Stories from Friday, February 7, 2003

Tyronza firefighters, public officials and area residents gathered last Wednesday night to honor the accomplishments and career of a Tyronza firefighter, who retired last week with over 25 years of service. In the party, held at the Tyronza Fire Station, those individuals gathered to honor Tyronza Assistant Fire Chief Rodney Harris, on his years of service to the department and city. ...

David Anderson retired last Friday, after 39 years of service with E.C. Barton and Company. On March 5, 1964, Anderson began his career with Caraway Lumber Company, which later became Barton's of Caraway. In 1996, Anderson was transferred to Barton's of Lepanto, after the closing of the Caraway Store...

The Marked Tree Public Library staff and the loyal supporters of the Friends of the Library Club appreciate the $100 gift the Wal-Mart, Inc. donated through the Wal-Mart Super Center in West Memphis. The donation will be used to defray the cost of a TV-VCR and a tape recorder each with headphones so the children/adults can enjoy books on tape or video when they visit the library, especially if they're waiting on someone who's using the computer...

The Hallmark Hall of Fame began advertising the movie adapted from John Grisham's novel, "A Painted House," this past week on PBS. The made-for-T.V. movie is due to air on April 27. An aerial view of the fictitious Chandler homestead led with the premier advertisement, and included scenes of Luke and his Pappy Chandler sitting on their antique tractor talking to Luke's parents...

During the Korean "Conflict," the United States Army Department of Psychological Warfare used leaflets drops as well as loudspeakers mounted on tanks at the front-lines to encourage North Korean soldiers to defect to the South Korean side. The North Korean forces also used leaflets to encourage soldiers from South Korea as well as the United States to come over to their side...

Linda Myrl Graham Luttrell, 61, of Harrisburg, died Tuesday, February 2, 2003 at the Woodbriar Nursing Home in Harrisburg. Born April 28, 1941, in Mathiston, Miss. to Dorothy Marie Clark and the late Earsie Lee Graham, Luttrell was a member of the Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis. She was a retired nurse and a former police officer in the city of Memphis...

Carease Henderson, 88, of Macon, Ga., formerly of Lepanto died Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at the Presbyterian Village in Macon, Ga. Henderson, a Baptist, was a former resident of Lepanto who moved to Daytona Beach, Fla. where she lived for many years before moving to Presbyterian Village in Macon, Ga. ...

Hustle and key free throws down the stretch were the difference last Thursday night, as the EPC Lady Warriors defeated the Trumann Lady Wildcats 39-35, in a key 3AAA-South basketball battle. In the game, played at Wildcat Gym, both teams battled all night with 14 different lead changes and...

In its only action last week, the Marked Tree senior boys and girls basketball teams were on opposite sides of the scoreboard as they visited Crawfordsville last Tuesday night. In the games, played at Tiger Gym, the Marked Tree senior girls put together two good quarters, on their way to a...