Stories from Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Tribune News Staff State, county and city law enforcement officials in Crittenden County were on the lookout this week for a missing seven-year old girl, missing since Sunday. According to officials with the Crittenden County Sheriff's Department, seven-year old Patricia Ann Miles was last seen Sunday morning around 8:00 a.m. ...

This week will be a special Olympics version of sports shorts for the week, ending Aug. 16, 2004: Americans win in archery, badminton, beach volleyball and table tennis Sunday: At the archery competition at Panathinako Stadium, American Jennifer Nichols defeated Rina Dewi Puspitasari of Indonesia in the opening match of the tournament. ...

Jeff Smallmon, Arkansas Little League District Four Administrator announced today that the leagues in Northeast Arkansas under his supervision set a new record for receiving mileage reimbursement from Little League INC. Smallmon stated " we had several teams make it to state and regional this year...making us have a $10,544.00 mileage reimbursement for the leagues."...

The Northeast Arkansas Lady Allstarz have enjoyed a full and exciting summer of basketball. They have competed in Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and Mid America Youth Basketball (MAYB). The Lady Allstarz traveled the state to compete in tournaments and have been very dedicated to the sport. They practiced two to three times each week in temperatures reaching 90 degrees and above...

Mae Lucille Watson, 74, of Osceola died Saturday, August 15 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Osceola. Born in Alabama, she was a retired dietician and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband, Dan Watson of the home; two daughters: Linda Hacker and Audrey Meadows, both of Osceola; four brothers: Jack Scott, R.C. Scott and Joe Scott, all of Osceola and Clyde Scott of Tupelo, Miss.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren...

Bonnie Sue Phillips, 60, of Marked Tree died Monday, August 16 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Phillips. Survivors include her mother, Lois Phillips of Marked Tree; one sister: Faye Nolen of Marked Tree; and three brothers: Bobby Phillips and Paul Phillips, both of Marked Tree, and Tommy Phillips of Bella Vista...

Elizabeth Shackelford Boggs, 54, of Franklin, Tenn. died Friday, August 13 at Williamson County Medical Center in Franklin. Formerly of Memphis, Boggs graduated from Oak Haven High School and was a member of the Thespian Club. She attended the University of Memphis where she was a member of the Drama Department. She was employed by Tennessee Voices for Children and was a communicant of St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral...

The Modern News An ordinance that would establish an inmate care policy and charge inmates a $20 co-pay for any kind of doctor's visit was passed unanimously during last Monday evening's Quorum Court. Sheriff Larry Mills said inmates are now charged $5 and $10 respectively for nurse, doctors and dentists visits but said he got the idea when a paper had been slipped into his box about another county (Marion County) instituting the idea and said he felt it would also be good for Poinsett County...

Tribune News Staff Attempting to send a message to probationers and parolees alike, members of Poinsett County's law enforcement community, along with the Poinsett County Prosecuting Attorney's office and state authorities arrested 15 people on 25 different charges last Friday in a probation sweep that netted arrests all over Poinsett County...

The Mississippi County Sheriff's Department and the Arkansas State Police are currently investigating the death of a rural Tyronza woman, found dead on Aug. 14. According to Lt. Rick Dickinson of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Arkansas State Police, on Aug. ...

Tribune News Staff The Lepanto City Council voted 6-1 Monday night to approve a $1.01 per month increase on garbage pickup in the city. In the meeting, held at the Lepanto District Courtroom, council members heard from Gary Besson of Delta Disposal about the increase, which came as a result of a landfill rate increase at the Crittenden County Landfill near Marion. ...

"Rarely does a day go by that someone doesn't ask me what it is that we do at Crowley's Ridge Development Council," says Robert Wilford, executive director of the multi-million dollar Community Action program covering Northeast Arkansas. "And if the person asking has time, I'm always happy to go into detail on our programs."...

Home schooling was among the topics discussed by the Marked Tree School Board in its regular meeting on Monday night. The board also accepted bread and milk bids as well as hired new personnel. Susanne Fullford of Marked Tree came to the meeting to request that her home schooled seventh grader be allowed to take extracurricular courses at the school while completing the rest of his course work at home. The courses of interest included band and art...

