DEATHS FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008 (893) Oct 30, 2008
After E.S. returned, the family moved to Ashdown, Ark. where E.S was hired as an elementary principal and the family expanded with second and third sons, Kirk and Randall. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Surging Helena-West Helena faces fellow unbeaten Oct 15, 2008
(1) Nashville 65, Ashdown 5. (2) Shiloh Christian 54, Gentry 7. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Grand jury indicts Ark. man for Army depot thefts Aug 9, 2008
Jody Wilson, 50, of Ashdown, Ark. faces two counts of theft of public property. (WREG.com, TN)
Man Wanted In Ashdown Murder Caught At Bus Station Aug 4, 2008
ASHDOWN, AR (KSLA) - Police have captured an accused killer, who they described as armed and dangerous ... Police in Ashdown, AR wanted Robertson in connection with the shooting death of Patricia Norwood. (KSLA.com, LA)
Little River County authorities searching for armed and dangerous suspect Aug 2, 2008
Derick Robertson (source Ashdown, AR Police Department) ... ASHDOWN, AR (KSLA) - Ashdown Police and Little River County authorities are searching for a murder suspect they say is armed and dangerous. (KSLA.com, LA)
Paper mill has 40th anniversary in Ashdown Jul 15, 2008
(AP) - The Domtar Industries Inc. paper mill in Ashdown this week marks its 40th year of operation at its southwest Arkansas site. The mill opened in 1968 with 450 workers and one paper machine. (WREG.com, TN)
Divers search Little River for weapon that killed Nashville store clerk Jun 25, 2008
Harry Surber of Ashdown, Arkansas is in custody on a $500,000 bond. Police say an investigation continues. (KSLA.com, LA)
Beaver knocks out phone service Jun 14, 2008
AT&T spokeswoman Natasha Collins said the beaver-caused outage affected Ashdown, Bodcaw, Hope and Nashville. Emergency officials say 911 calls had to be rerouted. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
AAA announces baseball, softball All-Star coaches (22) May 25, 2008
The West team will be led by Wiley Cunningham of Ashdown with assistant coaches Allen Stark of Western Yell County, Charla Parish of Alma and Andy Williams of Van Buren. The All-Star soccer games will take place on the June 17 at Lady Back soccer field on the campus of the U of A.. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Sports Briefs May 10, 2008
Stuttgart Daily Leader - Breaking News. Saturday, May 10, 2008. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
Tulsa Football Signs 23 to National Letters-of-Intent Feb 7, 2008
We think next year will be another great year for high school seniors in the state of Oklahoma," added Graham. 2008 TULSA FOOTBALL SIGNEES Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Chris Adkins RB 5-8 187 Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Jenks HS Clint Anderson OL 6-2 253 Fr. Allen, Texas/Allen HS *Jacob Bower QB 6-3 233 So-JC Meridian, Idaho/Bakersfield CC DeAundre Brown DB 5-11 180 Fr. Arlington, Texas/Seguin HS Bryan Burnham DB 6-2 185 Fr. Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown HS Willie Carter RB 6-2 200 Fr.... (Tulsahurricane.com)
One EMT saves another after crash of ambulance into semi Jan 26, 2008
- A paramedic from LifeNet's Ashdown station owes her life to a fellow EMT, a trooper says, after an ambulance carrying a pregnant woman collided Friday with the rear of a tractor-trailer rig on U.S. 71 north of Texarkana, and the wreckage burst into flames ... Suiter had been driving the ambulance, while Pate was riding in the rear attending to her patient, Kimberly Hendrix, 23, of Ashdown, the trooper said. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
2007: DeWitt’s year that was Dec 27, 2007
The DeWitt Dragonette softball team loses 3-1 to Ashdown in the Class 4A East Regional tournament in Warren. Two DeWitt students are expelled for terrorist threatening after calling in a false bomb threat. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
Every year, Ark. woman raises money in memory of son Dec 10, 2007
Search and rescue volunteers from Ashdown to Foreman started arriving ... "He said, 'We found your baby and he was dead.' He asked me to go to the Little River Memorial Hospital (in Ashdown) and identify MacKenzie," she remembers ... Rhone lived in East Ogden and was an Ashdown police patrolman in 1994. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Earmarks, favors: Young used position for funds and his donors' projects Nov 12, 2007
"They paved the legislation with political pork, ignoring real transportation needs," charged Keith Ashdown, chief investigator for Taxpayers for Common Sense ... "The 150,000 people who drive over Brent Spence every day is likely to be the number of people that drive over one of the Alaska 'bridges to nowhere' in a year," Ashdown said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ark. high school football schedule Oct 30, 2007
Christian at Ashdown. Clarksville at Dardanelle. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Johnson rushes for 270 to lead Texarkana Oct 24, 2007
Deshawn Scoggins, Nashville, ran for 167 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Scrappers, No. 4 in 4A, to a 27-14 victory over Ashdown. Courtney Brown, Star City, rushed for three touchdowns in a 40-19 win over DeWitt. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Stuttgart ranked 5th in conference Oct 24, 2007
ASHDOWN (7) at Mena: Ashdown sophomore QB Antonio Graves heads an improving offense. Mena's Josh Thompson ran for a pair of TDs last week at Arkansas Baptist. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
List of 325 Ark. schools short of achievement requirements Oct 21, 2007
Shreveport weather stormtracker KSLA News 12 ArkLaTex Ark-La-Tex Doppler Texarkana Bossier MarshallList of 325 Ark. schools short of achievement requirements. (KSLA.com, LA)
