immediately respond to phone and email messages seeking comment.

The group’s website says it is funded by membership dues and contributions and provides legal, disciplinary and other representation to more than 40,000 law enforcement officers in 11 states.

Scott, 50, was shot April 4 by Slager while trying to run from a traffic stop. A bystander recorded the shooting in dramatic cellphone video.

The shooting inflamed the national debate about how blacks are treated by law officers.

Slager was indicted on a murder charge in June and a judge refused to set bond in September saying his release would “constitute an unreasonable danger to the com-

munity.”

Slager faces from 30 years to life in prison without parole if he convicted and is expected to go to trial next year.

There were no aggravating circumstances such as robbery or kidnapping, so the death penalty doesn’t apply in the case, the local prosecutor has said.

Last month North Charleston City Council approved a $6.5 million civil settlement with Scott’s family.

Blast levels New Jersey home ‘like a pancake,’ killing one Associated Press

ELIZABETH, N.J. — An explosion in northern New Jersey that leveled a duplex “like a pancake” Wednesday and knocked a next-door neighbor out of bed killed one resident and left two other people in critical condition with severe burns, officials said.

In all, 14 people were taken to hospitals, including an 11-year-old who was one of the critically injured in the Elizabeth explosion, Mayor Chris Bollwage said. The names and ages of the victims weren’t immediately released.

A spokeswoman for the mayor said one person

who was initially unaccounted for was later located and wasn’t in the home when the blast occurred at about 8 a.m.

Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the mayor said.

The blast leveled the two-family duplex “like a pancake,” Bollwage said.

Swarms of fire trucks and rescue vehicles crammed the street where the explosion occurred, a scant 100 yards from a busy corridor.

The explosion happened on the second floor, and the mayor described it as gas related. However, a preliminary investigation by Elizabethtown Gas hasn’t linked the explo-

sion to a natural gas leak, said the utility’s spokesman, Duane Bourne.

The fire went out on its own. Bollwage and Elizabeth Fire Chief Thomas McNamara said that fact may have helped prevent the loss of more life and damage to neighboring buildings, which stand about 10 to 12 feet apart.

“There was a blast fire after the initial explosion, and we’re very fortunate we didn’t get a major fire afterward,” McNamara said.

The blast damaged seven homes, and three will need to be demolished, Bollwage said.

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The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States: ‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.’

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Back to the drawing board on road projects

I’d by lying if I said I was unhappy about how Tuesday’s ballot questions on Jonesboro’s proposed 1-cent sales tax turned out.

Unfortunately, they were pretty much dead in the water from day one.

A misleading advertising campaign by the Jonesboro for Progress committee put the last nails in the tax hike’s coffin.

May it forever be known that “it’s just a penny” is a sure-fire way to torpedo a sales tax hike. It’s like the Hans Christian AndersOut the Editor’s en fable “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” It only Window took a child to point out that he was actually CHRIS naked.

WESSEL | Such ad campaigns anger voters who aren’t that gullible and play on the emotions of those who are uninformed, which make informed voters even more angry.

“Vote for this — it’s just a penny — and you won’t have to sit in traffic ever again.”

Sweet, but the emperor is still naked, and you’re still sitting in traffic.

It should also be recognized that having a “special election” for a tax hike is always a bad idea. Betting that fewer voters will turn out to help control the election outcome can boomerang. With a paltry 17.2 percent of registered voters casting ballots in Tuesday’s 1-cent sale tax election — 6,674 of 38,797 — that’s a dismal number of people to decide such an important issue.

Everyone should want more people involved to decide such critical matters, not fewer. Of course, that would require posing the questions on a primary or general election ballot when other issues and candidates draw more voters to the polls.

Would more uninformed voters cast ballots? Probably. But many more informed voters would, too.

It was also interesting to note that a majority of the votes — about 60 percent — were cast during early voting.

That’s a system that seems to be working quite well.

However, taxpayers are still on the hook for about $9,500 to conduct the special election. That’s a waste of taxpayer dollars when a primary election is already set for March 1. The city could have waited.

What’s most unfortunate about Tuesday’s ballot outcome is that Jonesboro still has desperate road construction needs to fix traffic woes. On that we can all agree.

So how do we accomplish that now?

First of all, we have to have a consensus of stakeholders — those who use the roads and those who pay for them — to

decide what the priorities are.

Promoting 20 projects costing in excess of $240 million across the city in an effort to appease every possible motorist, developer and business owner is not a sensible way to promote a new tax to alleviate traffic problems that didn’t happen overnight. The “something for everyone” method is like promising to fill every child’s Christmas list.

Once the community comes to a consensus on the most needed projects, say the top three or four, there has to be a consensus of how to pay for it. Sales taxes, property taxes, a combination of the two?

Make the stakeholders feel like they’ve had a say in what projects are most important, how to pay for them and for how long.

With a majority of folks’ buy-in, the method of funding usually passes at the ballot box.

Show them in the following years that the city has made good on its promises and ask for an extension to complete the next three or four projects. In 20 years, most of the projects will have become a reality.

Also, I don’t think it makes good sense to have folks who likely would directly benefit from a tax increase fund the promotion of its passage. It creates an “us vs. them” mentality. Those opposed can’t afford to counterbalance the debate by buying ads and posting signs in opposition to a tax increase. Many voters who will be required to pay the same tax see that as being unfair.

If a city sales tax hike can’t pass on its own merits, it’s shouldn’t be adopted.

That’s why you have to build consensus among the stakeholders before simply telling them this is their only choice — take it or leave it.

In this case, they left it.

Mayor Harold Perrin, our hard working, charismatic city leader, did an admirable job trying to get the proposed sales tax hike passed. He spent countless hours giving countless presentations to civic clubs and organizations.

He hosted a number of public meetings.

He worked his butt off, and I appreciate him.

The problem was, he only gave stakeholders one choice.

They decided it was too much, too soon and too final.

That’s why it failed.

Now Mayor Perrin says it’s back to the drawing board. I would support projects the community decided were of the highest priority, a lower tax to fund them and less time to achieve results.

Chris Wessel, editor of The Sun, can be reached at 935-5525, Ext. 250, or by email at cwessel@jonesborosun. com.

Letters Conservative apathy It’s time that sanity returns and the inmates are barred from running the asylum.

I’m referring to a story out of Fairfax County, Va., but it is one that could be repeated right here in Northeast Arkansas. Recently the Fairfax County school board voted to approve transgender protections. This means that a boy who identifies as a girl could be allowed in the girl’s locker room and bathroom.

I have compassion for the child as well as the parents of the child who suffers from this emotional illness.

However, the privacy and rights of the vast majority of students should not be subjugated to satisfy a liberal social experiment gone wild. A child with body dysmorphia should not be coddled by forcing everyone to pretend that he or she is the opposite sex. No amount of wishful thinking or pretending will change the DNA that God gave us.

If the activist liberal judges on the U.S. Supreme Court could trump up some cockamamie “privacy” right in order to justify abortion, then parents and students should be able to shout from the rooftops about a legitimate privacy issue in this case.

School boards and city officials take to their fainting couches when they get a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation threatening to sue them for something as innocuous as a silent prayer by a coach.

If schools are so scared of being sued, then they had better get some really good lawyers when the first girl is raped in a school locker room. The First Amendment protects religious speech; I don’t know any amendment that protects rape or invasion of privacy.

The reason this kind of nonsense is pushed through is because we allow it. In this particular case, the Democrat machine was out in force, and the Republicans, to their shame, did

absolutely nothing. This is why the tea party was born! To fight liberals in both parties.

However, in Houston, where the mayor is openly gay, a transgender protection bill failed miserably, proof that conservatism wins. This is the same mayor who demanded copies of local pastors’ sermons. Totalitarianism, anyone?

Conservatives have a tendency to win on an issue and go home and put their feet up. This isn’t an option because apathy is how we got abortion and gay marriage — and liberals never give up.

Joyce Cook Jonesboro

‘Just the facts ma’am’

It is so sad to see misrepresentations of the proposed property maintenance code. Everyone in the United States is protected against “unreasonable search and seizure.”

Passing a property maintenance code to protect our neighborhoods against decline does not abrogate our constitutional rights! Come on.

You guys, just like me, attended high school civics class. Why are you letting a few narrow-minded people scare you with untruthful arguments.

This is such a common sense issue that it is hard to understand opposition to it.

We must come together on these basic guidelines for property maintenance. The vast majority of residents already do much more to maintain their homes than these simple, proposed guidelines. But, importantly, we cannot continue to allow a small minority to bring blight, lower property values and invite crime into eventually dilapidated properties.

Your city council members are waiting to hear from you. Let them know you support this commonsense proposal.

Jimmy Shehorn Jonesboro

U.S. Senate race not yet unpredictable

Politics in Arkansas is becoming increasingly predictable: In statewide races and in many legislative ones, bet on the candidates with an “R” beside their names. The past week or so, things became, if not unpredictable, then at least mildly interesting in the U.S. Senate race.

On Nov. 4., the latest Arkansas Poll sponsored by the University of Arkansas’ Diane D. Blair Center of Steve Southern Politics and SociBrawner | ety revealed these numbers about U.S. Sen. John Boozman: 38 percent of respondents approved of his job performance, 18 percent disapproved, and 44 percent had no opinion or refused to answer the question.

It was the first and the last numbers that raised some eyebrows — particularly the last. That 38 percent approval rating is a little low. More striking is the fact that Boozman has been in the Senate for five years and in office for 14, and yet 44 percent of respondents don’t have much of an opinion about him.

Arkansas’ other senator, Tom Cotton, who won his first race in 2012, had a 45-27 approval rating with 29 percent

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not knowing or refusing to answer.

The next day, CNN.com published a story saying national Republican Party leaders are becoming concerned that Boozman raised less money in the last quarter than did his 38-year-old Democratic challenger, former U.S. attorney Conner Eldridge.

Of course the Eldridge campaign tried to make hay with these two stories.

Meanwhile, the day of the CNN.com story, I was called at home by an automated telephone survey asking about a hypothetical matchup between Boozman and former Lt. Governor Bill Halter, who forced Sen. Blanche Lincoln into a runoff in the 2010 Senate race.

Halter did not respond to a request for an interview and it’s unclear who sponsored the survey, but someone seemed to be testing a Halter candidacy. For whatever reason, he’s not running.

Then on Nov. 9, the last day of the filing period, businessman Curtis Coleman filed to run against Boozman in the Republican Party primary. Coleman said he had been encouraged by supporters to run, and when he challenged them late last week to raise enough money to cover his filing fee before the end of the weekend, they responded by donating more than $20,000. Coleman

said the conservative but low-key Boozman isn’t conservative enough and is not enough of a fighter.

Libertarian Frank Gilbert, who won 2 percent of the vote running for governor in 2014, also will be on the ballot.

All of this is worth a column, but is it enough for Boozman to be worried?

Probably not any more than any incumbent with challengers should be.

This will be Coleman’s third statewide race. In 2010, he won 5 percent of the vote in an eight-candidate primary won

by Boozman without a runoff. In 2014, Coleman won 27 percent in the Republican primary running for governor against now-Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

Coleman said he now has statewide name identification and a grassroots network, but so does Boozman, and he’s the incumbent.

The Democrats’ Eldridge is an attractive young candidate with a crimefighting resume, family connections and personal wealth, but he has a “D” by his name and was appointed to his post by President Barack Obama. Republicans will make a huge deal of that.

As for those 38-18-44 numbers, Boozman can work with those. Twice as many like him as don’t, and he will have millions of dollars to court that 44 per-

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cent who don’t have much of an opinion about him. When only “very likely” voters are counted, his support increases to 44 percent. (Cotton’s increases to 51 percent.) At this point three years ago, Sen. Mark Pryor’s numbers in the Arkansas Poll were much worse: 33-41 approval-disapproval, with 26 percent having no opinion or not answering. He lost to Cotton.

Meanwhile, Democrats are fielding candidates in only one of the state’s four U.S. House races. In the 2nd District, former Little Rock School Board member Dianne Curry filed Monday to run against incumbent U.S. Rep. French Hill, a Republican. Hill also faces a primary opponent, Brock Olree, and a Libertarian challenger, Chris Hayes.

So things will be mildly interesting but still predictable: Arkansas’ congressional delegation in 2017 probably will look exactly as it does now. Then again, that’s a prediction, not a prophecy.

There’s still an election to be had.

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EU presses African nations to accept migrants back Associated Press

VALLETTA, Malta — The European Union pressed African leaders on Wednesday to take back thousands of people who do not qualify for asylum, as overwhelmed Slovenia began building a razorwire border fence to keep migrants at bay, raising tensions with neighboring Croatia.

Sweden, struggling to manage the influx too, became the latest EU nation to announce the introduc-

tion of temporary border controls, as of Thursday.

According to the International Organization for Migration, almost 800,000 people have entered Europe by sea this year. The EU predicts that three million more could arrive by 2017.

The Europeans say most Africans are coming in search of work and should be sent home, but many deliberately arrive without documents and must wait months before they are

taken back.

At an EU-run summit in Malta, African leaders are set to commit “to cooperate with the EU on return and admission, notably on travel documentation,” according to the latest draft of an “Action Plan” being drawn up.

The president of Niger — a major transit route for Africans heading to lawless Libya in the hopes of crossing the Mediterranean to Europe — was cautious about opening the flood-

gates for people to return.

“We are open to talk about it. Everything will depend on the conditions that will be put in place for when they arrive,” President Mahamadou Issoufou told reporters in the Maltese capital Valletta, adding that the best method of solving Europe’s migration crisis is to attack the root causes forcing people to leave in the first place.

“We can put security measures in place, but the

flow will remain difficult to stop as long as we don’t take measures to reduce poverty,” he said.

The EU is working closely with Niger to stem the flow of migrants toward Libya, and ultimately to Europe. It is also trying to seal deals with Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. One was signed with Ethiopia as the two-day summit began.

The move gives Ethiopia — a major hub for people trying to reach Europe —

access to money from a 1.8 billion euro ($1.9 billion) trust fund. But the head of the African Union expressed concern that moving on returns too quickly might result in the building of reception centers where people are held until they can be granted asylum or be sent home.

Such centers, “whatever we call them, will become de-facto detention centers,” AU chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said.

Syrians express opposition to Russian plan to end conflict Associated Press

DAMASCUS, Syria — A Russian proposal to end Syria’s conflict that would include early presidential elections faced opposition from both sides on Wednesday, as deep divisions remained over the fate of President Bashar Assad.

Syrian legislator Sharif Shehadeh, a member of the ruling Baath party, told The Associated Press there will be no presidential vote before Assad’s latest term ends in 2021.

He added that parliamentary elections are an internal Syrian affair and

that it was still too early to hold them.

His comments came a day after Russia circulated a document on ending Syria’s conflict that calls for drafting a new constitution within 18 months.

The charter would be put to a popular referendum and then followed by an early presidential election.

Shehadeh said the proposal is not official yet.

“Regarding presidential elections there will be no talk about it. The president has a term and when it ends then we can talk about it,” Shehadeh said.

Assad was elected for a third seven-year term last year in an election boycotted by the opposition and panned by its Western supporters.

Prominent Syrian opposition figure Haitham al-Maleh said Russia, which began launching airstrikes in support of Assad’s troops on Sept. 30, is an “occupation force” in Syria, adding that the opposition will not accept any role for Assad during the transition.

“We will not accept that the regime stays even for 24 hours. Bashar should be detained and put on

trial,” al-Maleh, a senior member of the Westernbacked Syrian National Coalition, said by telephone from Egypt.

The Russian document, obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, makes no mention of Assad stepping down during the transition — a key opposition demand. It only mentions that “the president of Syria will not chair the constitutional commission.”

Al-Maleh said Russia wants “the current regime to stay,” adding that the Russian air campaign “will be defeated.”

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (right) listens as U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura speaks during a news conference following their talks in Moscow. Russia has circulated a document, obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, on ending the nearly five-year-old Syrian conflict that calls for drafting a new constitution in up to 18 months that would be put to a popular referendum and be followed by an early presidential election.

Thousands of Afghans march, demand justice for slain Shiites Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — Anger and frustration over the brutal killings of seven members of Afghanistan’s minority Hazaras spilled into the streets of Kabul on Wednesday, with about 10,000 people marching to demand justice for the Shite minority and calling on the government to do more to ensure the nation’s security or step down.

The case of seven Hazaras, whose beheaded bodies were found Saturday in the country’s southeastern province of Zabul, appears to have galvanized many in war-battered Afghanistan, uniting them across ethnic and sectarian divides.

No one claimed responsibility for the killings, though Afghan officials have blamed a range of extremists, from Taliban in-

surgents to an emerging affiliate in Afghanistan of the Islamic State group, which is fighting in Syria and Iraq.

The protest climaxed outside President Ashraf Ghani’s heavily fortified presidential palace at Pashtunistan Square, where marchers brought the coffins, draped in green flags symbolizing the Shiite minority.

At one point, presidential

guards opened fire as some of the protesters tried to scale the walls and get into the palace grounds. The president’s deputy spokesman, Zafar Hashemi, said the shooting wounded 10 people. It was not immediately clear if Ghani was inside the palace at the time.

Shortly afterward, Ghani went live on national television, appealing for calm and promising that the

Hazara deaths would be avenged. “The nation’s pain is my pain,” he said, vowing the authorities would have “no mercy” on the killers.

“Like you, I will not calm down until the perpetrators of these crimes are brought to justice. We shall revenge the blood of our brothers and sisters,” he said, adding that the “enemies of Afghanistan” are trying to create disunity and “bring

ethnic and sectarian violence” to the country.

After the gunshots, many of the demonstrators dispersed but about 1,000 were allowed into the palace compound. About 30 of them were to meet with Ghani and members of his National Security Council later Wednesday to press demands for justice and security, according to organizer Lilia Mohammadi.

Supercharged Memory Makes Teacher Most Popular Man on Campus Once-forgetful, absent-minded college professor now seldom forgets a name PHILADELPHIA — David Larsen, a professor at a large western US university, may be the most popular man on campus; and that is not sitting well with his fellow professors.

“They call me a show-off,” laughs Larsen.

Photographic Memory?

While his engaging teaching style breathes life into dry subject matter, it’s the professor’s impressive, new memory powers that account for his popularity.

Larsen can do what few other professors at his university can – he remembers more names, of more students, in more of his classes, than you could imagine.

Incredible Turnaround After giving just two caplets a day to her mother, who had suffered brain impairment, Lorraine M., Henderson, Nevada, witnessed an “incredible turnaround!”

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Never Forgets a Name

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Dreaded 3:00 AM Call Her mental confusion and forgetfulness only seemed to grow worse. “Then, she started calling me in the middle of the night, sometimes at 3 am,” says Shawn.

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As a pharmacist, he didn’t believe any of the prescriptions he had available were appropriate for her type of memory impairment.

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It’s an even more remarkable feat for a man who, only a few months ago, would forget a name in minutes.

The Professor’s Secret Larsen credits his transformational memory improvement to a breakthrough, memory-awakening compound developed by a team of neuroscientists.

“Names used to leave me within five minutes of introductions,” admits the professor. “ B u t a f t e r t a k i n g this memory formula, I can now remember every student in my classes!”

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Just like Professor Larsen, participants in clinical studies also experienced increased recall with improved memory scores.

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Knowing this, Dr. Shea’s team took a different approach to managing brain health; one that he called, ‘protect and defend.’

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There’s no better example of the formula’s remarkable effect on the brain than their first clinical trial, a landmark 28-month study published in the American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias.

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Monica Ethan ■ Emery, Mark ■ Gann, Alma ■ Howard, Gerald ■ Hutchinson, Donald ■ Jones, Carolyn ■ McDonald, Marshall ■ Qualls, Glenn ■ Buxbaum,

Monica Batchelar

HARRISBURG — Monica A. Batchelar, 46, of Harrisburg departed this life Monday in Jonesboro at St. Bernards Medical Center.

Monica was born Nov. 3, 1969, at Jonesboro, the daughter of Jerry and Wilma Ann Broughton Batchelar.

Monica was preceded in death by her mother, Wilma Batchelar; baby daughter, Amanda; and the father of her children, Curtis Greer.

Survivors are her father, Jerry Batchelar Sr.; son, Chris Greer; brothers, Wayne, Barry and Denny; sisters, Darlene Hodge and Alissa Bond.

Visitation will be 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. service time Friday at Jackson’s Funeral Home with interment in Bolivar Cemetery.

Ethan Buxbaum

POCAHONTAS — Ethan Ryan Buxbaum, newborn son of Ryan and April Buxbaum, went to heaven on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015.

He is survived by his parents, and grandparents, Shelley Flanigan, Beau and Terry Hanson, and Scott Buxbaum.

He was preceded in death by his grandpa, Calvin Flanigan.

A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday in Masonic Cemetery. All arrangements are under the direction of McNabb Funeral Home.

Mark Emery

NEWPORT — Mr. Mark Emery, 59, of Newport died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015.

He was a truck driver and enjoyed working in his shop and spending time with his family and friends.

He is survived by wife, Sheba (McCoy) Emery; two sons, Chris and girlfriend B.J. Strickland and Marcus; daughter, Kim Loftin and husband Robbie of Oklahoma; brother, Ricky Murphy of Paragould; and 12 grandchildren.

Services will be 2 p.m.

Friday at Jackson’s Funeral Home Chapel. Interment in Sand Hill Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home 6 to 8 p.m. today.

Alma Gann

LEPANTO — Alma Lee Gann, 78, of Lepanto passed from this life Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at Marked Tree.

She was born July 5, 1937, to Nathan and Ilean Raper Davis. Mrs. Gann loved to coon hunt with her husband, Fuzzy Gann, to read, watch TV and spend time with family and friends.

Mrs. Gann was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Manuel “Fuzzy” Gann Jr.; her parents; daughter, Judy Gann Stutts and husband Robert C.T. Stutts; and two brothers, James and Gene Davis.

JONESBORO — A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree battery Tuesday after police found injuries on his mother that appeared to have occurred over five days.

Police responded to a home on Rosewood Circle after someone called 911 regarding someone yelling for help. The 62-year-old mother had several bruises, and officer Keri Varner said she had what appeared to be dried blood on her lip. While talking to her, the mother “was apologizing for her house being messed up,” Varner said.

