Stories from Wednesday, April 25, 2001

Seated in his corner office in the old Singer Company's main office in Trumann, K.W. "Kelley" Webb has come a long way from his years of helping his family clear timber from property they were homesteading years ago. Years of moving from school to school, area to area, as his father followed the timber work throughout this area many decades ago were hard on the bright, energetic young man, but he doesn't dwell on those hardships. ...

News flash: The Trumann Wildcats downed Gosnell in the district finals Tuesday evening. They now move on to the regionals. 10-0 seems to be a favorite for the Trumann Wildcats baseball squad and the 'Cats registered another win by that score last Saturday afternoon at Valley View as they moved into the finals of the district tournament...

Paul T. Blasingame, Sr., 61, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, April 22, at Regional Medical Center. Blasingame was born on July 31, 1939, in Trumann, and had lived in the Jonesboro and Trumann areas all of his life. He retired from GE. Blasingame was a member of the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church and a member of the Oak Grove Saddle Club. He was preced in death by one brother, J.M. Blasingame, and was the son of the late J.M. Sr. and Opal Blasingame...

Audrey Arvorene Roberts McCord, 88, of Trumann, died Tuesday evening, April 17, at Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, of natural causes. McCord was born in Beech Grove, and had lived in Trumann for 74 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Viva Drive Church of Christ. ...

Patricia Lynn Spencer, 46, of Paragould, died Tuesday, April 17, at Arkansas Methodist Hospital, Paragould. Spencer was born on February 11, 1955 in Rosiclare, Ill. She was a homemaker and of the Missionary Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her father, Rufus Garvin; her mother, Martha Warren Garvin Newsom; one sister, Judy lee Garvin and two infant brothers...

Johnnie Faye Reese, 71, of Trumann, died Monday, April, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, of natural causes. Reese was born in Belmont, Miss., and was a lifetime resident of the Trumann area. She was a retired employee of the Wilshire Corp., A member of the First Christian Church in Trumann and a member of Christian Women's Fellowship. She was preceded in death by her parents, Johnny and Lottie Vinson and three sisters...

William Harold "Slick" McMickle, Sr., 64, of Wynne, died Tuesday, April 17, at his residence in Wynne. McMickle was born November 27, 1936 in Pine Tree. He attended school in Marianna as a young person and was a graduate of Marianna High School. He continued his education at Southern State University in Magnolia and the Oklahoma Teachers College. ...

by Bob Allen There're singers and then not It isn't that I have any problem with music. I love music. I'm a child of the 60's and 70's, when rock was born and just got better and better over those two decades. Then something happened. Anyway, music is a wonderful thing until someone who isn't really capable of singing decides to launch into song. That is the situation in this office. No, I don't launch into song. I know my limitations...

The months of planning are about to come to fruition for the promotion team putting together this Friday (April 27) night's Relay for Life at the Cedar Park track in Trumann. Event chairperson Tamara Jones said this week that "everything is in place and we're ready for the big night. It looks like we are going to have a huge crowd and we're all very excited."...

A new ambulance/rescue service organization has come to Trumann and that has allowed a former Trumann resident to come home, as well - at least, during her on-call hours. Mikka Winstead, daughter of Donald and Joan Winstead of Jonesboro, is the senior member of the four-person team manning the ambulances for MedicOne, an emergency services organizations with units stationed in Jonesboro, Pocahontas and, now, Trumann...

The Bay Yellowjackets dropped two more games last week, losing to Walnut Ridge and Cross County. The Jackets are now 2-15 on the season. In an April 20 game against Cross County, the Jackets lost a close one, 10-9, against Cross County. The Jackets scored four runs in the fourth inning to grab a 5-2 lead. In the bottom of the sixth, the Thunderbirds five runs to bring the score to 7-5. The Jackets fought back in the top of the seventh inning, scoring four...