Stories from Wednesday, April 16, 2003

Bay Superintendent Eric Kieffner graduated from Greene County Tech in Paragould in 1965. He grew up in the Miller community. He attended Arkansas State University for two years and then went to the Navy for four years. After his stint in the Navy, he returned to ASU and received a bachelor of sciences in accounting in 1972...

Federal, state and local officials, along with friends and family gathered Tuesday morning to honor the achievements of a Trumann man, who has been instrumental in the development of areas near Trumann. At the event, held at the Hatchie Coon Hunting Club near Tulot, those officials honored the efforts of Wayne Hinds. Hinds, an employee with the Poinsett County Drainage District No. 7 has been involved in conservation efforts since 1967 when he went to work with the group...

At its regular meeting on April 8, the Trumann City Council decided to seek bids on a 1994 Crown Victoria police car and a house at 301 Gum St. Trumann Police Chief "Corky" Richardson told the council that upkeep on the car would cost more than just selling it. He told the council that one of the new five Dodge Durangos the department recently received had replaced the car...

LITTLE ROCK - Seven Arkansans have been named master teachers and selected to attend the 2003 National Summer Institute for Educators at the Japanese American Museum in Los Angeles, Calif. The middle school team will consist of Terrie Ponder from Trumann Junior High, Traci Thomas from Arkadelphia (Goza Middle School) and Sherry Tipps-Holder of Conway (Carl Stuart Middle School). ...

Three Trumann Odyssey of the Mind teams will be attending world competition at Ames, Iowa May 27 through June 1. At state competition April 5 at Blytheville, the seventh- and eighth-grade team placed first. The first- and second-grade and fifth- and sixth-grade teams each placed second. The ninth through 12th-grade team narrowly missed going to world by placing third in the state competition...

In softball action for Trumann's Lady Wildcats, the Gosnell Lady Pirates defeated the Lady Cats 3-2 and 11-9 in a district doubleheader Thursday, April 10. In the second game, the Lady Pirates battled back from 9-6 with two runs each from Whitney Ballard, Tracy Higgins and Loujeana Cook...