When an ambulance arrived to take the woman to an emergency room, Varner said the woman’s son told his mom she didn’t have to go to the hospital, that she could refuse treatment.

Away from the son, the mother said he hits her when he gets drunk. Varner noted that both mother and son had been drinking.

The son told police that his mother got her injuries from falling down drunk.

He is awaiting a probable cause hearing in Craighead County District Court.

Jonesboro firefighters answer 50 alarms JONESBORO — The Jonesboro Fire Department responded to the following alarms during the 72-hour period ending at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

■ At 6:23 p.m. Sunday, 1127 Walker Place, hazmat release investigation due to malfunction.

■ At 8:26 p.m. Sunday, 1201 W. Country Club Terrace, carbon monoxide activation due to malfunction.

■ At 10:55 a.m. Monday, 104 N. Hunter Lane,

JONESBORO — The Jonesboro Elks Lodge, 2113 W. Washington Ave., will host a Veterans Day dinner Friday.

Dinner will begin with an opening ceremony at 6 p.m. The meal will consist of chicken Alfredo with noodles, broccoli, green beans and rolls.

Arleigh Williams will entertain at 6:50 p.m., followed by a U.S.O. show at 7 p.m. A performance by the PF Flyers will follow the U.S.O. show.

The dinner is free for all veterans and their spouses.

Cost for others is $10.

Lynn directed by Qualls Cave City Funeral Home.

Gerald Howard

Carolyn Jones

LYNN — Gerald A. Howard, 74, of Lynn died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015.

Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Betty Howard; sons, Taylor Howard of Black Rock and Robert Howard of Lynn; daughter, Ginger Bratcher of Smithville; brother, Bobby Howard of Strawberry; sisters, Pauletta Anderson of Sulphur Rock and Kay Durham of Strawberry; seven grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be 9 to 11 a.m. today with services following at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Annieville. Burial will be in Dry Creek Cemetery at

Donald Hutchinson

SWIFTON — Donald Ray Hutchinson, 81, of Swifton died Wednesday.

Survivors include his wife, Betty Owen Hutchinson; three daughters, Lisa Hale and husband Barry of Jonesboro, Tammy Hagood and husband Lane of Tuckerman and Shawn Dye and husband Carthage of Tennessee; four sisters, Thersie Church of Sikeston, Mo., Betty Jean Polston of Michigan, Yvonne Schumacher of Missouri and Loretta Soden of Tuckerman; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

Friends may visit from 6 to 8 tonight at Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday in Swifton First Baptist Church with interment in Swifton Cemetery.

Online registry: www. jacksonsfh.com BLYTHEVILLE — Carolyn Evon Jones, 51, of Blytheville died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015.

She was born June 27, 1964, at Armorel to the late John Henry and Bertha Clowers Jones. Two brothers also preceded her in death.

Survivors include her daughters, Belinda Jones of Memphis, Julie and Chaquita White, both of Blytheville; sisters, Stella Mosley, Hazel Robinson, Retha Jones, Sadie Lewis and Denise McKinney; brothers, Tony Mosley, Leroy, Ronnie and Randy Jones; and four grandchildren.

Visitation will be 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday with services following at Wil-

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Alma is survived by her sister, Helen Davis of Brookland; granddaughter by heart, Julia Stutts; aunt, Louise Cates of Trumann; nephew, Earl Gann (Linda) of Marked Tree; nieces, Charlenia Raines of Bono and Mary Jane McGhee of Lepanto; and cousins, Buddy Adams Jr. and Patricia Hendrix of Lepanto, Brenda Bradsher of Bay, Mickey Raper of Newark, Johnny Raper of Oil Trough, Bonnie Barnwell of Little Rock and Doddie Lankford of Hendersonville, Tenn.

Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Murphy Funeral Home in Lepanto. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Friday in Potter Memorial Cemetery at Lepanto.

The family requests that if you would like to make a memorial in honor of Mrs. Gann to please send it to the American Cancer Society, 718 Union Ave., Memphis 38103.

smoke detector activation.

■ At 11:15 a.m. Monday, 4617 Peter Trail, smoke detector activation.

■ At 1:16 p.m. Monday, 106 N. Caraway Road, detector activation, no fire.

■ At 1:34 p.m. Monday, 2404 Rusher Lane, hazmat release investigation with no hazmat.

■ At 3:39 p.m. Monday, Colony Drive and Stadium Boulevard, motor vehicle accident.

■ At 4:23 p.m. Monday, 5212 Shasta Drive, public service.

■ At 4:45 p.m. Monday, 218 Walnut St., outside rubbish fire.

■ At 6:24 p.m. Monday, 4301 E. Brooke Circle, false alarm.

■ At 6:24 p.m. Monday, 911 French St., false alarm.

■ At 12:51 p.m. Tuesday, Red Wolf Boulevard and Stallings Lane, vehicle accident with injuries.

■ At 3:47 p.m. Tuesday, 609 Melrose St., false alarm.

■ At 2:19 a.m. Wednesday, 1004 Sims Ave., false alarm with good intent.

■ At 8:25 a.m. Wednesday, Main Street and Johnson Avenue, hazmat investigation with no hazmat.

■ At 8:54 a.m. Wednesday, 1000 W. Matthews Ave., detector activation with no fire.

■ At 10:04 a.m. Wednesday, 516 W. Johnson Ave., alarm system sounded with no fire.

■ At 3:53 p.m. Wednesday, 1615 Wood St., smoke detector activation due to malfunction.

■ At 6 p.m. Wednesday, Highland Drive and Barnhill Road, vehicle accident with injuries and extraction.

Firefighters also received 31 calls for medical assistance.

Spain court suspends Catalan parliament push for secession Associated Press

MADRID — Spain’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday halted a push by separatist regional Catalan lawmakers to set a road map toward independence by 2017, acting just hours after Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy mounted a legal challenge to the secession bid and accused separatists of plotting to destroy centuries of Spanish unity.

The court’s unanimous acceptance to review the Spanish government’s legal case suspended a resolution passed Monday by the Catalonia parliament in Barcelona authorizing it to begin work on a Catalan constitution and to establish tax-collecting and security systems.

In a statement, the court warned Catalan politicians that they could face criminal charges if they defy its

ruling.

Just after his administration’s legal officials filed the case, Rajoy blasted the Catalan independence resolution as an attack on Spain’s sovereignty and democracy.

“We’re talking about the defense of an entire country,” he told reporters in an address and news conference carried live on Spanish television. “They are trying to liquidate the unity of a nation with more than five centuries of history.”

The Catalonia parliament resolution also exempted the regional administration from being forced to heed Spanish institutions, including the Constitutional Court, setting up a legal collision course between separatists and Spain’s government if the separatists attempt to take more steps toward independence.

son’s Blytheville Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sandy Ridge Cemetery.

Marshall McDonald

SMITHVILLE — Marshall Jay McDonald, 56, of Smithville passed away Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015.

He was a mechanic for Herran Tire in Paragould and attended the United Methodist Church of Black Rock.

Survivors include his wife, Cynthia McDonald of the home; three brothers, Bruce McDonald of Martinsburg, W.Va., Terry McDonald of Brighton, Colo., and Ricky McDonald of Keyser, W.Va.; a sister, Lois Miller of Staunton, Va.; many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Bryan Funeral Home Chapel at Hoxie. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. till time of service Saturday.

Online registry: www. bryanfh.com

Glenn Qualls

Qualls LAKE CITY — Glenn Qualls, 80, of Lake City passed from this life Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, of injuries from a car accident that happened Sept.

10, 2015.

He was born May 24, 1935, at Lake City to the late Austin and Effie Qualls. Glenn spent his entire life living there in Lake City where he also graduated from Lake City High School in 1953.

Glenn was a Southern Baptist and was also a member of Bowman Church. He was a retired farmer who enjoyed antique vehicles.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Bill Qualls and W.O. Qualls; and a sister-inlaw, Edna Qualls.

Glenn is survived by his wife of 45 years, Mary Helen Qualls; three sons, Mitchell Qualls, Vick (Tosha) Qualls and Chris (Sarah) Qualls; three grandchildren, Caden Qualls, Cailey Qualls and Madison Qualls, and Madison’s mother, Judy Smith; a sister, Barbara (Aubrey) Sutterfield; two brothers, Jim (Henrietta) Qualls and Fred (Pat) Qualls; sister-in-law, Pat Qualls Taylor; motherin-law, Helen Phillips; brother-in-law, Shelby (DeAnna) Phillips; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

A visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Emerson Funeral Home. A graveside service will be 11 a.m.

Saturday in Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery with Winfred Bridges officiating and Emerson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

For lasting memorials the family asks you to consider donating to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, or a charity of your choice.

Online registry: www. emersonfuneralhome. com

WBC Homecoming, Parents Day begins Saturday morning WALNUT RIDGE — Williams Baptist College is set to host its annual Homecoming/Parents Day on Saturday when alumni and parents will journey to the campus to participate in a full day of activities.

The first event of the day is a Williams Singers reunion taking place at 9 a.m. in the Eagle Coffeehouse and Grill. The group will then rehearse for their afternoon performance. Rehearsal is set for 11 a.m. in Room 101 of the Maddox Center.

The Carter Field House will open at 11 a.m. for games, inflatables and fun with friends. An alumni basketball game is also scheduled for 11 a.m.

The Mabee-Gwinup Cafeteria will be open for lunch from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. A Golden Eagles luncheon, for alumni from 1966 and earlier, will be at noon in the

Moody Dining Room.

An alumni softball game will take place at 1 p.m. at the softball field.

Performances by the Cast and former and current Williams Singers will begin at 2 p.m. in WBC’s Manley Chapel.

Tip-off for the Eagles basketball game against John Brown University is slated for 4 p.m., and homecoming coronation will occur at approximately 5 p.m.

The day’s festivities will conclude with the WBC theater program’s fall drama, “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” which begins at 7 p.m., in the Old Chapel.

For more information, contact Aaron Andrews at 759-4105 or by email at aandrews@wbcoll.edu or Mary Norvell at 7594134 or by email at mnorvell@wbcoll.edu. To view a complete schedule, visit williamsbaptistcollege. com/homecoming.

Harvest Fest Spooktacular 4-H Fun Show set Saturday JONESBORO — There will be a 4-H show at the Caraway Equine Arena, 135 Craighead Road 846, on Saturday from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Admission is $3 for non-4-H participants, $2 for 4-H members, and $1 for non-rider gate admission. There will be four

highpoint divisions with buckles and ribbons for first through fifth place winners. There will be concessions and several events and games to watch or participate in.

For more information, contact Maleigha LightCook at 933-4565 or Roger Bell at 930-8067.

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GENEVA — An exceptionally large blue diamond sold Wednesday for 48.6 million Swiss francs ($48.5 million) — a new record price for any jewel at auction, Sotheby’s said, culminating two Geneva auctions in which a private Hong Kong collector on both times bought a rare colored diamond to honor someone named Josephine.

The 12.03-carat ‘Blue Moon’ diamond, set in a ring, was said to be among the largest known fancy vivid blue diamonds and was the showpiece gem at the Sotheby’s jewelry auction. A packed room broke into applause after the hammer came down at a price of 43.2 million Swiss francs, excluding fees — within the preauction estimate range of about 34 to 54 million francs.

The Blue Moon — socalled in reference to its rarity, playing off the expression “once in a blue

moon” — topped the previous record of $46.2 million set five years ago by the Graff Pink, Sotheby’s said. The diamond also set a new record of more than $4 million per carat, capping the daylong high-end jewelry sale that reaped roughly $140 million.

On its Twitter account, Sotheby’s said the jewel was purchased by a Hong Kong private collector and was promptly renamed ‘The Blue Moon of Josephine’ — a similar name to one given to a pink diamond ring that sold for $28.5 million at Christie’s in Geneva a day earlier: ‘Sweet Josephine.’ That too was bought by a Hong Kong collector who was not publicly identified.

“Tonight we set a new world record, a new auction record for any diamond, any jewel, any gemstone, with the sale of the Blue Moon Diamond,” said auctioneer David Bennett. He specified the price as $48,468,158.

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Police officers read a copy of the newspaper “Democracy Today” Wednesday in Yangon, Myanmar.

Myanmar’s opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has won her parliamentary seat, official results showed Wednesday, leading a near total sweep by her party that will give the country its first government in decades that isn’t under the military’s sway.

Myanmar transition to democracy on track in wake of Suu Kyi win

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YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s president has promised a peaceful transfer of power to the victorious party of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in general elections, ensuring that the country’s march toward greater democracy after decades of military rule will not be derailed.

Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy said Wednesday it received a message from Information Minister Ye Htut on behalf of President Thein Sein congratulating it for leading the race for parliamentary seats in the Nov. 8 election.

Ye Htut said the government will pursue a peaceful transfer of power “in accordance with the legislated timeline.”

He was not immediately available for comment.

The message helps remove lingering concerns that the military, which has a large influence over the ruling party, may deny the NLD power, as it did after elections in 1990.

It also means that Myanmar is likely to soon have its first gov-

Vatican eyes 2 reporters in leaks investigation Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said Wednesday it had placed two Italian journalists under investigation in its probe over leaked documents that revealed waste, greed and mismanagement at the highest levels of the Catholic Church hierarchy.

Journalists Gianluigi Nuzzi and Emiliano Fittipaldi wrote two bombshell books detailing the uphill battle Pope Francis is facing in reforming the Vatican bureaucracy.

Their books, released last week, were based on leaked documents from a reform commission Francis named to get a handle on the Vatican’s finances and propose reforms so that more money could go to charity.

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Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said Wednesday that Nuzzi and Fittipaldi had been placed under investigation by Vatican magistrates for their alleged role in dealing with the leaked documents. He said other officials were being looked at for having possibly cooperated in the scandal.

Reached in Berlin, Nuzzi said he knew nothing of the investigation.

Fittipaldi was quoted by his L’Espresso magazine as saying the investigation was the price he has to pay for doing his job.

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Suu Kyi has declared, however, that she will become the country’s de facto leader, acting “above the president,” if her party forms the next government.

She described that plan further in an interview Tuesday with Singapore’s Channel NewsAsia television.

“I make all the deci-

sions because I’m the leader of the winning party. And the president will be one whom we will choose just in order to meet the requirements of the constitution,” she said. “He (the president) will have to understand this perfectly well that he will have no authority.

That he will act in accordance with the positions of the party.”

The military, which took power in a 1962 coup and brutally suppressed several pro-democracy uprisings during its rule, gave way to a nominally civilian elected government in 2011 — with strings attached.

It installed retired senior officers in the ruling party to fill Cabinet

posts and gave itself key powers in the constitution, including control of powerful ministries and a quarter of the seats in the 664-member twochamber Parliament. In a state of emergency, a special military-led body can even assume state powers. Another provision bars Suu Kyi from the presidency because her sons hold foreign citizenship.

While Myanmar’s people voted overwhelmingly Sunday to remove the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party from power, it’s clear that the army’s involvement in politics won’t end, and the NLD will need to convince it to cooperate.

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Charles Gibson speaks at Ridgefield Christian School’s annual Veterans Day Assembly on Wednesday.

The 20-year veteran has served in the U.S. Air Force’s Air Defense Command, Training Command, Security Service and Strategic Air Command.

Man finds love, career through military

BY SARAH MORRIS Sun Staff Writer smorris@jonesborosun.com

JONESBORO — Charles Gibson married his wife Jeanie 20,416 days ago.

“I am so blessed with a wonderful wife,” Gibson said when asked why he keeps count of the number of days they have been married. “I praise God for her every day.”

The Jonesboro couple met at the beach and soon learned they were both from Arkansas, enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and worked in the same military school. They married seven months later.

Parts of their story were shared Wednesday at Ridgefield Christian School’s annual Veterans Day Assembly. He served as the guest speaker.

The 20-year veteran has served in the U.S. Air Force’s Air Defense Command, Training Command, Security Service and Strategic Air Commend.

He has been stationed in Texas, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri and overseas in Labrador, Italy and Vietnam.

“Life in the military has been great,” he said.

Gibson entered the Air Force at age 19 in 1957 and retired as a master sergeant in 1977.

“I tried college, and it wasn’t for me,” he said. “I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I was in the National Guard at the college for nine months before I went active duty. I went into the service to figure out what I wanted to do

with my life. I had no intentions to make it a career.”

After boot camp, Gibson attended technical school to learn how to repair electrical equipment. It set off a series of assignments at security posts and training schools.

At one point, Gibson was stationed at a Missouri command post that held 150 nuclear missiles.

However, his first station was in the Canadian Labrador province where the temperature got down to 40-50 degrees below zero and snowfall was 10 to 15 feet deep. He said they once lost an 18-wheeler until spring.

Returning from that station, Gibson said he told his mother he would not be getting married or re-enlisting once his time in the Air Force was up. Within a year he met Jeanie.

“I broke both of those plans,” he said laughing.

Gibson met his wife Jeanie at his second post in Mississippi. Jeanie joined the Air Force at age 17 and served a little over four years. She was a clerk and typist at the electronics school he taught at.

She left the Air Force to be with him when he was stationed in Italy in 1963. They were still there when Jeanie delivered their first child in 1965 following a difficult pregnancy.

Stationed at a remote base in Italy, there wasn’t a nearby hospital, and Jeanie gave birth in Libya. Gibson was unable to travel with her.

A trace of a smile appears on Gibson’s face as he recalled pass-

ing out cigars to friends to celebrate the birth of their child 50 years ago in April.

The next night brought despair.

He was at home when his commanding officer, chaplain and a friend arrived with the news his child had died.

The third day was spent traveling to his wife, and there was no time for a burial service before they had to return to Italy. A memorial was held instead.

The couple later learned in 2008 that their child was one of 57 infants and two nuns whose remains were brought back to the United States to be buried on American soil, Gibson said. They have since visited his gravesite.

In 1966, Gibson said they were transferred to Texas where he taught electronics, and they adopted two boys.

Not long after their return, Gibson was deployed to Vietnam. He said he has no problem admitting he was scared because he had no idea what would take place.

He was assigned to the Security Services where they provided intelligence to aircrafts. The work was highly classified, and he prefers not to talk of it for that reason.

However, he can still recall the rockets shot into his command and the almost nightly alarms that sent them racing from beds to take cover.

“Only one person died in that unit. He was killed his first night there, but I didn’t know him,” Gibson said.

A&P Commission studies 2016 spending

BY KEITH INMAN Sun Staff Writer inman@jonesborosun.com

JONESBORO — Revenue for Jonesboro’s Advertising & Promotion Commission is on the upswing, and so are requests for funding.

Thom Beasley said Wednesday the commission had about $911,000 in requests for 2016, far more than the commission will bring in. A 3 percent hotel occupancy tax provides the commission with money to promote tourism and recreation. The tax is expected to bring in more than $600,000 this year, and the board also has more than $400,000 on hand.

Just under $600,000 in spending was budgeted for this year. So far, the commission has approved $780,000 in 2016 spending.

Beasley noted that much of the money budget for next year is in multi-year commitments.

For example, the commission agreed to provide Arkansas State University athletics $245,000 over three years to help promote major sporting events, September’s home game against Missouri, in particular.

The commission has committed to providing $100,000 for each of the next two years for the same purpose, but commissioners questioned whether ASU is complying with all the conditions of the

Jonesboro schools proceed with construction, bond sale

BY SARAH MORRIS Sun Staff Writer smorris@jonesborosun.com

JONESBORO — Construction will start this month to expand space for physical education at Douglas MacArthur Junior High.

CNI Construction was awarded the $2.3 million project.

Monroe Pointer, director of facilities, said he was pleased with the company’s bid since the project was estimated to cost $2.5 million.

“With all fees considered, we

agreement. The commission’s logo is supposed to appear on advertising related to the the university’s promotion, Beasley and other members said. However, such details are not in writing.

Cari White, chief operating officer for the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, who serves as an administrator for the commission, said she would arrange a meeting with Athletic Director Terry Mohajir to reach a better understanding of the agreement.

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HARRISBURG — The Plains and Eastern Clean Line took another step toward approval from the U.S. Department of Energy last week.

DOE released its final Environmental Impact Statement on Nov. 4, and it found no widespread environmental harm would be caused by the construction and maintenance of a 700-mile, overhead power line across the state of Arkansas, according to the EIS. DOE is evaluating whether to collaborate with Clean Line Energy Partners on the project.

The document addressed concerns from residents who contacted DOE or attended one of the series of public hearing hosted across Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee — the three states affected by the massive electric transmission line, which would transport wind energy from Oklahoma’s panhandle to west Tennessee.

The EIS is not a final decision. That will be issued no sooner than Dec. 14.

However, the document’s language suggests the project’s approval is

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Blytheville prepares while staff cuts loom

BY STEPHEN SIMPSON Sun Staff Writer ssimpson@jonesborosun.com

BLYTHEVILLE — The first proposed budget for the City of Blytheville is completed, and staff cuts are probably coming for many departments.

The proposed budget is trying to cut $121,218.33 from the city’s general fund. This is the first in a series of proposed budgets, Finance Director John Callens said.

“We are basically just working the budget right now,” Callens said. “We are in beginning stages of this process.”

The city is staring at a $1.2 million deficiency in the city’s general fund.

This deficit has been around for a long time, but it now has to be addressed, officials said.

“We have some major deficiencies in our general fund,” Mayor James Sanders previously told The Sun.” We are at the crossroads right now.”

This means budget cuts all around the city.

“There will probably be some staff reduction,” Callens said. “There will

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be changes made in several departments.”

The first draft of the budget includes budget cuts for animal control, parks and recreation and the fire department.

The council tried to avoid cuts by proposing a 1-cent sales tax, but it was struck down by voters.

“We already attempted one way to fix this,” Sanders previously said. “We all knew the issue was here.”

Not all departments will face cuts; some could receive more funding.

The Blytheville Police Department’s budget may increase by $188,467.17.

The following is a list of departments and their projected budget cuts: • City Collector - General Operation — $1,200.16.

• City Clerk - Personnel — $547.

• Municipal Court — $25,232.

• Animal Control — $5,759.

• Fire Department — $246,184.06.

• Parks & Recreation - Youth Sportsplex — $22,849.

