Lion Jeff Holcombe introduced De Queen Mayor Jeff Brown as Tuesday’s speaker at the noon meeting of De Queen Lions Club. Mayor Brown talked about the 2020 Census and some of the city projects (water tower completion, paving of city roads, a pavilion at Redmen Cemetery and Issue 1 on the next ballot) for De Queen.
Winners at last night's Nashville Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet included:
Man of the Year - Alan Green
Woman of the Year - Cheryl Power
Orange and Black Award - Andrea Pinegar and the Scrapper Supermarket
Bloom Where You Are Planted Award - Andi Reeves
Memorial Awards - Jerry Jacobs, Andy Anderson, Vernon Wildbur, Joey Jamison, Charles Sharp, Tom Strasner, And Helen Millwood
New Buildings - Husqvarna and Pilgrims
Remodeled Buildings - Smokehouse Pizza, Occasions, Rehab Specialists, Angel Nails, Flex Gym, Lisa Chandler Insurance, What Fur, Hoppin Nutrition Bar / Roobungee, Nashville Nutrition Den
Outgoing members Janet Carpenter, Leslie Reeder, and Will Martin were recognized and new board members Nicole Aylette, Michelle Boone, Annette Brown, and Hunter Green were welcomed. Vice President for the coming year is Mark Dale and the President is Loren Hinton.
Special thanks to all our sponsors as well as Occasions and Sandra Jones, Pattacakes and Staphanie Harrison and Wendy Haddan, the Howard County 4-Hers, and Fred Hintz for helping to make last night an event to remember!
De Queen police said they are “diligently” working with the help of the Arkansas State Police and the McCurtain County Sheriff’s Department, to resolve the case of two armed men that attempted to rob the Red River Credit Union in De Queen last Thursday.
More on this story can be found at:
Police continue hunt for suspects in attempted bank robbery
De Queen police said they are "diligently" working with the help of the Arkansas State Police and the McCurtain County Sheriff's Department, to resolve the case of two armed men that attempted to rob the Red River Credit Union in De Queen last Thursday.
Fiesta Fest will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2020, on North 3rd Street of the courthouse in Downtown De Queen from 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. The festival’s focus is bringing the community together to celebrate all the cultures of Southwest Arkansas while raising scholarship money for UA Cossatot students.
Festivities will include food, vendors, live music, a DJ, folkloric dancing, carnival rides, games, face painting, shopping, a petting zoo, and a mariachi.
The UA Cossatot Student Ambassadors will host the De Kolores 5k run before the festival at 8:00 A.M. in the same location. The entry fee is $20 and t-shirts are guaranteed to pre-registration participants. Registration forms can be found at www.cccua.edu/ff5k. Completed forms can be mailed to Ben Renfrow C/O UA Cossatot 183 College Drive De Queen, AR 71832.
Sponsors and vendors are wanted for Fiesta Fest. Sponsorship and vendor forms can be found online at www.cccua.edu/ff or by contacting Dustin Roberts at droberts@cccua.edu or 870-584-1172.
Horatio resident, Gayla Irvan, donated to the UA Cossatot Foundation to establish the Alex Scholarship.
The scholarship is to honor the memory of her son, Alex Irvan. The Alex Scholarship is for UA Cossatot students accepted into the Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program. Eligible applicants will need to have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and have a financial need. The scholarship will award one applicant $500 for the academic year.
Irvan said, “I had a disabled child and I wanted to give to a college with an OTA program to help students who could work with people with disabilities and helping with other rehabilitation services.”
The UA Cossatot Foundation exists to create awareness of the need for scholarships while focusing efforts on raising resources to meet the need and furthering UA Cossatot’s institutional development.
UA Cossatot Foundation Director, Dustin Roberts said, “Mrs. Irvan has a big heart and a strong desire to help others succeed. This gift in memory of her son, Alex, is greatly appreciated and will help a deserving OTA student at UA Cossatot.”
