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Kevin Hammett of Searcy Cinema 8, enduring blustery crosswinds, rearranges letters on the theater’s road-side marquee mid-afternoon Thursday. Luke Jones/[email protected]

Windy marquee

By Luke [email protected]

The jobless rate in White County has fallen to 7.9 percent in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The overall rate has fallen since February’s 9.2 percent — the highest percentage for the county in the last 10 years — but the numbers are still hover-ing around double the low rate seen in

the earlier parts of the 2000s. The rate shows an increase of about

60 jobs. “Sixty people could have been in the

gas industry,” said Jim Dixon of Liberty Bank. “We’ve had Electrocraft employ about 50.”

Even during the recession, average rates have stayed far below those of the early 1990s, where the annual rate was almost 10 percent from 1990-1992.

Arkansas’ statewide rate is 7.5 percent.

bar fight death Deceased: Larry Martin, 57Altercation/death: Elks Lodge, 2006; death occurred in 2008Lawsuit filed: 2010Outcome: Jury decided on no money for dead man’s sister

By Warren [email protected]

A jury took 40 minutes Friday to decide against the sister of a man who died after a bar fight.

The lawsuit, heard before White County Circuit Judge Tom Hughes, was filed after a 2006 bar fight at the Elks Lodge in Searcy. Larry Martin, 57, died in 2008, two years after a fight at the private club. Plaintiff was Martin’s sister, Notra McGhee, who claimed negligence on the part of the club. McGhee was represented by attorney Connie Grace of the Little Rock law firm of Gary Holt and Associates. Defendants were the Searcy Elks Lodge and the club’s insurance com-panies, defended by attorney Bill Frye of the Frye Law Firm in North Little Rock.

A 2006 altercation at the bar between Martin and

Dean Emmerling occurred two years before Martin died. Emmerling, originally named as a defendant, then dropped, did not testify.

The Elks Lodge, at 3708 Evans Drive is in White County, not in the city limits of Searcy but on a “penin-sula” almost completely sur-rounded by the city. White County is “dry,” meaning the sale of alcohol is ille-gal except for private clubs like the Elks Lodge that are allowed to sell alcohol by the drink.

“Larry took an empty swing and missed,” Grace told the jury in her opening remarks. “Emmerling reached back and threw a punch and hit Larry and pushed him over some chairs.”

Martin, a diabetic with cirrhosis of the liver, a bleed-ing disorder and a history of alcohol abuse, hit his head hard on the floor, then was placed into a chair, Grace

UnemPloyment ratesn White County: 7.9 percentn State: 7.5 percent

Border Countiesn Cleburne: 6.6 percentn Independence: 8.1 percentn Jackson: 10.0 percentn Woodruff: 8.9 percentn Prairie: 7.7 percentn Lonoke: 6.8 percentn Faulkner: 7.3 percent

Jobless rate in county begins a downward trend

Higginson sewer woes bring probable

rate increaseBy Warren [email protected]

HIGGINSON — The city says it has resolved its sewer problems for now, but a rate increase is in the works for a long-term solution.

The system is 21 years old, according to Alderman Glen Swanson, the system operator. Earlier in the year the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) filed a lawsuit against the city concern-ing problems with the city’s treatment plant. Swanson said a July inspection by ADEQ was conducted with reference to a list of problems made by ADEQ.

“Everything showed on

there, we’ve done,” Swanson said. “I hope that will go a long way toward reducing or doing away with the fine they set on us. That place is in great shape.”

Mayor Randall Homsley said grant applications are being submitted and word on approval is expected in the future. The city’s out-standing loan for the origi-nal installation of the system may be incorporated into the new loan for improvements, Homsley said.

“We’re still having some major infiltration from Garner,” Homsley said.

Elementary welcomes parents to ESL partyBy Luke [email protected]

Riverview-Kensett Elementary school will hold an involvement party for the parents of ESL students.

ESL stands for English as a Second Language.

