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| "I want to thank you very much for your providing information on Sevier County in the Southwest Arkansas Daily. My wife and I were born and raised in Horatio and I taught school eight years in De Queen. So Sevier County was always home even though we haven't lived there since 1972. Your news is as good as, perhaps better than the De Queen Bee was, and it means so much to be able to keep up with what's going on there." | |
| "I like that you take time to make a special web site." | |
| " Just happened to stumble across the Obituary listing on your web site and wanted to let you know it is really appreciated. Many of us who have long since left De Queen are still interested in our friends we left behind. Since your local paper's web site went south, there was no way to do it. Thank you for picking up the slack on that and all the other news you publish. Wish we could get the Country Breakfast Crew in San Antonio!!!" |
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SPELLING BEE WINNER
Hannah Johnson 7th grader at Wickes High School tied for 5th in the State Spelling Bee March 6th in Little Rock. Sixty-five students from around the state competed.
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LEOPARDS FINISH 3RD IN NASHVILLE TOURNEY De Queen Leopards finished 3rd in the Ralph Gross Invitational this weekend at Nashville. Defeated Horatio 7-3 Thursday night, lost to Nashville Friday night 2-3, and defeated Pulaski Robinson 12-9 on Saturday. Sophomore, Brennan Watkins, and Junior, Dayton Ochoa received a plaque for All-Tournament Honors. |
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Dr. Terri Devlin
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Humane Society of Sevier County is hosting a low cost spay/neuter clinic on March 9,10,11 at the Sevier County Fairgrounds. Call for appointment at 642-4364. There are funds available for City of
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PREFERENTIAL PRIMARY FILING PERIOD NOW OPEN
Sevier County Clerk Sandra Dunn told #1 Country listeners that the filing period is now open for candidates who are planning to run for an elected position in Sevier County. Filing deadline is noon Monday, March 8th. Call 870/642-2852 for more information.
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"Keep up the good work. We Enjoy the web page. Thanks" |
| "I Googled De Queen, Ark. news and found this site last week because a friend died in an ATV wreck. I'm in Oklahoma and we had no reports of this accident, but you had it covered. You had the obituary and everything I wanted to know without me having to call the family and ask questions that are hard to ask. I used the Chandler Funeral Home link page. Thanks for your services. It was great." |
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De Queen Sevier
county chamber of Commerce member Spotlight |
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Simple Simon's Pizza 924 East Collin Raye Drive De Queen
Simple Simon's Pizza in De Queen promises to offer good service, a clean environment, delicious food and promptness with your order. Owners Brian and Kimberly Mitchell opened their Simple Simon’s location in September of 2008.
They offer a buffet from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday. The buffet is also open 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. Brian and Kimberly will also do large orders and provide discounts to churches and schools. They said Simple Simon’s clean and friendly atmosphere separates them from their competitors, and they try to get complete orders in 15 minutes or less.
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Simon’s is located on 924 East Collin Raye Drive and is open 11 a.m.
to 9 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays
and Saturdays. Give them a call at (870) 642-4103. |
Moyer Equipment
348 Hwy 71 North
Moyer Equipment in De Queen is one of the area’s premier suppliers of tractors and rentals. Moyer Equipment came to De Queen in 2008, though the main facility in Idabel has been open since January of 2001.
Moyer Equipment supplies Kubota tractors, Krone, Woods and Shindaiwa equipment, and Dixon lawnmowers. Manager Wes Overturf said Kubota tractors, good service and knowledgeable people distinguishes Moyer from other competitors.
Moyer Equipment is located on 1373 West Collin Raye Drive and is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Pictured at left are Wes Overturf and Ronnie Price.
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DE QUEEN PRIMARY SCHOOL CELEBRATES DR. SEUSS' BIRTHDAY
Last week students at De Queen Primary School celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday by highlighting a different book each day. On Friday, the students were asked to write a short story about the week. One story was selected from each first and second grade class, and from those, one overall winner was chosen for submitting the best written story. Each class entry received honorable mention.
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JIM PEARCE ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
Jim E. Pearce has announced his intentions to run for the office of Sheriff and Tax Collector of Sevier County on the Democratic ticket. "I will admit up front that I have no official training in law enforcement. However, I do believe that my 39 years in healthcare management will enable me to efficiently manage the administrative duties of the sheriff and and tax collector's office.
