Stories from Friday, October 25, 2002

Town Crier News Staff Residents of Buffalo Island are accustomed to having tornados sweep across the landscape, from time to time, but never have they witnessed a planned and orchestrated tornado arrive on an prearranged schedule -- that is until the filming of "A Painted House" came to Northeast Arkansas...

Poinsett County Judge Bill Craft presided over the last Intergovernmental Cooperative Council meeting Tuesday, which was hosted by Marked Tree Mayor Lawrence Ashlock. This was the last meeting for Craft and Trumann Mayor Jack Coggins, who both said farewell to the group. The county judge and mayors meet quarterly to discuss issues that affect Poinsett County and Northeast Arkansas...

In its final meeting before the November general election, the Lepanto City Council discussed several key issues dealing with the city, at its meeting Monday night. The council voted 8-0 to approve a tax millage resolution, setting the city's tax rate for 2003. ...

A select group of America's teachers are being honored by their toughest critics their former students, in the seventh edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2002. Local educators honored in Who's Who Among American Teachers, 2002 include Dolores Bodry, Tommy Duffel, Veta Hall and Linda Masters from East Poinsett County Schools; Barbara Ann Wilburn from Marked Tree Schools; and Angela Tucker from Marion Schools...