“This is for the parents of ESL students to come out and learn ways they can get involved and learn tips on how to help with homework,” said Southwest Middle School fifth grade teacher Audrey Chandler, who is orga-nizing the event. “It’s going to be a great night. Many times, they don’t

know how to get involved and this is one way of getting them involved.”

The event will feature a presentation of ESL information by ESL coordinator Debbie Thompson, then a list of parent tips and resources by Chandler.

Some of the tips help parents rec-ognize the differences between English and Spanish and working with students whose parents read only Spanish or not at all.

Finally, the attending parents will be

able to fill out a survey detailing how the program did or did not help them.

As of 2009, there were 53 ESL stu-dents in the Riverview School District.

“I think it’s huge,” Chandler said. “I mean, you can look at our state right now and with all the plants and factories coming in, we’ve got to reach out and help these students and their parents.”

esl inVolVement PartyWhat: Tips and resources for parents of Spanish-speaking studentsWhere: Riverview-Kensett CafeteriaWhen: 6 p.m. Tuesday

Support offered for Spanish-speaking students

"We’ve got to reach out and help these students

and their parents." auDReY CHanDLeR

Southwest Middle School fifth grade teacher

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Public hearing not yet scheduled

The Associated PressLITTLE ROCK —

Arkansas' state Senate is pre-paring for next year's legisla-tive session days after voters gave Republicans major gains in the Democrat-controlled Legislature.

Senators gathered at the state Capitol on Thursday for freshman orientation and meetings to prepare for the

legislative session that begins in January. Senators planned to choose their committee assignments in the afternoon.

The orientation meet-ing comes two days after Republicans made gains up and down the ballot in Arkansas. Republicans will hold 15 of the 35 seats in the state Senate next year and at least 44 of the 100 seats in the House.

Ark. senators prepare for 2011 legislative session

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Cities endorse bypass taxBy Molly M. [email protected]

One more city in White County has endorsed the one-cent Highway 36-67 Connector Route tax issue and another is set to endorse it on Tuesday.

Pangburn passed a resolution endorsing the tax during a special meet-

ing held at the end of August and McRae is expected to pass a resolution endorsing the tax on Tuesday.

Pangburn Mayor Gary Doyle said he and the council spoke to residents before passing the resolution.

“We were going to pass it ear-lier, but some of the council mem-bers felt like we should talk to the residents before we took a vote,” he said. “Once we spoke with the resi-dents, it came back that they were about 60-40 in favor.”

He said the residents have

seen how the city needs the mon-ey it would receive from the tax. Pangburn is expected to receive $138,815 in revenue.

“We have some culverts that we need to replace and there are some potholes around town that need to be repaired,” Doyle said. “We’d like to widen some of our streets if we could. If we don’t get the tax money, it will take a long time to do those projects. We don’t have a lot of revenue for our

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City to hold

public hearingBy Marisa [email protected]

The City of Searcy will gather public input on busi-ness licenses and taxes after a recent decision by a city panel.

The committee voted to make some changes in Chapter 17 in the Code of Ordinances to better suit today’s needs. The ordinance, which covers licenses and taxes for busi-nesses, was written in 1969.

The ordinance states that it is unlawful for any person to carry on any trade, business, profession or vocation within the city limits without obtain-ing an occupational license, which is issued them by the City Clerk.

An issue discussed within the committee Tuesday was the discrepancy between the various fees and taxes required of both brick and mortar, or stationary, busi-nesses and transient vendors, which are defined in Chapter 17 as businesses that have no fixed place of business within


County fair opens Sept. 12

By Molly M. [email protected]

Once school gets back in full swing and the days start to get a little shorter, it’s not long until the late summer tradition of food, rides and competition returns — and it’s just around the corner.

The White County Fair will open to the public on Monday, Sept. 12, though the county horse show will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10.