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Megan Momany, Jonesboro

should be on target,” he said.

The multipurpose building will be located just east of the school — between the current facilities and the practice football field. It will take 12 months to complete.

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inevitable.

“The Department of Energy has identified participation in the project as its preferred alternative,” the EIS said.

Cooperation with DOE would give Clean Line the ability to locate its power line on land obtained through federal eminent domain.

Many Arkansans steadfastly oppose the project because it would force them to sell portions of private property. Farmers, whose crops or livestock would be disturbed, have voiced the most opposition.

DOE said some farms would lose access to portions of their land during construction, but most places would return to their previous use.

It also addressed health concerns. Many residents worried the Clean Line may have detrimental effects on their health, but the EIS said it found no conclusive evidence human health would be adversely affected.

The news elated Clean Line, which expects to begin building the power lines in late 2016 or early 2017 if the project is green-lighted.

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“My fiance, Chris Williams, definitely made a big impact on my life,” Megan Momany said. “When I moved here, I didn’t like Arkansas, but he made me like it. He gave me a reason to stay. He made it bearable. I’m from Minnesota, so it was just so different. He gave me reason to enjoy things down here. And he’s from California so we kind of did that for each other. “ “How did you meet?” a Sun reporter asked.

“Actually, a dating app. It was POF (Plenty of Fish), and it was kind of a funny thing we didn’t expect. We thought we’d just be friends, but we met in person and it was like, yup, nope, I love you.”

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and in 2016, it tabled decisions on several others to gather more information on the organizations’ budgets.

The commission will finalize its budget in January, Beasley said.

Beasley cautioned the commission that he expects to receive funding requests to assist one or both proposed convention centers that are in the planning stages.

Requests approved Wednesday: • Foundation of the Arts, $54,900 to advertise a variety of programs.

• ABATE, District 2, $35,000 to promote the Riding on the Ridge Rally on June 2-4, which benefits Jonesboro DARE and Out of the Dark.

• CityYouth Ministries, $11,000 to promote a variety of events.

• Crowley’s Ridge Cruisers, $5,000 to promote its Oct. 15, 2016, event, which benefits Miracle League.

• Craighead County MLK Commission, $6,300 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day events.

• Delta Symphony Orchestra, $9,000 to promote an expanded performance schedule.

• MidSouth Collegiate Open disc golf tournament, $1,500 for a tournament that attracts teams from as many as seven states.

• Hispanic Community Services Inc., $9,000 to promote Vaqueros & Sombreros 2016, a barrel racing event to be held at the ASU Equine Center.

• Jonesboro Youth Bowling Association, $8,500 to host a national pro bowling tour June 3-5.

• NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation, $16,545 to promote the Duck Classic 2016.

• Rotary Club of Jonesboro, $30,000 to promote the Arkansas Sportshow on Feb. 12-14.

• St. Bernards Medical Group, $25,000 for the free Health and Fitness Expo on April 16-17.

• The Learning Center, $5,000 in seed money to host Dog Fest in October 2016.

• Treble Clef Music Club, $2,500 to promote “The Role of Music in the Lives of Special Needs Children & Adults,” on May 3.

• University Heights Lions Club, $15,000 for Jonesboro Auto Show on April 1-3.

• World Association of Bench Press and Dead Lift, $5,000 for the Southern National Championship on Feb. 27.

the roof renovations could start anytime between 2017 and 2019.

A millage increase will not be sought to fund any of the projects.

Construction is also half-way completed on a $810,000, three-classroom addition at Jonesboro Kindergarten Center. Superintendent Kim Wilbanks said construction of a 5,916-squarefoot building that will be leased to house the district’s second pre-kindergarten center is ahead of schedule.

The center will be located just off the corner of Johnson Avenue and Arkansas 141. The building’s lease is possible through a $783,000 grant awarded by the U.S. Departments of Education and Human Services.

There should be no problem in having it ready for students by Jan. 1, Wilbanks said.

In addition, Pointer hopes to begin a third project, a six-classroom addition on the west side of MacArthur, within the next few months. He said that project is still in the preliminary stages.

In other business, the board also approved the sale of refunded bonds to Crews and Associates, Inc., with an interest rate of 3.52 percent. The bond’s principal amount was reduced to $12.37 million.

“This rate generated a net present value savings of $656,605.88,” Michael McBryde, a Stephens banker who works with the district, said in a report to the district.

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at the storm shelter, he added.

The district’s board approved the project Tuesday night along with a 2016 facilities master plan and 2017-19 partnership project applications.

State partnership funding is being sought for a $1.15 million, six-classroom addition at International Studies magnet school, a $1.9 million, eight-classroom addition at the Academies at Jonesboro High School, and $1.03 million in roof renovations at MacArthur and Success Achievement Academy.

The classroom additions would start in 2017 and take at least two years to complete. Pointer said

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“The release of the final EIS marks the culmination of more than five years of work and the consideration of thousands of stakeholder comments,” said Michael Skelly, president of Clean Line Energy. “We are pleased to have reached this important project milestone and appreciate DOE’s careful environmental review and analysis of the Plains & Eastern project.”

Arkansas’ congressional delegation introduced legislation in February that would effectively block any further Clean Line progress by giving state officials the power to allow Section 1222 proj-

power to say ‘no.’”

The delegation’s most recent letter, dated Nov. 4, questioned the timing of the final EIS release, saying DOE has failed to respond to any of the delegation’s previous letters.

In a statement, Clean Line Executive Vice President Mario Hurtado said there has been plenty of time for Arkansas’ delegation to express concerns.

“We believe that in the past five plus years there has been ample time and many opportunities for stakeholder input and landowner feedback,” he said.

As currently constructed, the Clean Line will transect parts of Jackson, Cross, Poinsett and Mississippi counties.

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The delegation has also badgered DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz with letters requesting answers to a lengthy list of questions, which mirror the concerns expressed by constituents at public hearings.

“When a road, pipeline or power line is built the use of eminent domain is sadly unavoidable in some cases,” said U.S. Sen. John Boozman, RArk. “However, this difficult decision should not be in the hands of Washington bureaucrats. If a project is not good for Arkansas, our governor or public service commission should have the

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The Optimist Club of Jonesboro presented five scholarships during its Youth Appreciation Week banquet held Nov. 2 at St. Bernards Auditorium. Pictured are (from left) Starr Taylor, Gene Clayton Scholarship; Whitnee Guthrie, Al Langois Scholarship; Judy Roberts, Optimist Club president; Quinette Jackson, Don King Scholarship; Blake Hall, W.A. Duffel Scholarship; and Olevia Hughes, R.E. Dozier Scholarship.

Optimist Club recognizes youth

JONESBORO — The Optimist Club of Jonesboro honored 59 students from nine schools in Craighead County at its Youth Appreciation Week banquet held Nov. 2 at St. Bernards Auditorium.

The students were selected based on overall scholarship, leadership,

extracurricular activities and community service.

Judy Roberts, club president, presented each student with a certificate of recognition.

Students honored include: ■ Bay — Autumn Lee and Emily Rush.

■ Brookland — Nathan

Baggett, Ian Hatton, Claire Hulett, Cory Johnson, Allie Martin, Haley Morgan and Katelyn Ratley.

■ Buffalo Island Central — Katherine Cotton, Nikki Gordon and Ashley Field.

■ Jonesboro — Kate Adaya, Syrina Akbari, Layth Al-Hindi, Maxwell Carter, Madison Dacus,

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The Downtown Playhouse in Pocahontas will present “The Sunshine Boys” on weekends through Dec. 6.

Pictured are Ken Benton (left) and Kelly Grooms.

Events Announcements The Treble Clef Club will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Round Room of the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, 315 W. Oak Ave. The program will be “Karaoke Night: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra.” A reception will follow. All Treble Clef Club programs are free and open to the public.

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The Fairview Missionary Baptist Church Women’s Missionary Organization will host its annual beans and cornbread supper from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the church, 3203 Race St., Jonesboro. Cost is $5 for adults and free for children ages 5 and younger.

Proceeds will support mission projects.

Carry-outs are available.

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Social The Valley View Modern Extension Homemakers Club met Oct. 20 in the fellowship hall of Mount Carmel United Methodist Church.

Dollie Fleemon, pre-

sient, conducted the business session. She presented the club with a check for the Alzheimer activity pads exhibit at the Northeast Arkansas District Fair. The club received a blue ribbon for the exhibit. Kay Pickle read the devotional, “Choose to Fight.”

Anne McHaffey presented the program, Guard Your Financial Indentity.”

Wanda Hendrix gave four tips on how to keep bones strong. The meeting closed with the reading of the homemakers’ creed.

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The Town and Country Garden Club met Oct. 14 at the home of Mary Owens of Wynne. Hostesses with Owens were Becky Northsworthy and Mary Anne Cruthirds.

Cathy Bradshaw presided over the meeting.

Two arrangements of fall flowers and roses were presented by Nina Spencer. Mimi Cox of Jonesboro, a Craighead County Master Gardener, gave a program on fall gardening.

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The production will run Friday-Saturday and Nov. 20-22 and 27-28 and Dec. 4-6. Friday and Saturday show times are at 7:30 p.m. Sunday show times are 2 p.m.

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■ Nettleton — Olivia Adams, Johanna Cannon, Kalysha Chandler, Emily Doggett, Jack Fowler, Ben Holder, Jordan Lee, Ruthi Lenards, Emily McMasters, Gabby Sherman and Taylor Suiter.

■ Ridgefield Christian — Noah Burden.

■ Riverside — April Baker, Eric Butler and Lauren Smith.

■ Valley View — Kylie Brickey, Kate Campbell, Sydney Elmore, Charlotte Jeong, Sarah Kinney, Anna Reddell, Laken Reddell, Laura Spencer, Zach White and Tristan Winters.

■ Westside — Haley Goodebiddle, Whitnee Guthrie, Autumn Lovelady, Zuri Orozco and J.T. Swhwarz.

In addition, five students received scholarships. They are Olevia Hughes, Buffalo Island Central, $500 R.E. Dozier Scholarship; Blake Hall, Riverside, $500 W.A. Duffel Scholarship; Whitnee Guthrie, Westside, $500 Al Langlois Scholarship; Quinette Jackson, Jonesboro, $500 Don King Scholarship; and Starr Taylor, Jonesboro, $1,000 Gene Clayton Scholarship.

Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin and Craighead County Judge Ed Hill read proclamations praising the students for their activities in the community during the banquet. Japhanie Gray, a recent Arkansas State University graduate and an associate producer at KAIT, was the keynote speaker.

POCAHONTAS — The Downtown Playhouse, 302 N. Marr St., will present Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys” on weekends through Dec. 6.

Kelly Grooms of Pocahontas and Ken Benton of Corning star as the former Vaudeville team Lewis and Clark. Since retiring, the two longtime partners have grown apart, but they are pushed back together to film a TV special, creating many of the play’s laughs.

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Fort Smith 65/38

In tune Ninth-grader Mallory Mills sings at Ridgefield Christian School’s annual Veterans Day Assembly on Wednesday.

Public Affairs Calendar Events listed in this column are generally open to the public, although admission fees may be charged. To request changes or additions or notify The Sun of special meetings for this listing, call 935-5525 or 1-800-237-5341, fax to 935-5823 or email to newsroom@jonesborosun.com.

Today Randolph County Quorum Court, 7 p.m., Randolph County Courthouse.

Caraway City Council, 6 p.m., City Hall.

Blytheville City Parks & Recreation Committee, 4:30 p.m., municipal courtroom.

Jackson County Quorum Court, 6 p.m., Jackson County Courthouse.

Monday Westside School Board, 6 p.m., high school library.

Leachville City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall.

Bay City Council, 7 p.m., at Bay City Hall.

Brookland School Board, 6:30 p.m., superintendent’s office boardroom.

Lake City City Council, 6:30 p.m., City Hall.

Walnut Ridge City Council, 6 p.m., Police Complex courtroom.

Paragould School Board, 6 p.m., administration office.

Greene County Quorum Court, 7 p.m., Greene County Courthouse.

Pocahontas School Board, 7 p.m., junior high library.

Newport City Council, 6 p.m., City Hall.

Cross County School Board, 6 p.m., superintendent’s office.

Cross County Quorum Court, 6 p.m., courthouse.

Wynne School Board, 6 p.m., boardroom.

Osceola City Council, 5 p.m., City Hall.

Manila City Council, 6:30 p.m., City Hall.

Mississippi County Finance Committee, 1:30 p.m., Blytheville Courthouse.

Cave City School Board, 7 p.m., middle school library.

Ash Flat City Council, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 897 Ash Flat Drive.

Imboden Area Charter School, 6 p.m., at the school.

Sloan-Hendrix School Board, 7 p.m., administration building.

The Learning Center Board of Directors, noon, TLC Adult Campus, 3801 Aggie Road, Jonesboro.

Today in History Today is Thursday, Nov. 12, the 316th day of 2015. There are 49 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 12, 1815, pioneering American suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown, New York.

On this date: In 1942, the World War II naval Battle of Guadalcanal began. (The Allies ended up winning a major victory over Japanese forces.)

In 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and several other World War II Japanese leaders were sentenced to death by a war crimes tribunal.

In 1969, news of the My Lai Massacre in South Vietnam in March 1968 was broken by investigative reporter Seymour Hersh.

In 1975, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas retired because of failing health, ending a record 36-year term.

In 1984, space shuttle astronauts Dale Gardner and Joe Allen snared a wandering satellite in history’s first space salvage; the Palapa B2 satellite was secured in Discovery’s cargo bay for return to Earth.

In 1985, Xavier Suarez was elected Miami’s first Cuban-American mayor.

In 1990, Japanese Emperor Akihito formally assumed the Chrysanthemum Throne. Actress Eve Arden died in Beverly Hills, California, at age 82.

In 2001, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 headed to the Dominican Republic, crashed after takeoff from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 people on board and five people on the ground.

Memphis 66/43

Little Rock 66/41 Hot Springs 65/40

Texarkana 64/41

Pine Bluff 64/39

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Regional Summary: Plenty of sunshine today. Clear tonight. Plenty of sunshine tomorrow.

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El Dorado 65/38

Today City Hi/Lo/W Ashdown 65/39/s Batesville 63/38/s Benton 65/42/s Bentonville 60/34/s Blytheville 63/38/s C. Girardeau, MO 60/34/s Clarksville 64/34/s Conway 64/36/s Crossett 66/42/s Des Arc 64/39/s Dyersburg, TN 60/38/s El Dorado 65/38/s Fayetteville 60/29/s Flippin 62/37/s Fort Smith 65/38/s Hampton 65/38/s Hot Springs 65/40/s Jackson, TN 63/35/s

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Mountain Home 60/37

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56° 52° Mostly cloudy with a little rain

RIVER AND LAKE LEVELS

Levels as of 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Flood 24 hr Stage Level Chng.

Mississippi River Cape Girardeau 32 14.52 -0.19 New Madrid 34 6.90 -0.43 Tiptonville 37 10.05 -0.18 Caruthersville 32 10.36 +0.01 Osceola 28 1.99 +0.81 Memphis 34 2.10 +0.70 Helena 44 8.10 +0.50 Arkansas City 37 6.80 -0.10 Greenville 48 17.00 -0.20 Vicksburg 43 13.00 -0.50 Natchez 48 21.80 -0.10 Arkansas River Van Buren 22 19.46 +0.05 Ozark L/D tw 357 338.79 +0.35 Dardanelle 32 7.13 +1.08 Morrilton 30 10.11 +0.72 Toad Suck tw 275 265.08 -0.12 Little Rock 23 7.58 -0.04 Pendleton 31 26.30 +0.18 Fourche Lafave River Gravelly 24 1.62 -0.15 Houston 25 9.20 +0.46 Bayou Meto Lonoke -- 6.76 -0.17 White River Calico Rock 19 4.27 -0.40 Batesville Bridge 15 6.98 -0.40 Newport 26 5.59 -1.31 Augusta 26 17.97 -0.27 Georgetown 21 5.32 +0.28 Des Arc 24 7.67 +0.53 DeValls Bluff -- 7.75 +0.24 Clarendon 26 13.91 +0.63 St. Charles -- 10.58 +0.45 BlackRiver Corning 15 2.47 -0.55 Pocahontas 17 2.80 -0.25 Black Rock 14 3.49 -0.26 Elgin Ferry -- 8.24 -0.30 Buffalo River Boxley -- 1.52 +0.01 St. Joe 27 3.87 -0.09 Ponca -- 1.78 -0.03 Spring River Hardy 10 3.14 -0.04 Imboden 18 3.47 -0.13

Flood 24 hr.

Stage Level Chng.

Eleven Point River Ravenden Spgs 15 3.22 -0.02 Strawberry River Poughkeepsie -- 1.59 -0.07 Cache River Egypt -- 6.71 -1.03 Patterson 8 7.61 +1.12 Cotton Plant -- 5.79 -0.16 Ouachita River Arkadelphia 17 5.31 +0.06 Camden 26 8.81 -0.36 Thatcher L/D hw 79 77.12 -0.05 Thatcher L/D tw 79 67.77 -0.78 Moro Bay St Pk -- 66.60 -0.90 Felsenthal hw 70 65.31 -0.16 Felsenthal tw 70 56.85 +0.12 Saline River Benton 18 3.77 -0.12 Sheridan -- 5.58 -1.36 Rye 26 8.10 +1.97 Warren -- 7.18 +1.49 Little Missouri River Boughton 20 2.60 +2.39 Bayou Bartholomew Garrett Bridge -- 6.11 -0.46 McGehee -- 5.25 -0.31 St. Francis River St. Francis 18 7.01 -0.03 Oak Donnic -- 6.17 -0.04 Madison 32 2.16 -0.01 L'Anguille River Colt -- 6.15 -0.48 Palestine 25 16.99 -0.51 Little River Basin Lakes Lake DeQueen 437.48 -0.17 Gillham Lake 503.17 -0.64 Dierks Lake 526.69 -0.27 Millwood Lake 260.07 none Arkansas River Basin Lakes Blue Mountain Lake 384.50 -0.08 Nimrod Lake 342.38 +0.05 White River Basin Lakes Beaver Lake 1119.81 -0.08 Table Rock Lake 915.59 +0.05 Bull Shoals Lake 657.55 -0.10 Norfolk Lake 553.56 -0.04 Greers Ferry Lake 458.39 -0.02

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National Summary: Strong winds with locally damaging gusts will usher much cooler air over the Midwest today. Rain will diminish to showers from the Northeast to the southern Appalachians. Much of the South, Plains, Rockies and West will be sunny. Western Washington will turn stormy.

NATIONAL EXTREMES YESTERDAY (for the 48 contiguous states) National High: 92° at Alice, TX National Low: -9° at West Yellowstone, MT

PETERSON CONTINUED FROM A1

For many veterans, the transition to civilian life is filled with stress, confusion and sadness. They come home to find a job market that isn’t welcoming and a world they hardly know. This is the time when veterans need recognition, Peterson said.

“The man on the street is too often the same guy that was the toast of the town in a crisp uniform a year ago,” Peterson said.

“We must do better.”

The GI Bill was created during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration in 1944. The purpose of the bill was to give veterans an easier way to transition back into civilian life. The bill almost didn’t happen because people didn’t like the idea of veterans receiving better benefits than other citizens.

“It took a horrific cost to remind Americans the debt owed to their vets,” Peterson said. “These veterans just wanted a shot at the American dream they fought for.”

Now many Americans are forgetting their veterans again, only recognizing them one day a year.

“The heroism that has been displayed time and

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Veterans David Peterson and Scott Hilligoss stand during their military branch song at Trumann High School’s Veterans Day Program. time again goes unrecognized by many,” Peterson said.

Medals can’t give veterans what they need most — support. Peterson read a quote from recent Medal of Honor recipient Clint Romesha: “I stand here with mixed emotions of both joy and sadness,” Peterson read. “The joy comes from recognition from us doing our jobs as soldiers on distant battlefields, but it is countered by the constant reminder of the loss of our battle buddies

— my battle buddies, my soldiers, my friends.”

This is a common thought amongst Medal of Honor recipients and veterans.

“These people will never forget their sacrifice,” Peterson said. “They left their family with only memories. Our debt to these heroes and their families can never be repaid.”

As silence filled the school auditorium, Peterson told people of ways to help veterans.

“This is why programs

like American Legion exist,” Peterson said. “Veterans don’t ask for much.

Veteran benefits are a drop in a bucket compared to the sacrifice our veterans go through.”

Peterson said it is important for companies to find a way to hire more veterans.

“Can any CEO or Ivy League graduate declare more responsibility than a 21-year-old squad leader walking point in Afghanistan?” Peterson asked. “It is impossible to put a price on that.”

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THE NORTHEAST ARKANSAS BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION will host a jam session at 7 p.m. today at Dan’s Place in Bono.

MARCO COOPER AND FAMILY will perform at 7 p.m. today at the Bono Senior Citizens Center, 111 E. College St. THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE will perfrom at 7:30 p.m. today in Riceland Hall of the Fowler Center. Admission is $5 for the public and free for ASU students.

TICKETS FOR THE MUMFORD & SONS CONCERT, which will be April 7 at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock, will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. Tickets are $53 and $74 and available online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 7453000.

TICKETS FOR THE BLAKE SHELTON CONCERT, which will be March 3 at FedEx Forum in Downtown Memphis, will go on sale at 10 a.m.

Ticket prices range from $29.75 to $69.75. Tickets are available online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 7453000.

THE PF FLYERS will perform from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday at the Jonesboro Elks Lodge, 2113 W. Washington Ave. JIM LITTLE AND PHILIP JACKSON will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at Therapy, 241 S. Main St., Jonesboro.

TERRY CARTER AND SONNY HUNT will perform from 7 to 10 p.m.

Friday at The 501 Club, 2628 Phillips Drive, Jonesboro.

JESSIE AND THE JAMES GANG will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Shamrock Quick Stop in Maynard. Admission is $5.

THE ZYNDALL RANEY BAND will perform from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday at the People Helping

WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO SEE Got an event to be listed on Thursday’s Gettin’ Out page? Send information and color images to kb@jonesborosun.com or mail to “Gettin’ Out,” c/o newsroom, 518 Carson St., Jonesboro 72401. Deadline to submit items is noon Tuesday. For more information call (870) 935-5525, Ext. 206.

and coffee is served 45 minutes before show time. For tickets, visit www.thedowntownplayhouse.com.

