Stories from Wednesday, December 11, 2002

The time of the year has arrived to begin making plans to assist families in the Trumann area with Christmas gifts for their children. The caring generosity of Trumann citizens could help provide a bit of Christmas cheer to some Trumann area children who otherwise would not experience the magic of Santa Claus. ...

In the Pre-Holiday Tournament at Nettleton, the Bay Lady Yellowjackets defeated Rector, 91-28 in the first round of the tournament. Jessica McMasters led the Lady Jackets with 22 points. Amber McMasters and Amy Ballew added 14 and 11, respectively. Jessica Moreno and Kim Bradford scored seven and six, respectively. Ashley Ballew and Emily McDaniel each put five points on the scoreboard. Lee Davis and Lara Lyons added four and three, respectively...

On Dec. 3, Nettleton defeated the Bay senior Yellowjackets 64-59. Derek McMasters led the Jackets with 19 with Cameron Campbell chipping in 16 points. Robby Bollinger and Brett Hogan chipped in six apiece. Michael Nix, Ryan Prince and Sye Barnett added five, four and three points, respectively...

This season Trumann has a new basketball program and its participants are known as the Little Dribblers. Sharron Turman, recreational coordinator for the City of Trumann, said she had seen the program done at other schools like Brookland and Bay. She said people had approached her expressing an interest in getting the younger children in Trumann started in basketball...

TRUMANN - Alex Henry led the Wildcats here Friday night with 21 points but it was Aaron Bentley's bucket that gave the Cats the edge over the Nettleton Raiders 46-44. Bentley had five points in addition to that bucket. Trumann took a time out with 26.6 seconds as the game was tied 44-44. Nettleton's Justin McGarity threw up a three-pointer after Bentley's bucket but the shot fell short...

Lena Ann Headrick Clark, 87, of St. Louis, Mo. died Dec. 6 at the National Health Care Center in Maryland Heights, Mo. of natural causes. She was born in Kentucky and had lived in St. Louis area since 1981 and was formerly of Trumann and Searcy County. She was a housewife and of the Baptist faith...

Lorine Hanna of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at Craighead Nursing Center. She was 84 years old. Ms. Hanna was born in May Flower, Ark., on September 24 1918. She had lived in the Harrisburg and Jonesboro areas most of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Baptist Church. Her husband, S.P Hanna; one son, Don Edward Wilson; and one brother, O.F. Wilson, Jr. preceded her in death...

Bobby Gene "Popeye" Tippitt, 66, of Tucker died Dec. 5 at the UAMC in Little Rock of natural causes. He was born in Bono, had lived I Tucker for the past twenty years and was formerly of Trumann. He was owner of a self-employed heating and air conditioning service and a veteran of the Army...

The Crowley's Ridge Development Council (CRDC) Board of Directors will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 19, at the Arkansas State University Technical Center at Marked Tree. This will be the annual holiday dinner meeting for the organization's board, complete with special entertainment...

First Delta Bank is proud to announce the promotion of Lisa Cavitt to Assistant Vice President / Loan Officer and the appointment of Chris Lehman as Vice President / Senior Lending Officer. "Lisa has been a part of the management team for the past several years and has made a great contribution to the Loan Department," said Steve Wilcoxon, President / CEO of First Delta Bank. She is married to Scott Cavitt and they have twin sons, Heath and Andrew, ages 3. They live in the Tyronza area...

The Trumann Chamber of Commerce sponsored a drop-in reception in appreciation of Bobby Lee Trammell. Due to term limits he is retiring from three two-year terms as Arkansas State Representative for District 88. Trammell, who grew up on a cotton farm near Jonesboro, spent twenty-five years of his life leading a rock and roll lifestyle. During the sixties and seventies he toured with the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Fats Domino and Little Richard...

Jonesboro Westside defeated the Trumann senior Lady Wildcats 43-28 in the Pre-Holiday Tournament at Nettleton on Dec. 2. For Trumann, Sarabeth Wray led with seven points and Jade Johnson added five. Breah McCarty, Talia Payne and Tiffany Jones chipped in four apiece. Crystal Ealey put two points on the scoreboard...