On Monday, the fair parade will kick of festivities at 4 p.m. in downtown Searcy. Parade floats can compete in three different categories: Service organizations, educa-tional organizations and com-mercial floats. Plaques will be awarded for first, second and third place in each category, as well as to “Best Team” and “Wagon Hitch.”

Later that evening, sever-al local women will compete for the title of White County Fair Queen. The contest will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Entertainment Center.

Gate admission for Monday is $4 for adults and $3 for chil-dren ages 6-12. Children age 5 and younger get in free.

The fun continues on Tuesday and Wednesday with armband night. Admission is free all day on Tuesday, sponsored by White County New Media. On Wednesday, admission is $4 for adults and $3 for chil-dren ages 6 to 12. Children age 5 and younger are free.

Bull riding contest, parade to be held


Polly hides from a photographer from The Daily Citizen at the Searcy Animal Shelter Wednesday. The shel-ter houses many cats and dogs who are looking for good homes. It is open from 3-5 p.m. on Mondays and from 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. The shelter is located at 112 Johnston Road, Searcy. It can be reached at 501-268-3535 or www.hss.petfinder.com. Marisa Lytle/[email protected]

Machete wounds link man

to burglary The Associated Press

HORATIO — A Horatio man awoke to find a burglar clad in a ski mask dragging a handcuffed woman who lived in their mobile home toward the door. He stopped him by whacking him on the head with a machete.

The Texarkana Gazette reported Wednesday that Sevier County deputies charged 26-year-old Jose Rubi with felony aggravated burglary.

Investigators had a little help in identifying a suspect. The burglar dropped a pill bot-tle with an address on it. When Rubi arrived at that address and had machete wounds on his head, deputies arrested him.

The Associated PressSHERWOOD — Investigators

were looking Wednesday for a third person in connection with the death of a Sherwood woman who disap-peared from her home last week.

Sherwood Police Chief James Bedwell said that he was antici-pating a third arrest in the case of Katherine Cleary, but he declined to discuss details of the probe, including how she was killed.

Cleary, 74, was reported miss-ing Aug. 22 when a neighbor called police after finding her garage door open and her car missing. Police found no one in the home.

An investigator discovered Cleary's body the following night in a ditch east of Sherwood after one of two women arrested for allegedly using the dead woman's credit card said Cleary's belong-ings had been dumped there.

"There's a lot of unknowns in this investigation," Bedwell said. "It is networking all the time. ... They're trying to make sure to get all of this sorted out."

The two women who were arrested haven't been charged with Cleary's death.

Family and friends said goodbye to Cleary at a funeral on Tuesday. Afterward, Debora Burden, Cleary's friend and neighbor, said she was

frustrated that the first police officers on the scene the morning Cleary was reported missing didn't notice what she called obvious signs that some-thing "was seriously wrong."

Burden said she got a call from a security company at 4:15 a.m. saying that a garage door motion alarm had been triggered at Cleary's residence. Besides finding the door open and Cleary's car gone, her neighbor's dog was unleashed and barking, she said.

Investigators seek 3rd person connected to death of Sherwood woman

committee meeting Who: Committee appointed by mayor to review Chapter 17What: elected to hold a pub-lic forum sometime in near futureWhy: To gauge public views on taxes and licenses for businesses

county fair When: Sept. 12-17Location: White County Fairgrounds, SearcyAdmission: Prices vary each night, ride armbands available

BypaSS tax n early voting starts Tuesdayn georgetown only town without confirmed endorsement

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roBBeryWhere: HoratioWho: 26-year-old Jose Rubi charged with felony aggra-vated burglary

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PLANS FOR STATE HEALTH EXCHANGE NIXEDArkansas’ insurance commissioner said the state will stop trying to seek health exchange control. — PAGE 3A


TOURNEY GETS PLAYERS UP TO SPEEDSearcy’s varsity basketball teams are making the most of the Searcy Bank Classic. — PAGE 1B

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LITTLE ROCK — The trustee overseeing the liquidation of Yarnell’s assets asked a U.S.

