Stories from Thursday, August 8, 2002

Emergency officials from Northeast Arkansas were in Tyronza last weekend to participate in an Emergency Vehicle Driver Training Program class. The 15 to 20 in attendance from the host Tyronza Fire Department, Tyronza Police Department, Riverside Ambulance, Caraway Fire Department, Keiser Fire Department and Marked Tree Fire Department used the two-day event to gain classroom and real experience in operating ambulances, fire trucks, police cars and rescue trucks. ...

Teretha Mason, 71 of Marked Tree, passed away on July 20 at her home. She was born on March 28, 1931 to the union of the late Nathaniel and Robinza Wise in Gregory, AR. She lived in Tyronza before moving to Marked Tree 53 years ago. She confessed a hope in Christ and joined Steel Bridge M.B Church in Tyronza. ...

Billy Walker, 68 of Joiner died July 30, 2002 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in East Memphis. He was a roofer. The funeral was Friday, Aug. 2 at Wilson Funeral Home Chapel in Osceola. Brother Lee Dunn officiated the ceremony. Place of burial was at the Louise Chapel Cemetery in Joiner. Visitation was held...

Helen Eleanor Campbell, 89, of Lepanto died July 30, 2002 at her residence. Formerly of Halls, Tenn. she was a member of the Lepanto Church of Christ. She was also a retired fifth-grade teacher at Westridge School. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Campbell and a son, Tommy Campbell...

Adron Fritz Snell, 77, of Marked Tree died Aug. 3, 2002 at his residence. He was of the Baptist faith, a Mason, an Army veteran and enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. The funeral was Aug. 6 at Murphy Funeral Home Chapel in Marked Tree. The Rev. Vernon Pen officiated the ceremony. Place of interment was at the Marked Tree Cemetery...

Judy Tucker, office manager of the Tribune, returned home after a weeklong cruise on the Rotter Dam to Canada. Judy was the guest of Martha (Son) Spencer, a lifelong friend, formerly of Lepanto, who now resides in Searcy. Martha is the manager of the Bakery/Deli at Food King in Searcy. She was awarded the all-expense-paid trip for two by the Affiliate Food Service for her high sales...

Enter now to be a part of this year's Delta Cotton Pickin' Jubilee Bar-B-Q Cook off sponsored by First Delta Bank. This year's contest promises to be bigger than last year's with two categories paying three place pay offs. Category One: Pork Butts and Category Two: Nothin' but Ribs will feature some very tasty competition from cooks throughout the Delta Region...

Marked Tree native David Carson Berry was recently awarded his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree at the 301st commencement of Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut. Approximately 2600 students and 12,000 guests gathered for the ceremonies in Yale's historic Old Campus, a large, rectangular yard surrounded by Neo-Georgian and Romanesque buildings...

This past year has been a rough one for Trumann regarding storms. Almost every residence and business was damaged in the hailstorm and the town is only recently beginning to get everything repaired. In a thunderstorm on July 31, the steeple of Providence Baptist Church was struck by lightning. ...

Poinsett County Circuit Clerk, Claudia Matthews, releases the following names drawn as prospective petit jurors for the August 2002 session of Poinsett County Circuit Court Criminal Division. Judge David Laser of Jonesboro and Judge David Goodson of Paragould will be presiding...

Summer break is almost over for Trumann Public School students. The first day of classes for grades 1 - 12 is August 19. Kindergartners start on August 26. Cedar Park and Central Elementary Schools have been preparing for the school year by modifying the student handbook. ...

The senior members of the Trumann High School Annual Staff recently returned from camp. Held at Harding University in Searcy and sponsored by Jostens Publishing the camp lasted from July 29 - 31. There were 31 schools, approximately 2000 students, from all over Arkansas in attendance. The annual staff took their 2002 annual for to be judged in several competitions...

The Trumann Varsity Cheerleaders recently returned from a National Cheerleaders Association summer camp. The camp was held at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. The NCA selects award winners at each of the over $1,100 camps it administers around the world each summer. The NCA holds events for over 150,000 cheerleaders and dancers around the world...

Two Bay High School students were awarded All-American honors at a cheerleading camp in Cape Girardeau, Mo. during the month of July. Amber Martin and Kem Walker received the most prestigious honor awarded by the National Cheerleaders Association. Walker is co-captain of the Bay team...