Stories from Wednesday, November 14, 2001

Democrat Editor The Trumann Police Department continued its crackdown on possible gambling operations Friday, seizing five machines at Caroline's Quick Shop. Capt. Larry Blagg said Elie Assof, owner of Caroline's, came into the station Thursday, expressing concerns he was being investigated for using the machines illegally...

Democrat Editor A sting operation by the Trumann Police Department Thursday resulted in the arrest of a Trumann man and woman. Helenor Fawn Hall was charged with possession of a controlled substance (crack) with intent to deliver and delivery of a controlled substance (crack). Larry Jones was charged with delivery of a controlled substance (crack), possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug parapheranalia...

A Trumann woman died Friday, leaving a legacy of service to the Trumann community. Mrs. June Elizabeth Pounds, 80, died Friday night at the Regional Medical Center of NEA in Jonesboro of natural causes. Mrs. Pounds, a lifelong resident of Trumann, was an accounting clerk and insurance clerk for the Singer Company in Trumann until her retirement in 1988. ...

Democrat Editor Area cities should work together to better the area's economic development, Jonesboro Hubert Brodell told Trumann Rotarians Thursday. "We all have concerns about the economy," he said. "I think that is a major concern to not only business and industry people, but it is also a concern to individuals as well as government."...

Democrat Editor POCAHONTAS- The Trumann defense came up with play after play Friday night as the Wildcats advanced to the second round of the AAA state playoffs with a 21-7 win over host Pocahontas. "They stepped up again, pulled us out of some holes," Trumann head coach Ricky Timbs said of his defense. ...