Stories from Tuesday, February 24, 2004

The Arkansas State Police were busy this weekend, as they investigated two accidents in Poinsett County this weekend. The Arkansas State Police told the Tri-City Tribune that last Friday, at around 1:50 p.m., they were dispatched to a two-vehicle accident about a half-mile from the Poinsett-Craighead County line on U.S. ...

In the 3AA-North District championship game between the number one-seeded Bay Lady Yellowjackets and the number two-seeded Marmaduke Lady Greyhounds, Friday at Caraway, everyone expected a very tight and closely contested game. The Bay girls would have no part of that as they jumped on Marmaduke early and never let up en route to a convincing 63-44 victory to claim the tournament title and leave no doubt who the best team in the conference was for the 2003-2004 season...

For the second straight game, the Bay Yellowjackets took the Buffalo Island Central Mustangs down to the wire, and for the second straight time, the Yellowjackets came up just a bit short. Bay had taken the Mustangs into double overtime before suffering a heartbreaking loss in their previous meeting, but came out of that game with the confidence that they could knock off the conference champion and number one seeded Ponies...

Buford F. Wood, 82, of Jonesville, La., died Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Alexandria, La. A former resident of Trumann, he was retired from the Singer Co. was and a deacon and Sunday school teacher at Lake Lilly Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Aurie B. ...

A. Geraldine Wadlington Logan, 73, of Cherokee Village died Friday, Feb. 13, at White River Medical Center at Batesville. Born at Trumann, she lived in Cherokee Village for the past seven years and was formerly of Brookland. She was a retired employee of the Hunter Fan Co. at Memphis and was of the Assembly of God belief...

Louise Byers Crum, 67, of Marked Tree, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. She was a homemaker and member of the Church of God. Survivors include four sons, Jim Crum of Marked Tree, Rick Crum of Trumann, Thomas Crum of Orange County, Calif., and Chris Crum of Payneway; one daughter, Fran Bell of Marked Tree; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren...

Myrtle Martin, 92, of Trumann died Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Trumann Health and Rehab Center. Born in Trumann, she was a lifelong resident of that community, a housewife and a member of Freer Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Garey Martin of Trumann; two sisters, Emma Adams and Leona Brock, both of Trumann; and three grandchildren, Bobby Richards, Kelse Richards and Amy Privett...

Paul Walker Hollis, 84, of Trumann died Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Regional Medical Center of NEA. Born in Lake City, he had lived in Trumann for 50 years and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a retired salesman, a Methodist and a member of Trumann Masonic Lodge No. 693 and the American Legion...

Sue Williams, 83, of Payneway died Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. She was a homemaker and a member of Corner Chapel Baptist Church in Payneway Survivors include her husband, Oscar Williams of Payneway; two sons, W.O. Kincade and Ron Kincade, both of Mountain Home; a sister, Ople Foley of Vancouver, Wash.; and three grandchildren, Shannon Kincade, Jeff Kincade and Jason Kincade; and three great-grandchildren...

Funeral services for Mary Ethel Vuncannon, 76, of Trumann, who died Saturday, Feb. 21, at Trumann Health and Rehab were held Tuesday at Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann. Born in Mississippi, she was a lifelong Trumann resident and a homemaker. She was of the Pentecostal belief...

Town and Country Beauty Shop, located in the North Mart Shopping Center on Hwy. 463 in Trumann, would like to invite everyone to a drop-in reception for two retiring employees, Glenda Hinds and Mauvolene Taylor, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27...

All interested adults residing in Wards 3 and 4 in Trumann are encouraged to apply for District 11 Quorum Court vacancy to be filled by Gov. Mike Huckabee. Georgia Henderson recently resigned from the position. The appointed person will serve through Dec. 31 and cannot run for re-election this term...

Elizabeth Dungan was listed in the Trumann District Court Docket for violation of Arkansas hot check law. Her docket should have been stricken from the record due to the charges stemming from a clerical error at her bank.

Democrat News Staff (Editors note: Below is an interview conducted via the internet with Kevin Long of Trumann. Long is stationed in Baghdad, Iraq.) Full name: Terry Kevin Long Age: 38 Birthplace: Jonesboro High School: Central High School in Harrisburg...

Bay chief of police Kenny Walker has announced that he will be a candidate for Craighead County sheriff in the May 18 Democratic Primary. Serving his second term on the Craighead County Quorum Court, Walker is a lifelong resident of Bay and Jonesboro. The 55-year-old has been a member of the Bay Police Department for 25 years and has served as chief for 20 years...

Capt. Asst. Chief Larry Blagg presented a program on local drug activity at the weekly meeting of the Trumann Lions Club. He informed the group that the department is now emphasizing a no tolerance attitude when it comes to drug activity. He told the group that many people comment that they don't care if these people are out doing drugs because they aren't hurting them...

Ainsley Ware, daughter of David and Anna Hatley Ware of Memphis, granddaughter of Christine Hatley, and niece of Regina Stacy, both of Trumann, is a member of the Collierville High School freshman cheerleading squad that was crowned the 2004 National Champions...