Rick Kennedy HELENA WORLD The HWH City Council did little in the way of tangible actions, but they did set a number of budget workshops for the rest of January in front of a statemandated February 1 deadline. As this edition of the Helena World w a s g o i n g to press, two budget workshops, on Monday, January 23 and Tuesday, January 24, would have occurred. Additional workshops have been set for tomorrow, Thursday, January 26, and then, Monday, January 30, and Tuesday, January 31. The Helena World will present online updates on the website as significant news or developments come out of these sessions. The challenge for the council as clearly stated again at its meeting Tursday (January 17) remains developing a budget that bridges an estimated $124,000 deficit to a balanced budget as required by state law. State law says the City of Helena West Helena must approve and pass its budget by February 1. City officials and the council have since been delayed by a lawsuit and abeyance on the base pay ordinance that was Andrew Bagley HELENA WORLD Ordinances to change the base pay and raise the conflict of interest limits have been placed in abeyance through a temporary restraining order put in place by Circuit Judge Christopher Morledge at the request of a lawsuit filed by Greg Williams against the City of Helena-West Helena. Williams, who is represented by local attorney Kyle Stoner, contends that Mayor Christopher Franklin cannot rescind the veto of outgoing Mayor Kevin Smith, who issued his veto of the ordinances passed by the outgoing City Council in the waning hours of his term on December 31. Franklin then released a letter rescinding the veto on January 2. In his order, which was issued ex parte, Morledge found that irreparable harm would be held if the brakes were not put on allowing the ordinances to go into effect. The order reads, “The Court finds that unless a TRO is issued, the Plaintiff faces an immediate, irreparable harm to his health and safety. The Court further finds that such harm outweighs any injury Support Local News * Support Local Journalism Please see WATER on 2A Visit our website: www.helenaworld.org January 25, 2023 • Single copy $1.25 Volume 152 • Number 01 © 2022, Helena World Chronicle, LLC Please see COURT on 2A MYSTERY MACHINE Morledge Order places ordinances in abeyance HWH Council sets series of workshops as deadline nears Turner Franklin Please see CITY on 2A A Helena-West Helena Water Utilities pickup truck is shown here overturned in a ditch and partially submerged in water early on the morning of January 17th. According to police reports, city employee Jonathan Thomas reported that the car was stolen at 12:45 am that morning and that he called it in at 3:28 am. Contributed Photo Andrew Bagley HELENA WORLD The Helena-West Helena Police Department is investigating a one-car accident involving a pickup truck used by the city’s water department and an allegation by an employee that the truck was stolen prior to being wrecked. On January 17th at 3:28 am, Helena-West Helena Police were dispatched to 216 Richmond Hill for a report of a stolen vehicle. According to the police report, the complainant was Jonathan Thompson, a city employee. Thompson told police that he was at his mother’s house located at 614 Sioux Street around 12:45 am “when someone jump in his truck and drove off.” Also according to the report, Thompson also “stated he was in his friend gil Phoenicia Gamble car talking to her in the driveway when the theft took place.” The report also details that Thomas said he then walked from the Sioux Street location to his house at 216 Richmond Hill, which is a 33 minute walk, and that he was not able to call in the theft because his phone, along with his wallet and keys was in the vehicle. When the call ultimately came in at 3:28 am, two hours and 43 minutes had elapsed. The vehicle was found near 1133 College Street in Helena HWHPD investigating water truck accident
Local The Helena World 2A — WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023 Cooper COURT Terri Ann Hall CONTRIBUTING WRITER During the January 17th, 2023, Marvell City Council meeting, a review of the Water Study Report was discussed. The Water Study Report helps communities set their water and sewage rates. The recommendation by the Rural Water Association, per the Water Study Report, is for the cost of water and sewage to increase by 3% each year. For most citizens, this would only be a $4-5 increase each month. Mayor Guest noted in the meeting that the rates had not increased since 2019. The motion to raise 3% was passed unanimously. Citizens will not see this increase on their bill before April 2023. In the City Report it was also reported that Guest has been looking into the cost to re-roof the Marvell Library, which is part of the Phillips County Library system. The roof was done in 2016, but has damage that has not been able to be successfully fixed. The City of Marvell owns the donated library building and is responsible for the upkeep. The City is working with the Marvell Civic Club. The Marvell Civic Club is collecting donations for the roof. It was noted the concrete that was recently poured was funded by a grant from the Helena Health Foundation to make the parking lot handicap accessible, not paid for by the City of Marvell. Four ordinances were passed at the meeting. Each ordinance renewed the right for the City to have a business relationship with current City employees. Marvell City Council votes to increase water bill WATER Preplanning For A Disaster Rotary Club At a recent Helena Rotary Club meeting, local veterinarian, Dr. Holt Pittman was the guest speaker. His program was on infectious diseases that can be transferred from animals to humans. Based on his program, feral hogs may be the worst for transmitting diseases. Photo contributed that a TRO would inflict on the defendants.” Morledge continued, “Defendants are hereby enjoined and prohibited from taking any action in accordance with Helena-West Helena Ordinances 39-22 and 40-22, until such time a full adjudication can be had to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the Plaintiff and the citizens of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas.” Morledge set a hearing date on the matter for March, 20, 2023. the next morning. It had rolled over in a ditch and was partially submerged in water. The report said, “When officers arrived on scene the truck was empty and they observed an alcoholic beverage coming out the vehicle and the catalytic converter was also cut off the truck.” The vehicle was then towed by Thomas Wrecker Company. In a statement made in response to inquiries from the Helena World, Mayor Christopher Franklin issued the following statement: “We are investigating the circumstances of the accident involving a water department truck. We have implemented appropriate city policies and after the investigation is complete we will take further action if it is warranted.” passed by the previous council on December 30. City Treasurer Derrick Turner, however, said the city could still pass a budget in the absence of a base pay ordinance. The discussions from Tuesday followed the same themes as the previous council meeting, especially with new Council member Maxine Miller questioning the roles of department heads in the budget and spending money. She was particularly critical of the need for a purchasing officer. “If you are running a business, you would expect your managers to keep track of the money. No business operates the way this city has.” she said. Miller again felt the department heads should be held responsible for their spending and controlling their budgets. Turner explained that the council would have an opportunity in the workshops to meet with the department heads as they develop the budgets. CITY Staff Reports HELENA WORLD After almost two months on the lam evading arrest on charges of murdering Patro Porter in Elaine, North Little Rock Police arrested Martavies Cooper last Thursday. After being captured in Pulaski County, Cooper was returned to Phillips County and booked into the Phillips County Detention Center at 6:07 pm on January 19th. Charges l i s t e d on the online jail r e c o r d s are first d e g r e e m u r d e r and failure to a p p e a r. Bond was listed at $1 million. On the day of the murder, Elaine Police officers and Phillips County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call on Nelson Street that reported a man had been shot multiple times. Upon arrival, Porter was transported to the Helena Regional Medical Center and then flown to the trauma center at Regional One in Memphis but ultimately died of his injuries. In early December, according to a release from the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office, news station KATV in Little Rock received a tip that Cooper was in the Little Rock area. For the next several weeks, officers and officials with the U. S. Marshals Service, the Arkansas State Police, the Little Rock Police Department, the North Little Rock Police Department, and the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case ultimately leading to Cooper’s capture in Central Arkansas last week Man wanted for Elaine murder captured Chuck Davis HELENA WORLD On Thursday January 19th representatives from The National League of Cities came to Helena to meet with local officials and business people. County Judge Clark Hall said their program One Nation One Project goal is to assist selected communities preplan for a disaster. Specifically, all municipalities in Phillips County have sewer and water issues. The idea is to possibly combine resources to minimize the effects of a catastrophic failure. Phillips County was one of nine communities in the US selected to participate. Local officials and business people in attendance included: County Judge Clark Hal, Dr. Becky Hall, Mayor Franklin, Derrick Turner, Dr. Mary Osom, Chuck and Cindy Davis, Will and Misti Stayley, Harvey and Donna Williams, Andrea Glukman and many others. The One Nation One Project group included: Director Georgia Gempler, Jill Sunke, Michael Rohd and several others that I didn’t have the opportunity to meet.