Tribune News Staff In its meeting last Tuesday night, the Tyronza City Council voted 6-0 to approve a $1.10 per month increase to the monthly garbage bill of residents and businesses in the community. At the meeting, held at the Tyronza District Courtroom, the council heard from Mayor Marion Bearden, who stated that the increase came as a result of increased costs of sending garbage to the Crittenden County dump by the city's garbage contractor, Delta Disposal. ...

Marked Tree Rotarians received special guests last Wednesday during its regular noon meeting. Rick Hatley, head of the Marked Tree High School math department, came to speak to the group about the high school's math department and teaching methods. He brought with him new math teachers Miki Willoughby and Lisa Gray...

Glenn P. Campbell, 74, of Trumann died Thursday, Aug. 5, at NEA Medical Center. Born in Ravenden, he was a lifelong resident of Trumann. He was a retired mechanic and of the Pentecostal belief. Survivors include his wife, Hazel Secrease Campbell of the home; a son, Rodney Campbell of Tulsa, Okla.; two stepsons, Carl Long of Jonesboro and Jeff Long of Harrisburg; two daughters, Dianna Whittingham of Trumann and Carole Mackey of Bryant; a stepdaughter, Regina Tucker of Thayer, Mo.; a brother, Millard Campbell of Tuckerman; three sisters, Ruth Maxwell of Trumann, Ruby O'Dell of Oxford, Miss., and Alma Nash of Jenson Beach, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.. ...

Joyce M. Johnson, 64, formerly of Trumann, died Wednesday, Aug. 11 in Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. A Baptist, she was a retired customer service representative for Warehouse Foods. Survivors include her husband, Charles Johnson of Crawfordsville; three sons, Jody William Johnson of Earle, Randy Lee Johnson and Eric Justin Johnson, both of West Memphis; two sisters, Georgia Furnish of Loves Park, Ill., and Betty Sue Davis of West Memphis; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.. ...

Kenneth R. Simmons, 66, of Trumann passed away on Aug. 14 at his residence of natural causes. He was born and Trumann and had lived here for his entire lifetime. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, a retired electrician from the General Electric Company in Jonesboro and was of the Pentecostal faith...

Louise Rost, 80, of Bernie, Mo. passed away on Aug. 15, 2004 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston of natural causes. She was born in Florence, Ala. and had lived most of her life in Trumann before moving to Missouri in 1996. She was a housewife and of the Baptist faith...

Mabel Harrison, 78, of Jonesboro died Friday, Aug. 6, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born at Dell, she was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal belief. Survivors include three sons, William E. Harrison of Jonesboro, Terry Harrison of Trumann and Tony Harrison of Greenbriar; five daughters, Annette Needham and Debby Flood, both of Jonesboro, Carolyn Westmoreland of Trumann, Irene Britt of Harrisburg and Wanda Mason of Bay; one brother, Walt Wilson of Wilmer, Texas; one sister, Christine Rohr of Tacoma, Wash.; 23 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.. ...

Ronald H. "Tex" Smith, 59, of Trumann died Thursday, Aug. 12, at his home. He was born at Weona and had lived most of his life in Trumann. He was a meat cutter for Price Chopper and was of the Pentecostal faith. Survivors include two daughters, Veronica Charlene Gross of Memphis and Autumn Leef Camper of West Memphis; two sisters, Majanet McBurnett of North Little Rock and Manzanita Hickman of Ypsilanti, Mich.; and three grandchildren...

Vivian Grace Hollis, 84, of Trumann died Monday, Aug. 9, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. Born in Duck Hill, Miss., she had lived in Trumann for 50 years and was a retired elementary teacher at Trumann. She was a Baptist. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Ann Marler of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; five sisters, Lucille Phonka of Woodlawn, Ill., Lois Conner of Memphis, Ollivette Stock of Lakeview and Alice Collins and Betty Collins, both of Kansas City, Mo.; two brothers, Andrew Taylor of Washington and Bark Taylor of Bald Knob; three grandchildren, John Marler of Hollywood, Calif., Bob Marler of Poplar Bluff and Adrian Abell of Victorville, Calif.; and one great-grandson.. ...

