Stories from Wednesday, December 18, 2002

Trumann mayor-elect Ronnie Harrison has resigned from the city water and sewer commission after a sitting alderman alleged his election was illegal because of his position on the commission. Council member Sheila Walters read to the council and others present at the council's recent monthly meeting a letter and legal statutes she had sent to Trumann city attorney Carla Powell outlining why she felt the elections of Harrison, Gerald Smith and Pam Daniels who serve on the water and sewer commission were illegal.. ...

In basketball action this week for the Trumann senior high girls, Osceola defeated Trumann 48-42 on Dec. 9. Jade Johnson led Trumann with 12 points. Sarabeth Wray and Crystal Ealey added 10 and eight points, respectively. Breah McCarty, Talia Payne and Tiffany Jones chipped in six, four and two points, respectively...

BAY - The Bay senior Lady Yellowjackets used a potent full-court press here Thursday night to fend off the Rector Lady Cougars, 69-49. Bay led 25-2 after the first quarter. Jessica Hill scored for the Lady Cougars and would add 27 more points to that to lead her team with 29 points...

TRUMANN - After two overtimes, the Manila Lions pulled to a 56-54 victory over the Trumann Wildcats here Friday night. The score was tied 38-38 at the end of regulation and 44-44 after the first overtime. In the second overtime, Manila turned the ball over and Trumann's Aaron Bentley hit a field goal for the Cats...

Mr. Johnny M. Easter, of Harrisburg, passed away December 12 at the family residence. He was 68 years old. Mr. Easter was born in Bay on December 1, 1934, and had lived most of his lifetime in Harrisburg. He was a retired farmer and member of the Greenfield Baptist Church near Harrisburg, Ark. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Peggy Terry, his father, Sol Easter and two brothers...

Anna Marie Williams, 81, of Trumann died Sunday, Dec. 15 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Grubbs and had lived in Trumann for 40 years and was formerly of Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and member of the First Assembly of God in Trumann...

Bay schools will dismiss at 11:50 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, for Christmas break. Classes will resume on Jan. 6. The high school will take semester tests this Thursday for fifth through seventh periods and Friday for first through fourth periods. Cristin Mills won first place in the Bay Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy contest. ...

Bay Elementary Students of the month for December Front row (from left) Alisha Hogan, Tawni Green, Christien McClaughlin and Lori Rauch. Middle row (from left) Jade Presley, Brittney Raines, Jennifer Rodgers, Lydia Shoemaker, Zac Adams, Rachel Scott, Ashlyn Dacus. Top row (from left) Brittany Harrison, Brooke Bond, Liz Thomas, Taylor Winningham and Roger Stewart. Not pictured is Thalia Alvarado. (Democrat photo / Carin McClung)...

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) has received approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide funding to build 11 safe rooms in seven school districts in Arkansas. Safe rooms will be constructed at the following schools:...

Barry Wood, senior vice-president for Ducks Unlimited (DU), spoke at the dedication of the Hatchiecoon Bottomlands-Snowdens Field Wetland project. Wood is manager of Wood Ford in Trumann. Nearly two years ago, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AG&FC) and Ducks Unlimited teamed up to restore the wetland to provide habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife in the area, Wood told the crowd...

James M. Yarbrough, Regions Bank President, will be retiring after serving the bank for 21 years. He graduated from L.C. Humes High School in 1953. His classmates there were Elvis Presley and George Klein. Yarbrough proudly displays his signed annual from Elvis. Following high school he furthered his education at Memphis State University where he majored in Music Education. He aspired to being a band director...

In the senior boys Pre-Holiday Tournament, third-seeded Nettleton defeated Bay 63-45 in the first round of the tournament. In the consolation game, Bay defeated Harrisburg 51-42. In the junior division of the tournament, fourth-seeded Nettleton narrowly defeated second-seeded Bay 41-39 in the final of the tournament. Bay advanced to the final by defeating Trumann and Brookland...