The Helena World Opinions WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023 — 3A In this editorial, we note some good news as we learned that Donald Ray Washburn of Marvell was recently awared the Arkansas Fair Managers Association’s Work Horse Award for outstanding dedication and service to the Fair Industry of Arkansas. Washburn has been actively involved with the AFMA and the Tri-County Fair for over 35 years. He and his wife Barbie have played a vital role in the success of our local Tri-County Fair. We would also like to note Washburn’s efforts over the years and congratulate both Washburns for their dedication and hard work to the Tri-County Fair for such a long period of time. Over the course of the past 35 years, Washburn has no doubt indirectly been a part of several generations of childhood Fair experiences as well as award-winning arts, crafts and recipes. Obviously, Washburu also played a role in guiding the Tri-County Fair through the rough patches over the years, including the recent times with COVID-19. Again, we hare happy to know of this honor for Washburn, and we join the chorus of congratulations to him for his achievements. Marvell’s Washburn named as recipient of prestigious AFMA Award Another year older and $1.4 trillion deeper in debt By Steve Brawner Columnist You remember the song “Sixteen Tons” sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford with the line, “Another day older and deeper in debt”? That line certainly would apply to Uncle Sam, particularly if you replaced “day’ with “year” and added “$1.4 trillion” in front of “deeper.” The U.S. Treasury Department confirmed last week that the federal government borrowed that much in calendar year 2022. For perspective, that’s roughly $4,200 for every American man, woman and child. That’s a big reason why the economy still feels OK despite COVID, Russia and everything else that’s happened the past few years. You can live well on a credit card for a while – until you can’t. I’m writing this on the same day, Thursday, that the federal government was expected to reach its debt ceiling of almost $31.4 trillion, or about $94,000 for every American. The debt ceiling is a statutory limit Congress periodically debates and then ultimately raises – in fact, it has done so more than 100 times since the end of World War II, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, or CRFB. This lately s o m e t i m e s h a p p e n s uncomfortably close to the last minute. Here we are again. Tr e a s u r y S e c r e t a r y Janet Yellen has said the United States can take what are called “extraordinary measures,” which involves moving money around so the government can pay its bills. Yellen said the Treasury Department can play these games until around June, when it would reach what is known as the “X date.” If nothing happens by then, the United States government would default, meaning it could not pay all its obligations. This would be bad because the entire world economy relies on Uncle Sam being the “steady and reliable” relative, not the “crazy” one. Moody’s Analytics said in September 2021 that a default could cost the economy 6 million jobs and reduce household wealth by $15 trillion. Interest rates everywhere would climb. Congress and the president have some time, and they will use a lot of it to debate and, u n f o r t u n a t e l y, posture politically. Some Republicans are demanding spending cuts, which is a no-go for Democrats. President Biden has said he won’t negotiate. This is a little concerning because you’ll recall that it took 15 votes to elect a speaker of the House, and that was just Republicans arguing with other Republicans. This will require a bipartisan solution involving the House, Senate and White House. The various sides make reasonable points. Biden is right that the consequences of default are too great to play this game. Republicans who are demanding action on spending are correct that the madness of borrowing $4,200 for every American must stop. The problem is that hardly any elected officials in Washington are talking about what really must happen: They must spend less and also increase revenues, which means raising taxes on some of us and probably most of us. No elected official wants to raise taxes. But here’s the reality: According to the CRFB, balancing the federal budget within 10 years through spending cuts alone would require cutting all federal spending by 26%. If Social Security, Medicare, defense and veterans benefits were excluded, everything else would have to be cut 85%. There just isn’t enough waste, fraud and abuse in the government to cut 85%. How can a “responsible federal budget” be a reality and not just the name of a committee? Elected officials must do what a family would do in the same situation: Sit down at the table for a difficult discussion about priorities, and then figure out what spending should be cut and where additional revenues can be raised. Groups like the CRFB can provide information, but it’s up to Congress to act. Arkansans will have to rely on their representatives: Sens. Tom Cotton and John Boozman, and Reps. Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman. They are only six of 535, but at least they have a vote. They can’t stop the government from going deeper in debt another year. But they can help make it less than $1.4 trillion, which, unfortunately, at this stage would be progress. Let the games begin By Rick Kennedy Columnist In the early onset of HWH Mayor Christopher Franklin, one of his catch phrases has been “I’m not here to play games” or the variant, “I’m not gong to play games.” Yet, already,.it appears the games have already started. The late called meeting of the HWH City Council on December 30, and the subsequent passage of a new base pay ordinance and conflict of interest ordinance by the old council, which included the current mayor, has left many with a bitter taste. Franklin, in particular, would have done well to abstain from the base pay vote, because it gives the very real appearance that he voted himself a big raise within 48 hours of assuming the Mayor’s position. Instead, he voted right along with it, and while it was not illegal, the optics looked pretty darn bad. Then, we have still unannounced role of James Valley, the former mayor, as what appears to be a Chief of Staff role. As of this writing, and now three weeks into the new administration, one has to wonder why there has been no official announcement out of Franklin’s office. At the January 17 meeting, Valley could be seen again, visible at the edge of the meeting room, and occasionally speaking to the council. The public has yet to know if Valley is on the payroll as a consultant, or is he the new Chief of Staff? In the meantime, both James Valley and the City Attorney, Andre Valley, seem to be running the HWH City Council meetings, with Franklin saying very little for the most part. What in the world is going on there? One commentator on of the two chat rooms on Zoom and YouTube asked “Is Franklin a puppet of the Valleys?” One thing the Franklin Administra - tor has done is drawn its viewership on Zoom and YouTube to all-time high levels. The last City Council meeting was seen by 806 folks on YouTube alone, and the City’s channel, which once had 25 subscribers now has 175. And the Zoom channel, which averaged 30 folks much of 2022, is now maxed-out every week. The next couple of weeks in city government ought to be interesting as the new city council tries to make sense out of a budget that currently stands at an estimated $120,000 or so in the red. As of this writing, the City Council would have met twice on Monday, January 23, and Tuesday, January 24. They are scheduled to meet again on Thursday, January 26, and then, right up against the February 1 deadline with sessions also scheduled for January 30 and 31. Spending practices, and in particular, the position of Purchasing Officer, has been much talked about. What has gone unsaid to this point is the processes or authority this position will operate with. Is this position little more than a clerk to keep track of paperwork? Is this a position that can refuse a purchase? Will there be purchase requisitions from department heads? There appear to be many questions remain to be answered, and there have yet to be public answers to any of this. And what effect will the court order have on the budget process? That is what the last council meeting seemed to be pondering. Turner said the council doesn’t necessarily need a base pay ordinance to pass a budget. So what does that mean? It is clear that there are no easy answers here, and the new city council has its hands full.