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Nate Steel seeks State Representative Seat
Local lawyer and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney NATE STEEL has announced that he will seek the office of State Representative for District 21, being vacated by Steve Cole.
Nate is the son of George and Becky Steel of Nashville, and the grandson of the late Jetty Steel and the late Congressman Boyd Tackett. He is engaged to be married to Ms. Shay Virtue of Little Rock in October of this year. (More)
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HARRELSON FILES FOR ARKANSAS SENATE SEAT
Arkansas Rep. Steve Harrelson, D-Texarkana, on Monday officially filed for the Arkansas Senate District 21 seat. The seat, now held by Sen. Barbara Horn, D-Foreman, will be vacant because of the term limits.
The district includes: Lafayette County, Little River County, Miller County and parts of Columbia, Hempstead and Sevier Counties. (More) |
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADDS ANOTHER MEMBER!
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Thursday at LéCig as a member of the De Queen/Sevier County Chamber of Commerce. The business is located at 601 West Collin Raye Drive in De Queen and offers a healthy alternative electronic cigarette. For more information call 870-518-4307 or visit their website at www.lecig.com |
RIBBON CUTTING FOR NEW CHAMBER MEMBER
Fat Chance's Buffet is the newest member of the De Queen/Sevier County Chamber of Commerce. They offer a great buffet with home cooking and seafood. Fat Chance's is located at 605 West Collin Raye Drive in De Queen. |
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LOCKESBURG STUDENTS ATTEND STUDENT AID WORKSHOP
Seniors and parents of seniors filed the
Free Application for Federal Student Aid and applied for some
scholarships online on Tuesday evening, February 23 at Lockesburg High
School. Julie Rhodes and Grover Hill from CCCUA answered questions and
assisted counselor, Linda Quinn, in hosting the event. |
LOCKESBURG
ELEMENTARY CAREER DAYS
Students at Lockesburg Elementary are learning about Careers during
February. The 4th graders learned about being a State Trooper from
Corporal Roger Whitmore.
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FREE SMOKE ALARMS FOR DE QUEEN RESIDENTS
Fire Marshall Dennis Pruitt & Mayor Billy Ray McKelvy
The De Queen Fire Department
has a limited supply of smoke alarms which are available for
installation in local homes at no cost.
De Queen residents
needing an alarm may call the fire department business phone at
584-7224. |
HAPPY HOUSE LEARNS ABOUT THE LETTER "R"
Front: Kelton Chandler, Makenzie
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Timothy James Land
Riley Dawn is proud to announce the arrival of her baby brother, Timothy James Land (T.J.) Along with Riley, parents Timmy and Monica welcomed T.J. on December 29th, 2009 at 5:57 pm. at Mena Regional Hospital. he was 6 lbs, 14 1/2 ozs and 20 1/2 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Dawn Molina of Wickes, AR and Manuel and Tracie Molina of Colorado City, Texas. Paternal grandparents are Sherry Watts of Wickes, AR and Vergil and Sherry Land of Cove, AR.
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Talley Marie Strickland
Richard and Dacia Strickland are proud
to announce the birth of their daughter, Talley Marie Strickland. She
was born November 11, 2009 at Willis-Knighton Medical Center in
Shreveport, Louisiana. She weighed 7 lbs 11 ounces and was 21 inches
long.
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| Connor Luke Birmingham
Sisters Chyanna and Cherokee welcome their little brother, Connor Luke Birmingham proud parents Jerry and Sarah Birmingham of De Queen. Connor Luke was born February 8,2010 at 2:58am at Medical Park Hospital in Hope AR. He weighted 8lbs and 2oz and was 20 3/4 inches long. He shares his Birthday with his late Great Grandmother Geri Hoffman of Vermillion, South Dakota. Proud Grandparents Kathy Birmingham of De Queen, Tracy Young and Jerry Rodgers of Horatio. Proud Great Grandparent Della Young of Horatio. |
Trevor Aiden Davignon
Greg and Amber Davignon are proud to
announce the arrival of their new baby boy, Trevor Aiden Davignon.
He was born on January 24, 2010 at 1:44 p.m. at Byrd Regional
Medical Center in Leesville, Louisiana. He weighed 7lbs and 2 oz
and was 20 inches long.
