COUNTY NEWS
Izard County gets grant for an additional deputy Te Izard County Sheriff’s Department will
receive a $100,000 U.S. Department of Justice grant to hire an additional deputy, who will as- sist the Sheriff’s Office in policing Izard Coun- ty, deterring juveniles from crime and assisting crime victims. Te grant was announced Sept. 20 by U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representative Marion Berry. Te funds were secured in fiscal year 2010 spending bills, and they have now been released. “I am pleased to announce this funding that
Pictured from left: Linda Harmon (Circuit Clerk’s Office), Reshea Owens (Judge’s Office), Carla
McDuffie, (Assessor’s Office) Jamie Hammond (Assessor’s Office), Judy Beth Hutcherson (Treasurer’s Office) and Tina Martin (Collector’s Office).
Clark County shows teamwork for kids
Clark County Courthouse employees col- lected school supplies for children in a local do- mestic abuse shelter. Tis year, they partnered with a local orga- nization, Men United Inc., which provided backpacks for the youth that are currently living in the shelter. Courthouse employees collected
Clark County student is recipient of $1,000 assessor scholarship
Clark County’s Shanetra Sneed is the recipi- ent of the fourth Borden-McClendon Scholar- ship. Te $1,000 scholarship is given each year to an employee, child of an employee, grand- child or great-grandchild of an Assessor’s Office employee in Arkansas. Te Borden-McClendon Scholarship is named in the honor of two Assessors: Te late Edgar Borden of St. Francis County and the late Johnny McClendon of Lee County. Te money for the scholarship is funded by the Arkansas Assessors Association; the scholarship is award- ed each year during the group’s summer meet- ing, this year held June 8-11 in Eureka Springs. Miss Sneed was chosen from a group of five applicants and is attending Henderson State
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items to go inside the backpacks. Te drive was coordinated by Jamie Ham- mond, who works in the Clark County Asses- sor’s Office, with 100 percent participation from each office in the courthouse. “We had a great team working toward a great cause,” said Kasey L. Summerville, Clark County Assessor.
will strengthen law enforcement in Izard Coun- ty,” Lincoln said. “Assistance for Arkansas’s police departments and Sheriffs’ Offices is es- pecially helpful in these tough economic times, and I’ll continue to fight for Arkansas to ensure that we have the federal resources and support we need to stay safe and strong.” “I am most appreciative of our congressional delegation’s support of local law enforcement. Tis grant will enhance the quality of life for our citizens,” said Izard County Sheriff Tate Lawrence.
$7,630,000 announced for Baxter-Marion project Te Baxter-Marion Rural Water Association
No. 1 will receive a total of $7,630,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture Recovery Act funds to construct a booster pump station, ground storage tank and a water line distribution sys- tem that will connect area residents to the exist- ing city of Mountain Home water system. Te water line extension will provide 600
residential and 35 other users with an adequate supply of potable water. In addition, this project is expected to create or save 175 jobs, according to the press release issued jointly by U.S. Sena- tors Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representative Marion Berry. Te area’s existing individual systems are
Clark County Assessor Kasey Summerville (right) presents the $1,000 Borden-McClendon Scholarship to Shanetra Sneed.
University in Arkadelphia. Shanetra has been employed part-time by the Clark County As- sessor’s Office since 2007 and maintains a 3.00 grade point average. “I am very proud of Shane- tra, she works hard and is very deserving of this scholarship,” said Kasey Summerville, Assessor.
private wells that are not able to provide an adequate quality and quantity of water for resi- dents. In particular, the communities of Oak- land, Promise Land and Tree Brothers stand to benefit from these improvements, as they have been geographically isolated from other com- munities with potable water.
Te total funding consists of a $3,873,000
Recovery Act grant and a $3,757,000 Recovery Act loan.
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