Stories from Tuesday, March 30, 2004

Ronnie Taylor, Legion Post 42 Commander, has declared George William White, 81, of Trumann one of the most decorated veterans in Trumann. White was born in Athens, Ala. He later moved to Trumann with his family. Agnes May became his wife on June 14, 1943. Together the couple had four girls. Patsy Patterson and Judy Thompson live in Trumann, Janice Boerner lives in Tulsa, Okla., and daughter Linda Taylor passed away in 1982...

The Bay Lady Yellowjackets had a short week of action coming off spring break as they geared up for 3AA0-North Conference play, splitting a doubleheader with the Harrisburg Lady Hornets Tuesday at Harrisburg before dropping an 8-0 decision to the Nettleton Lady Raiders on Thursday at Raider Field...

After an impressive 3-0 start this season, the Lady Wildcats' softball team suffered two losses last week against rivals Pocahontas and Rivercrest. On Monday night the Wildcats were defeated by the Redskins, 13-3, followed by an 8-3 loss at Rivercrest Tuesday afternoon...

Nettleton's Jesse Poyner received the win Friday afternoon at Trumann, allowing only one run and four hits in the Raiders' 20-1 victory over the Wildcats' senior high baseball team. Trumann notched the first score of the game in the bottom of the first inning when Chase Montgomery scored on a tiebreaking single by catcher Brent Maurizi. ...

Robbie Jo Montgomery, 66, of Trimble, Tenn., formerly of Trumann, died Monday, March 22, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City, Tenn. She was born in Possum Trot, Tenn., and had lived in Trimble for the past three years. She was a housewife and of the Baptist faith...

Funeral services for Mack Davis, 70, of Harrisburg, who died Wednesday, March 24, at St. Bernard's Medical Center, were Saturday, March 27, in the chapel of Weston Funeral Service of Harrisburg. The Rev. Gary Brown and Mark A. Weston officiated, and burial followed in Pine Hill Cemetery at Jonesboro...

From mayor, to public defender, to practicing private law, L.D. Gibson is a name well-known around the Trumann area. Gibson, 63, has been married to Alma Hogan Gibson for 43 years. They have a daughter, Laura Gibson of West Memphis, and a son, Jason Gibson of Trumann. Their grandson, Cody, is seven...

Congressman Marion Berry made a stop in Trumann on Friday. His purpose for the visit was to tour Trumann School District's Alternative School and Off Campus Placement programs. Linda Winter, coordinator for the district's Dropout Prevention Program, invited Berry to visit the facilities...

"Vietnam: The Moving Wall" will be on display in Wynne, April 23-29. This is the only time the wall will be in Arkansas this year. "The Moving Wall" is a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The metal wall contains the names of the 58,234 American servicemen and servicewomen killed during the Vietnam War. It is longer than a football field. The Moving Wall is based in San Jose, Calif., and tours the country each year...

The third annual Spring Fest scheduled for this weekend has been canceled. The Trumann Chamber of Commerce announced last Friday that the event would not happen. A chamber representative cited lack of community support as one reason. Others were lack of vendors scheduled, carnival scheduling problems and limited interest in community involvement activities planned for the event...

The Bay Yellowjackets ended an up-and-down week of baseball action by bowing to a strong Class 5A Jonesboro Golden Hurricane squad 9-0 at Woodland Field in Jonesboro Friday night. The Yellowjackets, who came into the game with a 9-2 record, saw Hunter Smith slam two home runs while righthander Derrick Coleman shut out the Jackets for five innings before three relievers finished up, allowing only one Bay hit to end a long week of baseball action...