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The Arkansas State University Theatre will present “The Trojan Women” FridaySaturday and Monday-Wednesday at the Fowler Center.

People Buiding in Amagon. The band will also perform from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Silver Moon in Newport.

Admission to each event is $6.

ASHLEY MCBRYDE will perform from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday at Upper Crust Pizza, 3120 Shelby Drive, Jonesboro.

CYNDERBLOK will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at LA Nights, 318 S. Second St., Paragould.

WOODSONGS ACOUSTIC will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at One Love People, 223 S. Main St., Jonesboro.

Host will be Paul Nunis.

Guest artist will be Angie Owens.

KEN WADLEY, LAUREN RICHMOND, PAUL SPURLOCK AND MO WILLIAMS will be among those performing starting at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Roundup Country Music Show in Brookland. The doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults and $3 for children ages 11 and younger.

THE JUBILAIRES AND THREE IN ONE will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Melody Theater in Leachville.

SHINEDOWN AND BREAKING BENJAMIN will perform at 7 p.m.

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Saturday at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.

Tickets are $51.50 and $57 and available online www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 7453000.

THE TONY SPINNER BAND will perform from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Upper Crust Pizza, 3120 Shelby Drive, Jonesboro.

THE TERRANCE AND PHILIP SHOW will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Skinny J’s-Paragould, 117 N. Pruett St. THE CODY NOEL BAND will perform at 9 p.m.

Saturday at LA Nights, 318 S. Second St., Paragould.

TERRY CARTER AND TONY SPINNER will perform from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at The 501 Club, 2628 Phillips Drive, Jonesboro.

MARY GAUTHIER will perform at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at TheArts@311, 311 S. Church St., Jonesboro.

Park at the KASU Coffeehouse Concert series, admission is $10.

A FALL JAZZ SHOWCASE will be at 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 19 in Riceland Hall of the Arkansas State University Fowler Center.

The performance will feature all ASU jazz ensembles. Admission is free.

ON STAGE “THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER” will open Friday in the Old Chapel at Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge. Presented by the WBC theater program, show time is 7 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens.

“THE TROJAN WOMEN” will open Friday at the Arkansas State University Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro. Presented by the ASU Theatre, show times are 7:30 p.m.

Friday-Saturday and Monday-Wednesday. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 the day of the show.

Tickets are available at the ASU Box Office, located inside the Convocation Center, online at Tickets.Astate.edu, ticketmaster.com or www. yourfowlercenter.com or by calling 972-2781.

“THE SUNSHINE BOYS” will open Friday at the Downtown Playhouse, 302 N. Marr St., Pocahontas. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Nov. 20-21 and 2728 and Dec. 4-5 and 2 p.m. Nov. 22 and Dec. 6. Tickets are $18 and includes dessert and coffee. Doors open one hour before the show. Dessert

THE NORTHEAST ARKANSAS VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE’S ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION will continue through November at The Jonesboro Sun Gallery, 518 Carson St. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Admission is free.

THE WORKS OF JONESBORO ARTIST RANDY BROWN will be on display through November at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, 315 W. Oak Ave. “JAMIE,” a retrospective of works by Jamie Tompkins of Saddle, will continue through Dec. 10 at the Maddox Center Gallery at Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Admission is free.

FOR KIDS “MINDBENDER MANSION” will continue through February at the Arkansas State University Museum, located inside the Dean B. Ellis Library. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday and WednesdaySaturday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Admission is free.

FALL STORY TIMES will continue at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, 315 W. Oak Ave. Family story times will be at 6 p.m.

Mondays. Peewee story times for ages 2 and 3 will be at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Preschool story times for ages 4 and 5 will be at 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Lapsit story times for ages newborn to 2 will be at 10 a.m.

Thursdays and 9:30 a.m.

Fridays. For more information, call the children’s library at 935-5133.

THE CRAIGHEAD COUNTY JONESBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY, 315 W. Oak Ave., will offer a free art class for students in first through sixth grades at 4 p.m.

Wednesday. All materials are provided. For more information, call 9355133 or visit www.libraryinjonesboro.org.

ETC. THE 29TH ANNUAL LIT’L BITA CHRISTMAS ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW will be FridaySunday at the Arkansas State University Convocation Center. Show hours are noon to 7 p.m. Friday,

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m.

Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and children ages 13 to 18 and free for children ages 12 and younger. A weekend pass is available for $8.

THE “JOY OF GIVING MARKET” will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Saturday in the fellowship hall of First United Methodist Church in Paragould. The event will feature crafts and food items. Proceeds benefit various missions.

A SOAP WORKSHOP will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Powhatan Historic State Park.

Participants will learn the art of making soap with the cold-process method and receive a booklet with soap recipes and several bars of homemade soap. Cost is $25.

Registration is required and can be made by calling the park at 8786765.

A DUTCH OVEN WORKSHOP will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday at Jacksonport State Park near Newport.

Participants will learn the best methods of seasoning and taking care of a cast iron Dutch oven, as well as cook a holidayinspired menu. Cost is $25 per person. Advance reservations are required and can be made by calling the park at 5232143. Deadline to register is 3 p.m. today.

“MEET THE AUTHORS” will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Harryette M. and Kaneaster Hodges Sr. Library at Arkansas State University-Newport. Presented by the Iron Mountain Regional Arts Council, admission is free.

“CASQUI FOODS-CELEBRATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN FOODS” will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Parkin Archeological State Park visitor center. Admission is free. For more information, call the park at 755-2500.

AUTHOR ANDREW MOTES will discuss his book, “Ray Man: A Sharecropper’s Memoir,” from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the West Poinsett County Library in Weiner.

FIESTA HOLIDAY GOODIES AND GIFTS will be from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday at St. Bernards Auditorium, 505 E. Washington Ave., Jonesboro.

The event will feature a holiday breakfast and coffee bar and authentic Mexican plate lunches.

There will also be gift booths. Admission is free.

HOLIDAY PET PHOTOS will be Tuesday and Nov. 19 and 21 at Joey Glaub Portrait Art, 677 Arkansas 91 West (Dan Avenue), Jonesboro.

This is a fundraiser for the Northeast Arkansas Humane Society. Cost is $20 for a 5-by-7 print and $25 for an 8-by-10 print.

Times are 5 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday and Nov. 19 and 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 21. Appointments are recommended and can be made by calling 930-9309.

AUTHOR DANA CHAMBLEE CARPENTER will read from and discuss her book, “Bohemian Gospel,” at 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at Barnes and Noble at The Mall at Turtle Creek, 3000 E. Highland Drive, Jonesboro.

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Holiday Pet Photos, a fundraiser for the Northeast Arkansas Humane Society, will be Tuesday and Nov. 19 and 21 at Joey Glaub Portrait Art in Jonesboro.

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BY MATTHEW V. ROBERSON Sun sports writer mroberson@jonesborosun.com

JONESBORO — J.D. Houston grew up wanting to catch the football, not kick it. As it turns out, using his foot instead of his hands has worked out pretty well for the Arkansas State placekicker.

Ever since Houston became old enough to play football, he’s dreamed of playing wide receiver, running down a deep pass and taking it to the end zone for a touchdown.

There could be nothing better, nothing more thrilling in his mind, he thought.

His parents had other ideas, though.

The Houston family wasn’t particularly fond of the sport because of the injuries that often occur while playing. J.D. was persuaded to play a position that didn’t require as much contact, so he traded in his receiver’s gloves for a pair of kicker’s cleats.

“When I was four or five years old, I loved football.

I would always have my

dad throw me passes in the backyard,” Houston recalled. “But my mom was real scared to let me play football when I got older. So she told me when I was young, the only way she would ever let me play is if I would start kicking. I started kicking and I stuck with it.”

Houston has emerged as Arkansas State’s best option this season when a field goal situation arises.

The Hinds Junior College transfer began preseason practice in August in a competition with teammate Drew White.

He started very well, but actually came out of the competition behind White when he fell into a slump just before the season started.

But, as the season has unfolded, Houston has proven the most consistent and reliable kicker on the ASU roster. He’s made all eight of his field goal attempts and connected on 20-of-21 point-after attempts.

Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson is never comfortable when he

sends his placekicker out to attempt a field goal.

Coming out of fall camp, Anderson wasn’t sure who was ahead in the kicker competition, so he let it continue into the regular season. But over the course of the schedule, Houston has proven to be quite comfortable assuming the role full time.

“His confidence has been growing,” Anderson said. “… He just seems to be settling in more and more to that role.”

Houston has been rock solid since taking over the placekicking duties during the Red Wolves’ contest with Louisiana-Lafayette.

He’s also coming off his most productive game of the season that included four field goals in a 4027 victory at Appalachian State.

Houston split the uprights from 25, 32, 26 and 23 yards to play a pivotal role in the victory. He also made four PATs to account for 16 points on the evening.

But when asked about his performance, Houston just shrugged it off as

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Arkansas State’s J.D. Houston is perfect on eight field goal attempts this season after making four during the Red Wolves’ victory over Appalachian State last week. nothing special.

“Honestly, I had been kicking well the last two or three weeks up until that game and I really didn’t expect anything different,” Houston said. “I

don’t want to sound cocky, but they weren’t too terribly difficult of kicks. I’m not going to downplay it because every play counts.

But, it’s not that big of an accomplishment to me.”

Houston has made much longer field goals during his career than what he’s kicked at Arkansas State.

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A-State volleyball chases perfect record in SBC Sun press services

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Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (left) battles for position against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green in the first half of Wednesday’s game in Memphis, Tenn.

Grizzlies fall to Warriors CLAY BAILEY Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Stephen Curry scored 28 points and Andre Iguodala added 20 as the Golden State Warriors matched a franchise record for most wins to start a season with a 100-84 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

Harrison Barnes added 19 points for Golden State, which won its ninth straight to open the season. Curry’s was 9 of 21 from the field, but only 3 of 10 from outside the arc. The Warriors finished shooting 41 percent from

3-point range, 11 of 27.

Marc Gasol had 26 points, Zach Randolph added 19 and Tony Allen finished with 15 as the Grizzlies lost their fourth straight.

The game was the first between the teams since the Warriors defeated Memphis 119-69 on Nov. 2, the worst loss in franchise history Memphis, which trailed by as many as 15 points in the first half, was able to fight its way back into the game by reverting to its offensive strength, going inside. Randolph scored 12 points in the third quarter,

and Memphis got within 55-53.

But Curry, who connected on a 62-footer at the end of the third quarter in the deciding Game 6 of the conference semifinals between the teams last season, made a 40-footer as the horn sounded at the end of the third quarter Wednesday night. That gave the Warriors a 74-63 lead.

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JONESBORO — Arkansas State’s volleyball team will try to complete a perfect regular-season run through the Sun Belt Conference tonight.

The Red Wolves (24-1, 15-0 Sun Belt) host second-place Appalachian State (20-5, 13-1) tonight at the Convocation Center. First serve is set for 6 p.m.

A-State has the nation’s longest winning streak at 20 matches. The Red Wolves’ only loss came Sept. 5 when they fell to Missouri in five sets at the South Florida Classic.

App State had a 16-match win streak until losing to A-State in four sets Sunday in Boone, N.C. The Red Wolves prevailed 25-18, 15-25, 25-23, 25-17 to remain in first place.

Arkansas State is now No. 19 in the PrepVolleyball.com poll. The Red Wolves received 71 points in the AVCA Poll this week to rank what would be 26th, just 23 points behind No. 25 North Carolina, and is No. 22 in the NCAA RPI. Freshman Carlisa May leads A-State in kills with 302, followed by sophomore Drew Jones (281)

and junior Darby Graff (276). Graff leads the Sun Belt in hitting percentage (.367), while May is fourth in kills per set (3.55).

Junior Mallory Warrington ranks second in the Sun Belt in assists (1,024), while junior Kelsey Reis is second in blocks per set (1.18) and junior Markie Schaedig is second in digs per set (5.55).

Women’s basketball signees A-State women’s basketball coach Brian Boyer announced the signing of Madison Heckert of Atwood, Tenn., and Jada Ford of Muskogee, Okla., on Wednesday as the early signing period began.

Heckert prepped at West Carroll High School, where her team went undefeated in the 13-A regular season in 2013-14 and advanced to the regional bracket of the Tennessee high school postseason tournament.

“Madison is a very gifted athlete,” Boyer said. “Not only does she have really good size and length, but she can run the floor well and has very good ball skills for a

post player. We’re fortunate to add a post player with her ability to this recruiting class.”

A 6-4 forward, Heckert averaged 13.4 points, 14.0 rebounds and had 174 blocks during her junior season at West Carroll. She earned All-West Tennessee second-team honors as well as receiving Tennessee Sports Writers Association allstate, all-district and allregion honors. She was also a finalist for the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Miss Basketball award.

Heckert reached 1,000 points for her career during her junior season and added four triple-doubles throughout the season to go along with her doubledouble average.

Ford, a 5-8 guard, averaged 19.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per contest for the Muskogee Roughers. She has scored 20 or more points in 20 games and is on the verge of surpassing 1,000 points for her prep career.

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Rams’ All-State shortstop Burnside signs with Missouri

BY MIKE MCKINNEY Paxton News Bureau

PARAGOULD — Braxton Burnside has known where she wanted to play college softball for some time.

Wednesday, the Lady Rams’ three-time all-state infielder made it official, signing a national letter of intent with the Missouri Tigers as family, friends,

teammates and coaches looked on during a ceremony at Paragould High School.

Burnside verbally committed to the Tigers in January 2014. After signing the papers Wednesday, she said she was pleased to be able to finally make it happen.

“I’m so happy it finally came together, the

decision has been made and the hard work has been done to make it happen,” she said

ting to join an NCAA Division I program “It’s definitely a dream come true. D-1 and SEC softball, there’s nothing like it. The softball community (at Mizzou) and getting to join my good Burnside friend Chase (Nelson), with a smile it’s pretty awesome,” said The Paragould senior Burnside added that she realized a Burnside and Nelson long-time dream by get- were teammates on last

year’s Paragould squad that reached the state finals for the first time in school history.

The Lady Rams shortstop, who batted .551 last season, said he was also recruited by the University of Alabama, but went with the Tigers after making a visit to the Missouri campus in Columbia “I did visit the Univer-

sity of Alabama too, but I decided the University of Missouri was the best fit for me,” Burnside said.

“I loved everything about it, the community, the school, the atmosphere.

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Sports Today WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Appalachian State at Arkansas State: 6 p.m. at the Convocation Center. ... Regular-season finale for Arkansas State, which has won 20 straight matches. The Red Wolves are 24-1 overall and 15-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. ... Appalachian State is 20-5 overall and 13-1 in the conference.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Boys: Piggott at Marmaduke, Armorel at Ridgefield Christian.

Girls: Greene County Tech at Jonesboro (benefit game), Brookland at Riverside, Newport at Augusta, Marked Tree at Osceola, Rector at Corning, Earle at Rivercrest, Marmaduke at Buffalo Island Central, East Poinsett County at Manila, Armorel at Ridgefield Christian.

JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL Wynne at MacArthur (boys), Nettleton at West Memphis East (boys), Walnut Ridge at Pocahontas (boys).

Jack Moore Invitational: at Valley View. ... Valley View and Marion will play in boys’ championship game at 8:15 p.m. Brookland and Mountain Home play third-place game at 7 p.m., Buffalo Island Central and Gosnell play fifth-place game at 5:45 p.m. and Harrisburg and Greene County Tech play for seventh place at 4:30 p.m. ... Annie Camp and Marion play in girls’ championship game at 8:15 p.m.

Other girls’ matchups include Valley View-Mountain Home, third-place game, 7 p.m.; Paragould-Brookland, fifth-place game, 5:45 p.m.; and Rivercrest-Harrisburg, seventh-place game, 4:30 p.m.

On the Air COLLEGE FOOTBALL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL BENEFIT GAME 7 p.m. — Greene County Tech at Jonesboro........................ KWHF (FM-95.9)

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL EXHIBITION 7 p.m. — Mid-America Christian at Oklahoma ................cable ch. 134 (FSN)

NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. — Golden State at Minnesota........................cable channel 28 (TNT) 9:30 p.m. — L.A. Clippers at Phoenix .......................cable channel 28 (TNT)

NHL HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. — Winnipeg at Dallas ...............................cable channel 34 (FSN)

SOCCER Euro 2016 Qualifying 1:30 p.m. — Hungary at Norway ............................... cable channel 62 (FS1)

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Wednesday’s deals BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Announced INF Michael Martinez refused his outright assignment to Columbus (IL) and elected to become a free agent.

National League SAN DIEGO PADRES — Acquired INF-OF Jose Pirela from the New York Yankees for RHP Ronald Herrera. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS — Assigned G-F K.J. McDaniels to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Waived/injured CB Cariel Brooks. Signed CB Robert Nelson, Jr. from the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed LB Jayson DiManche and DB De’Ante Saunders to the practice squad. Released TE Brian Leonhardt from the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS — Placed G Willie Colon on injured reserve. Activated CB Dee Milliner injured reserve-return.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Waived QB Charlie Whitehurst. Activated RB David Cobb from injured reserve-return. Signed LB J.R. Tavai and TE Kevin Greene to the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled F Brandon Mashinter from Rockford (AHL).

DALLAS STARS — Reassigned F Devin Shore to Texas (AHL). Assigned D Patrik Nemeth to Texas on a conditioning assignment.

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DEFENSIVE LINE

ASU senior Fredi Knighten appears to finally be himself again after two strong performances. Knighten is up to 53 percent on his completion rate and has thrown for ADVA NT 839 yards and 10 TDs. ULM redshirt freshman A Garrett Smith has started all nine games.

Smith has completed 58 percent of his passes for 2,013 yards and 17 TDs, but has been intercepted an SBC-high 11 times.

ASU has made a huge turnaround from last year. End Ja’Von Rolland-Jones is among the SBC’s sack leaders while seniors Chris Stone and Robert Mondie have done ADVA solid work. ULM returned two senior starters, NT A including All-SBC tackle Gerrand Johnson.

Freshman Ben Banogu has played well.

The Warhawks give up 230 yards rushing a game but have had a consistent pass rush.

RUNNING BACKS

ASU senior Michael Gordon is getting stronger as the season goes along. Gordon leads the SBC’s No. 3 rushing attack with 758 yards and 7 TDs following 136 yards and ADVA a score sco at App State. ULM hasn’t had much of NT run game, with sophomore Kaylon Watson ru ttotaling 246 yards to lead the Warhawks.

ULM averages 98 yards a game rushing to rank No. 122 nationally in rushing offense.

WIDE RECEIVERS ASU sophomore Dijon Paschal has become a bigger part of the passing attack and is coming off his best game this season. J.D. McKissic leads ASU with 41 recepADVA NT tions for 419 yards. Rashon Ceasar, ULM’s top A wideout, recently returned from an injury.

Junior Ajalen Holley has 50 catches for 631 yards and five TDs. The Warhawks have four players with 20 catches or more.

OFFENSIVE LINE ASU expects redshirt freshman Daniel Keith to return this week at left guard, boosting the team’s depth. ASU ranks 14th nationally in rushing offense with 233 yards ADVA a game but has allowed 19 sacks. ULM has NT A been beat up on its O-line and is missing four key members due to injury. The Warhawks are rushing for 98 yards a game and have allowed an SBC-high 26 sacks. mroberson@jonesborosun.com

LINEBACKERS ASU has gotten solid play from sophomore Khari Lain all season while junior Xavier Woodson-Luster has improved each game since his return. Lain and WoodsonLuster lead ASU in total tackles for a defense that is third in the SBC,, allowing just 146 yards a game rushing. ULM two starters back, including second-team has tw ADVA NT all-conference pick Hunter Kissinger, who all A lleads the SBC with 79 tackles. The Warhawks are giving up 440 yards and 37 points a game and nearly 5 yards a rush.

SECONDARY ASU senior Rocky Hayes made his fourth interception to lead a unit that has picked off the nation’s most passes (17).

ASU has struggled in pass defense, though, allowing ADVA 264 yards a game to rank 10th in the SBC. ULM NT A returned three starters but lost safety Justin Backus, who was dismissed from the team.

The Warhawks yield 210 yards a game but have only intercepted three passes.

SPECIAL TEAMS ASU’s Luke Ferguson has averaged 43 yards on punts, including 21 downed inside the 20. J.D. Houston is perfect on eight field goal attempts and the Red Wolves have ADVA strong kickoff return and coverage teams. ULM NT A punter Chris Qualls is averaging 37 yards while Craig Ford is 6-of-9 on field goals. The Warhawks are solid on kickoff coverage but have not fared as well in the return game.

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Brock stole a National League-record 938 bases, including 118 in 1974, and was known as the Base Burglar. He also had 3,023 hits, becoming a star after a celebrated trade from the Cubs in 1964 for pitcher Ernie Broglio. Brock batted .391 with four home runs and 10 steals in 21 World Series games.

Zitzmann arranges appearances for Brock and other Cardinals Hall of Famers. He said Brock complained of leg pain on the return flight from a show in Washington, D.C., about a month be-

fore the operation.

“The infection got real bad, real quick,” Zitzmann said. “It just happened so fast.”

Visits from former Cardinals teammates, including fellow Hall of Famers Red Schoendienst, Bob Gibson and Whitey Herzog, have helped keep Brock’s spirits high.

Brock has been a regular guest instructor at spring training for many years. Zitzmann said Brock promised Schoendienst, who managed him on two World Series teams in the 1960s, that he’d be there on opening day.

