IVIL WAR RE-ENACTMENT
(USPS 088-820) Vol. 131, Number 4 DeWitt, AR 72042 • 16 Pages • 2 Sections • 75 cents
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The 150th Anniversary of the Battle of the Arkansas Post Re-enactment was held See Page 8A
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Best of DeWitt - Employee of the Year BY VALENYA FRANKS EDITOR valenyasphotos@gmail.com
Georgia Davis, Dean’s Pharmacy Marketing Manager, was voted Employee of the Year for the DeWitt Chamber Commerce’s Best of DeWitt. She’s very helpful and very good with people. She’s especially hard working during Christmastime. She goes around town and helps people decorate their houses for the holidays. She’s a 2009 graduate from UALR with a degree in Behavioral Psychology and a 2005 DeWitt High School graduate. “I love her. She is a great person,” Kameka Owens, long-time friend, states. At Dean’s, Georgia does a little bit of everything. She’s been at Dean’s Pharmacy for over two years, and she continually evolves with the business. She’s the Medicare specialist and the marketing manager. She will work in the pharmacy department, gift department or wherever she’s needed.
52nd Annual Spaghetti Supper
Georgia Davis Patients and customers love her. They will ask specifically for her when they come in. Since she started working there, the patient flow has increased. Georgia is also a great co-worker. She’s always upbeat and fun to work with. She’s vey innovative, and she has great organizational and people skills.
Dean’s Pharmacy just celebrated their 20th anniversary, and Georgia basically took over the entire campaign. She attends market with other employees to look for merchandise, decorates the DeWitt store for Christmas, and then helps patients with Medicare. She can do it all. Georgia is always willing to help out her co-workers and supervisors. If they’re feeling overwhelmed with something, she always comes to them to see how she can help. She’s willing to help wherever and whenever she’s needed. It does not matter to her if she needs to come in early, stay late, work nights or weekends, or even skip lunch. She strives to do better in everything she does and make the workflow more efficient and easier on everyone. She always gives 110%. She cares about the patients and customers as well as her co-workers. She really loves what she does, and that is what makes her a great employee.
Arkansas County Farm Bureau Leaders
ABOVE - Sidney and Christin Relyea deliver spaghetti for someone getting take-out during the 2012 Spaghetti Supper. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church is hosting its 52nd Annual Spaghetti Supper this Saturday, January 26th from 4:30 to 7:30pm. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased from any church members. Dine in or carry out.
Arkansas County Farm Bureau leaders Heath Long of Tichnor and Terry and Lori Dabbs of Stuttgart were among the almost 200 Arkansans who attended the 94th annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Nashville, Tennessee. The event, which took place Jan. 13-16, provided farm and ranch leaders from across the United States an opportunity to network with fellow Farm Bureau leaders, attend an agriculture trade show and learn about current agriculture issues, including 2013 commodity outlooks, social media’s role in agriculture, crop insurance and energy development. Long is the president of Arkansas County Farm Bureau. Terry Dabbs serves on Arkansas Farm Bureau’s
DeWitt Athletic Booster Club The DeWitt Athletic Booster Club will honor the 9th grade basketball players and cheerleaders on Thursday, Jan. 31st after the 7th grade games. Games begin at 5:00.
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BEST OF DEWITT AWARDS BANQUET
Arkansas County Farm Bureau leaders (left to right) Heath Long of Tichnor and Terry and Lori Dabbs of Stuttgart attend the 94th annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Nashville, Tennessee.
Sunday Alcohol Ban Repealed
The Best of DeWitt Awards Banquest will be held January 31 at DeWitt High School. Featured Guest Speaker will be the new Arkansas Speaker of the House of Representatives Davy Carter. Tickets are $12 and will be available at Farmers & Merchants Bank, Arkansas County Bank and Dewitt Bank and Trust in DeWitt.
Nikki Haskins
Thursday, January 24, 2013
BY VALENYA FRANKS EDITOR valenyasphotos@gmail.com
The highlight of the January DeWitt City Council meeting was the passing of Ordinance 759, which repealed the previous ordinance 286 that banned the sale of alcohol on Sundays by restaurants. This issue was brought to the council by the restaurant Kelly’s on the Square who wanted to be able to serve beer and wine on certain Sundays like the Super Bowl. The state of Arkansas no longer has an alcohol ban on Sunday, but some cities still have a ban in place. It was mentioned that DeWitt was the last city in the area to repeal the ban. This ordinance will allow the sale
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of alcohol on Sundays by restaurants that have appropriate permits and licenses. It will allow the sale of beer, wine and malted beverages, but no liquor. Restaurants must also meet all state regulations for the sale of alcohol on Sundays. Ordinance 759 passed January 14, 2013, with a vote of four to two. A resolution appointing Leila Bell as the official Interim City Clerk was passed along with a resolution to authorize the Mayor, City Clerk, Deputy City Clerk, and a designee from the council members to sign checks for the city. Another resolution was also passed to apply for an Arkansas Community and Economy grant for renovating a building for transitional care residents of Dana’s House.
Along with Ordinance 759, three more ordinances passed at the January meeting. Ordinance 756 was passed to amend the 2012 budget to reflect adjustments made in 2012, and $20,000 was transferred from the general fund to the street fund. Ordinance 757 passed to add a line to the 2013 budget for the hospital maintenance account. Ordinance 758 passed, which set the salaries for the Mayor, City Clerk and City Attorney. In a state of the city comment, Mayor Relyea said, “2012 was an amazing year for DeWitt. New businesses opened and old businesses expanded. Although a few businesses closed and the landfill closing really hurt the budget, the recycling has taken off and should greatly help.”
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