For more information on how to support UA Cossatot Foundation, please contact Dustin Roberts at 870-584-1172 or droberts@cccua.edu
Kyle Willis came by the studio recently to talk about an upcoming meeting for anyone interested in becoming a youth umpire.
Keisha McKinney of the Sevier County Tourism Committee recently visited our De Queen studio to talk about a statewide award for which the group has been nominated, as well as a survey that local hospitality employers are encouraged to take part in, and the group's new website that is about to launch.
According to the National Weather Service in Shreveport…
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...
* WHAT...Southwesterly winds this morning will begin to transition
to a westerly/northwesterly wind this afternoon as a cold front
passes through the area. Wind gusts between 20 to 30 mph are
expected through much of the day.
* WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Louisiana,
southeast Oklahoma, south central and southwest Arkansas and
east and northeast Texas.
* WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening.
* IMPACT...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create
hazardous conditions for small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.
A De Queen man, Stacy Higgins, 50, is facing charges of felony possession of a controlled substance and felony possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop was made on him by De Queen police. More on this story can be found at:
https://www.dequeenbee.com
De Queen man facing felony drug and drug paraphernalia charges
A De Queen man, Stacy Higgins, 50, is facing charges of felony possession of a controlled substance and felony possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop was made on him by De Queen police. According to a police report, Sgt.
A De Queen man, Joshua Paul Burcham, 33, is facing felony drug paraphernalia charges after after a De Queen patrolman who knew Burcham had a suspended driver’s license, pulled him over the afternoon of Feb. 17.
More on this story can be found at:
https://www.dequeenbee.com
De Queen man faces felony charge after being found with a dirty syringe
A De Queen man, Joshua Paul Burcham, 33, is facing felony drug paraphernalia charges after after a De Queen patrolman who knew Burcham had a suspended driver's license, pulled him over the afternoon of Feb. 17. De Queen Police Canine Officer Jarrin Platt wrote in his report that he was patrolling on S.
A De Queen man, Taylor Suttle, 21, was charged with DWI drugs, after police found him slumped over in a vehicle that had come to a stop in a ditch. More on this story can be found at: https://www.dequeenbee.com
De Queen man jailed on DWI drug charge after refusal to take blood or urine test
A De Queen man, Taylor Suttle, 21, was charged with DWI drugs, after police found him slumped over in a vehicle that had come to a stop in a ditch. De Queen Police Ptl. Michael Barnes and Sgt. Wayne Baker were dispatched to Lakeside Dr. near the city swimming pool around 9:50 p.m.
Early voting for the Arkansas Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan General Election began this week. It will continue up until the date of the election, Tuesday, March 3.
Although many of the headlines focus on the Presidential race, it’s important to remember the other significant elections on your March ballot including legislators and judges.
Non-partisan elections for judicial candidates and prosecutors are held at the same time as Democratic and Republican primaries. If no candidate wins a majority in the non-partisan races, the two candidates with the most votes participate in a runoff. If a runoff is required, it takes place on the same day as the general election for partisan races, and runoff candidates appear on the general election ballot.
Arkansas is one of thirteen states that choose their state supreme court justices in entirely nonpartisan elections and one of eighteen states that select judges through nonpartisan elections at all trial court levels.
The polls are open between the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday. Early voting ends at 5:00 pm on the Monday before the election. The polls on Election Day will be open from 7:30 am until 7:30 pm. Once at the polls, you will be asked to show a photo ID issued by either the United States, the State of Arkansas, or an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the State of Arkansas.
In most counties, early voting is conducted at the county clerk’s office. In counties with off-site early voting (a location other than the county clerk’s office), local newspapers will publish the designated sites. You can also find your polling location and a sample ballot at www.voterview.org.
Remember, every vote counts!
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Horatio 11th graders were on the De Queen campus Friday for “Fall in Love with UA Cossatot”.