Local/Religion The Helena World 4A — WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023 Dr. Keith Roach SPONSORED FEATURE DEAR DR. ROACH: Are oral antibiotics ever prescribed to treat chalazions, in addition to eye drops and ointment? I have had two this year for seemingly no reason. They were treated with tobramycin eye drops, ointment and warm compresses. The first one didn’t resolve with those meds and was excised surgically. That eyelid then became infected without a chalazion and was treated with a second round of antibiotic drops. It remains a bit puffy and pinkish in color, which I chalked up to the new normal appearance. Now, a chalazion has developed in the other eyelid. I don’t wear eye makeup and use an eyelid cleanser recommended by my ophthalmologist. I am an otherwise healthy 76-year-old woman. Could there be a systemic bacterial or viral infection causing chalazions to keep developing? -- M.W. ANSWER: The terms for different types of eyelid lesions can be a bit confusing. Most people are familiar with a stye, which is a localized inflammation of the upper or lower eyelid, most commonly caused by an infection of one of the glands of the external eye, usually by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. A stye is also called a hordeolum. An external hordeolum is in the eyelash follicle or the lid margin, whereas an internal hordeolum is inflammation in the meibomian glands, the ones that secrete mucous to help keep the eyes lubricated. Makeup can block these glands and predispose someone to hordeola. Hordeola are treated with warm compresses and sometimes by an eye specialist, with a combination of antibiotic drops and topical steroids. Drainage by an ophthalmologist is necessary if it doesn’t get better within one to two weeks. If the infection gets into the skin around the eye, it may need oral antibiotics. A chalazion is not an infection. It’s a usually painless rubbery mass in the eyelid. A chalazion can be a complication of a hordeolum, since the glands are blocked by inflammation, leading to thickened secretions from the gland. Since it’s not an infection, neither oral nor topical eye antibiotics are useful. These also usually get better with warm compresses over weeks to months. People with recurrent chalazia should be considered for biopsy, since they can turn out to be tumors in rare circumstances. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 72-year-old female with numerous health issues, including three types of epilepsy. About two years ago, I experienced watching my pillow turn into bubbles and ants marching across my bedroom ceiling. They remained there and did not join me in bed, thankfully. After some time, they went away -- until this week. I am awake and alert when I see them, and it always happens at night. Due to a staphyloma, I only have vision in one eye. I was also born with cataracts and had those, along with age-related ones, removed at age 69 and 70. I am wondering if these visions I am experiencing could be yet another form of epilepsy. -- S.G. ANSWER: Although epilepsy can certainly cause visual hallucinations, they usually last only seconds and are not normally as complex as what you describe. Rather, I think this is more likely to be Charles Bonnet syndrome, which is associated with visual loss (that does not have to be complete). These visions are usually colored and may stay still or move, and hallucinations of animals and people are well-described. Moving the eyes toward and away from the hallucinations rapidly may suppress them. There are available medications to make them go away, which some people want and others do not. *** This Helena World feature is sponsored by John Edwards, Economic Development. Chalazions Continue to Develop in Both Eyelids * Toothpaste works well as a silver polish. Wet your silver, plop a little non-gel toothpaste on it and rub gently to clean. 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The answer: You probably already have a tube of lip balm in your pocket or purse. Rub some on your palms, then run your palms over your hair. Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. *** This Sponsorship is available now. To see your name or business here, call Andrew Bagley at the Helena World. Let Your Light Shine Sandra Bagley RELIGION COLUMNIST “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 Two years ago, as I listened to our first National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman close the recitation of her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, my soul began to hum a little gospel song I learned as a child in Sunday School. “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine. This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine. This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine. Let it shine. Let it shine. Let it shine.” Often reported to be written by Harry Dixon Loes in 1920 for children, “This Little Light of Mine,” is a gospel song that became one of the anthems for the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and ’60s and a rallying cry today as marchers would not let their voices be silenced or their light for justice be diminished. It is the same song we recently heard in the Amazon and Walden University television commercials, thanking delivery persons and nurses respectively as essential employees during the coronavirus pandemic and always. The simple, repetitive lines of the song echoes the message that Jesus made to his followers, “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:14-16 NIV). Following the Beatitudes, this passage is part of the “Salt and Light” segment of the Sermon on the Mount. In these verses, Jesus explained to His disciples and to us the true nature of our calling. In summary Jesus says salt that loses its saltiness is good for nothing, A lamp that is lit but then covered is worthless. Why would anyone try to hide a light anyway? Why would someone light a lamp and put it under a bowl? In this illustration, Jesus is referring to a clay jar that would conceal the light. In reality, we light lamps to spread light in darkness to enable us to see what we are doing or where we are going. In the Bible, light symbolizes the holy God, His presence, and His favor. Throughout scriptures, light is a symbol of holiness, goodness, knowledge, wisdom, grace, hope, and God’s revelation. By contrast, darkness, which is the absence of light, has been associated with evil, sin, and despair. Think about that for a moment. Where light does not shine, darkness dominates. There are times when we as Christian believers in essence hide our light. We do that when we remain quiet rather than speaking up; when we go along with the crowd; when we deny the truth; when we ignore the needs of others; when we allow sin to overshadow our witness for Christ. Jesus came as the light of the world – “In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. (John 1:4). As Jesus later explained, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but have the light of life” (John 8:12). Because Jesus is the Light of the World, as his followers we are called to reflect His light, living in a way that our lives are like lanterns glowing from behind the walls of the city sending a light at night that can be seen for miles. Jesus makes it clear that in the same way that a light shines from a lampstand, we must let our light shine before others. In doing so, others will see and give glory to our Father in heaven. Gorman, who had a speech impediment as a child, let her light shine and wowed the crowd using her words and her hands, using her eyes and her brilliance to help us see things in ourselves and in our country that we have avoided. While art and literature have always played an integral part in shaping our history, the inclusion of poetry at the Presidential inauguration is relatively recent. Only four of 46 presidents have had poets read at their inaugurations —John F. Kennedy, William “Bill” Clinton, Barack Obama, and now Joseph Biden, Jr. From the beginning to the end, Gorman used images of light and darkness, hope and fear, beginning with the line: “When day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade?” Throughout she called for unity and justice, through both reckoning with our nation’s past and looking toward its future. In conclusion, she challenged, “When day comes we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid. The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” When your light shines brightest, what are you brave enough to see and what are you brave enough to be? As you remember the source of the Christian’s light is the Lord Jesus Christ, let your light shine. Let it shine brightly! Let it shine everywhere! Sandra Bagley
