Stories from Friday, July 18, 2003

Jerry Collier, an EMT with the Tyronza Fire Department, is in the beginning stages of organizing the first Community Emergency Response Team in Poinsett County (CERT). The CERT program helps train people to be better prepared to respond to emergency situations in their communities. ...

Christine Wortham, 80, of Marked Tree died Thursday, July 10, 2003 at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two sisters, Etta Smart of Waldron and Nora Dell Prince of Pontiac, Mich. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Wortham...

Ruth Mae Capps, 77, of Berryville died Saturday, July 12, 2003 in Berryville. Born in Tyronza, she had worked at Cordell, Okla., Memorial Hospital and was a member of Freeman Heights Baptist Church in Berryville. Survivors include a son, Jim Capps of Berryville; a brother, Bill McMullin of Paducah, Ky.; a sister, Louise Mitchell of Imboden; three grandchildren, Jimmy Capps, Joshua Capps and Justin Capps, all of Berryville; and two great-grandchildren...

David Alvin Duvall, 67, of Marked Tree died Thursday, July 10, 2003 at the VA Medical Center in Memphis. He is a retired state tax auditor and a member of Central Baptist Church in Marked Tree. Survivors include three sisters, Faye Wallin of West Memphis, Grace Morgan of Columbiaville, Mich., and Doris Young of New Boston, Texas; and two brothers, Larry Duvall of Marked Tree and Eugene Duvall of Brooksville, Fla...

The Citizens for Progress Committee continue with the restoration of Hallmark Hall of Fame's movie homestead, used in the filming of "A Painted House," in hopes of using it for a Lepanto tourist attraction. The committee meets monthly, every second Tuesday, and many times in-between, in their efforts to take care of business and share potential fundraiser ideas...

High School -- August 4 Grade 12 -- 9 a.m. Grade 11-10 a.m. Grade 10 -- 11 a.m. Jr. High -- August 5 Grade 9 - 9 a.m. Grade 8 -- 10 a.m. Grade 7 -- 7 p.m.

The Cotton Jamboree at the Melody Theatre in Leachville, presents the Steve Goins Band at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 19. Admission is $5 and $3. Performing will be Brent Long, vocals and bass, from Jonesboro; Randy Aden, steel guitar of Paragould; Dana Green, vocals and keyboard, of Paragould; and Steve Goins, vocals and guitar, of Paragould...

"The Extension Homemakers Clubs in Poinsett County have traditionally given hundreds of volunteer hours to make the exhibit portion of the County Fair a rewarding venture for exhibitors and fair-goers alike," according to Debbie DeRossitte, County Extension Agent -- Family and Consumer Sciences...

Members of a first responders class got hands-on training Sunday afternoon as they participated in an extrication class. In the class, held at Rusty's Garage in Marked Tree, individuals from the Lepanto Fire Department, Marked Tree Fire Department and Tyronza Fire Department worked in a mock exercise to learn how to safely remove an individual from a vehicle, as a result of a car wreck...

The Poinsett County Quorum Court passed an appropriation of $20,000 for prescription drugs for inmates at the Poinsett County Detention Center Monday night. Sheriff Larry Mills came before the Finance Committee of the court to discuss the jail's prescription bill. ...

The East Poinsett County Board of Education voted 6-0 to approve the 2004-2005 budget for the school. The budget, which sets aside monies for all programs at the school was approved as part of the process in dealing with issue before the September 2003 school board elections...

Rubie B. Fields Dickerson, 97, of Plano died Monday, July 14, 2003 at the Medical Center of Plano. A member of Marked Tree First United Methodist Church, she served as president of the Woman's Progressive Club and was a member of the Monday and Thursday Club and the Tripoli Club. She was a homemaker...