Bankruptcy Court judge Fri-day to fast track fi nalization the sale of the company’s real and intellectual property to Schulze & Burch Biscuit Co. (S&B) of Chicago.

Randy Rice, United States bankruptcy trustee, said during a Friday morning press confer-ence in Little Rock that he is “cautiously optimistic” that the

sale will be fi nalized quickly. S&B purchased the Yarnell’s plant and equipment along with its trademark and recipes ear-lier this week.

“We want to shorten the time for creditors to object,” he said. “We want to see it get on the fast track.”

Yarnell’s owes $15 million in debt and the property sold to

S&B for $1.34 million. Prop-erty purchased by bidders not associated with S&B include vehicles, tools and other mis-cellaneous items. Rice said the auction brought in “in excess of” $1.54 million — well short of the company’s $15 million of debt.

“It is not my job to make up

Yarnell’s trustee urges approval

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Paperwork to finalize Yarnell’s sale filed Friday

BRADFORD — The new choral director of Bradford Public Schools will conduct two Christmas music pro-grams in the next couple of weeks.

In August, Jeanie Clements began her job as music spe-cialist and junior and senior high choir director for the Bradford school district.

“I taught for two years at Newport,” she said, “but this is my fi rst year at Bradford. It has been wonderful. The community has been very re-ceptive. The faculty and ad-ministration have been very welcoming. The kids are will-ing to work hard, so it’s been a great year.”

Clements teaches music to all Bradford students in kindergarten through eighth grade, as well as to 27 high school students.

“I have about 350 students total,” she said. “They have all been working really hard on the Christmas music. The el-ementary students have been working on Christmas songs since September; we had to start so early because I only see them for 40 minutes once a week.”

According to Clements, the kids have enjoyed preparing for their concerts, and she expects many parents, grand-parents and others to attend the performances.

Bradford students

to perform

BY MARISA [email protected]

Christmas concerts

Who: Bradford public school students

What: To perform in Christ-mas music programs

When: Monday, Dec. 5 and Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.

Where: Bradford school auditorium

New teacher to conduct

first Christmas concert in new

auditorium

Deputies with the White County Sheriff’s Offi ce arrested Michael Jones, 40, of Judsonia, after a recent chase and stand-off.

Deputies were attempting to serve a warrant on Jones around 6 p.m. Thursday when they lo-cated him traveling southbound on Main Street in Searcy and at-tempted to make a stop. Jones led deputies on a brief chase to a residential mobile home park outside of Searcy. He attempted to back into a patrol unit before exiting his vehicle and fl eeing on foot.

It was later reported to depu-ties that Jones forced his way into a home, holding the ho-meowner against his will. The homeowner was eventually re-leased and deputies entered the residence and took Jones into custody without incident.

Jones had an outstanding warrant out of the White County Sheriff’s Offi ce for fi rst-degree battery for an Aug. 31 incident when he allegedly stabbed an-other man, as well as a parole violation warrant. Jones now faces charges of fl eeing and false imprisonment. He is being held on a $65,000 bond and will ap-pear in White County Circuit Court Tuesday.

Man arrested on felony warrant

Jones

Suspect accused of holding

homeowner against his will

ArrestWho: Michael Jones, 40,

of JudsoniaWhen: Thursday

Marisa Lytle/[email protected]

John Stephen Boone (left) and Natalie Oliver (right) fill their cups at an illuminated punch fountain during Harding University’s Christmas Open House on Thursday evening. The event was catered by Classic Fare and featured live musical performances, outdoor light displays and carriage rides.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK — A state board recommended $63 million in new funding for Ar-kansas’ public colleges and universities on Friday, while acknowledging that they’re un-likely to receive it in next year’s

budget after Gov. Mike Beebe warned there was no new mon-ey for most agencies.

The Arkansas Higher Edu-cation Coordinating Board said the request included in its recommendation would fund only 75 percent of the needs campuses say they have for the

budget year that begins July 1. The panel approved the recom-mendation as the Legislature prepares for its fi scal session in February.