Proud Grandparents; Debbie Culp of De Queen, and Paul and Cynthia Davignon of Provo.
Proud Great-Grandparents; Freeman and
Jean Higgins of De Queen, Rachel Mcrae of De Queen, and Paul
Davignon Sr of Lockesburg.
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SPRING HUNTER EDUCATION CLASS
Saturday, March 6th from 8 am - 6 pm in Building B #11 & 12 on CCCUA De Queen campus.Call for information:
Jimmy Newton 784-8146
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SCHOLASTIC
BOOK FAIR AT DE QUEEN PRIMARY
Scholastic Book Fair March 16th through March 19th in the library during regular school hours. A Family Night is scheduled for Tuesday, March 16th during Parent/Teacher Conferences from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
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RELAY FOR LIFE
First State Bank of De Queen is taking pre-orders for pork loin roasts. Each roast weighs approximately 3 lbs and sells for $20. All funds raised to to Relay for life. Deadline to order is March 19th. Pickup April 1st or 2nd. Call 642-4423 or fax 642-2847.
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COSSATOT
FRIENDS OF NRA FUND RAISER
The Cossatot Friends of the NRA are raising money by selling tickets on a pistol. The winner will have their choice of a Kimber 1911, a Smith and Wesson M&P or a Springfield XD. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $20 For more information call JP Atkins at 584-9557. (MORE) |
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Tiffany Adelle & Todd Jeremy Bevill
Tiffany Adelle Ball of
North Little Rock, Arkansas
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Sara Elizabeth Pridmore & Wayne Daniel Bailey
Bride - Sara Elizabeth Pridmore |
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Jennifer
Graves
Mr. & Mrs. Jimmie Tollett of De Queen, Arkansas and Carolyn Voss of Little Rock, Arkansas are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Graves of Redfield, to Billy Wagner of Little Rock, the son of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Wagner of Little Rock. Vows will be exchanged March 17, at the Old Mill in North Little Rock in a private ceremony.
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DHS OF SEVIER COUNTY MOVES TO LARGER FACILITY
Julia Moore, administrator of the Department of Human Services for Sevier County, said they are open for business in their new location at 924 East Collin Raye Drive in the Wal-Mart shopping center. The phone number remains the same 870-642-2623. (More)
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COOKBOOKS TO BENEFIT RELAY FOR LIFE
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| "Thanks for your this very informative website. I live in Alexandria, VA and have been searching for a Sevier County site to keep me informed on my home news." |
| "I want to thank you for having this website. My sister and brother live far away now, but they can keep in touch with things from home with your website. Keep up the good work and God bless you all." |
| "Just wanted to let you know how great it is to be able to access the news daily instead of weekly. You all are doing a great job!" |
| "Just a note of thanks for keeping these Missouri grandparents 'in the know' with the sports photos and happenings in Lower Arkansas!!!" |
| "I'm very happy that you all have this website since we don't have a daily newspaper. I'm Hispanic and every time I read the news, I usually tell my friends what's going on. It would be nice if we could have a Spanish website where someone that doesn't speak English could go in and read it so they can know what's going on in our county and what to watch out for. Congratulations for this website and keeping us informed with the news." |
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TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME!!!
Baseball and Softball season is underway. Get out and enjoy the nice weather while supporting your favorite team.
