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Members of the Crossett Area Chamber of Commerce gathered Tuesday, April 27 for the Chamberâs 69th annual awards banquet. The award ceremonies ended with an emotional tribute from outgoing Chamber President Howard Beaty Jr. to former Mayor Marshall Scott McCormick, who was posthumously named Man of the Year. The honor was bestowed on the late mayor one year and 11 days after his death while still in office. McCormick was in his 42nd year of service to the people of Crossett. Heâd worked as a police officer, investigator and captain for the Crossett Police Department from 1978 to 1998, at which time he was elected mayor. He was re-elected to five additional consecutive terms. ....
A divided Crossett City Council adopted a budget for the coming fiscal year Monday night, Dec. 21. The point of contention was nearly a quarter million dollars. Four council members, C.T. Foster, James Knight, Kerstin Mondragon and Sheila Phillips, voted in favor of the budget. Councilmen Dale Martinie and Cary Carter voted in the minority when casting votes against the proposal. Carter said that he thought the budget should be cut by approximately $200,000. Mayor Crystal Marshall said the budget had already been cut by 8 percent â approximately $468,226 â when compared to the 2020 budget. âI donât want to make cuts or lay people off unless it is absolutely necessary,â Marshall said. âIf I start laying people off, then Iâm afraid others will panic and lay people off and we are going to start seeing a ripple effect on our town.â ....