The Helena World Church WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023 — 5A For more information on a sponsorship of this church directory Please contact Wally Burchett at: Wally@ burchettmedia.com or call 910-528-0244 ASSEMBLY OF GOD FIRST Assembly of God 1807 Stringtown Rd. Pastor Dwight Miner 338-3882 S.S. 9:45 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m.. & 5 p.m. Wed. 5 p.m. Hope Church 417 E. Baldwin Pastor Qway Duvall 501-655-0359 Worship Service Sundays 10:45 BAPTIST Asbury M.B. Church Wallace St. Marvell Rev. Leroy Williams Min., Rev. Gray Asst. S.S 9:30, M.W. 11:00 a.m. 2nd & 4th Sundays Bible Study Wed. 6:00 Harmony M.B. Church 801 Airport Road Fred Garrison, Min. 572-9342 S.S. 10 A.M. W.S. 11am & 5pm Wed 7pm Barton Baptist 9718 Hwy 85 Pastor: TBA S.S. 9:45 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wed. 7 p.m. Beautiful Zion Miss. Baptist 218 Ponotoc 338-3977 Danny Robinson, Min., S.S. 9 a.m.; W.S. 10 a.m. Beulah Missionary Baptist Onieda - Robert L. Goldsberry, Min S.S. 10 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. County Line Baptist P.O. Box 273, Marvell, AR 72366 Nate Lawerence, Min., 829-3260 S.S. 10 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Wed. 7 p.m. Elaine Baptist Church 200 Main St. Elaine Luke Watson/Pastor., 870-827-3469 S.S. 9:45 a.m.; W.S. 11:00 a.m. & 6p.m. Wed. 7:00 p.m. First Baptist M.B. Church Comer of Miller & Walnut St., Helena, 338-8652, Derrick L. Hughes, Pastor S.S. 9:30 a.m.; W.S. 11:30 a.m. Helena First Baptist Church 600 Franklin, Helena Cliff Bernard/Pastor., 338-6764 S.S. 9:15 a.m.; W.S. 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wed. 6:45 p.m. First Baptist Ward St., Marvell S.S. 10:00 a.m.; Randy Williams, Pastor W.S. 11:30 a.m. Wed. 7 p.m. Every Sundays First Missionary Baptist Church 125 N. Coanza Von Daniels, Min., 870-228-5007 S.S. 9:30 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. Fourth Street Baptist B.MA Pastor: Lance Madden SS, 10am; WS, 11am &6pm Wed.- Adult Bible Study/ Children/Youth Classes 6pm Fountain Head M.B. Baptist Willis DR Marvell Dr. James L. Allen, Min. 870-829-2558 S.S. 9:30 a.m.; M.W. 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 1st & 3rd Sundays 6:00 p.m. Galilee Missionary Baptist206 Adams 338-3024 S.S. 9:30 a.m. Pastor Jessie King Greater First Miss. Baptist Comer of Sam and Bonanza St. Arthur Hughes, Min. S.S. 9:30 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m., 1st & 3rd Sunday Lambrook Baptist 827-3918 S.S. 10 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. Lexa Baptist 213 Cedar St. Pastor: Nathan Perry 572-6533 S.S. 9:45 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wed. 7 p.m. Morning Grove Missi. Baptist Hwy 44 - Elder Robert Davi, Pastor, 572-0667 S.S. 10:00 a.m.; W.S. 12:00 noon every Sun. Bible Class every Tues. Morning Star Baptist 885 S. Biscoe 338-6727 S.S. 9:30 a.m.; W.S. 11:00 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wed. 6 p.m. 1st & 3rd Sun Rev. Larry Edwards, Pastor Mount Oliver Miss. Baptist Onieda - Moses Tillman Sr., Min. S.S. 10:30 a.m.; W.S. 12 Noon every 2nd Sun. Mount Tabor Miss. Baptist 1160 Holly & Adams Streets S.S. 9:30 a.m.; W.S. 11:00 a.m. 2nd & 4th Sun. Tues. 7:30 p.m. 2nd & 4th Tues. New Haven Missionary Baptist Rev. Rodney D. Corbin, Pastor 404 W Street West Helena, AR 72390 S.S. 9:30 a.m.- W.S. 11:00 a.m. - Prayer, Mon. 6 p.m., B.S., Wed. 7 p.m. Ph. 870.572.6314 New Hope Missionary Baptist Jackson & Holly • Billy G. Williams, Min., 338-9095 S.S. 9:45 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. Wed. 6 p.m. New Light Baptist 522 Arkansas Andre K. Valley, Min., 338-8677 S.S. 9:15 a.m.; W.S. 10:45 a.m. Bible Study 6:30 pm Wednesday New Zion Missionary Baptist - 225 Plaza L.A. Gamble, Min., 572-2159 S.S. 9:30 a.m.; W.S. 11:30 a.m. 2nd & 3rd Sun. B.S. 2nd Wed. Pleasant Grove Miss. Baptist Hwy. 316 Kenion Williams, Min. S.S. 9:30 a.m.; W.S. 11:00 a.m. 1st & 3rd Sun. Salem M.B.Church - Hwy. 44 So. S.S. 10:00 a.m. W.S. 11:00 am. 1st & 3rd Sunday Paster Randy Williams, Sr. St.John Missionary BaptistPerry ext., Helena S.S.9:30 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. Rev. Walter Debro Jr- Pastor St. John M.B. Church Perry Ext., Helena, AR Rev. Walter Debro Jr., Pastor Sunday School 9:30 A.M. Sunday Worship 11:00 A.M. Each Sunday St. Joseph Missionary Baptist - Postelle S.S. 10 am.: W.S. 11:30 am. Wed. 6 p.m. Spring Lake Missionary Baptist S.S.9:30 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. Rev. Garland Lee Restoration Outreach Center Int. and Non-Denominational Worship Service Sundays at 11:00 a.m. ICTC (I Can Through Christ) Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. I am the Sr Pastor Matthew McKing Sr. St. Paul Missionary Baptist Old Little Rock Phillips County Road 300 Billy Ward, Minister 572-2870 S.S. 10100 am; W.S. 11:30 every Sunday Bible Class 7:00 pm - Wednesday St. Paul Missionary Baptist Corner of Walnut & Adam St. -Amos Newell, Min., S.S. 9:45 am.: W.S. 11 p.m. Bible Study 6:30 p.m.-Tuesday St. Peter Missionary Baptist Old LR Road - Devin Brown, Min., 338-7164 S.S. 9:30 am.: W.S. 11:30 a.m. Bible Study: 6:00pm Wednesday followed with every choir rehearsal Second Baptist SBC 3rd & Baldwin St. Mike Collins, Senior Pastor., 572-3264 S.S. 9:00 a.m.: W.S. 10:00 a.m. & 7 p.m. Wed. 6:30 p.m. Second Baptist - Park & Hernando St. Jarvis Smith, Min., 572-9647 S.S. 9:30 a.m.; W.S. 11:00 a.m. NS. Sun., 6:30 p.m., BC., Tues. 5:00 p.m., Every 1st. Sat., Mo. Mus. 7:30 p.m. Second Baptist Church Lexa - 113 Mapl & Maine St 572-1525 S.S. 10:00 a.m.; M.W. 11:30 a.m.; Bible Study (First & Third Wednesdays) at 6 p.m. Silver Cloud 206 Riverview James L. Williams, Pastor 338-6822 Sunday School 9:30 , Morning worship 11:00 am, Wednesday night Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Trenton Baptist Pastor: Brother Mike Shelley S.S. 10 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Wed. 7 p.m. Truevine Missionary Baptist 415 W. Garland Dr. Pastor: TBA S.S. 9:30 a.m.; 1st and 3rd Sundays 11 a.m. Wed. Bible Class 6 p.m. Tucker Grove MB PC Road 115 Marvell, AR S.S. 9:30 am W.S. 11:00 am Rev. Earnest Womack Jr.- Pastor West Acre Baptist Church S.S. 9:45 a.m. W.S. 11:00 a.m. Pray meeting Wed. 7:00 p.m. West Helena Baptist 702 Plaza St. S.S. 9:30 a.m.: W.S. 