Jeff Smallmon, Arkansas Little League District Four Administrator announced today that the leagues in Northeast Arkansas under his supervision set a new record for receiving mileage reimbursement from Little League INC. Smallmon stated " we had several teams make it to state and regional this year...making us have a $10,544.00 mileage reimbursement for the leagues."...

David Glenn Speakman, 67, of Trumann died Thursday, Aug. 5, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was a self-employed contractor and an Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Billie Arnold Speakman of the home; a daughter, Kimberly Dawn Flatt of Mount Clemens, Mich.; two stepdaughters, Cynthia Canales of Waxahachie, Texas, and Melissa Wells of Cleburne, Texas; a stepson, Timothy D. ...

The Foundation of Arts is holding auditions for Dracula at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 29. The full-length play will feature nine men and six women and has a PG-13 rating. The cast will be all adults. Performance dates are Oct. 22 - 24. For more information call 870-935-2726...

Even though summer is not officially over, the start of a new school year certainly will put a damper on many children's summer fun. Thursday, August 19 is scheduled as the first day of school for students in Trumann School Districts. Trumann School District will resume classes at 8 a.m., Central Elementary will be dismissed at 2:55 p.m., students can either be picked up at the school or ride the bus to Cedar Park Elementary and the High School, Cedar Park will dismiss for the day at 3:15 p.m., children can either be, bus riders, car riders or walk home and the High School releases students at 3:25 p.m. ...

The 22 annual Wild Duck Festival is just around the corner. Committees have already started to meet and plan for this year's festivities. The festival will be Friday, October 8 and Saturday, October 9 at the Sports Complex on Pecan Grove Rd. There will be activities all over the complex. ...

Problem's with garbage pickup was once again a problem discussed by the Trumann City Council at the monthly meeting on Aug. 10. In recent weeks many residents went a week without their trash being picked up, many aldermen reported to the council. There have been complaints about B&B's pick up schedule for several months...

Students in Bay School District will report to class at 8 a.m. on Thursday, August 19. Students at Bay will be released from classes at 3:05 p.m. each school day, either as a bus or car rider or walker. According to the school calendar students can begin looking forward to the following school holidays: September 6 for Labor Day, November 24 -- 26 for Thanksgiving, December 20 -- 31 for Christmas break and March 21 -- 25 for Spring Break...

Dear editor, Enjoyed the last issue as well as all issues of our hometown paper, the Trumann Democrat. Noticed some of Mrs. Montgomery's recipes in the Democrat and so I have added them to my recipe book of over 300 recipes. I did love to experiment with recipes for years till I was called into the ministry, but in December I make a lot of candies for our grandkids and grown children as gifts and put them in pretty boxes I buy at Wal-Mart of the Dollar Stores...

Kindergarten Washable nap mat, pencils, crayons, blunt scissors, glue, large box Kleenex, large roll paper towel, large box baby wipes, primary writing tablets purchase at school, 2 pocket folders, clear or mesh backpack and 4 pencil size dry erase markers...

Fifth grade Spiral notebook, loose leaf paper, pencils (no mechanical pencils or ink pens), crayons, colored pencils, ruler with standard and metric markings, 3 large boxes of Kleenex (unopened), 10 solid color (no black) paper folders (with brads and pockets) do not write names or subjects on folders, 1 pencil box, 2 boxes of alcohol free baby wipes, 1 bottle waterless hand cleaner, back pack (optional) must be mesh or clear and no trapper keepers (they will not fit in students desk)...

The Crowley's Ridge Development Council (CRDC) Board of Directors will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 26, at the CRDC Head Start Complex, 213 North Fisher Street in Jonesboro. The board normally meets the third Thursday of each month. It is meeting a week later in August to allow the construction contractor selected to build the agency's new administration building time to complete plans and budgets, and present them to the board for consideration...

The ASU Indians Women's soccer team and their coaches came to Trumann for a soccer clinic. Around 30 kids attending the clinic and the kids learned some basic soccer techniques. The kids, ranging in age from 4 to 11 had two hours of soccer training by Jason Wharton, Head ASU coach, Rodger Williams, Asst. Coach, and the girl's ASU soccer team...