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Community Events Calendar Thursday January 26 Commodities at Hazen First Methodist Church 10:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday January 26 Hornets vs P-W Hornet Gym 4:30 p.m. JG, JB, SG, SB Thursday January 26 PC Democratic Women’s Meeting 6:00 p.m. Murry’s Restaurant Hazen Friday January 27 Hornets vs Clarendon Clarendon Gym 4:30 p.m. 7thB, JG, SG, SB Monday January 30 The Center Point Fire Department Association meeting for January 30th at 6:30 pm at the residence of Amy G.. Carroll Saturday February 11 12:00 Noon District 10 Official WGM & WGP Jacksonville Lodge Hall
Hazen/DeValls Bluff, Prairie County, Arkansas
Thirty-ffive Arkansas 4-H H members attend National 4-H H Congress meeting in Atlanta Thirty-five Arkansas 4H State Record Book winners were among the nearly 900 youth who gathered in Atlanta for the annual National 4-H Congress, a premier leadership event for Senior 4H’ers. The event, held Nov. 2529, 2016, provided an opportunity for 4-H Youth from 44 states and Puerto Rico to network, learn from one another and be recognized for their achievements. Delegates attended educational workshops covering the 4H initiatives of leadership, healthy living, and science and technology. “Among the outstanding youth we had going to Atlanta was one selected to serve on the Leadership team and three who were chosen as official Congress enter-
tainers,” said Priscella Thomas-Scott, State 4-H Events Coordinator. “The four had to submit applications and videos and were selected from among all applicants by the Congress design team.” Kennedy Blue of Howard County served on the Congress Leadership Team. Lane Fritch of Benton County performed “Popular,” from the musical “Wicked.” Katie Gardner, Washington County, performed a tap dance to James Brown’s “I Feel Good” and Timothy Davis of Jackson County performed a dance routine to another James Brown song, “Super Bad.” Among the highlights of the delegation’s trip to Atlanta were visits to the CNN studios, Coca Cola headquarters, Martin
Luther King, Jr., Visitor Center and the Georgia Aquarium. Miss America Savvy Shields, a fellow Arkansan, was the Gala speaker. Delegates also participated in a day of community service. For more information about the 4-H Youth Development program, contact your county extension office. A list of numbers may be found h e r e : http://uaex.edu/counties/d efault.aspx. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic informa-
Rusty Smith, Arkansas Farm Bureau State Board Member, of Des Arc took part in the delegate session of the 98th American Farm Bureau Convention held Jan. 6-11 in Phoenix, Arizona. At the annual meeting of Farm Bureau, voting delegates, farmers and ranchers set the national organization’s policies for the next year. These policies — surfaced and debated from the grassroots level on up — guide national policy implementation efforts throughout the following year. Arkansas Farm Bureau is a nonprofit, private
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(Walnut Ridge, Ark.) Hunter Ingle, son of Richie and Sonja Ingle of Hazen has been named to the Williams Baptist College President’s List for the 2016 fall semester. The President’s List includes those full-time students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average, while the Dean’s List is comprised of those with at least a 3.5 GPA. Williams is a four-year, liberal arts college at Walnut Ridge. Hunter is a 2014 graduate of Hazen High School.
Rusty Smith farm and rural advocacy organization of more than 190,000 families through-
out the state working to improve farm and rural life.
Hazen City Council discusses 2017 budgets
Tuesday February 14 Valentines Day
Tuesday February 21 6:00 p.m. PC Master Gardeners BancorpSouth Hazen
Sara Beth Toll of Hazen-State 4-H Officer-At-Large, Lane Fritch-State 4-H Officer At Large, Cheyenne Gillliam-Ozark District Vice-President, and Mallory Perkins-Delta District Vice-President.
Des Arc resident attends Ingle named to Farm Bureau Convention President’s List
Monday February 13 6:15p.m. Hazen Chapter #5 OES Hazen Lodge Hall
Thursday February 16 6:00 p.m. GFWC Elsie McCain Club Murry’s Restaurant Hazen
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
The Hazen City Council members were sworn in before the regularly scheduled meeting. The Hazen City Council held their regular monthly meeting on January 19 at 6:00 P.M. Present were: Mayor David Duch, Recorder David Hardke, Council members Steve Chlapecka, Tim Juola, Clevella Mosby, and Barbara Rogers. The Mayor announced that Constance Rose had resigned from her position as a Council member and that a replacement for that Ward will be sought by the next meeting. The Council members were then sworn in by Prairie County Circuit Clerk Gaylon Hale. The Mayor then called the meeting to order. A copy of the December meetings minutes were then passed out and approved.
New Business The mayor reviewed significant items in the 2017 proposed budget. The proposed sales tax budget will devote $15,000 to improving sidewalks, $15,000 to replacing the interstate lighting with LED lighting and reerecting light poles, and $15,000 to perform brush clearing inside the interstate cloverleaf. The proposed hotel/motel tax will devote $30,000 to a splash pad in the east city park. Jessica Berry representing SplashPads U.S.A also attended the meeting and presented pictures and details on the construction. The pad would be 1,100 square feet in size, it would Continued on p. 3
AR Highway 323 closed for repairs PRAIRIE COUNTY – Crews have closed State Highway 323 in Prairie County due to a failed box culvert under the roadway, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials. The road closure takes place immediately and is located approximately one-half mile south of Main Street in the city of Des Arc. Lanes in both directions of the highway are closed for approximately 100-feet. The road closure is due to a failed concrete box culvert. The failed culvert has caused the roadway above to sink and
presents a hazard to motorists. AHTD officials have yet to determine how long the highway will be closed. A decision will be made after crews complete a more thorough inspection. Motorists are urged to use local roadways in the area and State Highway 11 to the west to bypass the closure. A map of the closure is attached. Drivers should exercise caution when approaching and traveling through all highway work zones. Additional travel information can be found at IDriveArkansas.com or ArkansasHighways.com. You can also follow us on Twitter @AHTD.
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