The 92-year-old Schoendienst, an assistant to general manager John Mozeliak who often suits up before games, wasn’t satisfied, Zitzmann said.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 17 13 2 2 28 62 33 Detroit 15 8 6 1 17 34 36 Ottawa 15 7 5 3 17 47 49 Tampa Bay 17 7 8 2 16 39 42 Boston 14 7 6 1 15 47 45 Florida 15 6 6 3 15 41 38 Buffalo 15 7 8 0 14 36 42 Toronto 15 3 8 4 10 32 47 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 15 11 2 2 24 45 25 Washington 14 10 4 0 20 43 32 Pittsburgh 15 10 5 0 20 35 31 N.Y. Islanders 16 8 5 3 19 44 39 New Jersey 15 8 6 1 17 37 38 Philadelphia 15 5 7 3 13 28 43 Carolina 15 6 9 0 12 30 43 Columbus 16 4 12 0 8 38 59 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 16 12 4 0 24 56 42 St. Louis 15 11 3 1 23 42 31 Minnesota 14 9 3 2 20 43 38 Nashville 14 9 3 2 20 42 36 Winnipeg 16 8 6 2 18 45 46 Chicago 15 8 6 1 17 39 38 Colorado 15 5 9 1 11 40 42 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 16 7 4 5 19 48 39 Los Angeles 15 9 6 0 18 37 32 Arizona 15 8 6 1 17 42 43 San Jose 15 7 8 0 14 40 40 Anaheim 15 5 7 3 13 25 37 Calgary 16 5 10 1 11 40 63 Edmonton 15 5 10 0 10 39 47 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s late games Minnesota 5, Winnipeg 3 Toronto 3, Dallas 2 Arizona 3, Los Angeles 2 N.Y. Islanders 4, San Jose 2 Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh 4, Montreal 3, SO Edmonton at Anaheim, (n) Today’s Games Colorado at Boston, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Calgary at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Nashville, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Arizona, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Columbus at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Washington, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Lou Brock, a former base stealing champion, has had his left leg amputated below the knee due to an infection related to diabetes.

The Cardinals and a longtime friend, Dick Zitzmann, confirmed Wednesday that the 76-year-old Brock had had surgery last month.

Brock is undergoing therapy at an area hospital and will be fitted for a prosthetic leg.

Brock was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about 15 years ago and had the procedure done Oct. 27, Zitzmann said.

“He’s got a long road ahead, but he’s a tough guy,” Zitzmann said.

“He’s got a great attitude.”

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 6 3 .667 New York 4 5 .444 Boston 3 4 .429 Brooklyn 1 7 .125 Philadelphia 0 8 .000 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 8 2 .800 Miami 5 3 .625 Charlotte 4 4 .500 Orlando 4 5 .444 Washington 3 4 .429 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 7 1 .875 Detroit 5 2 .714 Chicago 5 3 .625 Indiana 5 4 .556 Milwaukee 4 5 .444 WESTERN CONFERENCE

Friday’s Games No. 1 North Carolina vs. Temple at Alumni Hall, Annapolis, Md., 6 p.m.

No. 2 Kentucky vs. Albany (NY), 6 p.m.

No. 3 Maryland vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 6 p.m.

No. 4 Kansas vs. Colorado, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Duke vs. Siena, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Virginia vs. Morgan St., 6 p.m.

No. 7 Iowa State vs. Colorado at the Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D., 4 p.m.

No. 9 Gonzaga vs. Pittsburgh at Marine Corps Base Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, 6 p.m.

No. 10 Wichita State vs. Charleston Southern, 7 p.m.

No. 11 Villanova vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 6 p.m.

No. 12 Arizona vs. Pacific, 8:30 p.m.

No. 13 Michigan State vs. FAU, 6 p.m.

No. 14 California vs. Rice, 10:30 p.m.

No. 15 Indiana vs. Eastern Illinois, 6 p.m.

No. 16 Utah vs. Southern Utah, 8:30 p.m.

No. 17 Wisconsin vs. Western Illinois, 8 p.m.

No. 18 Vanderbilt vs. Austin Peay, 7 p.m.

No. 19 Notre Dame vs. St. Francis (Pa.), 6:30 p.m.

No. 20 UConn vs. Maine, 6:30 p.m.

No. 21 LSU vs. McNeese State, 8 p.m.

No. 22 Baylor vs. Stephen F. Austin, 8:30 p.m.

No. 23 Purdue vs. NC A&T, 6 p.m.

No. 25 Michigan vs. Northern Michigan, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s Games No. 2 Kentucky vs. NJIT, 6 p.m.

No. 5 Duke vs. Bryant, 6 p.m.

No. 24 Butler vs. The Citadel, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games No. 1 North Carolina vs. Fairfield, 3 p.m.

No. 17 Wisconsin vs. Siena, 7 p.m.

No. 23 Purdue vs. Vermont, 1 p.m.

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Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 5 2 .714 — Dallas 4 4 .500 1½ Houston 4 4 .500 1½ Memphis 3 6 .333 3 New Orleans 1 7 .125 4½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 5 3 .625 — Minnesota 4 3 .571 ½ Utah 4 3 .571 ½ Denver 4 4 .500 1 Portland 4 4 .500 1 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 9 0 1.000 — L.A. Clippers 5 3 .625 3½ Phoenix 3 4 .429 5 Sacramento 1 7 .125 7½ L.A. Lakers 1 7 .125 7½ Tuesday’s late games Miami 101, L.A. Lakers 88 Charlotte 104, Minnesota 95 New Orleans 120, Dallas 105 Boston 99, Milwaukee 83 Wednesday’s Games Toronto 119, Philadelphia 103 Orlando 101, L.A. Lakers 99 Charlotte 95, New York 93 Indiana 102, Boston 91 Golden State 100, Memphis 84 Brooklyn 106, Houston 98 Dallas 118, L.A. Clippers 108 Atlanta 106, New Orleans 98 Denver 103, Milwaukee 102 Detroit at Sacramento, (n) San Antonio at Portland, (n) Today’s Games Utah at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Minnesota at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Utah at Orlando, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Portland at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Saturday No. 1 Clemson at Syracuse, 1:30 p.m.

No. 2 Ohio State at Illinois, 11 a.m.

No. 3 Alabama at No. 20 Mississppi State, 2:30 p.m.

No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 12 Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Oklahoma State at Iowa State, 2:30 p.m.

No. 6 Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest, 2:30 p.m.

No. 7 Stanford vs. Oregon, 6:30 p.m.

No. 8 Iowa vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m.

No. 9 LSU vs. Arkansas, 6:15 p.m.

No. 10 Utah at Arizona, 9 p.m.

No. 11 Florida at South Carolina, 11 a.m.

No. 13 TCU vs. Kansas, 11 a.m.

No. 14 Michigan State vs. Maryland, 11 a.m.

No. 15 Michigan at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.

No. 16 Houston vs. No. 25 Memphis, 6 p.m.

No. 17 North Carolina vs. Miami, 2:30 p.m.

No. 18 UCLA vs. Washington State, 9:45 p.m.

No. 19 Florida State vs. N.C. State, 11:30 a.m.

No. 21 Temple at South Florida, 6 p.m.

No. 22 Navy vs. SMU, 2:30 p.m.

No. 24 Northwestern vs. Purdue, 11 a.m.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The 163 free agents (q-has until Nov. 13 to accept qualifying offer): AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTMORE (6) — q-Wei-Yin Chen, lhp; q-Chris Davis, 1b; Darren O’Day, rhp; Gerardo Parra, of; Steve Pearce, of; q-Matt Wieters, c.

BOSTON (2) — Craig Breslow, lhp; Rich Hill, lhp.

CHICAGO (5) — Matt Albers, rhp; Gordon Beckham, 3b; Alexei Ramirez, ss; q-Jeff Samardzija, rhp; Geovany Soto, c.

CLEVELAND (4) — Mike Aviles, inf-of; Gavin Floyd, rhp; Ryan Raburn, dh; Ryan Webb, rhp.

DETROIT (6) — Alex Avila, c; Rajai Davis, of; Tom Gorzelanny, lhp; Joe Nathan, rhp; Alfredo Simon, rhp; Randy Wolf, lhp.

HOUSTON (6) — Scott Kazmir, lhp; Oliver Perez, lhp; Chad Qualls, rhp; q-Colby Rasmus, of; Tony Sipp, lhp; Joe Thatcher, lhp.

KANSAS CITY (9) — Johnny Cueto, rhp; Jonny Gomes, of; Alex Gordon, of; Jeremy Guthrie, rhp; Ryan Madson, rhp; Franklin Morales, lhp; Alex Rios, of; Chris Young, rhp; Ben Zobrist, 2b.

LOS ANGELES (8) — David DeJesus, of; David Freese, 3b; Chris Iannetta, c; Matt Joyce, of; Mat Latos, rhp; David Murphy, of; Shane Victorino, of; Wesley Wright, lhp.

MINNESOTA (5) — Blaine Boyer, rhp; Neal Cotts, lhp; Brian Duensing, lhp; Torii Hunter, of; Mike Pelfrey, rhp.

NEW YORK (3) — Chris Capuano, lhp; Stephen Drew, 2b; Chris Young, of.

OAKLAND (2) — Edward Mujica, rhp; Barry Zito, lhp.

SEATTLE (3) — Joe Beimel, lhp; Franklin Gutierrez, of; q-Hisashi Iwakuma, rhp.

TAMPA BAY (3) — Asdrubal Cabrera, ss; John Jaso, dh; Grady Sizemore, of.

TEXAS (6) — q-Yovani Gallardo, rhp; Colby Lewis, rhp; Mike Napoli, 1b; Ross Ohlendorf, rhp; Drew Stubbs, of; Will Venable, of.

TORONTO (10) — Mark Buehrle, lhp; q-Marco Estrada, rhp; Jeff Francis, lhp; Maicer Izturis, 2b; LaTroy Hawkins, rhp; Munenori Kawasaki, inf; Mark Lowe, rhp; Dioner Navarro, c; Cliff Pennington, ss; David Price, lhp.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA (2) — David Hernandez, rhp; Jarrod Saltalamacchia, c.

ATLANTA (4) — Ross Detwiler, lhp; Edwin Jackson, rhp; Peter Moylan, rhp; A.J. Pierzynski, c.

CHICAGO (8) — Trevor Cahill, rhp; Chris Denorfia, of; Dexter Fowler, of; Dan Haren, rhp; Tommy Hunter, rhp; Austin Jackson, of; Jason Motte, rhp; Fernando Rodney, rhp.

CINCINNATI (5) — Burke Badenhop, rhp; Sean Marshall, lhp; Manny Parra, lhp; Brayan Pena, c; Skip Schumaker, inf-of.

COLORADO (2) — Kyle Kendrick, rhp; Justin Morneau, 1b.

LOS ANGELES (7) — Brett Anderson, lhp; Bronson Arroyo, rhp; Zack Greinke, rhp; Howie Kendrick, 2b; Joel Peralta, rhp; Jimmy Rollins, ss; Chase Utley, 2b.

MIAMI (3) — Don Kelly, 3b; Jeff Mathis, c; Casey McGehee, 3b.

MILWAUKEE (1) — Kyle Lohse, rhp.

NEW YORK (9) — Jerry Blevins, lhp; Yoenis Cespedes, of; Tyler Clippard, rhp; Bartolo Colon, rhp; Kelly Johnson, of; qDaniel Murphy, 2b; Eric O’Flaherty, lhp; Bobby Parnell, rhp; Juan Uribe, 3b.

PHILADELPHIA (5) — Chad Billingsley, rhp; Jeff Francoeur, of; Aaron Harang, rhp; Cliff Lee, lhp; Jerome Williams, rhp.

PITTSBURGH (8) — Antonio Bastardo, lhp; Joe Blanton, rhp; A.J. Burnett, rhp; J.A. Happ, lhp; Corey Hart, 1b; Aramis Ramirez, 3b; Sean Rodriguez, inf-of; Joakim Soria, rhp.

ST. LOUIS (7) — Matt Belisle, rhp; Jonathan Broxton, rhp; Randy Choate, lhp; q-Jason Heyward, of; q-John Lackey, rhp; Mark Reynolds, 1b-3b; Carlos Villanueva, rhp.

SAN DIEGO (7) — Clint Barmes, ss; Josh Johnson, rhp; Shawn Kelley, rhp; Ian Kennedy, rhp; Brandon Morrow, rhp; Bud Norris, rhp; Justin Upton, of.

SAN FRANCISCO (9) — Jeremy Affeldt, lhp; Nori Aoki, of; Marlon Byrd, of; Alejandro De Aza, of; Tim Hudson, rhp; Mike Leake, rhp; Tim Lincecum, rhp; Marco Scutaro, 2b; Ryan Vogelsong, rhp.

WASHINGTON (8) — q-Ian Desmond, ss; Doug Fister, rhp; Casey Janssen, rhp; Nate McLouth, of; Denard Span, of; Matt Thornton, lhp; Dan Uggla, 2b; q-Jordan Zimmermann, rhp.

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L T Pct PF PA 0 0 1.000 228 165 3 0 .667 229 190 5 0 .444 241 268 5 0 .375 181 231 North W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 6 2 0 .750 168 140 Green Bay 6 2 0 .750 203 167 Chicago 3 5 0 .375 162 221 Detroit 1 7 0 .125 149 245 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 6 2 0 .750 263 153 St. Louis 4 4 0 .500 153 146 Seattle 4 4 0 .500 167 140 San Francisco 3 6 0 .333 126 223 Monday’s Game Chicago 22, San Diego 19 Today Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday Detroit at Green Bay, noon Carolina at Tennessee, noon Chicago at St. Louis, noon Dallas at Tampa Bay, noon New Orleans at Washington, noon Miami at Philadelphia, noon Cleveland at Pittsburgh, noon Jacksonville at Baltimore, noon Minnesota at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

New England at N.Y. Giants, 3:25 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Atlanta, Indianapolis, San Diego, San Francisco Monday Houston at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

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He drilled a 48-yard field goal against Copiah, Miss., during his high school career at East Rankin Academy, and he made a 44-yard kick at Hinds last year.

While the field goals may not have been terrible long, Anderson still felt Houston made a huge difference in the Red Wolves’ victory. Arkansas State took over sole possession of the Sun Belt Conference lead with the win.

“He handled it really well and it was good to see him come out and do that for us,” Anderson said. “We needed him, too, and every one of those kicks had pressure wrapped around it.

You miss any of those and momentum possibly swings back. He came through in the clutch.”

While Houston has been kicking for more than a decade now, there’s one opportunity he’s yet to encounter: kicking a game-winner.

Houston has made field goals that have given his team a lead late only to watch the other team score and win. He’s also made kicks that have given his team a two-score lead to seal a victory. But he’s yet to attempt a field goal on the final play with the outcome on the line.

He hopes that opportunity might come along at Arkansas State. If it

A-State FOOTBALL | Opponent: La.-Monroe Site: JPS Field at Malone Stadium (30,427), Monroe, La. Time: 2 p.m. Saturday Records: ASU 6-3, 5-0 SBC; ULM 1-8, 0-5 Sun Belt Head coaches: Blake Anderson, ASU; Todd Berry, ULM Series: ASU, 23-14 Last meeting: ASU, 28-14, 2014 Radio: KFIN (FM-107.9) Internet: ESPN3

does, he’ll be ready.

“That really tells you the kind of kicker you have whether they want it to come down to them or if they would rather it not,” Houston said.

“If you make it you’re the hero and if you miss it, you don’t want to go to class the next day.

I’d love to have that chance. If a moment like that came, I would look definitely forward to it.

That’s a kicker’s dream.”

Like many kickers, Houston acknowledges he has a few unusual routines, eccentricities and superstitions.

After finding a coin in one of his shoes earlier this season, Houston decided to keep the coin there up until game days.

He makes sure not to kick with the coin in his shoe, though.

Houston also has a tradition following any field goal he makes that started when he was about

six years old playing soccer. Whenever he made a goal, he always turned to the stands to find his mother and give her a thumbs up. He continues to do that even now.

What Houston has found as a placekicker is something that is solely all his own, dependent mostly on himself and not others. It’s a position that demands time, practice, confidence and mental toughness like few others.

It’s something the Pelahatchie, Miss. native has grown to love.

“It’s fun and it really can be addicting,” Houston said. “Sometimes I do it just to go out and be away from everything and be by myself.

It’s kind of like my own therapy.

“There’s something therapeutic about it.

There’s nothing like seeing a ball go through those uprights.”

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Hoxie draws tough matchup in first round

BY KEVIN TURBEVILLE Sun staff writer kturbeville@jonesborosun.com

A No. 2 seed didn’t give Hoxie an easy draw in the first round of the Class 3A state football playoffs, at least not on paper.

Hoxie, which shared the 3A-3 conference title with Rivercrest, will host Fouke on Friday night.

Even as the fourth-place team from the 3A-6 conference, the Panthers have a 7-3 overall record and their losses have come against some of the state’s best teams in their classification.

“We’ve got a big challenge,” Hoxie coach Tom Sears said. “It ought to be a heck of a game. To me, it’s one of the better firstround games.”

Both Rivercrest and Hoxie finished with 6-1 conference records. The Colts earned the league’s top playoff seed by virtue of their 48-42 victory over the Mustangs in a game decided by a touchdown pass in the final 30 seconds.

Hoxie’s success stems from a ground-based offense that averages more than 300 rushing yards per game behind senior quarterback James Johnson, sophomore running back Diamani Davis and a bruising offensive line.

Johnson has 1,651 yards and 20 touchdowns on 231 carries, while Davis has 1,200 yards and 15 touchdowns on 196 carries. Johnson is also a passing threat with 902 yards and 16 touchdowns.

The Mustangs (8-2) average 256 pounds up front with tackles Chandler Stroud and Tyler Ward, guards Seth Wagoner and Casey Middlecoff, and center Nick Parker.

Dylan Cheatham leads Hoxie’s defense with 99 tackles.

“We have to do what we’ve done all year and try to control the line of scrimmage with our big offensive line and defensive line,” Sears said. “They’ve got a really good, old school, Iformation running game, and they do a good job with it. We have to control it and not let them sweep us to death and pound us in the middle.

If we can do that and put them in positions they’re not comfortable with, I feel good about it.”

The Mustangs are one of four area teams still going in Class 3A. Rivercrest (7-3) will also be at home Friday night, taking on Cedarville (2-8).

The Colts feature running back Cecil Langston, who has 2,172 rushing yards going into the playoffs.

Osceola and Manila face long trips to different parts of the state Friday. Manila (6-4) makes its firstever playoff appearance at Smackover (8-2), the state’s top-ranked team in Class 3A according to The Associated Press. Osceola (5-5) travels to Greenland

Area GAMES | State playoffs Friday All games start at 7 p.m.

Class 5A Camden Fairview at Wynne Blytheville at Hope Class 4A Lonoke at Gosnell Pottsville at Highland Trumann at Pea Ridge Westside at Prairie Grove Class 3A Cedarville at Rivercrest Fouke at Hoxie Osceola at Greenland Manila at Smackover Class 2A Murfreesboro at Cross County Brinkley at Marked Tree Walnut Ridge at Des Arc

(9-1), which is ranked fifth in 3A.

Class 2A Three area teams are on the Class 2A playoff bracket, led by 2A-3 cochampion Cross County.

The Thunderbirds will carry a 9-1 record into Friday night’s home game against Murfreesboro (46). The teams also met in last year’s first round, with Cross County prevailing 32-18.

The familiarity makes preparations easier, Cross County coach Steve Williams said.

“We don’t have to prepare near as much as we would for somebody we didn’t know,” Williams said. “We kept the folder from last year’s game and went through what we did last year.”

Williams said his Thunderbirds are a little better than they were a year ago.

Cross County’s only loss, a 12-6 setback at Walnut Ridge, came when senior running back Anfernee Davis was out with an injury.

In six-plus games, Davis has 1,242 yards rushing and 21 touchdowns.

Senior fullback Jerry Andrews has added 604 yards and eight touchdowns.

Davis and Andrews are part of a 15-player senior class that started the year with high expectations.

“It’s going to be a sad night when they play their last football game here,” Williams said. “This senior class, they’re football players. Most of them just play football. That’s what they love to do.”

Holden Byassee, another senior, and Andrews lead a rugged defense that yields only 11 points and 63 rushing yards per game. Byassee has 142 tackles, while Andrews has 96.

“Our defense is what is winning our ballgames,” Williams said. “They’re keeping our offense in the game. If we can hold teams to 11 points, I feel like we can score more than 11.”

Marked Tree (7-3) will also play at home Friday night against Brinkley (63). The Indians earned a first-round home game as the No. 3 seed out of 2A-3.

Fourth-seeded Walnut Ridge (6-4) travels to Des Arc (9-1), which was the runner-up from the 2A-6.

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A-State by 20

A-State by 14

A-State by 21

A-State by 13

LSU by 11

Arkansas by 3

LSU by 8

Clemson by 24

Clemson by 24

Clemson by 28

Clemson by 17

N.C. State at Florida State

Florida St. by 10

Florida St. by 14

Florida St. by 20

Florida St. by 10

Alabama at Miss. State

Alabama by 10

Alabama by 14

Alabama by 12

Alabama by 14

N. Carolina by 13

N. Carolina by 10

N. Carolina by 7

N. Carolina by 14

Georgia at Auburn

Auburn by 4

Auburn by 7

Auburn by 3

Georgia by 7

Florida at South Carolina

Florida by 7

Florida by 7

Florida by 6

Florida by 10

North Texas at Tennessee

Tennessee by 38

Tennessee by 35

Tennessee by 17

Tennessee by 17

Georgia Southern at Troy

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Miami at North Carolina

ball program is the best, bar none.

“The coaches are great and I love everything about it.”

Paragould head softball coach Bill Schatzley said he’s been fortunate to get to coach Burnside, whom he described as not only an outstanding player but a good person as well.

“She’s been outstanding for us for the last three years,” Schatzley said.

“She’s been a good teammate, an excellent allaround player.

“She does a lot of stuff

you can’t teach. Tremendous power for a young hitter. A good baserunner.

Very good instincts. Anybody who’s seen her play know what kind of player she is.”

In three seasons, Burnside has hit 32 homers and batted in 143 runs for the Lady Rams.

