Participants in the Special Olympics Torch Run in Rector, from left: Arkansas State Police Corporal Michael Tompkins, Clay County Deputy Ashley Vaughn, Clay County Deputy Johnny Fry, Rector dispatcher Charlie Schultz, Rector Police officer Thomas Freudiger, Paragould Criminal Investigation Detective Tron Beasley, Rector Chief of Police Allen Haywood, Paragould Police officer Christian Underwood, Rector assistant chief Shain Casebier, Rector High School principal Nate Henderson, Clay County Deputy Cody Ray and Arkansas State Police Trooper Tyler Drum. (Courtesy photo)
By Gayla Johnson Times-Democrat Special Olympics Arkansas Area 1 began its torch run on Monday, May 15, with the torch being carried by local law…