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wed. 6:30 p.m. Zion Hill Baptist - 1108 Pecan St. 338-3712 Leroy Harper Sr., Min., S.S. 9:30 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m., 1st & 3rd Sunday Zion Travelers Mis. Baptist Rev. Austin D. Hill SR Pastor 32610 HWY 44 Mellwood, AR 72367 S.S. 10:30am W.S. 11:30am CATHOLIC St. Mary’s Catholic 123 Columbia 338-6990 - Sun. Mass: 10 a.m. CHRISTIAN First Christian Carruth St. - Marvell Alton Merchant, Min. S.S. 10 a.m.: W.S. 11 a.m.; E.S. 5 p.m. Bible Study: Wed. 6:30 p.m CHURCH OF CHRIST Hicks United Church of Christ Marvell Alton Merchant, Min. S.S. 10:00 a.m.; W.S. 9:00 a.m. Twin City Church of Christ Wallace Wally Scaife, 572-1215 S.S. 9:30 a.m.; W.S. 10:30 a.m. & 5 p.m. Wed. 7 p.m. Southland Church of Christ Bro. Derek Wilson, Minister 5625 Hwy 242 West I Lexa, AR 72355 S.S. 10am - W.S. 1 lam 572-2240 CHURCH OF GOD Church of God - 1736 Hwy 49 Gene Rutledge, Min., 572-2099 S.S. 10:00 a.m.; W.S. 11:00 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wed. 7 p.m. Church of God of Prophecy 210N.9TH Pastor: Doris Smith, 572-7587 S.S. 10 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. Wed. 5 p.m. Elaine Church of God Dan Wessell, Pastor S.S. 10:00 a.m. W.S. 11:00 a.m. Living Water Ministry 227 N. 8th St. West Helena Judy Carter, Pastor 572-5327 S.S. 10:00 a.m.; W.S. 11 am & 6 pm. Wed. Bible Study: 7 p.m. New Beginning Church South Seven Audie Richardson Sr., - Pastor CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST Christ TempleFranklin & Jefferson, Helena Supt. Alex J. Smith, Pastor; Min. Abram Johnson, Pulpit Chairman; SS 9:00 am, MS 10:30 am, YPWW 5:00 pm. Evening Service 6:00 pm, Wednesday Prayer & Bible Band 7:00 pm, Holy Communion-Third Sundays Greater Powerhouse/Adams Temple 519 Plaza Street - Alex J. Smith, Min. First Lady-Clinton Smith S.S. 9:30 am.; W.S. 12 Noon, Tlies. Thurs, Fit, Nightly 7:30 pm St. Luke COGIC Elaine, Robert Tackett, Min. - S.S. 9:30 a.m. W.S. 11 a.m. 2nd & 4th Sun Upper Room Pentecostal COGIC Jalen Phillips, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10 am. Wednesday Prayer Service 7:00 pm. 870-995-5128 Power House COGIC - 2nd St Kim Smith, Min., 572-9901 S.S. 10 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. Tues. 7:30 p.m. Watson Temple Church of God Hwy 49, Lexa Tues. Bible Study 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fri. Regular Services 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sim. S.S. 9:30 to 10:30 Regular Services 10:30 to 1:30 p.m. Evening Services: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. EPISCOPAL St. John Episcopal Perry & Pecan St. Rev. Ray Brown, 338-8115 W.S. 10:30 a.m„ S.S. 9:00 a.m. Allen Temple A.M.E. - 120 S. Ashlar SS 9:30 am -10:45 am Worship: 11:00 am Each Sunday Pastor T.B. Lamb METHODIST Carter Chapel AME 419 Columbia Deborah Senter, Pastor S.S. 9:30 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. Elaine United Methodist Pastor William Joe Head W.S. 9:00 am. First United Methodist in Helena 502 Porter 338-7418 Rev. Buddy Hamner S.S.9:30 a.m.; W.S. 10:30 a.m. Lexa United Methodist Pastor: Kenneth Lee - Cedar - S.S. 9:55 a.m.; W.S. 9 a.m. Marvell United Methodist Pastor: Kenneth Lee - Hwy. 49 S.S. 9:55 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. Pettis Memorial CMJZ. 121 Coranza 572-5046 Pastor William C. Gant S.S.9:30 a.m.; W.S. 5 p.m. Sun. CYF: 5 p.m. Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Center & Wallace St., Marvell W. Simmons, Min., 338-8651 S.S. 9:45 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. West Helena United Methodist - 109 N. 6th St. 572-2559 Pastor William Joe Head S.S. 9:30 am.; W.S. 11 a.m. PENTECOSTAL Pentecostal Porter Kenneth D. Harman, Pastor S.S. 10 am.; W.S. 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wed. 7 p.m. Apostolic Life Center Church 1335 Hwy 49, Marvell, AR Pastor Bishop S. R. Jackson S.S. 10 a.m.; W.S. 11 a.m. Tues & Thurs 7 p.m. Bible Study Thurs 7:30 p.m. Pentecostal Church of Holiness 52 ST. Francis Glenn Jackson, Min., 388-8974 S.S. 10 am.; W.S. 11 a.m. Wed. 7 p.m. United 7TH DAY ADVENTIST Seventh Day Adventist Church Hwy. 49, Bill Neptune, Min. -W.S. Sat 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. Pastor Jeny Kenyon, 572-9141 Faith Lutheran Church 4525 North Washington Forrest City, AR 72335 Earl D. Burhhart, Deacon OTHER Greater Miracle Temple - 228 No. 2nd St Bro. Willie Manuel, Min. S.S. 9:30; W.S. 11:00 Tuesday Bible Study 7:30-9:00 p.m. Gods House “A Safe Place to Come To” Outreach Ministries, Inc. - Pastor: Elder Robert Davis 9th Street & Plaza 815 Plaza Street West Helena AR 72390 870-753-4050 870-995-3533 mobile Church Services Every Sunday: S.S. 9:30 am Morning Worship: 11:00 am Every Tuesday even. Bible Teachings 6:00 pm Every 2nd & 4th Sunday after service Lords Supper Free Food Pantry schedule: 1st Tuesday & 3rd Tuesday Call Pastor 870-572-0667 House of the Lord Church - 8365 Phillips 300. J.L. 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8A — WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023 Local The Helena World Cinderella Helena-West Helena Central High School in a partnership with Dr. Kyle Miller and the nonprofit Positive Images in Christ recently completed a twonight run of the musical Cinderella at the HelenaWest Helena Central High School Auditorium. Miller has a contract to assist the school district with its drama program since the district currently does not have a drama teacher. The cast included district students along with com - munity members. Atten - dance for the two perfor - mances at the 500 seat venue built as part of the construction of the new Central High School that began in 2018 and was approved by the voters was strong. Contributed Photos
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023 — 1B Lady Cougar Zaria Smith battles inside the paint for points in Central’s 56-39 win at Pangburn to move to 18-1. Central sees a late season showdown Friday with Episcopal at PCCUA. Photo credit: Douglas Bielemeier Terri Ann Hall CONTRIBUTING WRITER The DeSoto School honored their senior athletes on Friday, January 20th before the Varsity Basketball games. With that excitement, the T-Birds came out strong from tip-off. Their defense shut down the Eagles in the first quarter, taking an 11-0 lead. DeSoto’s Head Coach, Eddie Phillips, began to rotate his players in the second quarter. Both teams scored six points, giving a halftime score of 17-6 in favor of the T-Birds. The T-Birds added eleven points in the third quarter, while the Eagles added twelve points. With a 28-18 lead going into the final quarter, the T-Birds didn’t break their stride. The T-Birds won the game 40-33. The leading scorers for the Eagles were sophomore duo Christopher Cutlip, who only made 3-point shots, and David Hall, both making 9 points each. For the T-Birds, Senior Jace Turner had 16 points and was the lead scorer. Sophomore Ethan Phillips was just behind him with 15 points, but had 13 rebounds to his credit. The T-Birds have steadily improved and so has their winning streak. They will play in the district tournament the first week of February. Thunderbirds defeat Marvell Eagles on Senior Night Andrew Bagley HELENA WORLD The Helena-West Helena Central Lady Cougars (18-1, 8-0) came into this week ranked #5 by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette in Class 3A and sat atop the 3A-6 conference with a onegame lead over Harding Academy and Episcopal with six games left on the regular season slate. On Friday, the Episcopal College Lady Wildcats (17-3, 7-1) come to town for a showdown at the Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Gymnasium, CHS’s home away from home, in a contest that has huge implications for the regular season title and seeding for the upcoming conference tournament. The Lady Cougars are coming off a 55-39 