While the multi-sport standout has put up impressive numbers on the diamond, she also played volleyball and basketball at Paragould. She helped the Lady Rams capture back-to-back state volleyball state titles in her sophomore and junior

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A-State by 21 LSU by 7

LSU by 10 Clemson by 19 Florida St. by 17 Alabama by 11 N. Carolina by 14 Auburn by 3 Florida by 7 Tennessee by 27

Ga. Southern by 7

Ga. Southern by 7

Ga. Southern by 3

Kentucky at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt by 1

Vanderbilt by 4

Kentucky by 1

Kentucky by 6

Vanderbilt by 3

Ohio State at Illinois

Ohio State by 17

Ohio State by 10

Ohio State by 7

Ohio State by 21

Ohio State by 21

Michigan at Indiana

Ga. Southern by 9 Ga. Southern by 14

Michigan by 13

Michigan by 7

Michigan by 7

Michigan by 13

Okla. State by 14

Okla. State by 17

Okla. State by 14

Okla. State by 24

Wake Forest at Notre Dame Notre Dame by 24

Notre Dame by 14 Notre Dame by 10

Okla. State at Iowa State BYU vs. Missouri Minnesota at Iowa

Michigan by 14 Okla. State by 21

Notre Dame by 24

Notre Dame by 17

BYU by 7

BYU by 6

BYU by 3

BYU by 10

BYU by 3

Iowa by 10

Iowa by 14

Iowa by 7

Iowa by 17

Iowa by 3 Oklahoma by 3

Oklahoma at Baylor

Baylor by 7

Baylor by 3

Baylor by 3

Baylor by 7

Memphis at Houston

Houston by 7

Houston by 7

Houston by 7

Memphis by 3

Houston by 3

Georgia State at Texas State

Texas St. by 1

Texas St. by 7

Texas St. by 6

Texas St. by 3

Appalachian State at Idaho

App State by 14

App State by 8

App State by 7

App State by 10

App State by 7

Stanford by 3

Stanford by 7

Stanford by 13

Stanford by 14

Stanford by 7

Utah by 7

Utah by 4

Utah by 9

Utah by 7

Utah by 3

UCLA by 11

UCLA by 22

UCLA by 3

UCLA by 9

UCLA by 7

Oregon at Stanford Utah at Arizona Washington State at UCLA Last Week Total

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Sports Roundup Razorbacks sign forward FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — The University of Arkansas has signed a 6-foot-8 high school forward from Louisiana.

Coach Mike Anderson said Wednesday that Adrio Bailey of Lakeview High School in Campti, La., signed a national letter of intent with the Razorbacks.

Bailey is rated as a three-star recruit after averaging 15 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, three steals and 2.3 blocks per game as a junior last season. He committed to Arkansas on Oct. 18 during his official visit to UA.

Trojans sign in-state recruits LITTLE ROCK (AP) — The Little Rock Trojans have signed basketball players from Malvern and Little Rock Parkview.

Little Rock head coach Chris Beard says 6-foot-4, 180-pound wing Andre Jones and 6-0, 200-pound guard Ryan Pippins signed national letters of intent with the Trojans on Wednesday.

Jones played at Little Rock Mc-

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Clellan as a junior last season and was All-State and the Class 5A tournament MVP after scoring 24 points and grabbing 16 rebounds in McClellan’s win over Maumelle in the state 5A championship game.

Pippins averaged 11.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists as a junior at Parkview, helping the team to a 20-3 overall record and 13-0 conference mark. He finished the season shooting 44.7 percent from the floor and 76.5 percent from the foul line.

Sloan-Hendrix girls cruise ARMOREL — Sloan-Hendrix continued its strong start to the season with a 43-17 victory over Armorel in senior girls’ basketball on Tuesday night.

The Lady Greyhounds (4-1) picked up their fourth win of the year without much trouble. They jumped to a 27-8 halftime lead and were never threatened.

Alyssa Nichols led Sloan-Hendrix with 16 points while Brenda McCain scored eight, including a

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and Draymond Green stretched the Golden State lead back to 86-71 with 6:29 left.

That was the last gasp for Memphis, which lost for the sixth time in the last seven regular season games against Golden State.

ity” Boyer said. “She combines very good speed, quickness and overall athletic ability with a great perimeter shot.”

Tip-ins Grizzlies: Mario Chalmers and James Ennis, acquired in a trade with the Miami Heat on Tuesday, were not available. That coupled with three injured players, including forward Brandan Wright, left the Grizzlies with only 10 players dressed out.

Allen’s 15 points marked the first time he reached double figures this season.

years.

While Burnside’s college decision is now official, the journey continues this spring as she and her Paragould teammates look to make another postseason run.

“I’m excited for my high school season and summer ball and going up there (Columbia). It will be awesome,” said Burnside.

Added Schatzley: “We’ve got her for one more year. We’re hoping that we can get back to where we were last year and take one step further.”

pair of 3-pointers. Brittany Gosha added six assists for the Lady Greyhounds.

Sloan-Hendrix also won the junior girls’ game, 29-13.

Six games set for classic shootout in Marmaduke MARMADUKE — Six girls’ basketball games, including five senior high contests, are scheduled Saturday as part of the Breast Cancer Awareness Classic at Marmaduke.

The schedule starts with a junior high game featuring host Marmaduke and Highland at noon. The high school slate for the day includes Buffalo Island Central-Highland, 1:30 p.m.; Valley View-Bay, 3 p.m.; NettletonEarle, 4:30 p.m.; MarmadukeCedar Ridge, 6 p.m.; and East Poinsett County-Harrisburg, 7:30 p.m. A silent auction is being held in conjunction with the Breast Cancer Awareness Classic. The auction, which will take place in the gym lobby, will be held from 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

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Volleyball signees ASU volleyball coach David Rehr announced that Madison Turner, Ashton Sitkowski, Diane Phillips, and Madison Cassady will continue their careers with the Red Wolves.

Turner, a 6-4 middle blocker, hails from Louisburg, Kan. She helped lead the Lady Cats to a

Class 4A Division I state tournament third-place finish as a senior. She led the team in blocks and kills.

A native of Russellville, Sitkowski is a 5-11 outside hitter and was a three-year starter at Russellville. She helped lead the Lady Cyclones to the Class 6A state championship in 2014 and an appearance in the state tournament semifinals as a senior in 2015.

Phillips, a product of Marion, was a four-year letterwinner for Marion and helped lead the Lady Patriots to the Class 6A state championship in

2015 after a runner-up finish in 2014. She was a four-time all-conference honoree to go along with a three-time all-state and all-state tournament selection, and was named the 2015 Class 6A state tournament MVP. A defensive specialist/ libero, Cassady is a native of Plainfield, Ill., and helped lead Plainfield North High School to the regional semifinals as a senior. She has played club volleyball since the age of 13 with three years at Sports Performance and two years for Team One in both indoor and beach volleyball.

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Retail, energy woes mar trading Choose friendship Associated Press

NEW YORK — Stock indexes ended lower Wednesday after a day of wavering between small gains and losses. A weak report from Macy’s pushed retail stocks lower, and energy stocks retreated as the price of oil fell.

Macy’s plunged 14 percent, its largest one-day drop in seven years. Other retailers slumped as investors took its results as a warning about thirdquarter sales and the upcoming holiday shopping season.

October’s big rally is fading into the distance, but most of the market’s recent losses have been small. Stocks have lost

ground for five of the last six trading days, leaving the market with a meager gain for the year to date.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 55.99 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,702.22. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 6.72 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,075. The Nasdaq composite gave up 16.22 points, or 0.3 percent, to 5,067.02.

Macy’s third-quarter sales were lower than analysts expected, prompting the owner of the Bloomingdale’s chain to cut its profit forecast for the year. Macy’s also said it will close more stores.

Its shares sank $6.58, or 14 percent, to $40.44.

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search analyst Paul Lejuez said fewer people bought winter clothes like boots and coats in the third quarter because the weather was warm. That meant they were less likely to go shopping for clothes at all, so inventories built up and discounts increased. That’s a troubling sign around three weeks before Black Friday.

“That’s bad for anybody that competes against Macy’s,” he said.

Investors dumped shares of other retailers following the trouble at Macy’s.

Kohl’s fell $2.44, or 5.4 percent, to $43.16 and Nordstrom dropped $2.41, or 3.7 percent, to $62.32. Urban Outfitters

fell $2.12, or 7.4 percent, to $26.59. PVH Corp., the company behind the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands, lost $4.67, or 5 percent, to $88.26.

In energy trading, the price of oil dropped 3 percent after a report showed a big buildup in U.S. crude stockpiles. The American Petroleum Institute said supplies grew by 6.3 million barrels, far more than analysts expected, according to Price Futures Group analyst Phil Flynn.

U.S. crude slid $1.28 to $42.93 a barrel in New York and Brent crude, which is used to price international oils, lost $1.63 to $45.81 a barrel in London.

Horizon sued, prescriptions fight grows

BY TOM MURPHY Associated Press

The drugmaker Horizon Pharma is questioning its relationship with an Express Scripts business after the pharmacy benefits giant sued Horizon for about $140 million and dumped a pharmacy that dispenses its drugs.

Shares of Horizon Pharma Plc plunged Wednesday after it said it will reevaluate its relationship with the Express Scripts Accredo specialty pharmacy, which accounts for a bigger slice of Horizon’s revenue than any other pharmacy.

Wednesday’s announcement marked the latest development in an on-going struggle between pharmaceutical companies and bill payers like pharmacy benefits managers over how some drugs are priced and sold.

Dublin-based Horizon’s comments came after Express Scripts said it was removing Linden Care pharmacy from its network. St. Louis-based Express Scripts said Linden mainly dispensed Horizon drugs and failed to fulfill some key elements of its pharmacy network agreement.

An Express Scripts spokesman said the company also will review other similar captive pharmacies, which derive most of their prescription business from one drugmaker.

“We routinely monitor our network and take action when we see pharmacies trying to circumvent solutions, like formulary management, that protect payers and patients from wasteful drug” spending, spokesman Brian Henry said in an emailed statement.

Pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs, run prescription drug plans for employers, insurers and other customers.

They also have a lot of influence over drug company revenues because they negotiate drug prices and control access to coverage networks with millions of patients.

Express Scripts and some other PBMs also recently cut ties with Philidor, a mail-order pharmacy whose relationship with drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. had been questioned by the investment firm Citron Research among others.

Horizon denied that Linden is a captive pharmacy for the drugmaker. The company noted that less than 5 percent of its sales come from prescriptions filled by Linden and processed by Express Scripts.

Horizon also contends that Express Scripts is trying to squeeze out small pharmacies that compete with Accredo.

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Devlin D’Zmura, a tending news manager at DraftKings, a daily fantasy sports company, works on his laptop at the company’s offices in Boston in September. Lawyers for rival FanDuel will try to persuade New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman that the business is lawful and Nigel Eccles urged FanDuel’s 500,000 customers in the state to keep playing.

FanDuel: Contests continue amid talks with top lawman

BY JAKE PEARSON Associated Press

NEW YORK — The head of the daily fantasy sports website FanDuel told his New York customers Wednesday that they should keep on entering the company’s contests, despite a warning from the state’s attorney general that they amount to illegal gambling.

FanDuel’s Nigel Eccles said its lawyers will try to persuade Attorney General Eric Schneiderman over the next five days that their business is lawful and that its 500,000 customers in the state should be able to keep playing.

It remains unclear what will happen when that time passes.

In cease-and-desist letters sent by Schneiderman’s office Tuesday to New Yorkbased-FanDuel and rival DraftKings, the state’s top lawman said the companies were violating state gambling laws and offered games of chance, not skill.

He likened the companies’ business models to the lottery, saying his office’s one-month investigation revealed that the top 1 percent of players reaped the majority of winnings.

The letter cited criminal code but FanDuel’s attorney, Marc Zwillinger, said the company believed Schneiderman’s letter was a “prelude to a civil action.” Zwillinger said company officials

had received no “assurance or threats one way or the other” that criminal action would be taken.

The company has technology that would allow it to stop users in certain geographic areas from registering in contests, should they have to, Zwillinger said.

Echoing his letter, Schneiderman said Wednesday that his office could pursue litigation if the companies don’t stop accepting play from New York.

“The legal process will move forward, and if they want to do it the hard way, they can do it the hard way,” he said in an interview. “But we think the law is very clear.”

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Dear Mr. Berko: A friend of 13 years wants to use a large part of his student loan money to buy 100 shares of Tesla Motors stock at $261. People he talked to convinced him that Tesla could double in a year. He hasn’t asked me for advice, but I feel obligated to advise him. I think he should buy 50 shares of Google, which has an excellent chance of appreciation in the coming 12 months.

I don’t know whether he’d take my advice, but I want to check with you and two other professionals and see whether you are also bullish on Google.

C.N. Columbus, Ohio Malcolm Dear C.N.: Student loan money is Berko | so easy to get that many borrowers use it for cars, vacations, drugs, stereo systems and other objects of comfort. Student loans are a farce, encouraging colleges to accept unqualified applicants and grow their bureaucracies. Read the following story, which occurred three years ago.

An acquaintance of mine, a married woman with three children, needed a tedious and difficult surgical procedure. She and her house-husband carefully selected the surgeon with whom they were comfortable and whose reputation spoke of numerous successes with this procedure. They also told their choice of surgeon to a longtime and close friend.

The friend isn’t a medical doctor but has doctorates in a couple of medical ologies. He is also a soft-spoken, kindly research professor at a teaching hospital who is adored by his students. The professor friend recommended a surgeon at his teaching hospital, suggesting, quite logically, that this surgeon and this teaching hospital had superior care and facilities. My acquaintance and her house-husband concurred. On Dec. 6, 2012, a day after checking in to the teaching hospital, she died on the operating table. The house-husband is still haunted by his wife’s death and sometimes aimlessly asks, “If we hadn’t changed surgeons ...?” The professor, of course, was sick with self-blame, lost a good friend and became a pariah to the family.

They did not ask for his advice — though it’s believed the outcome would have been the same with the first surgeon.

Yes, I prefer Google (GOOG-$706) to Tesla any day of the year. GOOG has continually rising earnings, $71 billion in cash, profit margins of 22 percent and a smorgasbord of excellent digital products, and rumor suggests that GOOG will declare a dividend in 2016. Tesla (TSLA-now trading at $209) is bleeding and burning huge amounts of other people’s money.

CEO Elon Musk is overconfident; the stock is over-hyped; the vehicles are overpriced; and projections are too far over the rainbow for comfort.

Musk has finally admitted that TSLA won’t make a dime until 2020 — and even then it may not. He has teased his investors with promises of glory, and now they’re frantic to make a profit.

Your friend didn’t ask for advice, so let him make his own choice — even if the right choice is obvious to both of us. If you gave your advice, your friend bought TSLA and the stock rose, he might accuse you of being a meddling dork, and you might lose the friendship. If instead he bought TSLA and it crashed in price, he wouldn’t remember your “don’t buy” advice, because he’d be frantic with worry and trying to figure out how to repay that student loan — maybe, seeing as the government may forgive that debt.

If you were to persuade him to buy GOOG and it doubled in a year, I promise you that he wouldn’t recognize your input.

However, if the market were to fall or GOOG goofed (be mindful of Google Glass) and the price crashed, your friend would be holding the short stick and might cast aspersions that would burn your friendship. There’s an old Wall Street axiom: If the advice is good, the customer takes the credit. If the advice is bad, the broker takes the blame.

Please address your financial questions to Malcolm Berko, P.O. Box 8303, Largo, Fla. 33775, or email him at mjberko@yahoo.com. © 2015 creators.com

Customers head to Chipotle as Northwest outlets reopen Associated Press

SEATTLE — Customers returned to Pacific Northwest Chipotle restaurants on Wednesday as the chain reopened after an E. coli outbreak that sickened about 45 people in Washington state and Oregon.

Matt Gilham, 34, said he wasn’t particularly concerned about the health scare connected to 11 restaurants in the two states but not the one where he picked up his lunch on Wednesday.

“These things just happen from time to time,” said Gilham, who stopped by the restaurant with his team from work.

Gilham, who eats at Chipotle about once a month, said they also visited the restaurant on Tuesday and were disappointed it wasn’t open yet.

Chipotle voluntarily closed 43 restaurants in Washington state and

Oregon at the end of October after health officials discovered most of the people sickened in an E. coli outbreak had one thing in common: a recent meal at Chipotle.

The outbreak hospitalized more than a dozen people.

Health officials from the two states have not found the source of the outbreak, despite testing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of food samples from each of the affected restaurants. Chipotle did its own testing and said it did not find any food contaminated by E. coli.

The restaurant chain was allowed to reopen its Northwest outlets after completing a thorough cleaning, replacing all the fresh food and adopting some new protocols for washing fresh produce.

Chipotle also committed voluntarily to regularly testing food coming

into its restaurants for bacteria that could cause foodborne illnesses.

“We offer our most sincere apologies to customers who have been affected by this incident.

We have redoubled our efforts to enhance our food safety practices in order to ensure that our food is as safe as it can be,” Steve Ells, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Chipotle, said in a statement.

Thirty restaurants reopened for lunch on Wednesday and the company expected to have all 43 back in business by Thursday, said Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold.

That was good news to Eddie Black, 60, who said he usually eats at Chipotle two or three times a week.

“I was very anxious to get back,” Black said outside a Seattle Chipotle.

“I think they make good, clean food.”

Associated Press

A customer leaves a Chipotle restaurant with food in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday. Chipotle started reopening its restaurants in the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday after an E. coli outbreak sickened about 45 people.

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HIGH 498 501.50 505.50 505.75 512.50 528.50 533.50

LOW 490 492.75 496.25 497 505.25 519 530

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YESTERDAY: Sales: 816,276 Open Interest: 1,398,265, s +29032.00

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5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel

YESTERDAY: Sales: 243,810 Open Interest: 379,741, s +4673.00

YESTERDAY: Sales: 48,961 Open Interest: 192,453, s +773.00 SETTLE 868.50 860.75 860.50 865.25 870.50 871.25 870.25 874.50 880.50

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294.30 294.30 293.20 292.70 293.50 294.10 294.30 293.60 294.40

291.20 291.10 290.10 289.70 290.50 291.00 291.30 290.50 291.30

294.00 294.10 293.00 292.60 293.40 294.00 294.30 293.50 294.30

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Last 68.31 51.70 67.00 68.23 28.95 25.46 31.77 83.32 55.52 117.47 80.70 37.74 26.42 78.39 9.38 28.87 84.90 81.62 109.01 24.86 97.49 14.31 40.84 43.84 143.31 57.13 35.55 107.19 40.97 197.39 67.66 58.48 13.92

Chg Name +.51 -.01 +.66 +.86 -.19 +.21 -.39 -3.26 -.71 +1.12 +.64 -.02 -.33 +.82 +.02 +.13 -3.63 -.73 +1.10 -.06 -.24 +.03 +.04 +.95 -.63 +.47 -.07 -1.66 +.01 -.42 -2.42 +.34 -.20

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17.70 +.18 Schlmbrg 53.67 +.30 Schwab 95.11 -.19 SempraEn 101.61 +.49 Sherwin 36.33 -.67 Shire 73.05 -1.69 SimonProp 4.07 -.01 SonyCp 4.86 -.07 SouthnCo 33.74 -.05 SwstAirl 85.05 +.09 Starbucks s 26.54 -.07 StateStr 90.59 -1.51 Statoil ASA 111.04 -.56 Stryker 231.48 +.48 SumitMitsu 1329.58 +6.04 Suncor g 75.96 +.19 Synchrony 86.75 +.43 Syngenta 45.95 +.97 T-MobileUS 228.84 -.53 TE Connect 52.85 +.58 TJX 17.06 +.31 TaiwSemi 17.90 +.33 Target 118.33 +.29 TelItalia 566.41 +1.55 TelefEsp 45.00 +.41 TeslaMot 34.95 -.31 TevaPhrm 57.27 -.06 TexInst 9.47 +.04 ThermoFis 49.72 -.79 ThomsonR 49.63 -.91 3M Co 79.34 +1.04 TW Cable 78.71 +.46 TimeWarn 45.04 +.09 TorDBk gs

Last 77.63 33.53 101.48 266.12 214.21 193.56 28.30 45.03 46.72 61.87 71.65 15.74 97.63 8.43 28.79 30.93 69.61 37.40 66.17 69.08 22.58 74.87 12.52 12.98 219.08 59.13 57.60 134.86 40.71 159.05 189.40 71.05 41.26

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49.14 -.44 123.23 -.36 114.38 +.33 30.02 -.06 19.48 +.08 44.39 +.53 43.37 +.53 84.37 -.47 104.80 +.46 43.33 -.03 98.26 -.42 114.54 -1.35 65.69 -2.21 78.90 -4.78 71.17 -.15 45.32 +.22 118.20 -.70 79.18 -.30 34.42 +.73 114.98 +2.80 81.82 -1.71 55.80 -.11 22.09 +.04 36.35 -.46 11.74 -.12 33.38 -.61 68.44 -.32

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HOROSCOPE | Most days we don’t wake up with a profound sense of the human condition, which is seemingly to be drawn out of nothing, engulfed in infinity and uniquely aware of it.

Yesterday’s 11/11 Scorpio new moon opened a window to fresh spiritual horizons and touched on our utter and extreme insignificance. Still, this life is yours to do something with, so do it.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19). The wonderful thing about being assigned work you don’t want to do is that your efforts to procrastinate will lead you to accomplish dozens of less-offensive tasks.

BY HOLIDAY MATHIS TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20). Your influence is significant, but also limited. All journeys come to a point at which there is nothing more to be done that will affect the outcome and you must gracefully surrender to the fates.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 21). While part of you asks, “What am I doing with my life?” the bigger part of you is living it moment by moment. Right now, that part of you can do without all of the pondering.

CANCER (JUNE 22-JULY 22). Freud suggested there are no jokes. An Italian proverb says, “He who jokes confesses.” Listen to the humor today, as it will reveal the serious and secret heart.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22). You can get leverage if you angle yourself right. What you need is perspective. Detach and rise up for the bird’s eye view. If you can’t get there alone, reach out.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (NOV. 12). This is your year for recognizing the need for creating personal rituals that speak specifically to your heart. Sagittarius and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 30, 32, 1 and 19.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22). The experts agree that happiness usually can’t be caught in a chase or nabbed in a pursuit; rather it’s the byproduct of a journey that has very little to do with personal gain.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 23). While learning choreography it’s quite normal to bumble a step or two.

But when you dance to your inner choreography, there are no mistakes.

SCORPIO (OCT. 24-NOV. 21). You only have so much patience. One person requires more of it than the rest. You’ll have enough if you dam up all the other drains and demands on your self-control.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21).

