Stories from Wednesday, June 9, 2004

Tribune News Staff In its meeting Monday night, the East Poinsett County School Board voted 4-1 to approve the terms of a contract to build buildings on the senior high campus for business and science classes. At the meeting, held on the Lepanto campus, the board voted to allow the architectural firm of Lewis, Elliott and Studdard of Little Rock to draw plans for the nearly 5,000 sq. ...

Some news from the world of sports, for the week ending June 7, 2004: Arkansas, ASU face tough football schedule in 2004: Both Arkansas and ASU enter the 2004 season with games that should determine whether both have a chance in having a successful season. ...

Tribune Sports Staff The jobs of area football coaches, seeking to find a game at the first of the 2004 season got a little tougher this week, as two teams from the 3AA announced Monday that they would be canceling their entire 2004 football season, due to a lack of numbers...

Tribune Sports Staff Sports fans in the Tri-Cities area were treated this year with some of the best high school basketball action in recent memory, as both EPC and Marked Tree went to the state boys basketball tournament in their classification, with EPC winning the Class AAA state title with a win against Osceola in March...

Ronald Reagan's friends and enemies agreed he changed the world. The popular, infectiously optimistic president reshaped the Republican Party in his conservative image and devoted most of his energy to the destruction of communism abroad. Mr. Reagan, 93, died Saturday June 5, 2004 following a 10-year battle with Alzheimer's disease...

Marie Rouse, 97, of Marked Tree died Thursday, June 3, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Osceola. She was a retired domestic worker and a member of the First Assembly of God at Lepanto. Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 7 in Potters Cemetery at Lepanto, with the Rev. Sylvester Brannon officiating...

James Earl Warren, 74, of Marked Tree died Wednesday, June 2, 2004, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Born in Marked Tree, he was a retired Memphis City school teacher, a veteran of the Korean war, past president of the Marked Tree Lion's Club and was a member of the Marked Tree United Methodist Church...

Henry Lee Morgan Sr., 71, of Osceola died Friday, June 4 at the VA Hospital in Memphis. Born at Lepanto, he was retired from American Greetings where he worked as an electrician. He had served in the Army during the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Ima L. Morgan of Osceola; three daughters, Rita Koch of Osceola, Janet Bledsoe of Rossville, Tenn., and Rheba Delk of Arlington, Tenn.; two sons, Bobby Morgan and Dorsey Morgan, both of Osceola; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild...

Clifton Lee Jackson, 39, of Osceola died Friday, May 28 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Jackson, a factory worker, was of the Baptist belief. Jackson is survived by his wife, Mary Taylor Jackson of the home; his mother, Hattie Jackson of Chicago, Ill.; two daughters: Mary Taylor of Osceola and Qushawnder Jackson of Chicago, Ill.; four sisters: Rose Jackson, Denise Jackson, Rushelle Jackson and Patricia Jackson, all of Chicago, Ill.; six brothers: Lester Jackson I, Lester Jackson II, Maurice Jackson, Sr. ...

Victory Insurance Agency, LLC, is a fast growing independent insurance agency servicing Poinsett County and the surrounding areas. The agency offers a wide variety of products in auto, home, commercial, life and health insurance. The agency began in 1900 as Dubard and Sharp Insurance. ...

Tribune News Staff When you meet a person like Bob Wilmoth, you begin to understand the sacrifice and work that many of his generation did in helping to liberate millions in Europe from the Nazis during World War II. Wilmoth, an Etowah native, told the Tri-City Tribune his story of serving in the United States Army during World War II and his subsequent trips to Europe with his family to look back and remember the past...

The second annual Trumann Lions Club Baseball Invitational will be taking place at Fleming Fields and the Trumann Sports Complex on July 9, 10 and 11. Ages 8 and up, 10 and up, 12 and up and 14 and up. Entry fee is $75 and two baseballs. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit Lions Club sight and hearing programs...

The Trumann Little League Invitational will be June 18, 19 and 20 at the Fleming Fields and Sports Complex in Trumann. Ages 7 -8, 9 -- 10, 11 -- 12 and 13 -- 14 are invited to participate. The entry fee is $75 and two baseballs. It is requested that no USSSA traveling teams participate...

Jeff Smallmon, Arkansas District Four Administrator announced today that The South Area of his district has started accepting team entries into the annual "N.E.A. Tournament of Champions". This tournament is for regular season teams that are in "First Place" in their respective leagues at the time of the tournament. ...

Paragould Youth Baseball is presenting Paragould Summer Jam Baseball Tournament on Friday, June 18 through Sunday, June 20 at the newly renovated Bland Park. Age groups invited to participate are 7 through 12 year olds. Team registration fees are $125 per team and admission is $5 per car...

During the 2004 spring semester, 18 Arkansas teachers participated in curriculum field testing relating to the experiences of Japanese Americans in Arkansas during World War II. Barry Watkins a teacher a Bay High School was among these teachers. From 1942-1945, more than 16,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated at Jerome and Rohower Relocation Camps in Southeast Arkansas...

Heritage Bank will be sponsoring a 4th of July pageant on July 1 at the Riverside Jr. High School Auditorium in Caraway. The pageant will consist of eight age divisions; the dress will be red, white and blue casual. For more information call 870-482-3329 or 870-243-3318. Door admission will be free but donations will be accepted. All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society...

Nathaniel Vinson is a 2000 graduate of Trumann High School. It was reported in a recent edition of the Trumann Democrat that he was a 2002 graduate. The Democrat staff apologies for the error.

The Trumann American Legion Baseball team will be holding a BBQ dinner fundraiser from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15. The BBQ will be in the Old Community House on Poinsett Street in Trumann. All proceeds will benefit the American Legion Baseball team. Plates are $7 at the door. Plates can be taken to go or eaten in...

The Bay Parks and Recreation Committee is a newly formed committee to help establish parks throughout the community. Being a newly formed group they have no funds. To remedy this they are hosting a softball / baseball tournament July 16 through July 18...

Shelly Cooper of Trumann was arrested on May 25 for numerous drug charges. She was arrested on May 25 by Chief Larry Blagg and Det. Jerry Foster. Her charges were possession of a controlled substance (crystal meth) with intent to deliver, conspiring to manufacture crystal meth, over possession of pseudo ephedrine and possession of drug paraphernalia...

Dustin Knight a 2004 graduate of Trumann High School will receive an award this weekend at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He is being honored for a piece of his art work titled, "Clarity in 4 point perspective." It is a mosaic that shows four perspectives of one scene. He started work on the piece at the beginning of his senior year and finished mid-way through the year...

The NEA Trumann Razorbacks 9 / 10 year old traveling team, traveled to Marked Tree this past weekend, Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6 to play in the Marked Tree Invitational Tournament. The Razorbacks came away with the second place tournament trophy, while individual player medallions were presented to each team player...