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| "As a De Queen teacher, I would like to say a HUGE "thank-you" for the support you give our students, as well as many others, on your website. It's so great to visit KDQN's site and see faces of our kiddos that are doing great things in our community! Thank you for going out of your way to make us proud of "our kids!" |
| "I am so VERY pleased with your new web site. This is what it's about, knowing your town's news and happenings...not that the rest of the world isn't important, but you can get that on TV. This is what we need. I love it! Keep it up!" |
| "As a resident of Sevier County, I would just like to thank you for the wonderful job that you are doing. As a person who works out of the country half of his life (currently in Ashdod, Israel), you are the only link for local up to date news that I have. I especially love being able to tell my wife something that happened before she even hears about it living at home." |
| "Thanks for the Web site....I was born in De Queen and graduated there. My dad was a barber for 50 years. Sure is nice to read what is going on in De Queen." |
| "The Southwest Arkansas Daily is a great way to feel connected to the community. I live in Little Rock now but I still have family in the De Queen/Wickes area. It's nice to read about current events and even check the local weather. Keep up the great work." |
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| "I would like to thank you for this web site. I hated it when our paper went to once a week but I still bought it just to get the full story on the news. I have not bought a De Queen newspaper since hearing about this web site. THANK YOU!!!!" |
| "I really enjoy your website, I was gone for a month and was able to keep up with all that was going on in the community...." |
| "My wife and I grew up in De Queen and graduated from the De Queen High School. I want to say how much we appreciate the information you report about De Queen. We still have a lot of relatives and friends still living there. We thank you for printing the obit of our son. Since the Bee was sold this is one way to stay up to date. Our hearts are still there. Again, thank you very much for reporting". |
| "I love your site. I grew up in De Queen and really miss a lot about it, but your site helps me to keep in touch! I tell everyone formerly from there about the site as well and they love it too! Thanks so much and Keep up the FANTASTIC work." |
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BOBO SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT
On Wed., Feb. 3, the official NCAA High School Football Signing Day, Ashdown High School senior Glennon Bobo signed a letter of intent to play football for the Henderson State University Reddies in Arkadelphia.
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TWO DE QUEEN ATHLETES SIGN LETTERS OF
INTENT
Greg "Fatty" White and Grant Dooley signed letters of intent to play college football Wednesday morning, NCAA National Signing Day. White signed with the University of Missouri. Dooley signed with Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia. (More)
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CHECK YOUR COURT DATE
Judge Stephen Tedder stopped by #1 Country Studios Tuesday morning to remind listeners that if they have received a ticket lately, check the date---you may be due in court.
If you don't have the money to pay your fine, you should drop by the district court office and let them work out a payment schedule. |
LOCAL FOOD BANKS NEED YOUR HELP
In Little River County donations may be dropped off at the Department of Human Services office, 90 Waddell Street, Ashdown, AR., M-F, 8am-4:30pm. For more information call 870-898-5155. |
| "I was born in De Queen in 1937. Have not lived in the area for a long time due to 20 years in the Navy and 32 years of living in Maine. In October 2005 moved to Clovis, NM. Have family still in the area and use your web site daily. It was a good site, but is even better now. Thank you so much for allowing people from away to access your web site. It brings "home" to a lot of people." |
| "The website is like the newspaper, only better (Not to mention not having to buy the paper). I can see the lunch menu for my kid's school as well as the calendar. If I miss the news all I have to do is visit the website. It's great to have this. Thank you!!!!!!(P.S. the trophy room is neat, too)" |
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CURRENT AND APPROACHING HUNTING SEASONS FOR ARKANSAS ARE NOW POSTED IN THE (TROPHY ROOM)! Attention Sportsmen!!! The Southwest Arkansas Daily will post pictures of your trophy on our web-site. All you have to do is e-mail your picture to numberonecountry@yahoo.com |
| RESERVOIR, LOCK & DAM, AND LAKE POOL STAGES--NTL WTHR SERVICE SHREVEPORT |
Location updated 8:07 pm 11/19/09 |
Normal Pool | 7 am Level | 24 Hr Change |
Discharge CFS |
| Broken Bow Dam | 599.5 | 601.56 | -0.45 | 4200 |
| De Queen Lake | 437.0 | 437.41 | 0.01 | 170 |
| Gillham Lake | 502.0 | 504.71 | 0.02 | 262 |
| Dierks Lake | 526.0 | 531.14 | -0.93 | 666 |
| Millwood Lake | 259.2 | 258.27 | -0.07 | 11200 |
| Lake Wright Patman | 220.6 | 245.90 | -0.24 | 10097 |
| Lake Bistineau | 141.0 | 139.81 | -0.31 | |
| Red River L & D #5 | 145.0 | 145.3 | 0.01 | |
| Red River L & D #4 | 120.0 | 120.03 | 0.00 | |
| Red River L & D #3 | 95.0 | 90.7 | 0.06 | |
| Lake Fork Dam | 403.00 | 403.36 | -0.01 | |
| Toledo Bend | 172.00 | 172.44 | -0.02 | 13057 |
For current Gage Stations and Tributary levels click here: NOAA
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