Shane Broadway, interim di-rector of the state Department of Higher Education, said it was unlikely that the recommenda-

tions would be funded because of the economy and a tight state budget.

“Certainly, you would like that new funding, but not hav-ing a cut is still pretty good,” Broadway said.

$63M in new higher ed funding neededBY ANDREW DEMILLO

Associated Press

“I wish I had greater news to tell you, that we had a big pot of money and that big pot of money is going to alleviate some of your problems. I can’t tell you that.”

Mike BeebeGovernor of Arkansas

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BIRDS FIND HOME IN URBAN AREA

WC CENTRAL TO CONSTRUCT BUILDINGThe White County Central School District has hired a contractor to draw plans for a new building. — PAGE 3A

ROUND 2 OF PLAYOFFS IN THE BOOKSTurn to sports to find out how Searcy, Harding Academy and Beebe fared Friday night. — PAGE 1B

Searcy police offi cers have arrested two more men in relation to the Oct. 23 homicide of Zachary Mitchell, 20,

of Searcy, while another suspect who was already arrested is also being charged with the homicide.

Police arrested Maurice Andre Alexander Jr., 20, in Searcy on a charge of capital murder and police in Lenexa, Kan., arrested Devonte Tre Nelson, 19, in Lenexa, who is also be-ing charged with capital murder.

Both men received formal charges of capital murder on Thursday af-

Arrests made in Searcy murder

BY MOLLY M. [email protected]

3 men now charged with

capital murder

Mitchell Alexander Nelson

Energy Education Specialist Jean Stark told the Beebe School Board that the district has saved $124,003 since February when the new Energy Education con-tract went into effect.

Between February and Au-gust 2011, the district has saved $124,003 by conserving energy and tracking their use of electric-ity, water, sewer, and natural gas.

Stark said for September alone the savings was $14,295.18 and he only expects the savings to get bigger.

Stark spends his time monitor-ing the use of energy and trying to change the habits of the students and staff. Stark tracks and ana-lyzes the amount of energy used on campus.

“We try to teach people if you don’t need it, shut it off,” Stark said. “Just stay comfortable.”

Stark said that the Career

Beebe schools saved $125K

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Speaker says savings on

energy should increase

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An American robin (above)perches on an iron gate outside the Searcy Art Gal-lery earlier this week. Rob-ins reside in Arkansas all year-round. At left, the state bird of Arkansas, the North-ern mockingbird, peeks out from atop a berry bush in the Searcy Art Gallery’s garden earlier this week. Mocking-birds are present in the state year-round.

STILLWATER, Okla. — Kurt Budke turned Oklahoma State’s women’s basketball team into a winner and hoped he’d found the place where he’d coach until he retired. Miranda Serna had passed up opportunities to leave his side, staying loyal to the man whom she had helped to win a junior college national championship and then rebuild a big-time

college program.Having succeeded together,

Budke and Serna died together — perishing in a plane crash on a trip aimed at building their team’s future.

Budke, the head coach, and Serna, his assistant, were killed Thursday when the single-en-gine plane transporting them on a recruiting trip crashed in steep terrain in Arkansas, the university said Friday. The pi-lot, 82-year-old former Okla-

homa state Sen. Olin Brans-tetter, and his 79-year-old wife, Paula, also died when the plane sputtered, spiraled out of control and nosedived into the Winona Wildlife Management Area near Perryville, about 45 miles west of Little Rock.

There were no survivors.“This is our worst nightmare.

The entire OSU family is very close, very close indeed,” OSU President Burns Hargis said at a news conference. “To lose

anyone, especially these two individuals who are incredible life forces in our family, it is worse beyond words.”

The crash was the second major tragedy for the sports program in about a decade. In January 2001, 10 men affi liat-ed with the university’s men’s basketball team died in a Colo-rado plane crash.