win on the road at Pangburn while the Lady Wildcats blew out Lisa Academy North 56-32 last Friday. Helena-West Helena Central Coach Kevin Pringle is excited about the team’s performance thus far, despite the team’s lack of depth. He said, “I really like the way our team is playing. They play as one solid unit and they play through mistakes.” Pringle, who also had to have the team ready last night for a battle with Harding Academy in another huge contest that ended after this edition went to press, said Episcopal has a very good team and that the Lady Cougars must do what they have done all season in order to win. He said, “The key to beating Episcopal is to keep playing the way we have been playing all season long. Play as a unit. And work through our mistakes.” Both teams like to be deliberate offensively with Central averaging 56 points per game and Episocopal averaging 50. Pringle hopes there will be a large crowd for the game with so much on the line. Lady Cougars ranked with big home game Friday Terri Ann Hall CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Marvell Academy Eagles traveled to Brookland, AR, to play against NEACHE. Top scoring efforts were by seniors Ryce Bennett and Evan James and sophomore Christopher Cutlip. James scored six points in the first quarter, Cutlip scored five, and an additional point by Bennett, gave the Eagles a 12-9 lead in the first quarter. Scoring was spread around in the second quarter among five Eagles. Bennett was on a roll in the third quarter, scoring six points. The score was 12-39 going into the final quarter. The Eagles won the game 45-16. Cutlip scored 14 points, James scored 12 points, and Bennett scored 11 points. Also scoring for the Eagles were Kyle Turner, David Hall, Hunter Layten, and Alec Warren. MA Eagles take 45-16 win over NEACHE in hoops
Marvell-Elaine’s Eric Perry goes up for the shot as Brinkley defenders Kylan Baker and Gauge Havner challenge him during Brinkley’s 62-41 win at the Marvell-Elaine Gymnasium last Friday, which knocked the Mustangs back into a three-way tie for third in the conference with Midland and Augusta. Photo Credit: Cameron McMath Sports Week The Helena World 2B — WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023 Terri Ann Hall CONTRIBUTING WRITER After the Senior Night presentation on Friday, January 20th, the Lady T-Birds and the Lady Eagles faced off in a district game. Anslee Barnes scored the first two points of the game for the Lady T-Birds. Mabry Hall was fouled on the next Lady Eagles possession; making both her free throw shots, she added the first points for her team, tying the game 2-2. Harper James, Sidney Simpson, and Ella Hindsley added points for the Lady Eagles while Carsyn Gore, Leah Carnathan, and Kingsley Whaley added points for the Lady T-Birds. With twenty seconds left in the first quarter, the Lady Eagles were ahead 12-10. In that short window of opportunity, Gore made back-to-back 3-point shots, ending the quarter 12-16 in favor of the Lady T-Birds. It was clear that neither team was going to back down, give in, or give up. It was anyone’s ball game. Both teams stepped up their defense in the second quarter. Hindsley (twice) and James scored for the Lady Eagles while A. Barnes and Carnathan scored for the Lady T-Birds. The Lady Eagles trailed 18-20 at halftime. James scored in the third quarter to tie the game 20-20, but Whaley rebounded and scored to give the Lady T-Birds a 2-point lead, 20-22. A foul by Sarah Lane Riddell put Lady Eagle, Kayla Warren, at the free throw line where she on one of her shots, inching the Lady Eagles closer, 21-22. A. Barnes scored to widen the lead to three points, but Simpson made a 3-point shot for the Lady Eagles to tie the game 24-24. Points were added by A. Barnes and Allie Reynolds for the Lady T-Birds, moving their score to 27 points. Kylee Jo Holder made a buzzer shot to give the Lady Eagles 26 points. The crowd for both teams were chanting and cheering as the fourth quarter started. Simpson made a 3-point shot to put the Lady Eagles in the lead, 29-27. Carnathan was fouled and made one of her free throws to add a point for her team. James scored twice for the Lady Eagles, giving the Lady Eagles a 33-28 point lead with five minutes left in the game. The scoring efforts were back and forth for the remainder of the game. The Lady Eagles never lost their lead and won the game 38-37. For the Lady Eagles, James had 17 points, two rebounds, and an assist; Simpson had 8 points, a rebound, and an assist; Hindsley had 8 points and four rebounds; Hall had 2 points, five rebounds, two assists, two deflections, and a steal; Holder had 2 points, two steals, and a deflection; and Warren had 1 point, two rebounds, three steals, and two pass deflections. The Lady Eagles are coached by Cathy Wilson. Single point separates Lady Eagles, Lady T-Birds in classic Cheering the Mustangs Andrew Bagley HELENA WORLD After cutting the Brinkley advantage to four early in the final stanza, the MarvellElaine Mustangs (9-8, 5-4) had no answers as the Brinkley Tigers (14-5, 7-2) went on a 19-2 run over the next 5:47 over the way to a 62-41 win in conference play. When Marvell’s Eric Perry scored to cut the Brinkley lead to 41-37 with 7:24 remaining in the game, the Mustang faithful were on their feet and the crowd at the Marvell-Elaine Gym could have been heard as far away as Main Street as MEHS fans sensed a comeback victory with the game as close as it had been since Marvell led 4-2 in the game’s opening minutes. But Brinkley’s Jaiden Eason hit a three on the next possession that sparked a 19-2 Tiger run that dashed any hopes MarvellElaine may have had for getting back into the conference championship race. Brinkley’s Kylan Baker put the lead back in double digits with a three-point play the old fashioned way to make the score 49-37 with 5:19 to go. Mitchell Hicks then put the exclamation point on the run for the Tigers with a dunk and a second-chance basket to push the lead to 60-39 with 1:43 remaining. Perry ended the drought for MarvellElaine with a putback with 1:43 to go, the first basket from the floor for the Mustangs in an almost six minute time frame. Sylvester Anderson scored the game’s final points with 1:05 left to make the final margin of victory 21 points for the Tigers, who have won 12 of their last 13 games. Marvell-Elaine was led by Devon Green with 14 points, followed by Perry with 13. De’Kylan Arnold added 10. Baker led the Tigers with 1 points followed by Eason with 14 and Anderson with 13. Hicks added 10. The win leaves Brinkley one game behind Clarendon at the top of the conference. Marvell dropped into a three-way tie for third with Midland and Augusta. In women’s action, the Marvell-Elaine Fillies (1-11, 0-8) were held to just two points in the second half after leading at the intermission and fell to Brinkley (3-9, 2-6) by a score of 35-18 Mustangs collapse down stretch against Brinkley Marvell-Elaine Elementary students Jaylon Ray (left) and Christopher Neal held out high hopes for the Mustangs last Friday night and are shown with optimism all over their faces prior to tipoff between two of the top three teams in the conference in front of a raucous crowd at the Marvell-Elaine Gymnasium. It was a battle for three quarters, but a 13-0 Brinkley run in the first half of the final period dash the hopes of the Mustangs and their young fans. Photo Credit: Andrew Bagley
