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NWS Shreveport Issues a Flood Warning for Little River Near Idabel

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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.

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Sevier County Coalition to Host Refuse to Be a Victim Lunch-and-Learn

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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

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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!

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Annual Hurrah Days Rotary Breakfast Saturday October 5th

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De Queen Rotary Club will be hosting their annual Hurrah Days Breakfast Oct. 5 (7:30 am to 9:30 am). Meal will include eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuit, gravy and drink for $6. Children under 12 are $3. Meal will be served at Sevier County Senior Citizen Center. Proceeds will benefit Sevier County Museum. Enjoy a delicious breakfast before you start your day at the Hurrah Festival! For more info, contact Tammy Huddleston 584-2550.

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Weekly Update from State Representative DeAnn Vaught

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In Arkansas, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men will be the victim of domestic abuse in their lifetime. In 2018, 44 Arkansans died as a result of domestic violence.

Domestic violence occurs among all types of families, regardless of income, profession, region, ethnicity, educational level or race.

This week, a rally was held inside the Capitol to raise awareness as we approach Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. The Governor and legislators also recognized the work of the 32 domestic violence shelters across the state assisting 18,000 Arkansans last year.

Every year, we study ways to strengthen our domestic violence laws in an effort to reduce and eliminate this epidemic.

In the 2019 Regular Session we passed the following bills addressing domestic violence:

ACT 499 creates a privilege of communication between a victim of domestic violence and the personnel of a domestic violence shelter or center and makes confidential certain communications between a victim and a victim advocate.

Act 498 reconciles the differences between the offenses of domestic battering in the first degree and battery in the first degree and increases the penalties for battery offenses under certain circumstances.

Act 324 allows for an additional sentence of 1 to 10 years in prison if certain offenses are committed in the presence of a child. The offenses include murder, aggravated robbery, felony assault or battery, and rape. Domestic violence is the leading predictor of child abuse.

Act 113 helps ensure that the $25 fee added to domestic violence convictions is directed to fund domestic violence shelters.

Act 908 amends the Arkansas code concerning orders of protection to align with federal code.

Domestic violence not only affects victims and families, it harms entire communities.

Below are numbers to 24-hour crisis lines:

Women and Children First - (800) 332-4443

Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault - (800) 656-4673

Arkansas State Police Child Abuse - (800) 482-5964

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence - (800) 799-SAFE (7233)

National Human Trafficking Resource Center - (888) 373-7888

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October Flex Courses Are Available

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UA Cossatot has released the class schedule for available October flex courses. These eight-week classes will begin on October 7 and end on December 6. The last day to sign up for one or more of these classes is October 4, 2019.

Flex courses allow students to take classes in a faster amount of time rather than in a traditional sixteen-week semester. They also enable students to take more courses and graduate sooner.

The October flex classes include several welding courses at Lockesburg, Nashville, and De Queen. The college will also be offering online courses in Accounting II, Micro Computer Apps, and Databases. Other available courses include Intermediate Algebra in Ashdown and Anatomy and Physiology II in Nashville. To view the full class schedule, please visit www.cccua.edu. To sign up and enroll in an October flex course, please contact Student Services at 870-584-4471 or studentservices@cccua.edu

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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

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UA Cossatot Foundation Hosts Annual Scholarship Appreciation Luncheon

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On Friday, September 13, 2019, the UA Cossatot Foundation hosted its annual Scholarship Appreciation Luncheon at the Historic UA Cossatot Bank of Lockesburg Gymnasium. The event took place from noon to 1:00 P.M. and gave scholarship recipients, their family, donors, and friends of the college a chance to meet one another.


One hundred and twenty guests attended the event and UA Cossatot Foundation Director, Dustin Roberts opened up the ceremony. Food was provided by Mary Pops in De Queen.
Roberts said, “It was great to honor our scholarship recipients at the luncheon and have our donors and friends of the college join us in the celebration.”


To apply for a UA Cossatot Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year, students and potential students can complete a UA Cossatot Scholarship Application online at www.cccua.edu/pay-for-college/scholarships.