When you know your strengths you don’t have to boast them.

The one drawing a lot of attention to what he supposedly does best may indeed feel insecure on the subject. Your awareness and compassion are called for.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19). If you’re looking, you can usually find someone doing the job better and getting more money for it in the process. However, no one is doing exactly what you do.

Hone your unique offerings.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18). The action itself isn’t so different from yesterday’s, but your approach is changing everything about how you experience this, and how effective you are at it, too.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20). Sometimes compartmentalizing feelings is like trying to catch weather in a jar.It doesn’t want to be contained.

The horoscope is an entertainment feature and is not based on fact.

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O’Reilly, Will sharpen jabs on Reagan

BY DAVID BAUDER Associated Press

NEW YORK — Bill O’Reilly and George Will have escalated their extraordinary feud this week, a dispute that encompasses the leading cable television news outlet, a publishing empire and the legacy of the conservative movement’s most revered politician.

Will’s most recent column in The Washington Post, headlined “Bill O’Reilly makes a mess of history,” followed up their onscreen confrontation last Friday on O’Reilly’s Fox News Channel show.

O’Reilly responded by saying Will is jealous of his success.

“You know what, George?” O’Reilly said Tuesday night. “I’m bored with it. I’m bored with it!”

There has been no immediate comment from Fox News Channel executives either taking sides in the dispute or whether there would be any disciplinary action against Will, a network commentator, going on O’Reilly’s show and essentially calling its host a liar.

The argument is centered on the book, “Killing Reagan,” by O’Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard, about the aftermath of the 1981 assassination attempt on former President Ronald Reagan. It’s one of a series of books,

includi n g “Killing Kennedy” and “Killing L i n coln,” t h a t h a v e m a d e Will O’Reilly the country’s best-selling historian by far. The books usually sell 1 million copies or more in hardcover, a rare achievement these days for nonfiction.

Will has joined with several former Reagan administration officials in objecting to the book’s characterization of the former president as occasionally mentally incapable to serve, a decline accelerated by the assassination attempt. Reagan, who served as president from 1981-89, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1994 and died at age 93 in 2004.

“Killing Reagan” relies in part on a memo written in 1987 by former White House aide James M. Cannon to White House Chief of Staff Howard Baker, based on interviews with other White House personnel. The memo quotes concerns expressed about the president’s mental capacity and suggests the possibility that relieving the president of his duties

might be in order.

B u t former Reagan aides, includi n g Edwin Meese, O’Reilly h a v e said that Cannon later recanted those concerns when he and Baker became convinced Reagan was fully capable of handling the job. Baker and Cannon are now dead.

Meese, a former attorney general, and John Heubusch, executive director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, wrote in a column for Real Clear Politics last month that O’Reilly’s book “does a real disservice to our 40th president and to history itself.”

That cause was taken up by Will, who wrote that O’Reilly had slandered Reagan, and led to the onair tussle last Friday.

Will said O’Reilly was “something of an expert” on misleading people, and suggested that the book plays into liberal attempts to discredit Reagan. He said he was surprised O’Reilly relied so heavily on a memo and neglected to interview surviving Reagan aides who would have disputed its contents. One would be Wills’

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wife, who worked on the communications staff in the Reagan White House.

“His is an interesting approach to history: Never talk to anyone with firsthand knowledge of your subject,” Will wrote in this week’s column.

O’Reilly contends that his book is entirely accurate. He said he was reluctant to speak to people with “skin in the game” — former Reagan compatriots who have a vested interest in seeing the former president lionized. Despite the dispute, O’Reilly said his book is generally laudatory of Reagan.

“It is preposterous to assert that there wasn’t an intense concern about the president’s mental state shortly after the Iran Contra scandal broke,” O’Reilly and Dugard wrote in a column posted on O’Reilly’s website on Wednesday.

“That is a fact, and it is disturbing that Reagan loyalists have attacked us for pointing it out.”

O’Reilly, no stranger to televised confrontations, called Will a hack and said that his “elitist tone” has never been welcome on the anchor’s top-rated prime-time show.

“You, George, are jealous ...,” O’Reilly said on his show this week, after mentioning that he’d gotten some 10,000 emails about the dispute.

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Woman’s male pal wants to be friends with no benefits

DEAR ABBY: I am a divorcee with a problem. My longtime friend “Paul” and I decided to move in together so I could save some money because of my very expensive divorce. The problem is, I think I am falling for him, and I get really jealous when he brings dates home.

When I told him I’m starting to have feelings for him, he said he cares for me, but not in that way. How can I keep my jealousy in check so I don’t ruin a good friendship?

— OVER THE LINE IN UTAH DEAR OVER THE LINE: I’m going to take a risk and make a generalization, because there is much truth to it.

When couples divorce, one or both partners’ selfesteem often takes a huge hit. People often feel vulnerable and in need of someone to love them, make them feel attractive, be a partner to them, etc. Could this be you?

Might this have something to do with your resentment of the women Paul is seeing?

Your friend has been no more than a supportive friend at a time when you needed one. If you can’t accept it for what it is, then for your own emotional health find another place to live because, even if you’re saving money, this arrangement is too expensive.

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DEAR ABBY: I have been cooking Thanksgiving dinner for our family since I was in my mid-20s, with little or no assistance from my sisters or sisters-in-law.

They typically show up empty-handed but leave with a generous amount of leftovers. Before my mother passed away 12 years ago, she would at least help.

Since my children and their families live out of state and are unable to come this year, I told one of my sisters-in-law I wouldn’t be hosting Thanksgiving this year.

Abby, she had a complete hissy fit! She insisted it was “tradition” that we have Thanksgiving at my house, and it’s something everyone looks forward to. She even said it’s not

like I don’t have the time since I retired this year.

Yes, I have tried delegating. One Abigail year, a sister Van Buren | brought a dessert (cookies in a tin) and the other a bag of rolls. Neither one has ever worked outside the home. I’m tired of cooking for two or three days to feed 15 to 20 people. Am I wrong in wanting a break from doing it all?

— I’M DONE IN FLORIDA DEAR “DONE”: No. You have a right to spend

your Thanksgiving any way you wish. Because you didn’t mention whether your siblings host Christmas, Easter or Fourth of July celebrations, I’m assuming the answer is no. If that’s true, then from my perspective you’re at least 12 years overdue for a break.

Your sisters and sistersin-law should have stepped up to the plate and shared the responsibilities you have shouldered alone after your mother passed away, if not before. Shame on them.

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Education/ 0216 Teaching ENGLISH TEACHER- Certified HS Teacher at youth facility in Harrisburg. Hours may be fulltime M-F or half days MF. Submit application in person at Consolidated Youth Services, 4220 Stadium Blvd, Jonesboro. Drug Free Workplace EOE.

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Asking $100. 870-8920089.

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BATHROOM FIXTURES, Delta 24” silver towel bar, towel ring, toilet paper holder, Moen brushed nickel towel ring & 18’ towel bar, new packaged all for $100 870931-6302

$500 740-8527 •JONESBORO •PARAGOULD 0518 Electronics •WEINER/ THOMAS THE TRAIN FISHER TRACKMASTER. Great for •WALNUT RIDGE Christmas! Motorized box cars, con•POCAHONTAS engines, struction cars with barrels and logs. 75 cents •OAK GROVE each. Call or text for inHEIGHTS formation or pictures.

Looks like a Great Pyrneas. Lovable and good with children.

Can send pics! Call 870275-2560

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These agents are ready to assist with all of your real estate needs.

To advertise here, please call Gena at 870-935-5525

Musical THE JONESBORO 0512 Merchandise SUN has several BEAUTIFUL, EXCELLENT delivery routes condition Schecter Dia- 0557 Holiday Time mond Series Bass Guiavailable in MIKE SCHMIDT Baseball

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2015 Gravley 52” 0 turn, with 24 H.P. SAIGA 223 rifle. 10-round Kawasaki engine, with 96 and four 30-round clips. hours. And a 2015 12 Ft $485. 870-810-0840 utility trailor $7000 870-919-3335

End Rolls!!!

Schools, Day Cares, Churches, Makes great paper for craft or School projects.

Moving?

New Pet? Gardening?

Painting?

Stuffing Boxes??

Just to name a few!! only

.40¢ lb

Stop by our office at

518 Carson, MondayFriday 8am-5pm AVAILABLE TO the public: Newsprint roll ends.

Only $0.40 per pound.

Great for packing, shipping, school projects, crafts, pets. Stop by the Jonesboro Sun office at 518 Carson St. COFFEE TABLE, matching end tables $150 870710-0367 FOR SALE: JenAir 36" drop in gas cook top. 5 burner, stainless steel.

Excellent condition. $300. Call 501-268-3583 ESPN FAST Action Football Electronic Game Table. In great condition.

Ages 6 & up. Can email picture. $30 Call 870935-1482 FISCHER PRICE GEO TRAX TRAINS & TRACKS. Great for Crristmas! Interchangeable straight and curved tracks, risers to elevate tracks, side rails to keep trains on tracks.

50 cents each piece.

Switches for trains to change tracks, Xing pieces to connect two tracks $1 each. Call or text for info and pictures.870-930-8498

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FISCHER PRICE GEO TRAX TRAINS. Trains and extra cars. Plastic, must push them. 50 cents each piece. Great for Christmas! Call or text for info and pictures.

870-930-8498 See other ad for tracks.

FREE ADS ARE BACK!!!

LITTLE TYKES SWINGS. one blue plastic swing and 2 blue toddler swings with safety tbar. $5 each. call or text for information or pictures. 870-930-8498

That's right..

Free ads run on Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursday.

MICHAEL KORS women's Your item or group of watch $250. For details FISCHER PRICE GEO TRAX items must be for sale call or text 870-926-3086 TRAINS. Large 3-piece for one price $500 or NEW 2014 Delta 32 ft b r i d g e ( $ # ) , v i n t a g e less. goose neck trailer, 27 ft clock tower and sloped width, 5 ft dove tail, track ($10), controllers Ads can be placed on tool box, spare tire, that make sound ef- our website at $8450, 870-588-2232. fects for trains and NIKON MD-12 camera emergency vehicles ($2 with two lenses, acall), one more building ($2). Great for Christ- (see the FREE AD box) cessories including nice carrying case with mas! Call or text for info or strap. $50.00 For all. Call and pictures.870-930Fill out a form in our 870-275-7667 or 870-2438498 4496.

See other ads for tracks office at 518 Carson St, Jonesboro AR. and trains.

Hours are MondaySix vintage Hesston naFriday 8:00- 5:00. tional finals rodeo G.E. 24.7 cubic ft refri(NFR) adult belt buckles, NO PHONE CALLS gerator $150 new, never worn. Dates G.E. Clothes washer FOR FREE ADS! $125 Pet & Vehicles do not are 1978, 1979, 1983, Kenmore gas dryer $75 qualify. Not meant for 1984, 1986 and 1987. $10.00 Each or 3 for Whirlpool portable dishbusinesses. $25.00, Call 870-275-7667 washer $75 or 870-243-4496.

Kenmore electric stove $150 PANTHER CREEK CAR870-680-2912 or 870-935PORTS - FACTORY DIR4932 ECT - 10'x20'x7', $598.

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Jim’s

HAND CRAFTED afghans $30, Baby blankets $20 each. Several colors to choose from, makes great gifts 870-237-4066 LARGE CUSTOM made wheel chair org price was $3500 will sell for $500 870-919-3636 HUFFY M Deluxe 26" Bicycle, new condition $90 870-710-0367

Pawn Shop

“We Buy Gold” PAYING TOP DOLLAR

for your unwanted gold, jewelry, class rings, wedding bands, broken jewelry, sterling silver flatware.

Leave with Cash in your hand.

3711 E. Highland, Jonesboro

870-935-7919

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For your convenience. You may now drop off your old newspaper in the recycle bin in the Lobby at

The Sun

518 Carson, Jonesboro Monday- Friday

8:00-5:00

PACIFIERS GENTLY used by my little sister. Asking $20 for new video games. 870-933-1071

PORTABLE BUILDING for sale! Portable buildings built on site. 12 x 24 for $2350. 12 x 16 for $1999.

Delivered and Installed!

10 x 16 for $1499. 501Rated for 90 mph winds 722-5200 & 20 lb. snow loads. Offer Extended to 11-30.

THOMAS THE TRAIN Call 501-835-7222, O.D. TRACKMASTER TUNNEL. Funk Manufacturing, Great for Christmas! $3.

Sherwood, AR. Since Call or text for informa1976 tion or pictures. 870PECANS FOR Sale; Pick 930-8498 your own 50 cents per pound. Swihart Orch- THREE, 25-inch tall Red ard, Leacheville, South Japanese Maple trees, Edge of Town. 870-539- seedling, home grow.

6991 Closed on Sundays. all for $45 870-931-630

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Misc. Items for 0563 Sale THOMAS THE TRAIN TRACKMASTER. Great for Christmas! Blue track with several switches.

Straight track, curved track, track on risers each 50 cents. Small straight track 25 cents each. Small switches 50 cents, large 3-way switch $1. Call or text for information or pictures. 870-930-8498 TREAD MILL $100, Dining table $30, small exercise trampoline $25, sofa $50, dryer $50, small antique china cabinet $75 call-870-9741813

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0610

Guns

2 BR apartments for rent. Please Call

MARLIN 336 3030 rifle nice $375 16" saddle, synthetic, really good, $125 Good heavy leather breast collar $50 Hay fork 3pt $150 870-8973765

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

0605

Real Estate for Rent

Unfurnished Apartments

870-931-1520

2 BR. 1 1/2 ba. Utilities furnished. W/ D furnished. No HUD/ pet policy. $450 deposit. $695 monthly. 870-9325689 2 BR. Bono. Spacious.

No pet policy. $550$600 rent. 870-759-1658.

209 E. Nettleton, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments, very nice, weekly and monthly rent. Utilities paid. Onsite manager, with laundromat. Please call 870-897-0573, 870219-0579.

WANTED 10 HOMES needing Metal Roofs, Siding or Windows for our Winter Brochure.

Save Hundreds of Dollars. Factory Warranty / Professional installation.

Payments $59/month. No money down EZ financing. No Payments Till Feb 2016.

Call Now For *Free Estimate and receive $250 gift card. 1-866-668-8681 *WAC

870-934-1911 WOMENS NEW 18 speed blue bike, still in box, $100 OBO. 870-892-0089

3305 Richardson Rd off Stadium at 63 ByPass

One Level 2BR/1BA and 2BR/2BA Carport Washer & Dryer High Speed Internet Cable and HBO Pet Friendly Utilities Included New Construction

55 & Over Sr Citizen Discount Corporate Furnished Units Available Month To Month

870-819-6118

Unfurnished Apartments

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HIDDEN POINTE ONE LEVEL Luxurious 2 / 1 Near Ind Park & NEA Baptist Granite countertops, Acid stained floors, full size w&d, ALL utilities, cable & internet included in rent . One Check DISCOUNTS FOR RESIDENTS 55 AND OVER. PET POLICY

In-House Repairs

1825 E. Nettleton Ave Jonesboro

FOX RUN

0610

Come Home to…

Gold, Silver and Diamonds

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Unfurnished Apartments

jonesboroluxuryrentals.com

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70% off Fine Jewelry Showcase Everyday

0610

0610

Unfurnished Apartments

12 mo lease deposit, background, credit & sex offender check required.

Gloria

# 1 & 2 Bedroom apartments, some 2 bath, prices, pictures. Location at: www.magictouchcorp.com 9354800 24 hour info 9355051

870-819-6118

#2 BEDROOM, all appliances, W/D, 1607 Latourette, $595. 870-9318449.

CHATEAU APARTMENTS 1 AND 2 bedroom avail- for rent. 1, 2 bedrooms. able. Central heat and 870-935-8378 air. No HUD/ Pet policy.

Call 932-1457.

EFFICIENCY, 1 & 2 BR, 1 BR, 1 BA, Central loca- W/D hookup, HUD tion. Utilities paid. $525 accepted. Call 870-935monthly. No HUD. 870- 9018. 1811 Self Circle 935-7377.

SET OF Syracuse china, off white, service for 810, $250 OBO. 870-892-0089 1 BR. Dishwasher, wash2 MONTHS FREE er, dryer, refrigerator, 2-3 Bedrooms Available W O O L R U G . K i n g s l e y stove, all electric. 870grandoakplace House 8'x10'. Excellent 932-7883 jonesboro.com condition, used very Contact little can send pics $100 2 B E D R O O M , 1 b a t h , Ray Moody. $425 month, No HUD. 870-710-0367 870-897-5278 870-932-0923.

307 University Dr., Jonesboro

Brick 2694 sqft., open floor plan, gas fireplace, pretty kitchen, deck, basement, large garage, great neighborhood. Walking distance to college (off of Aggie Rd.) Like new condition! Ready to move in.

Reduced! $147,744 • 870-761-2695

2105 Spring Hollow Dr in Woodsprings Estates. 3 bedroom 2 1/2 baths. Open floor plan, Recently remodeled kitchen and master bath. 2,700 square feet. $268,000 (870) 926-7750

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Call Steve Collar 870-316-0312

3403 Timms, Jonesboro.

Excellent first home or rental property; just remodeled; 3BR; 1BA; 1115 sq. ft; central heat & air; large fenced-in back yard; large metal out-building; $65,000.00 OBO; 417-293-7323.

Whitten Creek Apartments LEASING NOW!

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0610

Unfurnished Apartments

CLEARVIEW APARTMENTS (New Owners) 207 B Street. Weekly or monthly rates. Utilities and cable included. $300 move-in special. 870236-3217.

BRAND NEW 1 bedroom, 1 bath, refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, washer/dryer hookup, $475 month, $400 deposit, No HUD, Application required. 506 W. Mueller, 870-212-0554

0615

Furnished Apartments

Brookland AR 0620 Homes for Rent 10 Minutes from the BEDROOMS, 2 baths, 2 new NEA Hospital #3 living areas, double gar& Medical Center a g e , 1 0 5 W i l d w o o d

• Ceiling Fan • All Electric

•Water/Sewer/Trash Paid “Country Living with Big City Access” No HUD

870-933-1298 HJE, LLC Properties

Homes for Rent

2 AND 3 Bedroom Houses HUD approved Homes.

870-761-5816

3 BEDROOM $825 monthly, 4411 Fox Meadow 870-974-2109 870-974-3884 4405 STONEBROOK Jonesboro 3br 1ba $850/mo plus deposit 870-926-6583

VALLEY VIEW schools, 3 bedroom 2 bath, fenced backyard, available in December. $1395/ 603 WIRT Street, Parag- month 870-219-6823 or ould. 2 bedroom, 1 bath 870-243-1348 apartment. Refrigerator, stove, dishwasher. Paragould $495 monthly, $400 de- 1105 SOUTH 7th Street, posit. Application fee Paragould. 3 bedroom, required. No HUD, 870- 2.5 bath. All electric. No pet or smoking policy.

212-0554.

NO HUD. $700 month, 2 BEDROOM, 1 bath, $500 deposit. 870-215range, refrigerator, all 9066. electric, 820 Thomas St. 1900 REYNOLDS Road, #3, Good neighborParagould. 3 bedroom, hood. $425 month, $300 2 bath with 1 car cardeposit. 870-239-1368 port. No HUD. Rent $695 TWO BEDROOM, CH/A, A p p l i c a t i o n f e e r e W/D hook-up, kitchen quired. . Call 212-0554. appliances furnished. 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, nice No pet policy. Call after neighborhood, Call 8704:30p.m. 236-7140.

335-2754 or 870-476-

1-2-3 Bedrooms

• Spacious Kitchens • Washer & Dryer • Kitchen appliances • Microwave • Ice maker • Fitness Center • Pool • Private Balconies

0620

court, $995. 870-9318449

117 CRESTFIELD off S. Culberhouse. 3 or 4 BR, 2 bath, 3 years old. $1,550 per month. $1,200 deposit. 870-9266160 Jim Abel.

1485 CR 118 Bono. 3 bedroom, 1 bath. $650 monthly/ $400 deposit.

870-935-7231

ets, includes stove, refrigerator, dish-washer, snack bar, and pantry, laundry room. Master for Rent 0620 Homes bedroom includes walkin closet. Master bath includes double sink, whirlpool tub, and separate shower. Perfect location 8 miles southwest of Paragould on 5 acres. No inside pets / no smoking. $600.00 mo. / $300.00 security deposit. Call (870) 5730371 or email stevenring@hotmail.com.

Condominiums 0625 for Rent

2 OR 3 BR/ 2 or 2.5 Bath RidgePointe Condo, garage, safe room. $1390 / $1,590/ month.

Carroll Caldwell- 870931-8233 Coldwell Banker VCI

Duplexes for 0630 Rent

NICE UNITS Truman, AR Ellis Street/ 2 bedroom/ $450.00 per month $150.00 Deposit #870692-4340

Paragould

2BR,1BA,Duplex.

Refrigeratora n d stove.801Northend. $500monthly,$250 8018 deposit.HUDa p 3 BEDROOM house, 2 proved.Call8 7 0 bath, W/D connection, 2 1 9 - 3 4 1 9 . small storage, 316 S. 8th 1/2 St. $500 month. Call BRAND NEW, large 2BR, 1BA, Duplex, Refrigerat870-565-2895 or, stove. dishwasher, 3 BEDROOM, 1 bath with 809 N.8th Ave. in Paragkitchen appliances, $750 o u l d . $ 5 5 0 m o n t h l y , month, $650 deposit. $250 deposit. Call 870Senior discount. 870- 219-3419.

236-0768 NOW TAKING applica600 HILLVIEW Dr.: 5 bedtions for new duplex, room 2.5 bath, $600 dedeluxe luxury apartposit, $1,000 monthly. ments Must see!!, 2 Lease required. No pet bedroom, 2 bath, with policy. 450-2704, 239garage located on 9th 9328.

