Stories from Wednesday, September 1, 2004

JONESBORO (August 25, 2004) -- The Forrest L. Wood Crowley's Ridge Nature Center, the second of four planned Arkansas Game and Fish Commission nature centers made possible by the 1996 passage of the 1/8th-cent Conservation Sales Tax, was formally dedicated in honor of its namesake during a ceremony Wednesday...

Poinsett County Sheriff Larry Mills was recently elected Vice-President to the Arkansas Sheriff's Association during its summer convention held July 19 through July 21 in Eureka Springs. Before being elected for the 2005 vice-president position, he previously served on the Board of Directors since 1998. "The last person who was president of the association from Poinsett County was Ray Holmes of Harrisburg in 1971," he said...

Air Force Cadet Joshua A. Payne has earned honors with placement on the Commandant's and Dean's Lists at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. The merit lists recognize cadets for achieving outstanding military performance and academic excellence by maintaining a 3.0 or better military performance grade and grade point average for a semester, respectively...

Miss Angela Dione Roberts became the bride of Mr. L.C. Edward Vaughn, Jr. in a beautiful ceremony at 2 p.m. on June 12 at Eastside Baptist Church in Trumann. The bride was given away by her father, James Roberts. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Roberts of Trumann and the granddaughter of Mrs. Norma Lancaster and Mr. Alfred Lancaster, both of Trumann and the late Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Roberts, Sr. of Harrisburg...

Georgia Corine Goodin, 74, of Jonesboro passed away at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center of natural causes. She was born in Trumann and had lived in Lake City for the past 23 years before moving to Jonesboro five months ago. She was a restaurant manager for Payneway Café for several years, retired from the Singer Company and was a caregiver. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Brookland...

Harland Duane Davis, 65, of Trumann died Tuesday, Aug. 24, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. Born in Mississippi, he was a retired brick layer and had served in the National Guard. He was of the Baptist belief. Survivors include a daughter, Tammie Juanita Martin of Trumann; two sons, Danny Duane Thompson of Trumann and Harold Thompson of Greers Ferry; and six grandchildren...