De Queen juniors visited De Queen’s campus of UA Cossatot Thursday for a tour of the campus.
The Colts Classic FFA competition at UA Cossatot - De Queen was last Friday.
Results from the contest are:
Ag Mechanics
1. Fouke
2. Acorn
3. Hackett
Electricity
1. Bradley
2. Harmony Grove
3. Hermitage
Farm Business Management
1. Taylor
2. Mount Ida
3. Lake Hamilton
Floriculture
1. Dover
2. Bradley
3. Hackett
Forestry
1. Harmony Grove
2. Taylor
3. Hermitage
Horse
1. Foreman
2. Rosebud
3. Mount Ida
Land Judging
1. Dierks
2. Taylor
3. Foreman
Milk Quality & Products
1. Ouachita
2. Taylor
3. Waldron
Nursery & Landscape
1. Dover
2. Mena
3. Bradley
Poultry
1. Murfreesboro
2. Siloam Springs
3. De Queen
Veterinary Science
1. Cedar Ridge
2. Siloam Springs
3. Genoa Central
Early voting for March 3 Primary begins today
For the complete story visit:
https://www.dequeenbee.com/…/article_7bd3329c-5267-11ea-8b0…
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While admittedly not the most exciting member of the De Queen/Sevier County Chamber of Commerce. CTS Services of Benton - with a location in Lockesburg - provides a service that while seemingly mundane to ordinary folks, is vital and sometimes critical to the business that they service.
The ninth annual Colts Classic Career Development Event took place at UA Cossatot in De Queen on Friday, February 14, 2020, where over 700 high school students traveled to the college to compete in agricultural competitions. Thirty-four schools across Arkansas and one from Missouri participated in this event to promote the study of careers in agriculture.
At 8:30 A.M., schools began checking-in and then made way to the UA Cossatot Amphitheater. UA Cossatot Chancellor, Dr. Steve Cole, and UA Cossatot Agriculture Instructor, Kelli Harris, welcomed the students before they dispersed into different locations for the contests.
Students competed in many different contest areas, including agricultural mechanics, dairy foods, electricity, farm business management, floriculture, forestry, land, horse judging, poultry judging, vet science, and nursery and landscape.
The UA Cossatot Colts Classic is an annual event organized and hosted by the UA Cossatot Collegiate FFA and the students competing in the contests are high school FFA members. This event gives high school students the chance to learn about careers in agriculture and develop skills to be successful in these careers
Veteran basketball official David Hall of De Queen, honored in Nashville
By John R. Schirmer Nashville News-Leader
David Hall and wife Carol
Photo by John R. Schirmer
Veteran basketball official David Hall of De Queen was honored Thursday, Feb. 13, before the finals of the District 7-4A junior high tournament at Scrapper Arena.
Hall is retiring after more than 35 years of officiating.
The entire story can be viewed online at:
https://www.dequeenbee.com/…/article_b2673fc6-51ca-11ea-9e2…
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While admittedly not the most exciting member of the De Queen/Sevier County Chamber of Commerce. CTS Services of Benton - with a location in Lockesburg - provides a service that while seemingly mundane to ordinary folks, is vital and sometimes critical to the business that they service.
In the beginning of February 2020, I submitted an application to the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) to have De Queen recognized as a bicycle friendly community. The review of our application is now underway.
In order to gain a better understanding of local bicyclists' experiences in our community, the League would greatly appreciate your input on a survey about bicycling in De Queen.
Public Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/app_BFC_Sp2020
Whether you bike every day or only occasionally, I encourage you to complete the survey and please share it with your friends and neighbors as well. The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete and will remain open through Sunday, March 22.
Spring 2020 Bicycle Friendly Community Survey
You are receiving this survey because your community recently applied for the Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) award from the League of American Bicyclists , and we want to hear from residents, local area bicyclists, and bike advocates about your experiences and perceptions of bicycling in the community.