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Terri Ann Hall CONTRIBUTING WRITER Phillips County native, Lanie Davis, graduated from Arkansas State University in the Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony held on Saturday, December 17th. She received the Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree. Lanie is a 2019 Marvell Academy graduate. She is the daughter of Kaleb and Karen Hall of Elaine. She is the granddaughter of Elbert and Pat George of Lambrook, Johnny and Sandra Hall of Elaine, and the late Jerry and Ginger Davis of Elaine. Lanie is currently employed with a counseling service in Northeast Arkansas. The Helena World Local WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023 — 5B Mary Louise Fiser Award Royce and Debbie Helms, Lawrence County Fair, were the recipients of the Mary Louise Fiser Memorial Family Award. This award was presented by Barbie Washburn for the Tri-County Fair and the Arkansas Fair Managers Association. This award recognizes the dedication, sacrifice, and commitment as a family to the county fair and the Arkansas Fair Managers Association. Mary Louise Fiser, of Elaine, was known for her love and support of the Tri-County Fair and the Arkansas Fair Managers Association, where she served as president in 2003. Contributed Photo Terri Ann Hall CONTRIBUTING WRITER Ann Marie VonKanel, daughter of Randy and Paige VonKanel, was the speaker for the DeSoto School Senior Night recognition. Pre-K helpers were Anna Blake Harper and Hudson Harper. Anna Blake is in Mrs. Katie’s K4 class, and Hudson is in Mrs. Rebekah’s K5 Class. They are the children of Blake and Micah Harper. Lucile Elizabeth Allen is the daughter of Phillip and Sarah Allen. She participates in cross country, tennis, and is a cheerleader for the T-Birds. Her future plans include attending the University of Arkansas, majoring in business journalism, and following in her father’s footsteps and attending law school. Clara Clarke Cannon is the daughter of Kyle and Erin Cannon. She participates in cross country, track, and cheer. Her future plans include attending Arkansas State in Jonesboro, and majoring in business. Leah Clare Carnathan is the daughter of Chris and Angie Carnathan. Leah participates in cross country, cheer, basketball, and track. Next fall she will attend the University of Mississippi and major in Sports Medicine and Nutrition. Elijah Wayne Cleary is the son of John and Desoto holds Senior Recognition Night MA’s Davis graduates from ASU Emily Cleary and parttime son of Phillip and Sarah Allen. He was walked out with Sarah Allen and his sister Maddie Cleary. Elijah participates in cross country, football, basketball, track and tennis. Next fall he will attend Arkansas State University and major in Nursing. He eventually would like to be a nurse anesthetist. Adrian Garcia is the son of Gerardo and Maria Garcia. Adrian plays football, basketball, track and tennis for the T-Birds. His future plans include attending college at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and majoring in Entrepreneurship Studies, and maybe owning his own Mechanic business. Greer Green is the son of Melanie Green, and Mike and Amy Green. Greer plays football and tennis for DeSoto. Greer’s future plans include attending PCCUA for two years and then transferring to Fayetteville. He also wants to attend law school. Dustin Long is the son of Timmie and Tammie Long. He participates in baseball and track and field. He will move right after graduation to Bryant, Arkansas, where he will work with his father in construction. Carson Milano is the son of Joe and Beth Milano. He plays football, basketball, and tennis for the T-Birds. His future plans include attending the University of Central Arkansas and getting a degree in Computer Science. Abbigaile Mae Phillips is the daughter of Matt and Callie Phillips. Abbi participates in tennis and cheer. Her future plans are to attend Arkansas State University and major in Exercise Science. After that, she plans to attend Parker University and obtain a Doctorate of Chiropractic degree. Kyndall Lea Schubach is the daughter of Jenna Schubach, and granddaughter of Mike and Diana Schubach. Kyndall plays tennis and cheers for the T-Birds. Her future plans will either be attending the University of Arkansas or Arkansas State University, and majoring in communication Disorders. She then hopes to atttend graduate school for Speech Pathology and opening her own speech clinic. Skyler McKenna Self is the daughter of Vince Self and Beth Self. Skyler participates in softball. Her future plans are to continue modeling and acting, and she also plans to continue her education in pursuit of a psychology degree. Preston Chandler Stingley is the son of Nixon and Renee Stingley. He plays tennis for DeSoto. His future plans include attending the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and obtaining a career in Landscape Design. Jace Turner is the son of Butch and Gina Turner. Jace plays football, basketball, baseball, and track for DeSoto. Jace’s future plans include attending the University of Arkansas and majoring in biology/human anatomy. Kingsley Kate Whaley is the daughter of Shain and Holly Whaley. She plays basketball and tennis and is a cheerleader. Her future plans include attending the University of Arkansas and majoring in Nursing with hopes of becoming a nurse practitioner with her own practice. Daniel Lee Yeager is the son of Chris and Tina Yeager. Daniel plays football for the T-Birds. He plans on getting his CDL and then attending Arkansas State University at Newport to study High Voltage Lineman Technology. DeSoto School is very proud of these fifteen seniors and wishes them well on their future endeavors. Terri Ann Hall CONTRIBUTING WRITER Ramsey Pillow graduated from Mississippi State University in the Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony held on Friday, December 9th. She received the Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the College of Business and the Bachelor of Accountancy Degree from the Adkerson School of Accountancy. She held the honor of Magna Cum Laude for both degrees. Her majors were Finance and Accounting. The Phillips County native was actively involved while at Mississippi State University. She was a member of the Chi Omega sorority, where she enjoyed the philanthropy projects and helping those in need through her sorority. She also spent time interning at an accounting firm in New York. Ramsey was a 2018 DeSoto School graduate. She is the daughter of Dr. Jim and Brooke Pillow of Lexa. Ramsey is currently preparing for CPA exam. She plans to begin working this fall at KPMG in New York. Desoto’s Pillow graduates from MSU
