The Nashville Leader

Two defendants who had previously switched their pleas to guilty returned to criminal court last Wednesday for formal pronouncement of their sentences. On the bench was Judge Charles Yeargan. Both defendants had been charged with felony theft of trailers from Paul Ray Trucking, and selling them to Texarkana junk dealers. Jason A. White, 34, white [...]

By John R. Schirmer Leader staff Parents of Nashville students in grades 6-11 will receive letters this week outlining changes in the state’s immunization requirements. School nurse Mary Gammill audited the health records of 839 students in those grades and determined that 732 had at least one deficiency. “I looked at the shot records for [...]

Two defendants were sentenced and another was approved for drug court after entering guilty pleas Monday in Pike County Circuit Court. Samuel D. Snowden, 49, of Delight pleaded guilty to failure to comply with reporting regulations required of sex offenders. He was sentenced to three years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections with two years [...]

By John R. Schirmer Leader staff For the fifth straight year, the Nashville Scrapperettes are the champions of the Nashville Bankers Holiday Tournament. The Scrapperettes earned the 2012 title with a 43-19 victory over Blevins Saturday night at Scrapper Gym. The game started slowly for both teams, with Nashville leading 18-9 at halftime. The pace [...]

By John R. Schirmer Leader staff The Nashville Scrappers led through much of the game before falling to Mineral Springs 50-45 Friday night in the semifinals of the 19th annual Nashville Bankers Holiday Tournament. “We didn’t shoot well,” Coach Mike Ritchie said. “We had some mistakes at critical times. That’s something that will come with [...]

THE FIRST NOEL The first Noel the angel did say  Was to certain poor shepards in fields as they lay:  In fields where they lay a keeping their sheep  On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.  Noel Noel Noel Noel  Born is the King of Israel.  ●-●-● This popular carol is actually an [...]

Ruby Copeland Mitchell, age 68, of Murfreesboro, Ark. passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 in Murfreesboro, with her family by her side. She was born Aug. 1, 1944, in Nashville, Ark., to the late Shirley Franklin and Ollie Mae Lamb Copeland. She was a retired custodian for Pike County Hospital in Murfreesboro, a member of [...]

Eldon Moore, 84, of Dierks, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 at his home. He was born Aug. 3, 1928 in Pike County, the son of the late Archibaqld Benton and Della Reed Moore. He was retired from Weyerhaeuser, was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Daisy Freewill Baptist Church. He was preceded [...]

Saying he knew that cutbacks would be unpopular, the interim superintendent of the Mineral Springs-Saratoga School District proposed some cost-saving measures Tuesday in an effort to keep the district from ceding control to the State Department of Education. On Dec. 10, the department of education had placed the district on fiscal distress status, giving the [...]

Superintendent Doug Graham opened Monday night’s Nashville School Board meeting with a moment of silence for the victims and families of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting Dec. 14. A 20-year-old man killed 20 children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School before killing himself. He had previously killed his mother, authorities said. Graham said [...]

A Nashville couple is dead and a Nashville man is hurt following a wreck in Hope Saturday afternoon, according to a report filed by the Hope Police Department. The collision killed Cecil Harris, 74, and his wife, Mary Harris, 66, and injured Andrew Whitaker, 24, all of Nashville. The wreck happened around 4:30 p.m. on [...]

Trash pickup in Nashville will have a new schedule for Christmas week. Residential trash will be picked up on Wednesday, Dec. 26. The commercial trash pickup will not change, running its normal Tuesday schedule. The trash pickup schedule will revert to its usual timetable the following week.

By John R. Schirmer Leader staff Progress on the Nashville School District’s basketball arena should become much more visible early next year, Superintendent Doug Graham told the school board Monday night. The steel structure for the 1,800-seat facility should be onsite Jan. 7, according to Graham. “We’ve received written confirmation of the delivery date. In [...]

By John R. Schirmer Leader staff The assignment was straightforward – Utilize Common Core skills to produce a construction project beneficial to the Nashville School District. But something was missing – A list of step-by-step instructions. That’s the focus of Common Core, nationwide math and English standards adopted by 45 states, including Arkansas. Students take [...]

By Jana Copeland Leader staff Ponytails bouncing, pom poms flying, and cheer uniforms everywhere. These were just a few sights that were seen at the Arkansas State Cheerleading Championships. The NHS cheerleaders competed this past weekend, Dec. 15, at the Summit Arena in Hot Springs. Nashville competed against nine other squads, in the 4A All-Girl [...]

South Pike County Superintendent Roger Featherston told his school board last week New Tech Network has approved the district’s application to become a New Tech school and that the district is now awaiting word from the state whether an application to become a conversion charter school will be approved. The school district submitted the conversion [...]

The Nashville Scrappers picked up their second win in a row Monday night with a 59-17 decision over Horatio in the opening round of the Nashville Bankers Holiday Classic. They will play Mineral Springs Friday night in the tournament’s semifinals. The game will tip off about 7:45 p.m. The Scrappers defeated Pulaski Robinson Friday night [...]