1/2 Street off Fairview Road, just east of HOUSE FOR RENT H i l l s 600 S. 5th Street, 2 bed- R o l l i n g room, 1 bath, large liv- Estates.Senior Citizen ing & dinning room, discount. Call 870-236$550 month, $500 de- 0768. posit. Call 870-450-3879

2 BR, 1 Ba, Jonesboro 2 BEDROOM House 1.5 schools. $450 monthly Bathroom. W/D connecJonesboro tion. All electric.

1 AND 2 bedroom apart- 870-935-7377. $425.00/mo. 606 Greg ments, fall special start3 BR, 2 BA, 5413 Cor- Dr. 870-565-2895. ing at $400 870-275-2717 dova $1100 monthly. or 870-761-1493 Valley View Schools, No 610 S. 37th Street, brick smoking/pet 641-425- in new condition, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car gar2 B E D R O O M 1 b a t h , 1519 age, 2400 sq. ft. No pet washer and dryer furnished, 2208 Sybel, near 3101 TURTLE Creek, 4 br, policy. $1250 month, ASU $500 monthly 870- brick, fenced back yard. $500 deposit. 215-2293 931-8052 Valley View School Dist. or 215-2294 $1200 monthly, $1200 NEW BRICK 3 bedroom, 2 Bedroom, 1302 Flint, deposit. 1 Year lease. 2 bath with 2 car garApt. B, all appliances 870-926-8545. 870-761- age. 912 Garrison Lane, f u r n i s h e d . 8 7 0 - 3 1 6 - 1827.

Paragould. No pet 4837.

3704 RIDGEWAY Circle, 4 policy. $500 deposit, $1.000 monthly. 870-215#2 BR, 1 BA, Cable & Util- bdrm, 2 bath, approxim- 2294 ately 2000sqft, Valley ities included, $795.

2700 Wakefield. 870-897- V i e w S c h o o l $ 1 3 0 0 FOR RENT, 3 bedroom, month, $800 deposit storage, carport. $400 3830 contact:bowensw9841@ deposit, $550 rent. 870gmail.com Paragould 565-6823 1 & 2 bedroom apartHOMES FOR rent $500 or ments. All utilities and 411 W. Matthews, Execless rent. In Paragould cable provided. 870-476- utive Townhouse, 5 BR/ 3.5 BA, double garage, city limits. Call 870-4765062. w a l k i n g d i s t a n c e t o 1296. downtown. $1200 2 BEDROOM, upstairs, monthly, $1000 Deposit. NEW HOME, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, $850 rent, $500 utilities paid, walking No HUD. 870-931-8284. deposit, no pet policy. distance to library. 870236-0768 B E A U T I F U L H O U S E 3 Call Jennifer at 870-340BEDROOM, 3805 Charle- 6883.

Darrel Cook Real Estate M O C K I N G B I R D L A N E , ston Dr. $1,500/ month.

Paragould. 2 Bedroom, 870-219-7626. Pictures: HOUSE FOR RENT 2 bath, 1 car garage, re- http://www.zillow.com Applications for rent /homes/90772123_zpid/ frigerator, stove, dishbeing accepted for washer. $650 monthly. ?hdpRedirected=true house just off Hwy 358 Application fee rein the Finch area. 3 bedJonesboro quired. No HUD. Call room, 2 bath, large #3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, se870-212-0554. deck, dining area, kitc u r i t y s y s t e m , 1 3 0 8 chen with lots of cabinH e m m i n g w a y $ 1 2 0 0 , ets, includes stove, re2 BEDROOM, 2 bath, no 870-897-3830 frigerator, dish-washer, garage AND 2 bedroom, 2 bath one car garage. 4601 E. Nettleton 2 BR, snack bar, and pantry, No pet policy. Deposit nice, $575, $300 deposit. laundry room. Master required. 870-236-0267 All electric. 870-219- bedroom includes walkin closet. Master bath or 870-236-0275 8999. includes double sink, whirlpool tub, and separate shower. Perfect location 8 miles southwest of Paragould on 5 acres. No inside pets / no smoking. $600.00 mo. / $300.00 security deposit. Call (870) 5730371 or email stevenring@hotmail.com.

Business 0670 Places/Offices

FORMER GRIFFEY Insurance offices for rent.

1407 Market Place. 870351-8780.

OFFICE AND Retail Space- 500 to 5,000 sq. ft. Starting at $350 per month. Please call 870935-9018.

OFFICE SPACE for rent: 1,100 square feet 3014 Turman Dr. 870-935-3006 Small Office Space, "Great Price" Southwest DriveColdwell Banker, Phillip 870-351-5505 870-935-2059

Mobile Homes 0675 for Rent

1 BR, 1 BA, Mobile home. All electric, $350 monthly. No HUD. 870-935-7377.

1/ 2 Bedrooms, starting $200, deposit, no pet policy. 870-930-8137

COUNTRY LIVING, 2,3,4 bedrooms on 1 acre lot, 870-935-7525

3 BEDROOM Mobile Homes for rent in MARMADUKE. $425 month.

No Pet Policy. 870-2360164

Jonesboro

2 OR 3 Bedroom- Weekly or monthly plus deposit. 870-932-5981

FOR SALE BY OWNER

184 Acres

Duck Hunting Land

Family home: 6105 Friendly Hope Cove-1.2 acres (great for family activities; hardwood; tile; 5 spacious bedrooms; 4 full bathrooms; 2 family rooms; sizable bonus room; capacious kitchen w/Island & bar; quietneighborly cove; beautiful shade trees; 5 minutes from Valley View Schools. • 870-761-8582

Price Reduced!! $322,500

212 Royale Dr. 1800 sq. 4 bedroom, 2 bath. Fenced yard. Storage building with additional shop building. One car garage with additional covered parking for two.

Westside district. City utilities. Reduced price $119,900. Call 870-243-6184

2 Lots, 1800 sf Brick 3 BR/ 2 BA with appliances, laminate & tile floors, new shingles, storm cellar, lots of closet space, sun room with heat, 2 extra buildings.

Security door, corner lot, 2 car carport.

30x50 steel building with heat & 1/2 bath.

Bono. $148,500. 870-275-6171

60 Acres Farm Land Cross County Owner will finance!

870-318-5504 “MAKE OFFER”

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Paragould

2 AND 3 bedrooms for rent. $300 and up, monthly or weekly, plus deposit. No pet policy.

No HUD. Call 870-2120435.

Business 0760 Properties TRANSPORTATION

2 BEDROOM, 2 bath mobile home with hardw o o d f l o o r s throughout. $600 rent, 0804 Boats for Sale $300 deposit. Call 87015X48 CAMO War Eagle 565-5579 Duck Boat & trail with 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, all G u n B o x , 2 5 H P o u t appliances, Pineknot board motor. $4,700.

Road (4 miles from Wal- 870-761-4544.

Mart) $450 per month, $200 deposit, No pet policy. 870-236-1692 or 870-476-2529

215 ROSECLAIR. 3 br 1 ba. Clean. New carpet.

New heat/ air. $39,999.

870-316-1439

Recreational 0816 Vehicles

870-974-0078 DarrelCookRealEstate.com

HOME LOANS

Jelena Prichard 870-932-3562

EQUAL HOUSING

LENDER

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0720 Duplex/Apts 503 VINE Street, brick 2 bedroom 1 bath each side. Central heat/air. $115,000. call 803-3099197

Lake/River/ 0728 Resort

2002 32ft Cardinal

5th wheel travel trailer

by Forrest River, 3 slide outs, dual air conditioners, washer and dryer hook ups, aluminum structure, cleaned and serviced.

DUPLEX LOT for sale.

Good location 870-9307700.

FIVE BEAUTIFUL wooded acres for that dream home. Located on corner of South Rockingchair and Finch Rd in Paragould City Limits.

Information on site.

Mobile Homes 0741 for Sale MOBILE HOMES with acreage. Ready to move in. Seller Financing (subject to credit approval). Lots of room for the price, 3Br 2Ba. No renters. 501-5883300

1995 FORD Aerostar XLT Extended mini van, v6 automatic, ac, very clean inside, 181k, new rack/pinion, runs good, $1800 870-930-8061

miles, brand new tires, brand new front grill, brand new bumper front and back, Cold air induction air filter, dual exhaust and glass packs. Dual exhaust and glass pack $ 4,200 • 870-930-3916

2000 CHEROKEE Rock Crawler. Play toy only. $2,000. 870-565-2241 2003 FORD F-150. Super crew cab. Lariat. 4 wheel drive. Black with gray leather. New tires.

173k miles. $10,500. 870530-0034. After 6pm.

870-886-7974

2005 TOYOTA Tacoma Quad Cab TRD Off-Road package 4x4, new tires, 212,000 miles, 5-speed, ATV 2004 500 Rubicon silver. $12,500. 870-9324x4 $2,500. 870-565-2241 3274

870-974-1847

ATV 2005 660 Raptor 2007 DODGE Ram 1500. 4 $1,800. 870-565-2241 x 4, SWB, V8, auto, tow pkg. 4 inch lift kit.

Campers/ Below Wholesale.…

0820 Trailers $7,900. Negotiable.

2 0 0 7 3 8 ft, Montana 870-307-5124 Fifth Wheel camper.

Loaded. 4 slide-outs. 2007 Z71 Tahoe: 112,000 King size bed. Washer miles, 2 toned black & dryer combo. Convec- brown leather interior. tion/Microwave. Queen 870-897-0088 couch bed. Electric fireplace, central vacuum. 2 0 0 8 C H E V R O L E T S i l T a b l e w / 4 c h a i r s . verado, 2wd, crew cab, $20,000 OBO. 573-344- Electric locks, manual windows, bed liner, 1768. gray, towing package, 2009 ROCKWOOD Mini 62k miles, $15,250 obo. lite, travel trailer. 18 ft, 870-588-2232. with 1 slide. Very nice for weekend getaways 2009 TOYOTA Tacoma 4and hunting. Self con- wheel drive, TRD offtained. Asking $9000 road package, lift kit, chrome side rails, new obo. 573-344-1768 870-565-7178. (Jones- t i r e , d o u b l e s h a r p , 100,000 miles. $21,000 boro) firm. 870-932-3274 NEW 2014 Delta Dump Trailer, 12 ft long, Hy- 2011 FORD Ranger XLT, draulic dump, $5750, 4WD, 4 door, A/C,Power 870-588-2232. windows, Remote Door lock, Sirius radio. Tow USED 8.5x20 Enclosed Package included. trailer, ramp door, side Excellent condition door, $4900, 870-588$16,900, 2232.

870-530-6361 or 870-530-5210

0832 Motorcycles

5 LOTS in Forrest Green Subdivision 870-9269002

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY on Johnson Ave. 870761-1256

0860 Vans for Sale

Asking $12,500 OBO

2004 HARLEY Davidson Fat Boy Soft Tail, 12,700 miles, new tires. Has 88 motor. Saddle bags, de0734 Lots & Acreage tachable back rest, lots of Chrome. $7000. Call 1 TO 2 Acres, near 351. Barry 870-919-4654.

Hills, trees, electric, water, cable, owner financing, 870-935-5411/ 870935-7863

ACREAGE AND land on and near Highway 351 near city limits. Owner financing. 870-761-1256

FRONT RUNNER, SxS, 500EFI, 4wd with wench $4800 870-486-2513

1994 Crown line 196 1996 4X4 Truck, new Bow Rider. Total HP creaye motor, $2,500.

870-565-2241 120. 302 Ford V8 fuel injected: 446 Hrs on 2 New 6 ply tires.

2 new batteries. $ 5,000 1999 Chevrolet Silverado, 870-926-9497 New body style, 170,000 HONDA AQUATRAC Jet Ski three seater, 20-25 hrs. Early bird get the worm. 870-563-5137

Serving Your Real Estate Needs Since 1988.

2012 BUICK Enclave Insatrac II w/optional AWD, loaded one owner, non-smoker garage kept. Like new only 36,000 miles super deal for $23,999 firm 870-2689557

Trucks for 0864 Sale

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Homes for 0710 Sale

Sport Utility 0856 Vehicles

2007 Honda Shadow 750, 16,000 miles, few extras, Excellent condition, $3350 870-240-4749

0868 Cars for Sale

1982 CADILLAC ELDORADO BIARRITZ Completely restored, like new, 99K miles, one owner, S.S. top

$5,750 870-926-7554

0868 Cars for Sale 2008 PONTIAC Solstice Convertible, White, low mileage, New tires & battery, Excellent Condition, Garage Kept, Non Smokers. $9500 870-530-3289. Jonesboro.

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Power windows, doors, driver seat. Leather interior. 79K miles. One owner. Can txt pictures. $9500. 870-897-4508 or 870-897-4548

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'96 FORD Mustang GT 870-588-2232.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. This Instrument Prepared by: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 WHEREAS, on September 12, 2007, Cary M. Hafer and Lisa D. Hafer executed a security instrument conveying certain property therein described to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Liberty Bank of Arkansas, its successors and assigns ; and WHEREAS, said instrument was duly recorded September 18, 2007, in Book No. 1305, at Page 365, in the real estate records of Craighead (Jonesboro) County, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness and the same is now, therefore, wholly due.

WHEREAS, mortgagee or beneficiary has complied with the conditions to exercise the power of sale as set for in ACA §18-50-103.

The party initiating this action is Federal National Mortgage Association (?Fannie Mae?), 14523 SW Millikan Way Suite 200 , Beaverton, OR , (866) 570-5277 NOW, THEREFORE, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Attorney-inFact or as Trustee,, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon it, will, on December 10, 2015, at or about 11:00 AM at the Craighead (Jonesboro) County Courthouse, Jonesboro in, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the mortgage, said property being real estate situated in Craighead (Jonesboro) County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Lot 12 of Wilderness Run Subdivision, as shown by plat in Plat Cabinet "B" page 121 at Jonesboro, Arkansas, Subject to Bill of Assurance in Deed Record 463 Page 375, Amendment to Bill of Assurance in Deed Record 470 Page 556, and to easements as shown on said plat More commonly known as: 5302 Wilderness Run Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72404 This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 168461 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211

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successor by merger to The Leader Mortgage Company, 4801 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301, (270) 689-7948 | NOW, THEREFORE, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Attorney-inFact or as Trustee,, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon it, will, on December 10, 2015, at or about 9:00 AM at the Jackson County Courthouse, Newport in, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the mortgage, said property being real estate situated in Jackson County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Lots Three (3) and Four (4), Holiday Terrace First Addition to the town of Diaz, Arkansas, as shown in the Plat and Bill of Assurance thereof dated July 30, 1969, filed for record in the Office of the Circuit Clerk and Recorder of Jackson County, Arkansas, on August 25, 1969, and recorded in Deed Record Book 146 at page 55 of said Office, as amended by Amendment to Bill of Assurance dated January 12, 1970, filed for record January 13, 1970, and recorded in Deed Record Book 146 at page 573 of deed said Office, and restrictions, reservations and conditions herein are made a part of this Deed.

More commonly known as: 1307 Cindy Lane, Newport, AR 72112 This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 307379 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211

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More commonly known as: 5302 Wilderness Run Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72404 This sale is subject | to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 168461 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211

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Foreclosure 0970 Notices

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. This Instrument Prepared by: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 WHEREAS, on February 17, 2004, Kelly L. Felder executed a security instrument conveying certain property therein described to Liberty Bank of Arkansas; and WHEREAS, said instrument was duly recorded February 24, 2004, in Book No. 1047, at Page 712, modified on December 5, 2011, Document No. JB2011R-018241 and modified on September 22, 2014, Document No. JB2014R015213 in the real estate records of Craighead (Jonesboro) County, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness and the same is now, therefore, wholly due.

WHEREAS, mortgagee or beneficiary has complied with the conditions to exercise the power of sale as set for in ACA §18-50-103.

The party initiating this action is MidFirst Bank, 999 NW Grand Boulevard , Oklahoma City, OK 73118-6077 , (405) 947-3232 NOW, THEREFORE, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Attorney-inFact or as Trustee,, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon it, will, on December 3, 2015, at or about 11:00 AM at the Craighead (Jonesboro) County Courthouse, Jonesboro in, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the mortgage, said property being real estate situated in Craighead (Jonesboro) County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Lot 5 in Block "O" of Fairview Acres Subdivision, Jonesboro, Arkansas, as shown by plat in Deed Record 123 Page 126, Subject to Bill of Assurance of record in Deed Record 149 Page 98 and to easements as shown on recorded plat.

More commonly known as: 2500 Fairfield Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72401-6474 This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 227078 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. This Instrument Prepared by: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 WHEREAS, on February 28, 2003, Angela L. Elliott executed a security instrument conveying certain property therein described to First Home Mortgage, Inc.; and WHEREAS, said instrument was duly recorded March 11, 2003, in Book No. 343, at Page 143, re-recorded on September 10, 2003, in Book No. 349, at Page 700, and modified on October 18, 2012, in Book No. 2012, at Page 580 in the real estate records of Jackson County, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness and the same is now, therefore, wholly due.

WHEREAS, mortgagee or beneficiary has complied with the conditions to exercise the power of sale as set for in ACA §18-50-103.

The party initiating this action is U.S. Bank National Association as successor by merger to The Leader Mortgage Company, 4801 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301, (270) 689-7948 NOW, THEREFORE, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Attorney-inFact or as Trustee,, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon it, will, on December 10, 2015, at or about 9:00 AM at the Jackson County Courthouse, Newport in, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the mortgage, said property being real estate situated in Jackson County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Lots Three (3) and Four (4), Holiday Terrace First Addition to the town of Diaz, Arkansas, as shown in the Plat and Bill of Assurance thereof dated July 30, 1969, filed for record in the Office of the Circuit Clerk and Recorder of Jackson County, Arkansas, on August 25, 1969, and recorded in Deed Record Book 146 at page 55 of said Office, as amended by Amendment to Bill of Assurance dated January 12, 1970, filed for record January 13, 1970, and recorded in Deed Record Book 146 at page 573 of deed said Office, and restrictions, reservations and conditions herein are made a part of this Deed.

More commonly known as: 1307 Cindy Lane, Newport, AR 72112 This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 307379 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. This Instrument Prepared by: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 WHEREAS, on March 31, 2011, Sarah McGee executed a security instrument conveying certain property therein described to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Community Bank, its successors and assigns; and WHEREAS, said instrument was duly recorded April 1, 2011, in Book No. 431, at Page 159, in the real estate records of Jackson County, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness and the same is now, therefore, wholly due.

WHEREAS, mortgagee or beneficiary has complied with the conditions to exercise the power of sale as set for in ACA §18-50-103.

The party initiating this action is JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, 3415 Vision Drive , Columbus, OH 43219 , (866) 5505705 NOW, THEREFORE, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Attorney-inFact or as Trustee,, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon it, will, on December 10, 2015, at or about 9:00 AM at the Jackson County Courthouse, Newport in, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the mortgage, said property being real estate situated in Jackson County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: THE WEST 105 ½ FEET OF LOTS ELEVEN (11) AND TWELVE (12), BLOCK FOUR (4), NEWPORT LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY ADDITION TO THE CITY OF NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. More commonly known as: 713 Hortense Street, Newport, AR 72112 This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 308866 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211

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* A-1 TREE & STUMP REMOVAL Tree Pruning, Clean-out Gutters Licensed & Insured Free Estimates Moore Brothers Call 870-215-7883

• Fully Insured

Services

870.932.6330

Tree Service

IF YOU HAVE CENTURION STONE ANY provided by lawn care Stone needs Concepts LEAF Everything for a REMOVAL breathtaking stone veneer Or handyman project. work

Where The Service Comes First

• Oil Change • Radiator Flush • A.C. Recharge • Air Filters

870-897-1329

870-926-0029

DAVE REDMON ROOFING SERVICE

• Roofs • Tear Offs • Repair

15 Years Experience

a Free Estimate on a Weed Control Program Specifically designed for your lawn We Also offer full service lawn care including Mowing & Flower bed maintenance.

870-974-2844

Paint/Wallcover

Starting @ $40 ea.

FIREWOOD

& Landscape for

870-680-0348

& Stacked.

Stump Grinding

Call Clifft Lawn

932-7289

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Complete Kitchens, Baths, Cabinets, Countertops, Room Additions, Roofing, Siding & Flooring

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*HANDYMAN SERVICE AND HOME IMPROVEMENT

Carpet Cleaning Special

870-316-4110 All Phases of Remodeling

Lawn/Landscape/ Tree Svc

Handyman

“If your Floor looks dim, call Jim”

Jonesboro

870-273-4190

for free estimate.

Jim Heath’s Floor Care

Three Rooms and Hallway for

Decks, fences, and roofing.

Over 30 yrs experience

Improvement

Everything for a breathtaking stone veneer project.

Residential Lawn/Landscape/ Commercial, Masonry Tree Svc Landscaping projects. Our J&K innovative Tree Service Bush Hogging, product line can Tree Trimming compliment any Wood for Sale design that you $65 rick delivered. wish. $75 delivered

Limited Time Only!

& Farm Supply We Carry:

UNCONTESTED DIVORCE: $300.00 plus costs.

Call Aaron Heller,

OMG Law Firm, 100 E. Matthews, Jonesboro, AR.

870-336-6505

Night & Weekend Appointments Available. www.omglawfirm.com

Diamond Taste Of The Wild Victory PenPals Nutrena Tindle ShowBloom ShowTex Flavored Rice Bran Brand Bags Hay & Straw Custom Chicken Coops ADM Dealer

UNCONTESTED DIVORCE: $300 plus costs

Oldham

Law Firm, PLLC 603 Southwest Drive, Jonesboro, AR

M-F 8 - 5:30 S 8 -12:30 Formerly #1 Feed & Seed 263 CR 402 Jonesboro, AR 870.931.3500

870-930-9919

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JONESBORO HOUSE DOCTORS

Fencing & Concrete Specialist • Room Additions • Bobcat Svc • New Driveways & Patching • Quality Painting • Wood Fences & Repairs • Sheetrock Specialists • Metal & Shingle Roofing • Tornado Safe Rooms • Block, Brick, & Repair • Brick Mailbox Posts

Custom Color Layout & Designs

Quality Work, Affordable Prices

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870-935-6019 • 24 Hr. Emergency Service New Number…870-243-9762

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PAINTING & REMODELING

Randy: 870-273-5204 Justin:

870-761-8538 •Residential Painting •Pressure Washing •Home Repair •Tile Backsplash 30+ Years Experience Quality Workmanship at Affordable Rates FREE ESTIMATES

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