National Night Out in Sevier County Tuesday Night
Sevier County had their National Night Out at De Queen Sportsplex Tuesday night with free hotdogs, popcorn, candy and other giveaways! Little Debbie Eating Contest coming up! (Click on Pic to go to next pic = 4 Pics)
Little Debbie Eating Contest at Sevier County National Night Out
1st Match: Zoe Tollett vs Skylar Pannell
2nd Match: Tonya McKiddy vs Chet Stubbs
After dark Tuesday at Sevier County’s National Night Out
Rutledge Awards Howard County Officer of the Year
BENTON – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today awarded the Howard County Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award to Sergeant John Partain with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Rutledge presented the county winners at the annual awards and recognition luncheon during the 2019 Arkansas Law Enforcement Summit at the Benton Event Center.
“It’s my honor to recognize our law enforcement officers from around the state for their dedication to protecting Arkansans,” said Attorney General Rutledge. “Every day, these brave men and women leave their families without knowing if they will safely return home. Today’s recipients have gone above and beyond for all of us and we are grateful for their dedication and sacrifice.”
In addition to the statewide and regional Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the Year awards, Rutledge recognized an Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer winner from counties around the State. Recipients were selected based on recommendations for their dedicated service to Arkansans and can hold law enforcement positions at a college or university, municipal, county, federal or State level. Nominations were provided to Attorney General Rutledge from police chiefs, county sheriffs, county judges, mayors, prosecutors and other state law enforcement leaders from across Arkansas.
De Queen Police Report
Known Worldwide Third Generation Blade Smith at De Queen Lions Club Meeting
Lisa Taylor introduced Logan Pearce, 3rd generation blade smith, as today’s guest speaker at De Queen Lions Club. Pearce has made knives for the last several U.S. presidents, for TV shows, etc.. He has the largest custom knife show in the world and owns a knife making magazine. He works with the Discovery Channel and has a knife making school in Iceland. Pearce will be bringing the "Forged in Fire" to Hurrah Festival this Saturday in Herman Dierks Park in De Queen. "Forged in Fire" is from 10am-1pm with a cutting competition from 2-4pm. Pearce would like to see De Queen as the "custom knife-making capital of the world." There are 12 master knife-makers in De Queen today.
Projects Created by UAC Students Displayed at Nashville ERC
Tabetha Nguyen’s Lit I class presented their projects at the Nashville ERC Monday. There are some amazing students in her class and they were all very creative. The students have stored their projects and worked on them at the ERC for the last few weeks. All projects will be displayed at the Nashville ERC.
Thanks for allowing the ERC to be a part of your students’ projects, Tabetha!
If you’d like to see more photos, visit the ERC Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/UACERC/
UA Cossatot Will Host Three Blood Drives During October
Lifeshare Blood Center in Texarkana has organized several community blood drives scheduled to take place during October. Three of these blood drives will take place at UA Cossatot. The college’s De Queen, Ashdown, and Lockesburg Campuses will be hosting individual blood drives for anyone who would like to donate blood.
The De Queen Campus blood drive will take place on October 7 from 10:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. The Ashdown Campus will be hosting their blood drive on October 14 from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. On the same day, October 14, the Lockesburg Campus blood drive will occur from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. that evening.
Lifeshare Blood Center employees have stated that there is a big need for people to give blood and that blood supplies are low throughout the region. To donate blood or to learn more information about these upcoming blood drives, please call 903-794-3173.
Town Hall Meeting in Lockesburg Regarding Proposed 1% Sales Tax for New Hospital
Citizens of Lockesburg and the surrounding area met at the Lockesburg Senior Center Monday night for a town hall meeting concerning the 1% sales tax for a new Sevier County Hospital
Early Voting Begins October 1st for the October 8th Election in Sevier County
Early voting begins at 8 a.m. Tuesday, October 1st for the October 8th election on a proposed Sevier County 1% sales tax for a new hospital.
Natasha Cribbs Artist and Graphic Designer Former UA Cossatot Student
Artist and Graphic Designer Credits UA Cossatot for her Success
Natasha Cribbs is a former UA Cossatot student who now works as a graphic designer and illustrator for Phillips Media Group (PMG) in Springfield, Missouri. Cribbs credits UA Cossatot as being a big part of her journey in helping her get to where she is today.
Natasha was born in Waxahachie, Texas. As a child, she grew up in different towns in east Texas. Eventually, Natasha moved to Murfreesboro, Arkansas. In 2012, she graduated from Murfreesboro High School, and then directly went to college at UA Cossatot.
Cribbs said, “I chose to attend school at UA Cossatot because it was affordable. Plus, I had already taken a class there when I was in high school.”
