Stories from Wednesday, November 13, 2002

The city of Trumann has developed a new city seal. Several months ago city clerk / treasurer Patsy Bullock was contacted by the Municipal League in North Little Rock. The Municipal League was adding a new wing to their building. One part of the wing was to have each city in the state of Arkansas' city seal etched onto a tile and placed in the wing. As the city did not presently have a seal, David Hicks, a Trumann native, was asked to come up with a drawing that represented the city...

OSCEOLA - The Trumann Wildcats defeated the Osceola Seminoles 37-14 here Friday night and advance to the playoffs where they will face the Newport Greyhounds. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. this Friday night at Newport. The Wildcats kept pounding the Seminoles and didn't let up...

Ezekiel Lee Hampton, 85, of Bay died Thursday Nov. 7 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was born near Rector and lived in Nettleton before moving to Bay eleven years ago. He was retired from the Arkansas Glass Company, member of the Glass Bottle Blowers Association and of the Nettleton Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents, Amzie Lee and Mary Ethel Morgan Hampton; one granddaughter, Tracy Hampton and one brother, Elvis Gerald Hampton...

Edgar Aaron Taylor, 49, of Bulls Gap, Tenn. Died Nov. 5 at the Laughlin Memorial Hospital in Greeneville, Tenn. of natural causes. He was born in Madison County, Ind. He was a medical attendant and of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by one brother, Randy Taylor...

Bobby Clell Adams, 71, of Trumann died Nov. 8 at the Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro of natural causes. He was born in Braggadocio, Mo. and had lived in Trumann for the past 33 years and was formerly of St. Charles, Mo. He was a retired mechanic, veteran of the U.S. Army and member of the Trumann Revival Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. Jess H. and Gladys Christopher Adams and one brother, Richard Adams...

Entergy Corporation is awarding $53,500 in Community Partnership Grants to schools and non-profit organizations in Arkansas in 2002. The money will help pay for a wide variety of programs to benefit Arkansas communities, schools and youth. Among the grant recipients is the Trumann Sports Complex. Their project, "Covers for Dugouts" will construct dugout covers for the Sports Complex...

(Editors note: This letter was written by Acey Ladd on Oct. 29, 1864 to his wife and children. Three brothers and veterans, William Doyle Clem, A.J. Clem and Eddie Wayne Clem, were all given their great great grandfather's Civil War letter by their mother, Eula Ladd Clem. The letter also appears in a history book of Poinsett County.)...

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Trumann Community House. It was built in 1927 by the employees of the Poinsett Lumber and Manufacturing (Singer) for the its employees, who bought their memberships for $1. The Community House has been serving the needs of Trumann residents ever since. At one time it was the only basketball court in town and was used by the school as a court for all its games...

Local veterans were honored Monday with a program at the Trumann High School Auditorium. The program introduction was given by LTC. Eddie Sandefur and the invocation was given by Second Lt. Jason Lillard. The color guard posted the colors, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited, the band performed the National Anthem follwed by the poem, "Flag" was read by First Lt. ...

Newport dropped down to the 2AAA District this season from the AAAA East District. The Greyhounds have had 15 consecutive playoff berths. They have been to the playoffs 23 of the past 24 seasons. They finished No. 4 seed last year in the district when they lost six times...