6B — WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2923 Local The Helena World Gillett Coon Supper Candace Williams CONTRIBUTING WRITER There was a packed house on hand for the first Elaine City Council meeting of the year and the first with Lisa HicksGilbert as Mayor. HicksGilbert, with city attorney Amy Green to her left presided over the meeting before residents and patrons of the city. At one end of the table also sat newly elected City Clerk, Tyesha Williams. This is the first time that this seat has been filled since 2019. After prayer, the first item on the agenda was the city’s proclamation for the National Day of Racial Healing held on January 17. This is the city’s third year having a proclamation recognizing this day; joining other cities and municipalities across the state of Arkansas and the country in doing so. The transition from the former administration of Michael Cravens to Hicks-Gilbert has not been one of ease. All of the police department quit along with the water clerk before Hicks-Gilbert took office on January 1. There’s no record of December 2022 minutes or the 2023 budget that the council passed at the meeting held on December 20. “They resigned on December 30, 2022. At least that’s what I was told. I want to make it clear that they resigned and were not fired.”, stated Hicks-Gilbert. The city has to first hire a full time, certified officer before hiring part time officers. “Is there any rule that they have to live in the city limits or close to the city limits?”, asked council member Tammy Miller. After discussion, the council agreed that the police should live in or close to the city and the police vehicle should stay in the city unless for transporting or other city business. The city has 6 months to fill the position before being out of compliance. Due to no transition taking place, the water bills were left in a stack on the desk with no corresponding information. City Clerk Williams and Hicks-Gilbert have been working around the clock to get water bills sent out to residents and businesses. With the delay in customers receiving bills, there will be no late fees charged. Hicks-Gilbert also addressed a fraudulent website posing as a place where residents can pay their water bills. She warned meeting attendees that it is not owned by the city and not to submit water bill payments via that website. This is currently being investigated by the state police and the Attorney General’s office. The council preceded to vote on housekeeping items including Roberts Rules of Order as the guiding rules for meetings and keeping the third Tuesday at 6:00PM as the day for council meetings. The public will have until a week prior to the council meetings to request to be on the agenda and meeting packets will be sent to council members the Thursday before the meeting. Next, Paul Litwiller presented his proposal for trash/waste pickup. Mr. Litwiller has been operating in good faith without a contract for over seven months with collecting trash for the city. Litwiller proposed a raise from $15.50 to Hog Wild in Helena Helena-West Helena is well-known to be a stronghold for Razorback fans, who are no doubt mourned the death of Tusk V, the live Razorback mascot, recently. Razorback Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek doesn’t have to look far for a replacement. All he has to do is come to Helena in the neighborhood near Columbia Street where this pig was recently spotted rooting through the neighborhood. Already fattened and ready, Helena has a replacement mascot ready to make a debut in Razorback Stadium roaming the streets. Contributed Photo Hicks-Gilbert holds first meeting as Mayor of Elaine Terri Ann Hall CONTRIBUTING WRITER Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, AR, announced the Fall Academic Honors on January 17th, 2023. Kaylee Grace Reynolds was named to the President’s List. Madeline Reynolds was named to the Dean’s List. Kaylee Grace Reynolds earned a 4.0 GPA in the fall 2022 semester, securing a reputable position on Southern Arkansas University’s President’s list. Kaylee is a senior Elementary Education (STEM) major from Brinkley, AR. She is a 2020 Marvell Academy Graduate. Securing positions on the Dean’s List for a 3.5 GPA or higher in the fall 2022 semester was Madeline (Maddy) Reynolds. Maddy Reynolds, of Brinkley, is majoring in Cyber Criminology. She is a 2022 graduate of Marvell Academy. Kaylee and Maddy are sisters and the daughters of Jason and Stephanie Reynolds. Stephanie is a much-loved elementary teacher at Marvell Academy. Jason is a 1992 alumnus of Marvell Academy. A total of 415 students were honored on this semester’s 4.0 GPA President’s List, and 581 students earned a 3.5 GPA or higher for the fall 2022 semester and have been named to its Dean’s List. Southern Arkansas University strives to provide students with the complete college experience in a caring environment of service, innovation, and community. With more than 100 degrees in four distinct colleges and the School of Graduate Studies, SAU initiates new degree programs to fit the needs of the career and professional trends of today. MA sisters attending SAU earn Fall Academic honrs $21.25 per household, noting that the price had not been raised in over 10 years, well before he took over the company. The council voted to accept Litwiller’s proposal. After discussion, the Mayor’s spending limit was set at $5,000. This will allow the Mayor to pay the Arkansas Municipal League between council meetings in case the city is sued. With the Water Supervisor still on board, the city needs someone to come in once a month, for about a week, to read water meters. Meter readings have been estimated since 2020. The meter reader position will be a part time position at $12.50/hour. On her fourth day in office, Hicks-Gilbert hired Jerry Zigler as the Street and Sanitation Supervisor. This position is extremely important, with working on the north side of town as the top priority. The north side of town experiences flooding every time it rains. The volunteer fire department chief asked for his department to be considered for more funding in the 2023 budget. The department answers medical calls as well as fires for Elaine and the surrounding rural farm communities in South Phillips County. With a vacant seat in Ward 1, the council had to appoint someone to the seat. Council members proposed two residents to fill the position. Eventually, Mable Cox was unanimously voted upon to assume the seat for the next two years until the next election. With the city budget due by February 1, the council set January 25 at 6:00PM as the date that they’ll meet for a workshop to finalize the budget. There, the council will discuss and decide upon salaries for full time and part time city employees, and funding other city needs. K. Reynolds M.Reynolds Terri Ann Hall CONTRIBUTING WRITER Not only is the annual Gillett Coon Supper one of the most highly anticipated wild game suppers in Arkansas, but it has also become a who’s who of politicians and those who aspire to become public servants. It is one of the largest unofficial political events held in the state. This isn’t only a political event, it’s also for a good cause. Money raised from the event goes toward scholarships for local students. With people from both Arkansas and out of state, around 450-500 people attended the event this year. Phillips County District 8 Justice of the Peace, Martin Rawls attended the event and said, “As a former college student who interned on Capitol Hill, i t ’ s extremely important to me, the value of the Berry Farm Pre- Coon Supper. All proceeds of that event go to scholarships to fund students to go intern in D.C. The Coon Supper is on of Arkansas’ most unique traditions. Being an off election year, it was not quite as crowded as usual. But it was still a great time.” Representative Mark McElroy, who attended the event, is serving his fifth term in the Arkansas House. He represents District 62 which includes all of Lee and Phillips County along with a portion of Monroe, Arkansas, and Desha Counties. Representative McElroy has been attending the event for around 30 years, since his early days as a county judge. “The Coon Supper is more than eating some barbeque raccoon, it’s a group of people gathering for a good cause. Scholarship money is raised and people who have an interest in public service gather to discuss ideas for serving their communities and being involved. Watching so many younger people take on this noble cause keeps our faith in the future,” Representative McElroy said of his attendance. Representative McElroy looks forward to the local festivals and events around the state, but especially in District 62. McElroy
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