When asked about her experience at UA Cossatot, Natasha said, “UA Cossatot was a great experience! When I started college, I didn’t even have a car. Going to UA Cossatot made school more affordable and accessible to me. I took all of my classes, either online or at the Nashville Campus. I was also able to take college classes with friends I graduated high school with.”
At UA Cossatot, Natasha chose to take her basics so she could receive her Associate of Arts degree. This degree allowed her to take her general studies courses that she would need to transfer. This degree also allowed her to explore career options while taking required courses and other classes she was interested in, like Creative Writing.
In 2014, she graduated from UA Cossatot and then transferred to Henderson State University. At Henderson, Cribbs ended up majoring in art and design. Natasha said, “I’ve always been interested in art and created art of all kinds. I love it! I knew this career field would make me happy, and I felt it was where I belonged. UA Cossatot also gave me extra time to realize that, while not wasting time and money.”
In March of this year, Natasha Cribbs landed a job working for Phillips Media Group (PMG) where she was hired to work as a Designer/Paginator. PMG works with multiple newspapers in the Missouri and Arkansas area, and Natasha helps these newspapers with their layout and design on a computer. She designs pages and ads primarily in Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, while corresponding with co-workers, and making sure everything gets sent to press.
Natasha Cribbs said, “I love my job! I am also glad that I started my education at a community college. It gave me what I needed at the time, instead of going straight to a university. UA Cossatot was a great school for me to begin my college education. If anyone is thinking about pursuing their education like I did, by starting at UA Cossatot, I would recommend them to look into it and talk to an advisor!”
Natasha is active on social media. She has social accounts where people can keep up with her art work on Facebook and Instagram. To view some of her work, please visit Natasha Cribbs - Artist (https://www.facebook.com/NatashaCribbsArtist/) on Facebook and @nalightful (https://www.instagram.com/nalightful/) and @nalightful.photo (https://www.instagram.com/nalightful.photo/) on Instagram.
Weekly Update from State Representative DeAnn Vaught
In 2016 in Arkansas, a total of 2,226 women were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and 400 women died from the disease.
Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women.
October is breast cancer awareness month. This is an opportunity to remind Arkansans of the importance of mammograms for early detection and life style changes that could help prevent cancer.
Mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer early, when it is easier to treat and before it is big enough to feel or cause symptoms.
In 2017, the General Assembly passed Act 708 which ensures that insurance policies cover annual mammograms for women over 40. It also ensures that 3D mammograms or ultrasounds are covered for women with dense breast tissue. While traditional mammograms are effective for many women, the ultrasound can detect changes in women with dense breast tissue.
Only about 5–10% of breast cancers are believed to be hereditary, meaning they’re caused by abnormal changes in certain genes passed from parent to child.
The vast majority of people who get breast cancer have no family history, suggesting that other factors must be at work, such as environment and lifestyle.
If you are uninsured or underinsured, you may qualify for a free or low-cost mammogram through the Arkansas BreastCare program.
BreastCare’s mission is to increase the rate of early detection of breast and cervical cancer and reduce the morbidity and mortality rates among women in Arkansas by lowering barriers to screening that result from lack of information, financial means, or access to quality services. It is funded by the Arkansas Department of Health with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Arkansas Tobacco Excise Tax.
For more information visit: www.healthy.arkansas.gov.
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UA Cossatot is Leading in Post-Secondary Enrollment
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education has announced the statewide colleges and universities fall 2019 preliminary enrollment numbers. The data shows that from fall 2018 to fall 2019, UA Cossatot had the highest post-secondary enrollment increase for all public two-year colleges and four-year universities in the state of Arkansas.
Since the beginning of the academic year in August of 2018, the college has achieved a 14.8% increase for post-secondary students. This increase surpasses the community college total average of 0.6 % and the four-year university average of - 2.5%.
UA Cossatot’s overall student enrollment percentage combined for concurrent and post-secondary students saw a 4.0% increase in enrollment beating the community college average in Arkansas, which is 1.4%. The four-year university average in Arkansas for total enrollment is -2.4%, which UA Cossatot exceeded as well.
According to UA Cossatot Chancellor Dr. Steve Cole, “We are obviously pleased with our numbers, especially the large increase in post-secondary students. I think this is reflective of how our students and future students view us, and that is a college that not only offers highly skilled technical training, but also a college that prepares them for university transfer. Add to that the new transfer scholarship to the University of Arkansas, where transfer students pay our tuition rate at the U of A, and I think we have a pretty good idea why our post-secondary numbers look the way they do”.
UA Cossatot has also announced that the college has reached a total enrollment of 1,521 students for the fall 2019 semester, which is UA Cossatot’s largest enrollment since 2014, and the eighth highest of the 22 two-year colleges in Arkansas.
