We thought Tuesday's results would be hard to top, until we sawWednesday's figures. We're not talking about the election. We'retalking about the number of people who read about the election atmagnoliareporter.com. We set a new record for the number ofsite visitors since our launch on April 7, the previousrecord having been set on Tuesday. Wednesday's figure was 100visitors ahead of Tuesday, which were 800 better than our previousrecord. We were pleasantly surprised, but not that surprised asmagnoliareporter.com had the most comprehensive total electionfigures at an on-line news site first, the only news site reportageand video of Beth Anne Rankin's concession speech, and the earliestand broadest local election coverage. Also, the less amount ofsleep for any local news organization - but it was well worthit.
Speaking of first, let's hear it for Columbia County'svoting machine technicians, poll workers and electionofficials. Polls closed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. At 9:05p.m., Columbia County was the first county in the state to havecomplete results posted on the Arkansas Secretary of State'selection website. Of course, if one had been at the courthouse, onewould have known the complete results just after 8:30 p.m. when thefinal precinct was electronically recorded. There are a fewArkansas counties that stay in a constant state of uproar overelection problems. Columbia County is where they can look if theywant to straighten things out.
We always find time to remember how much we hated paper ballotsduring elections. Columbia County has always been fairly modernwhen it came to voting machines, but we were stationed in HotSpring County through the mid 1980s, where they still used paperballots. They are mind blowing. We were once tasked with anotherperson by a clerk to count an 11-vote absentee box. It took usthree attempts to come up with the same count. We've nevervolunteered for anything like that since.
We're seeing more and more potholes. GarlandStreet is one street we traverse frequently that seems to have alot of them.
Of course, we're seeing more potholes because we're seeing morerain. Our present rainfall total for November is alreadyahead of two of the past four years. Maybe we are headinginto a rainy season. Rainy this time of year also means a potentialfor ice storms. We still remember 2000, and remind everyone thatnow is the time to have trees cut down and to buy electricalgenerators.
We were not surprised by the resignation of AaronStewart as executive director of the Magnolia Economic DevelopmentCorporation. We will be surprised if a new director ishired by mid-2011. We fear the MEDC is about to be on the verge forgaining the wrong type of reputation among potential economicdevelopers.
Mike McNeill's Diary subscribers are receiving thesepublic records hours or days ahead of non-subscribers.
Final divorce decrees granted in ColumbiaCounty inNovember 2010. The name listed first is the plaintiff.Most recent decrees are listed first.
George M. Stewart v. Willadeen H. Stewart, Nov. 1.
Final divorce decrees granted in Columbia County in October2010. The name listed first is the plaintiff. Most recent decreesare listed first.
Jerrel L. Caskey v. Kera Shelly Jones Caskey, Oct. 21.
Dale Nipper Jr. v. Janice Faye Taylor Nipper, Oct. 21.
Vicki Huggins Smelser v. Floyd Gaylord Smelser, Oct. 7.
Jamey Keith v. Vicky Keith, Oct. 7.
Chasity Demorrow v. Patrick Demorrow, Oct. 6.
Tara Kuykendall v. Kyle J. Kuykendall, Oct. 6
Monty L. Willis v. Larita Willis, Oct. 4.
Gaysha Caldwell Jones v. Jones, Oct. 4.
Jimmy David Brewster v. Jalinda Dawn Ryan Brewster, Oct. 4.
Patricia Willis v. Kenneth Willis, Oct. 1.
Tara Gore v. Blake Gore, Oct. 1
Marriage licenses issued in Columbia County inNovember 2010. The date is the day the license was issued. Mostrecent licenses are listed first:
Jerry Lynn Hill, 43, of Magnolia, and Frances Faye Easter, 43,of Magnolia, Nov. 3.
Paul Allen Gotshall, 56, of Ringgold, La., and Kayla GatesGotshall, 36, of Dubberly, La., Nov. 3.
Antonianio McDonald, 33, of Magnolia, and Chevon Yvette Garrard,27, of Magnolia, Nov. 2.
Daniel Shane Jackson, 38, of Waldo, and Lori Delaine Newton, 37, ofShreveport, La., Nov. 1.
Marriage licenses issued in Columbia County in October 2010. Thedate is the day the license was issued. Most recent licenses arelisted first:
George Brandon Foshee, 30, of Magnolia, and Khara RebeccaWalker, 30, of Magnolia, Oct. 29.
Chris Allen Mitchell, 38, of Waldo, and Lauren Elizabeth Maloch,25, of Magnolia, Oct. 29.
Donny Ray Taylor, 39, of Magnolia, and Dana Marie Gore, 37, ofMagnolia, Oct. 26.
Scott Richard Ostenfeld, 39, of Shreveport, La., and Amanda LynnBurns, 27, of Shreveport, La., Oct. 22.
Joseph Keith Manuel, 38, of Ville Platte,La., and Christina AnnSittig, 35, of Eunice, La., Oct. 22.
Grady William Manning, 40, of El Dorado, and Tonya Kay Manning, 38,of Strong, Oct. 22.
Aluster O'Neil Hamilton, 46, of Strong and Jennifer Gail Robinson,45, of El Dorado, Oct. 22.
Jerry Lynn Ferguson Jr., 24, of Magnolia, and LaTasha M. Smith, 32,of Magnolia, Oct. 21.
Joseph Chad Harlon, 24, of Magnolia, and Amber Joy Welsh, 35, ofMagnolia, Oct. 20.
George Edward Miller, 55, of Magnolia, and Debra Gail Marshall, 40,of Magnolia, Oct. 19.
