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Community Events Calendar Monday November 19-23 Thanksgiving Holidays for Hazen & Des Arc Schools Thursday November 22 Thanksgiving Day Friday November 23 3rd Round of High School Play Offs Hazen Hornets VS Hampton Bulldogs Hornet Field 7:00 p.m. 3rd Round of High School Play Offs Des Arc Eagles VS Junction City Dragons Dragon Field 7:00 p.m. Tuesday November 27 Adult Bingo Hazen Public Library 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Thursday November 29 Commodities handed out at Hazen First United Church 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Fall Brucellosis Vaccination Program Store front decoration contest in Hazen sponsored by HHS Cheerleaders to be judged Friday
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Prairie County football still in the news as Eagles and Hornets continue winning streaks Both of Prairie County’s high school football teams continued their winning streaks by winning in the second round of the Arkansas football playoff games held on Friday, November 16. The Des Arc Eagles, who are 9-3 for the season defeated the Mountain Pine Devils on their own field 49 - 25. The Eagles will move on to play the Junction City Dragons this Friday at Junction City beginning at 7 p.m The Hazen Hornets also grabbed a seat at the playoff table by shutting out the Gurdon Bulldogs on Hornet Field in Hazen 46 - 0. The Hornets, who have an 11-0 record for the season, will host the Hampton Bulldogs this Friday at 7 p.m. The Herald’s usual correspondent, Atticus Davis, is off for Thanksgiving break.
Blayne Toll stands over a downed Gurdon player after a play. The Hornets continued their undefeated streak by defeating the Bulldogs on Friday night. (Photo courtesy of Ruth Corley.)
PC Quorum Court passes ordinances for taxes, roads The Prairie County Quorum Court passed five ordinances at their regular meeting held on Tuesday, November 13, at the Courthouse Annex in Des Arc. Present at the meeting were Aldermen Ronald Eans, Lawrence Holloway, Gary King, Doyle Sullins, Lucas Childress, Eddie Ciganek, and Dennis Tipton; County Judge Mike Skarda; County Clerk Gaylon Hale; and County Attorney Tim Isaac. In the first ordinance read by Isaac, the court voted in the levy of taxes for the school districts in the county. This is a routine procedure undertaken each November acknowledging the millage rates for personal and real property in Prairie County. The county has five school districts within its bounds including the Des Arc, Hazen, Carlisle, Clarendon, and Beebe schools. The second ordinance passed will allow the county to reimburse county officials for cell phones used for county business. The county judge, clerk, and assessor will all be reimbursed at a flat rate. The court also voted to contract with a private company to haul gravel for the county. The contract will be a one-year, renewable contract that can be terminated under certain conditions. Skarda intends to continue the contract with Stallings Trucking, which has been hauling gravel for the county for over a year, stockpiling the excess in
Hazen. Stallings is paid $2 per mile one way, and the county pays for the gravel. They have been hauling 2 to 3 loads of gravel per day from Cabot and Little Rock. The cost of the contract will be approximately $25,000, depending upon how much gravel is hauled. “It’s hard to find people to haul gravel,” Skarda said. The county has two 24 ton trucks, one in the north of the county and one in the south, to take the gravel to where it is needed. The fourth and fifth ordinances had to do with county roads as well. The court voted to lease two road graders from Riggs Caterpillar in Little Rock for use by the county road department. “Purchasing the graders is not feasible,” Skarda said. “This way the repairs are the responsibility of the company, not the county,” he said. One grader will cost $2185.73 per month to rent, and the second will cost $2185.73 a month. The rental contracts are for 36 months, at which time the county has the option to purchase the equipment or enter into another rental agreement. “The graders run about 1000 hours each per year,” Skarda said. Other business discussed by the aldermen were proposed county dog ordinance. They were sent home with a copy of the ordinance which will be discussed at next month’s meeting.
There wasn’t much for the Mountain Pine devil to laugh about, as the Eagles trounced his team in last Friday’s game. (Photos courtesy of Amanda Smith.)
Prairie County Sheriff’s Report As of Tuesday, Nov. 13, the Prairie County Sheriff's Department currently has 54 individuals in custody on both felony and/or misdemeanor charges at the Prairie County Detention Center, located in Des Arc. New arrests include: * Linda Butcher was arrested on a failure to appear revocation.; and * Lacy Taylor was arrested on a failure to appear charge. For more information on current incarcerated inmates in Prairie County and other deten-
tion centers across the state visit www.vinelink.com. To report an incident or to give information on ongoing cases call (870) 256-4137, which is answered 24 hours a day, seven days of the week. Residents can also email the sheriff at rick.hickman@prairiecountysheriff.org. Keep up to date with the Prairie County Sheriff's Department by following the department on Facebook: www.facebook.com/prairiecountysheriffdept. In any emergency situation dial 9-1-1.
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