Cossatot Community College
The University of Arkansas - Fayetteville's Chancellor, Dr. Joe Steinmetz has announced that the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville will now charge associate degree graduates from UA Cossatot the same tuition rates those graduates were charged at UA Cossatot. Upcoming Events
Hurrah Festival in De Queen October 5th
Coach Jacob Lee Guest Speaker at De Queen Lions Club
De Queen Lion Tail Twister, Jeff Holcombe, introduced Coach Jacob Lee as the guest speaker at De Queen Lions Club noon meeting on Tuesday. Lee talked about the Leopard and Lady Leopard tennis teams at Tuesday’s meeting.
Customer Appreciation Day Tuesday at Sevier County Farmers Co-Op De Queen
Kaylynn Kiker is the company Representative for Elanco and she says her company has a special offer (Tuesday only) for Co-Op customers!
Ed 88 visits with Anneke Carr of Animal Health International
Customer Appreciationn day at the Co-Op with Josh!
Chris Kyle with Vitaferm is at the Custmer Appreciation Day at the Co-Op!
Leslie Chandler of Sofarmhouseco of Sevier County is live at the Custo.Dr Appreciation Day at the Co-Op!
Don Bush of Consumer Supply is at the Co-Op.
B with the Final Prize Drawings
It's Banned Books Week at the Sevier County Library System
Banned Books Week (September 22-28, 2019) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.
The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted for removal or restriction in libraries and schools. By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship.
Morris Ranch & Triple J Angus Ranch Angus Sale October 19th
Big event coming up for one of our newest Ed 88 Community Partners, Morris Ranch, Inc.
NWS Shreveport Issues a Flood Warning for Little River Near Idabel
Issued by the National Weather Service
For Sevier County, Arkansas
RIVER FLOOD WARNING FROM 8:20AM CDT WED UNTIL 3PM CDT FRI THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LITTLE RIVER NEAR IDABEL. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 32.2 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
Sevier County Coalition to Host Refuse to Be a Victim Lunch-and-Learn
On Thursday, October 17, 2019, the Sevier County Coalition’s Live Well Sevier County Committee and UA Cossatot will be co-hosting a Lunch-n-Learn presentation entitled Refuse to Be a Victim on UA Cossatot’s De Queen Campus. The presentation will begin at 12:00 noon in the Weyerhaeuser room, located in the Skilled Trades Building, and will conclude at 12:40 p.m.
UA Cossatot Police Officers Monte Stringfellow and Jason Curtis will provide participants with tools needed to develop their own safety strategy, including information on the psychology of the criminal mind, home and phone security, automobile and travel security, personal and technical security, and self-defense tools. Stringfellow says, “Refuse to Be a Victim is not a firearms or a self-defense course. We’ll be providing practical information geared toward awareness and avoidance of criminal attack.” Curtis added, “As we enter into the upcoming holiday season, which often involves traveling and shopping, one of the most important steps toward ensuring your own safety is having a personal safety strategy in place before you need it.”
Stringfellow, a resident of Horatio, has a long career with police service. He began his police work in 1992 with the City of De Queen Police Department before joining the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office in December 1993. He worked there until 1998, when he left police work for the construction industry. He ran for Sevier County Sheriff and was elected in 2008. He served as the Sevier County Sheriff until 2012, and joined UA Cossatot in 2013 as a Campus Police Officer.
Curtis, a resident of Ashdown, has over 20 years of experience in police service. He began his police career as an officer in 1995 for Ashdown Police Department. Throughout Curtis’s career, he has worked as a patrolman, canine officer, criminal investigator, and as a Patrol Sargent. He has also worked with the Little River Sheriff’s Office and the Texarkana Police Department transporting US Marshall Service inmates. Curtis joined UA Cossatot as Campus Police Officer in 2013.
Stringfellow and Curtis hold, among other credentials, Law Enforcement Certifications and are Certified Police Professional Instructors. Both are also Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response and Refuse to Be a Victim trainers.
All are invited to bring their lunch and join officers Stringfellow and Curtis for this free event. For more on Lunch-and-Learn programs, visit the Sevier County Coalition website at seviercountycoalition.com or call UA Cossatot’s Continuing Education Services at (870) 584-4471
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Sevier County Farmers Co-Op Customer Appreciation Event Today
Tuesday, September 24th, the Sevier County Farmers Co-Op is hosting a customer appreciation celebration! Everyone is invited to come by and check out the giveaways, refreshments, and demonstrations. A number of agri products company reps will be on hand including:
VitaFerm – Chris Kyle
Elanco – Kaylynn Kiker
BWI – Andy Rayburn
K&K Vet Supply – Tim Morphew
Weaver Supply – Danny Allen
Consumers Supply – Don Bush
Animal Health International – Anneke Carr
Plenty of great deals and free burgers for everyone! And Ed 88 will be there too! The fun starts at 10 am and goes till 5:30 pm this Tuesday at the Co-Op in De Queen!