Stories from Thursday, April 18, 2002

Trumann Parks and Recreation summer baseball and t-ball teams will start their seasons with opening ceremonies on April 22 at the Cedar Park fields and the Singer fields. The t-ball opening ceremonies will be at Cedar Park at 5 pm. Each of the nine teams will present their team colors. Ronnie and Donnie Taylor, who originally organized t-ball in Trumann, will throw out the first pitch...

Charles David Fitzgerald, 55, of Harrisburg died April 8 at St. Bernard's Medical Center n Jonesboro of natural causes. He was born in Hickory Ridge and lived most of his lifetime in the Harrisburg area. He was of the Pentecostal faith and a member of the Jesus Name Church in Senath, MO...

During spring break, the Trumann Wildcat baseball team traveled to Orlando, Fla. to participate in a tournament. The Wildcats played three games. In the first game they were defeated 10-9 by a team from Smithtown, N.Y. In the second game, the Wildcats defeated a team from El Paso, Texas 5-4. In the third game, a team from Charlotte, N.C. defeated the Wildcats 11-0...

MANILA -- Valley View won the 3-AAA South District golf championship here Thursday at the Big Lake Country Club with a 172. Trumann finished second with a 175. Manila finished third with a 179. Conditions were perfect for golf. It was in the upper 70s with a slight breeze. The sky became overcast at the end of the tournament but no rain fell...

Weiner defeated Bay 5-4 April 9 in baseball action. Brett Hogan took the loss on the mound. Bay scored two runs in the first and two runs in the fourth. At the plate he had two hits. Weiner scored a run in the third, two runs in the fourth and two runs in the fifth...

Bay participated in the district tournament for golf at Sage Meadows golf course in Jonesboro April 10. Both of Bay's boys and girls teams finished third in the tournament. For the boys, Ryan Prince shot an 84. Blake Ferguson and Tyler Bailey each shot an 86. Andrew Watkins shot a 102. The boys played 18 holes...

Bay split with Rector in fast-pitch softball action April 11. Rector won the first game 13-7. Bay won the second game 8-5. This win pushed the Lady Yellowjackets to the top of the 3-South District. Bay is 4-1 in the district and 6-4 overall. The Lady Yellowjackets play at Caraway Tuesday and Thursday this week. Each day they will play both Maynard and Riverside...

The Trumann Wildcats played Gosnell and Rivercrest April 8 in a doubleheader. Trumann defeated Gosnell 2-1. Revis Kemper took the win on the mound pitching one inning. Tyler Goodwin pitched eight innings. Goodwin struck out 16, walked two and allowed one run...

Gosnell defeated Trumann 7-5 in softball action April 9. Trumann had four hits, were walked nine times and reached base on five errors. On the mound, Sarabeth Wray walked seven and allowed six hits. Gosnell committed three errors. Harrisburg defeated Trumann 7-2 April 11...

In a match against Paragould April 2, The Trumann boys defeated Paragould's boys 4-2 and the girls' teams tied at 3-3. In a meet April 4 against Paragould, the Trumann boys defeated Paragould 4-2 and the Trumann girls defeated Paragould 5-1. The boys improved to 4-2-1 overall and the girls improved to 3-3-1...

Aileen Sims Holt, 90, of Trumann died Sunday April 14 at north Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss of natural causes. She was born in Fayetteville, Tenn., and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann before moving to Mississippi two years ago. She was a housewife and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jessie Cleveland, one son Harvey Hold, three grandchildren, two sisters and three brothers...

Madelon Littles, 72, of Trumann died April 10 at St. Bernards Medical Ceter in Jonesboro of natural causes. She was born in Rosie and had lived in Trumann for 40 years. She was a retired food service worker having worked for Francis Bros. in Trumann for 30 years. She was of the Pentecostal faith and a member of Calvary Pentecostal Church in Trumann...

Joseph Conatser of Jonesboro a senior who is home schooled has accepted an Academic Distinction Scholarship to attend Arkansas State University in Jonesboro next fall. He plans to major in Radio - Television and minor in music. His parents are Ken and Melody Conatser of Jonesboro...

Thanks to a population shift shown in the 2000 census, Trumann picked up a new Justice of the Peace. The rural areas decreased in population whereas the city areas increased in population, County Clerk Fonda Condra said. Trumann, which is near the populous city of Jonesboro, showed the most increase in population in the county, Condra said...

At the Bay City Council meeting, the roofing of dugouts and bleachers at the ball park was discussed. It will cost approximately $4,000 to cover the dugouts and bleachers. The Booster Club will help to pay some of the cost and volunteers will do some of the work. The Council agreed to let the city proceed with the project. The city has applied for a $1,000 grant from Entergy to be applied to the cost of covering the dugouts and bleachers...

At its regular meeting, Monday April 8, the Bay School Board hired Oliver "Chip" Layne as Principal of Bay High School. He will assume the responsibilities as Bay principal effective July 1. He is now serving as principal of Mammoth Spring High School...

The city-wide cleanup for Bay will be May 6 through May 17. The city will remove wood, including tree limbs. The limbs must be trimmed by residents only and must be in pieces which can reasonably be handled by one person. A limit of two tires per household will be picked up. Metal in separate piles, motors and compressors will also be picked up...

The First Assembly of God on the corner of Willow and Flossie Drive will be holding a Revival with Evangelist Michael Time. The revival will be held on Sunday April 21 at 10:45 am and 6 pm and Monday through Wednesday on April 24 at 7 pm. For more information please call Pastor Doke at 870-483-7793...

Clyde Edward Whitlatch, 76, of Harrisburg died Thursday April 11 at his home. He was born in Trumann in 1925. He was a retired Timber Cutter and a World War II US Army veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Harrisburg...

Jimmy Ray Wells, 59, of Birmingham, Alabama died Saturday at the V.A. Hospital in Birmingham. He was born on July 11, 1942 in Harrisburg. He was a graduate of McCormick High School and a U.S. Navy veteran having served in Vietnam. He was the developer and owner of Health Science Products, a dental manufacturing company in Birmingham...

Martha Joy Sheets, 62, of Trumann died April 13. She was born in Craighead County and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a housewife and babysitter and of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by one sister, Marie Holmes, two brothers, Elvin Bishop and Billy Joe Bishop and her parents Benjamin Franklin and Dinky Ann Morrow Bishop...

The Trumann Sports Complex will be holding the Trumann Youth Wildcat Invitational April 19 - 21. It will be held at the sports complex. Divisions are slow pitch 8 and under, ten and under, 12 and under and 14 and under. Fast pitch ten and under, 12 and under and 14 and under...