“When something like this

Oklahoma State coaches die in plane crashBY JEFF LATZKE

Associated Press

“This is our worst nightmare. The entire OSU family is very close, very close indeed. To lose anyone, especially these two individuals who are incredible life

forces in our family, it is worse beyond words.”Burns HargisOSU president

NORTH LITTLE ROCK — U.S. Sen. John Boozman said Friday that he believes a special defi cit-cutting panel will reach a last minute-deal to fi nd $1.2 trillion in spending cuts, he doubts that members will go beyond that amount.

The Republican senator from Arkansas said he thinks the threat of automatic cuts that would take effect if an agree-ment isn’t reached by Wednes-day should be enough to spur the 12-member committee to make a deal.

“I think that they’ll get it done.

Boozman: Debt panel

will deal 11th hour

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A Searcy man was killed recently in a three-vehicle accident on Highway 157 at Steprock.

According to a report from the Arkansas State Police, William Rouse, 37, was traveling north-bound at about 10:49 a.m. Wednesday in a 2005 Chevrolet when his vehicle crossed the center line and struck a utility trailer being

towed by a 2008 Dodge. After impact, Rouse’ vehicle struck another southbound vehicle head on.

Rouse was trans-ported to White County Medical Center and pro-nounced dead at 12:42 p.m. The drivers of the other two vehicles were uninjured.

The report states that Rouse was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

Searcy man killed in 3-vehicle accident

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Autumn leaves of red and gold burnish the trees, and persimmons hang on the bare branches of a small tree in Riverside Park in Searcy.

Fall hue brightens Searcy’s landscape

WASHINGTON — The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped by the biggest amount on record, the U.S. Department of En-ergy calculated, a sign of how feeble the world’s ef-forts are at slowing man-made global warming.

The new fi gures for 2010 mean that levels of greenhouse gases are higher than the worst case scenario outlined by climate experts just four

years ago.“The more we talk

about the need to con-trol emissions, the more they are growing,” said John Reilly, co-director of MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.

The world pumped about 564 million more tons (512 million metric tons) of carbon into the air in 2010 than it did in 2009. That’s an increase of 6 percent. That amount of extra pollution eclipses the individual emissions

of all but three coun-tries — China, the Unit-ed States and India, the world’s top producers of greenhouse gases.

It is a “monster” in-crease that is unheard of, said Gregg Marland, a professor of geology at Appalachian State Uni-versity, who has helped calculate Department of Energy fi gures in the past.

Extra pollution in Chi-na and the U.S. account for more than half the increase in emissions last year, Marland said.

“It’s a big jump,” said Tom Boden, director of the Energy Department’s Carbon Dioxide Infor-mation Analysis Center at Oak Ridge National Lab. “From an emissions standpoint, the global fi -nancial crisis seems to be over.”

Boden said that in 2010 people were travel-ing, and manufacturing was back up worldwide, spurring the use of fossil fuels, the chief contribu-tor of man-made climate change.

Biggest jump seen in global warming gasesBY SETH BORENSTEIN

AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that “there’s room for revenue” as a congres-sional defi cit-reduction supercommittee seeks $1.2 trillion or more in defi cit cuts over the com-ing decade. But he says it would require a major overhaul of government benefi t programs.

“Without real reform on the entitlement side, I’m not even going to put any new revenue on the table,” Boehner said. Entitlement programs include Social Security,

Medicare and Medicaid.Boehner says he re-

mains committed to helping the defi cit panel succeed and that Con-gress should approve its recommendations if it produces a plan to curb the government’s gush of red ink.

“I didn’t agree to set this thing up with any idea that it wouldn’t suc-ceed,” Boehner said. “I’d love to exceed the goal, but we have to meet the goal, and I’m going to put every ounce of effort in to make sure that we do.”

Shortly after meeting with reporters, Boehner

met again with super-committee Republicans.

The panel has three

weeks to come up with recommendations that would be given an auto-

matic vote by both House and Senate.