Ajit Bhandari, 21, of Magnolia, and Heather Cheyenne Patterson, 18,of Magnolia, Oct. 19.
Ellis Richard Barnes, 29, of Magnolia, and Kimberly Suzanne Carter,38, of Magnolia, Oct. 19.
Jeremy Charles Vansickle, 24, of Arlington, Texas, and Mariah MarieMyers, 23, of Arlington, Texas, Oct. 15.
Otis J. Featherston Jr., 29, of Magnolia, and Shuvonne Y. Jones,24, of Magnolia, Oct. 15.
Derecko J. Burton, 34, of Magnolia, and Andrea J. D. Burton, 33, ofMagnolia, Oct.15.
Steven Charles Davis, 33, of Magnolia, and Justina Fredricka Curry,28, of Magnolia, Oct. 14.
Antwyne Lamar Hunter, 30, of Magnolia, and Greta Lyn Pate, 30, ofDallas, Oct. 13.
Bill Burch Rowe, 39, of Emerson, and Charla Faye Boaz, 43, ofEmerson, Oct. 12.
Ian Mitchel Netherland, 32 of Farmerville, La., and Ann Lynn Smith,23, of Monroe, La., Oct. 12.
Jeremy Andrew Murphy, 22, of Waldo, and Addie Suzanne Foster, 20,of Waldo, Oct. 12.
Dustin Gail Reeme, 23, of Chidester, and Heather Marie Barnes, 29,of Chidester, Oct. 8.
Steven E. Ochs, 49, of Magnolia, and Kerri K. Franks, 44, ofMagnolia, Oct. 8.
Steven Casey Culver, 23, of Minden, La., and Eva Lauren Terral, 28,of Minden, Oct. 8.
Willie W. Smith, 33, of Magnolia, and Tina Marie Harris, 27, ofMagnolia, Oct. 7.
Michael Brendan Flint, 38, of Springhill, La., and Danna TannehillDinkins, 37, of Springhill, La., Oct. 6.
Timothy Lynn Otwell, 44, of Magnolia, and Bertha Lizett Barquero,46, of Magnolia, Oct. 5.
Nathan Ray Davidson, 27, of Taylor, and Amber Lynn West, 29, ofTaylor, Oct. 4.
Brandon H. Easley, 33, of Magnolia, and Laura Michelle Hill, 33, ofBloomburg, Texas, Oct. 1.
South Arkansas bankruptcies by county for theweek ended Nov. 3:
Columbia
Donald Eugene Irwin, occupation not listed, 157 Lafayette 225,Taylor; Chapter 7; $150,664 debt filed October 29; $27,618assets.
Andre L. Ewell, occupation not listed, and Sonja Rena Ewell,occupation not listed, 420 Columbia 59, McNeil; Chapter 13;$199,645 debt filed October 29; $123,602 assets.
LaToya Ann Clayton, A/K/A LaToya Ann Nesbitt, occupation notlisted, 430 Columbia Road 122, McNeil; Chapter 13; $9,463 debtfiled October 29; $17,632 assets.
Barbara Louise Edwards, occupation not listed, 781 Columbia Road8W, Emerson; Chapter 7; $74,363 debt filed October 29; $68,519assets.
Alex Wilson IV, occupation not listed, and Maria Anne Wilson,occupation not listed, 63 Columbia 301, Magnolia; Chapter 13;$176,163 debt filed October 29; $19,185 assets.
Jessica B. Holland, A/K/A Jessica Veach, 1212 Melrose, Magnolia;Chapter 7; $99,373 debt filed November 1; $24,444 assets.
Lafayette
Lennie McDonald, 305 Central Ave., Stamps; Chapter 13; $89,901 debtfiled October 27; $56,704 assets.
Nevada
Scott A. Loe, occupation not listed, and Vanessa Ann Loe,occupation not listed, 194 Nevada 1701, Rosston; Chapter 7;$138,625 debt filed October 31; $179,725 assets.
Union
George Amaya and Carol Amaya, 2206 Houston St., El Dorado; Chapter7; $78,595 debt filed October 26; $61,789 assets.
Jeffrey Ronald Belgrave and Mona Leisa Belgrave, 1001 Palm Drive,El Dorado; Chapter 13; $131,410 debt filed October 26; $15,488assets.
Patsey J. Davis, 1708 Rhodes Chapel Road, El Dorado; Chapter 7;$49,376 debt filed October 26; $84,950 assets.
Harlen Allen Bounds, occupation not listed, 1201 Robinson, ElDorado; Chapter 13; $72,208 debt filed October 29; $24,387assets.
South Arkansas business incorporations bycounty for the week ended Nov. 3:
Columbia
Centuryware Solutions LLC, Charles David Garrett, 2029 NorthWashington St., Magnolia filed 10/26/10.
Kingdom Builders of Magnolia, LLC, Kevin Belt, 3861 Hwy. 344,Magnolia filed 10/27/10.
Nevada
Springtree Global Enterprises, Inc , Donna B. Jackson, 173 Nevada127, Rosston filed 10/29/10.
Ouachita
Shannon Realty LLC, Shannon Fry, 989 Quapaw St., Camden filed10/26/10.
R&C Trucking Of Stephens, Inc., James F. Landers, 923Washington St., Camden filed 10/28/10.
Union
Razor Concessions, Inc., James Johnson, 308 North Ripley, El Doradofiled 10/26/10.
Massey Trucking, LLC, Lawanda Massey, 6001 North West Ave., ElDorado filed 10/27/10.
