Stories from Wednesday, July 3, 2002

The following is a list of fireworks rules and regulations in our area: Lepanto: According to City Clerk Tamara Wyatt, Lepanto's fireworks ordinance was enacted on December 14, 1972 by Mayor Carey Eason and members of the Lepanto City Council. The two-page ordinance lists in detail rules involving fireworks in the community. ...

Richie Tate plays for the East Arkansas Bandits team. The team won the championship June 14 of the USSSA 10-and-under tournament in Bentonville. Tate was voted the Most Valuable Player in the state. The Bandits will travel to South Haven, Miss. to play in the Little League World Series July 17-21...

Carla Kemp, an East Poinsett County student, is enjoying summer basketball camps. Kemp has attended the Wynne Yellowjackets camp and the Lady Indians Camp at Arkansas State University. Kemp received a basketball from the Wynne camp for first place in free throw shooting and a plaque from ASU for runner-up in free throw shooting. Kemp plans to attend more ball camps this summer...

Verna Imogene Williams Bates, 85, of Memphis died June 25, 2002 at Rose Care Nursing Center in Trumann. Formerly of Marked Tree, she was of the Assembly of God faith and was a substitute teacher at Memphis city schools. A graveside service was June 27 at the Marked Tree Cemetery...

Palmela C. Dailey, 67, of Hughes, died June 22, 2002 at Methodist Central in Memphis. She was a homemaker. The funeral was 1 p.m., June 25 at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home Chapel. Place of interment was at the Marked Tree Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sloan J. Dailey...

Tyronza City Hall will be closed on Thursday, July 4, but will reopen on Friday, July 5. Thursday's garbage will be collected on Friday. Lepanto City Hall will be closed on Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5. Marked Tree City Hall offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5. Thursday's trash route will be collected on Friday...

Johnny Rye, Jr., Poinsett County assessor, made his report to the Poinsett County Quorum Court Council on July 1. A news release which Rye handed out at the meeting states: "Enclosed is a report of the reappraisal of Poinsett County of the time frame between May 16th through June 15th, 2002. ...

The Poinsett County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney's Office is announcing a new program today through the Hot Check Program. Beginning July 1, 2002, the Poinsett County Hot Check Program will initiate an Amnesty Program. Persons with outstanding misdemeanor or felony hot check warrants that have not been served will be eligible to pay their hot checks at the Poinsett County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney's Office without having a warrant served and without the necessity of a court appearance and court costs.. ...

TRUMANN - The Sports Complex here was the place of action for the Trumann Lions Club Youth Invitational softball tournament Saturday, June 29. Seventeen teams participated in four different divisions of the tournament. Money raised from the tournament will benefit the sight and hearing impaired...

Mr. Jack Hunt, of Trumann, died June 25, 2002 at the family residence of natural causes. He was 86 years old. Mr. Hunt was born in Frenchman's Bayou, Ark., on August 8, 1915. He had lived in Trumann for the past 55 years, after moving here from Caraway. ...

Lowell Thomas Renshaw, 54, of Trumann died June 22 at Regional Medical Center of NEA in Jonesboro of natural causes. He was born at Tulot and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a welder pipe fitter and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by two sisters, two brothers and his father, Herman Joe Renshaw...

Joyce D. "Sue" Rasdon, 61, of Jonesboro died July 1 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro of natural causes. She was born in Trumann and had lived most of her lifetime in the Jonesboro and Trumann area. She was a 911 operator for Jonesboro and Craighead County and of the Baptist faith...

Imogene Diane Roberson, 62, of Mammoth Springs died June 30 at the family residence of natural causes. She was born in Marked Tree and had lived in Mammoth Springs since 1978. She was a housewife and of the Baptist belief. She was preceded in death by her parents Curtis and Lula Payne Gammill...

Fredrick Monroe Golden of New Albany, Miss., died June 20, 2002 at Magnolia Personal Care Home in New Albany, Miss. He was 90 years old. Mr. Golden was born March 16, 1912 in Jackson County Alabama to the late Joseph Mack Golden and Eliza Ann Jones Golden. ...

It means Independence and freedom for the whole country and me and for spending time with my large family watching very bright and colorful fireworks. It also means time to remember the war that we won against the british and all of our sad emotions that we had in the past. And time to remember what the flag really means to you...

At the weekly meeting of the Trumann Lions Club on June 26 new officer's were installed for the upcoming year. Outgoing president, John Stuckey, gave out some awards to show his appreciation to members who showed outstanding support and helped him during the year...

The Poinsett County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney's Office is announcing a new program today through the Hot Check Program. Beginning July 1, 2002, the Poinsett County Hot Check Program will initiate an Amnesty Program. Persons with outstanding misdemeanor or felony hot check warrants that have not been served will be eligible to pay their hot checks at the Poinsett County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney's Office without having a warrant served and without the necessity of a court appearance and court costs. ...

TRUMANN - In the championship of the senior high Babe Ruth tournament here June 27-30, Osceola defeated Marked Tree 13-1. Marked Tree advanced to the final of the tournament by defeating the Paragould Redbirds in Game 2 of the tournament. Marked Tree then defeated Trumann but was sent to the loser's bracket after suffering a defeat to Osceola in Game 9 of the tournament. ...