The defi cit panel ap-pears deadlocked over demands by Democrats that it raise substantial new revenue. Republi-cans are united against the idea, though a GOP proposal last week counted new Medicare premiums and larger contributions from fed-eral workers to their retirement as revenue. Republicans also as-sumed about $200 bil-lion in revenue would come from the economic growth associated with reforming the loophole-cluttered tax code.

Boehner discussed a potential defi cit deal with President Barack Obama this summer that would have allowed up to $800 billion in new revenues as part of a comprehen-sive tax overhaul bill that would have eliminated many tax breaks and used the savings to lower income tax rates.

However, the Boehner-Obama talks fell apart.

Boehner said Thursday that “all kinds of discus-sions” are going on now.

“I think there’s room for revenue but there’s clearly a limit to the rev-enues that may be avail-able,” Boehner said.

Boehner: New revenues depend on benefit program spending reformBY ANDREW TAYLOR

Associated Press

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Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas (left), and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. (right) co-chairmen of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, confer at the start of a Tuesday hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

CANNES, France — His political fortunes and his nation’s economy at risk, President Barack Obama on Thursday im-plored European leaders to swiftly work out a eu-rozone rescue plan, aware of the potential fallout at home if they fail.

Obama, at the French Riviera for a summit of the Group of 20 leading industrialized and devel-oping economies, pledged to be a partner in helping the Europeans cope with the economic emergen-cy. But his aides insisted

that Europe’s problem, brought on by the threat of a Greek default, was one it had to fi x.

Taking his jobs-fi rst message abroad, Obama said the goal was get-ting people back to work. “That means,” Obama said, “we’re going to have to resolve the situation here in Europe.”

For Obama, an incum-bent seeking a second term in a time of econom-ic peril, the stakes in Eu-rope are immense.

Europe is the largest U.S. trading partner, and its intertwined fi nancial institutions mean that a

worsening crisis in Eu-rope inevitably would spread across the Atlan-tic. The timing could not be worse as the weak U.S. economy is beginning to show some signs of life even with the unemploy-

ment rate stuck at 9.1 percent.

Obama’s economic op-tions and his leverage are limited, and the Europe-an debt crisis consumed all attention at the sum-mit meeting.

In European crisis, Obama sees risks back homeBY JIM KUHNHENN

Associated Press

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When it comes to insuring the White County employees and elected offi cials, insurance companies were not enthused to offer their services, said Cindy Dixon, with Gallagher Benefi t Services.

The company is hired by the county to fi nd the best insurance rates, and the only company that offered a competi-tive rate was QualChoice, who has in-sured the county for the last two years.But this year, the company increased its fee 12.9 percent because of the number

of claims fi led in the county last year.“In the last plan year, QualCho-

ice made less than $1,000 due to the amount of claims they had to pay,” Dix-on said during the Thursday night meet-

County chooses insurance plan

BY MOLLY M. [email protected]

Committee discusses addressing issue, lack of safety plan

BRADFORD — The school dis-trict hosted a concert in their new auditorium Thursday evening.Also new to the school is band di-rector Matthew Watson, who performed during the concert.Watson is a May 2011 graduate of ASU in Jonesboro and fi rst-year teacher. He teaches grades fourth through twelfth, with beginning band starting in fi fth grade.

“My goals for the band are to contin-ues to build off of the encouragement from the administration,” Watson said, “and to show students that music is an enjoyable and worthwhile endeavor.”Performing in the Thursday concert was a quartet from Watson’s alma mater.

Dr. Ed Owen, a euphonium player and former professor of Watson’s, per-formed with a graduate level euphoni-um player, a graduate level tuba player and a junior music education tuba play-er. Their names are Jeremy Drymon, Jason Tacker and Eric Barnett. The en-semble played pieces by Anton Bruck-ner, Antonio Vivaldi and John Stevens. Owens performed a solo rendition of The Beatles’ “Blackbird” arranged by a Norwegian tuba player.