Goblins remain third in 5A; Tigers knocking Sep 20, 2007
The Class 4A squad pounded Ashdown, 40-14. Class 5A Camden Fairview also moved up a spot to No. 7. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
State's top 4 teams to face each other Sep 14, 2007
(7) Warren 35, Ashdown 10. (8) Camden Fairview 42, (5-6A) Watson Chapel 25. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Friday's Scores Sep 8, 2007
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition. By The Associated Press Saturday, September 8, 2007 12:44 AM CDT. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Local boys crowned state champions Jul 27, 2007
The Tri-County Junior League team brought home the state championship, for 13 and 14 year olds, from Ashdown this past weekend ... The regional Tri-County All-Stars, 13 and 14 year old junior league baseball team, which includes seven players from Piggott, visited Ashdown this past weekend and brought home the state crown ... Tri-County s first opponent, in the double-elimination bracket, was the host team of the Ashdown Panthers. (The Piggott Times, AR)
Tri-County Junior All-Stars qualify for state Jul 20, 2007
The regional Tri-County Junior All-Stars won their district tournament last week at Blytheville, and in the process qualified for this coming weekend s state tournament at Ashdown ... As district champs the Tri-County All-Stars will be playing in the state baseball tournament for 13-14 year olds at Ashdown this weekend. (The Piggott Times, AR)
Berryville projects sent to bid May 31, 2007
Other Arkansas principals applying are Suzanne Bailey of Newport, John Crowder of Ashdown, Matthew Donaghy of England, Harold Jeffcoat of Sheridan, Teresa Ragsdale of El Dorado, Terry Swilley of Dermott and Randy Treat of Danville. Other Arkansas applicants include Assistant Superintendents Peggy Burnett of Cross County, James Dalton of Cabot and Johnnie Johnson of DeWitt and teacher Marsha Daniel of Mount Ida. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Voters approve sales tax to fund courses at community college May 11, 2007
- Students can look forward to getting a start on a civil engineering degree at the Ashdown campus of Cossatot Community College now that Little River County voters have approved a sales tax to finance the program ... "We have made some promises during this campaign regarding new programs and further developments to be made at our Ashdown campus, and we fully intend to keep those promises," said Chancellor Frank Adams, chancellor of the school that is part of the University of Arkansas system... (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Clubs & Activities - March 7, 2007 Mar 8, 2007
Classes are also available in Foreman, Ashdown, Genoa, Bradley, Fouke, Prescott, Nevada and Stamps. Call 870-774-4414 or 870-772-2006. (Texarkana Gazette, TX)
Arkansas girls: Ashdown, Mineral Springs win Mar 2, 2007
Ashdown came up with a suffocating defensive effort against Booneville in the opening round of the Class 4A state tournament, the Pantherettes advancing to today s quarterfinals with a 52-37 victory. Defensively, we played as well as we have in the last three weeks, said Ashdown coach Roy Backus, whose team faces Lonoke at 7 p.m. today ... Ashdown (19-7) led only 13-10 after one quarter, but extended the margin to 26-18 by halftime and 40-25 through three quarters despite what Backus described... (Texarkana Gazette, TX)
Brackets announced for Ark. tournaments this week Feb 26, 2007
Game 2 _ Booneville vs. Ashdown, 4 p.m.. Game 3 _ Pocahontas vs. Clinton, 7 p.m.. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Beebe recommendations for capital projects listed Feb 23, 2007
Ashdown Exterior Renovation, $575,000. Building C Roof Replacement, $509,000. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Lady Backs starting new softball season Feb 20, 2007
March 9-10 Ashdown Tournament V TBA. March 15 x-El Dorado V 4 p.m.. (Texarkana Gazette, TX)
Hogs add 2008 pledge Feb 12, 2007
Butler County Community College and former Ashdown (Ark. wide recevier Dee Williams, 6-foot-3, 200 pounds. (Arkansas Sports -- Rivals.com)
A Dee-Licious Re-Commit Feb 12, 2007
With a banner freshman season behind him at Butler County Community College, former Ashdown wideout was bound to get a lot of attention from major college football recruiters ... Williams signed with Arkansas after a senior season at Ashdown in which he had 67 catches for 1,000 yards and 15 touchdowns. (HawgsIllustrated.com)
Texas goes shopping for water Jan 24, 2007
Domtar is a paper mill just south of Ashdown ... The Weyerhaeuser paper mill at Valliant and the Domtar paper mill in Ashdown empty their wastewater into the Red River. (Texarkana Gazette, TX)
A lifetime spent in love with music Jan 15, 2007
music scene, his family moved lock, stock and barrel to Ashdown, Ark ... music scene, his family moved lock, stock and barrel to Ashdown, Ark ... When we moved to Ashdown, I didn t know anyone into rock music. (Texarkana Gazette, TX)
Man charged with negligent homicide Jan 14, 2007
The charges were filed in the Little River County Circuit Clerk s office in Ashdown ... Ashdown District Court Judge John C. Finley scheduled a pretrial hearing for March 6 and a trial date was set for March 12. (Texarkana Gazette, TX)
2006 Trumann Democrat year in review Jan 4, 2007
The Lady Wildcats softball team made it to their first state tournament ever, but lost in the first round to Ashdown. May 17. (Truman Democrat, AR)
L-E falls to Bastrop in low-scoring affair Jan 1, 2007
In other boys games, Broken Bow downed Ashdown, 64-56, and North Caddo whipped Queen City, 72-38 ... Broken Bow 64, Ashdown 56 ... The tempo picked up in the fourth quarter with Ashdown scoring 24 to the Savages 23. (Texarkana Gazette, TX)