In addition, Watson and Ow-ens, both on euphonium, played the four-movement duet “Suite for Two” by John Stevens.Watson commented on the importance of the new auditorium to Bradford Schools.

“Having a new auditorium is a terrifi c asset to have,” Watson said. “It shows the administration’s commitment to the arts at Bradford Schools and also allows the school a place to hold pag-eants, talent shows and graduation. It has improved the school by helping the community and showing that the arts are an important, fundamental staple in public schools.”

According to Watson, from what he has been told, the band has generated more interest than in previous years, as is evidenced by the number of begin-ning students who rented instruments this year being triple the number from the past three years combined.

While euphonium is his primary in-strument, Watson also plays all of the band instruments, as well as piano and guitar. He said he has really enjoyed be-ing the new band director at Bradford

Concert held at

Bradford Schools


Concert

Who: Bradford Schools band di-rector Matthew Watson and ASU-Jonesboro tuba and euphonium quartetWhat: Performed concertWhere: Newly constructed Brad-ford Schools AuditoriumWhen: Thursday evening

Quartet, new director perform

in new auditorium

Approximately 60,000 newly planted strawberry plants could yield 60,000 quarts of the delicious red fruit come April and May at one Bald Knob farm.Kenneth Horton planted his strawber-ries Oct. 12 and will wait until late April to begin harvesting them.

In the meantime, he must ensure the fruit is protected from winter weather.

“For these berries to grow properly, the temperature needs to stay in the up-per 40s at night and in the 60s and 70s during the day for the next three to four weeks,” Horton said. “In the next month, we will put on row covers — they’ll look like white bed sheets covering the fi eld — to protect the plants form the cold.”

Horton said new leaves are just start-ing to appear on the plants.

“I hope they’ll be more developed before the real winter sets in,” he said. “Having a healthy plant now is what de-termines the yield in the spring.”

The harvesting will span fi ve to six weeks, beginning in late April and con-tinuing throughout May.

White County farmers plant strawberries


Horton farm in Bald Knob

grows variety of commercial crops


Kenneth Horton picks a few mustard greens at his farm in Bald Knob on Tuesday. In addition to mustard greens, the Horton family grows strawberries, pumpkins, spinach, kale, purple hull peas, collard greens and more. They have just planted the strawberries, but some crops, such as pumpkins, are being harvested.

Local Farm

Who: Kenneth and Debbie Hor-tonWhat: Raise commercial crops on their farm and sell at fruit and vegetable standWhere: Bald KnobAdditional info: The Hortons just planted strawberries. Pumpkins and turnips, among other crops, are being harvested.

WASHINGTON — America’s long and deeply unpopular war in Iraq will be over by year’s end and all U.S. troops “‘‘will defi -nitely be home for the holidays,” President Barack Obama de-clared Friday.

Stretching more than eight years, the war cost the United States heavily: More than 4,400 members of the military have been killed, and more than 32,000 have been wounded.

The fi nal exit date was sealed after months of intensive talks between Washington and Bagh-dad failed to reach agreement on conditions for leaving several thousand U.S. troops in Iraq as a

training force. The U.S. also had been interested in keeping a small force to help the Iraqis deal with possible Iranian meddling.

The task now is to speed the pullout of the remaining U.S. forces, nearly 40,000 in number.

Staying behind in Iraq, where bombings and other violence still occur, will be some 150-200 U.S. military troops as part of embassy security, the defense attaché’s of-fi ce and the offi ce of security co-operation. That’s common prac-tice but still a danger to American forces.

Obama, an opponent of the war since before he took offi ce, never-theless praised the efforts of U.S.

Iraq war over, US troops coming homeBY BEN FELLER

AP White House Correspondent

AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File

Members of 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., walk toward a C-17 aircraft last November at Sather Air Base in Baghdad as they be-gin their journey home after a year in Baghdad. Presi-dent Barack Obama on Friday declared an end to the Iraq war, announcing that all American troops would be withdrawn from the country by year's end.

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