Stories from Thursday, September 30, 2004

Residents in Lepanto and the surrounding area will gather in Lepanto Oct. 2 to commemorate the annual running of the turtles, as the town celebrates the 74th Annual Terrapin Derby. In a schedule released this week, the day will be filled with events that families and individuals can enjoy all day. ...

Tribune News Staff The East Poinsett County School District recently held a public meeting to help the general public understand more about the test scores that the school district, along with other schools in the state received recently from the state of Arkansas...

Tribune News Staff Gov. Mike Huckabee has appointed the Craighead County District Judge to serve as the District Judge for Lepanto, Marked Tree and Tyronza. In an announcement made in Little Rock last Thursday, the Governor appointed Craighead County District Judge Ray Spruell to serve as the District Judge for the three communities. ...

The Terrapin Derby is an annual event in Lepanto that is rich with history. Its roots can be traced back nearly three-quarters of a century. Perhaps one of the most important characters to remember in telling the story of the event's history is Granville Bishop. Bishop provided the turtles for the races held at the first Terrapin Derby in 1930...

The Teens of Northeast (TONE) Summit as held September 11 in Paragould to showcase exemplary TONE clubs from across Arkansas and the boot heel of Missouri, their teen leadership and their outstanding drug prevention and traffic safety endeavors. Students from the DEFY group at Marked Tree High School attended the conference. They were Whitney Walker, Armand Upshaw, Samantha Dodson, Desiree Upshaw and Jarreh Perry...

Tribune News Staff With Poinsett County known for its fields and natural beauty at Lake Poinsett, some residents believe that Poinsett County is becoming known for something else. Illegal dumping. A two-week investigation by the Tri-City Tribune has uncovered at least three dumping sites in the Tri-Cities area, while county wide, it is believed that the problem is very serious. ...

The East Poinsett County tennis team continued its dominance of the 3AA-South district last week, with two wins over district opponents and defeated a Class AAAA school in a match last Thursday. In a match, held at the Marion Courts, EPC defeated Earle 5-0 in boys action and 1-0 in girls action, defeated Hughes 9-0 in boys action and 6-0 in girls action and defeated Marion 13-2 in boys action and 7-2 in girls action...

A late touchdown by Walnut Ridge, along with a defensive stop with just four seconds left in the game helped Walnut Ridge last Thursday night to a 36-32 victory over the EPC Jr. Warriors in 3AA football action. In the game, played at Walnut Ridge, the Jr. ...

Traveling nearly five and a half hours to play a football game can be tough for any team. Yet, five fumbles and two interceptions by Marked Tree provided the impetus for a 15-8 Norphlet victory over Marked Tree last Friday night. In a game, played at Norphlet, the Marked Tree offense picked up almost 300 yards in offense, with at least three backs rushing for over 80 yards apiece in the game. ...

Carolyn Walling, 62, of Lepanto died Wednesday, Sept. 15 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was a member of Red Oak Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil and Mable Foster, and one brother, Jerry Foster. Survivors include her husband, Earnie Walling of Lepanto; one daughter: Sandra McCammon of Caraway; three sisters: Christine Turner of Water Valley, Miss., Wilma Robertson of Lepanto and Janet Buck, both of Lepanto; one brother: Gerald Foster of Lepanto; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.. ...

Mary Ruth Wilt, 83, of Amarillo, Texas died Saturday, Sept. 25. Born on May 19, 1921 in Hunter to Own and Jennie Berry, she attended school in Marked Tree and graduated in 1939. She attended Texas Tech University and married Mason Wilt on January 1, 1944 in Lubbock. A homemaker, she enjoyed arts and crafts. She was a member of Church of Christ and Sunshine H.D. Club of Borger...

Hermon Aven Smith, 64, of Lepanto died Monday, Sept. 20 at his residence. A lifetime resident of Mississippi and Poinsett Counties, he was a farmer and a member of Etowah Pentecostal Church of God. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Ethel Smith; one son, Rickey Smith; two sisters and seven brothers...

Shaniqua Jannette Jacobs, 27, of Osceola died Wednesday, Sept. 15 at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was survived by her fiancé, John Beal of Osceola; her mother, Nellie Moore of Wilson; her father, Samuel Jacobs Jr. ...

The First Baptist Church in Lepanto will have a coming home service on Sunday, Oct. 3. Sunday School will be at 9:30 a.m. and church services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to come enjoy the fellowship and share a potluck lunch after the services...

The Community Christmas Committee is taking orders for the 2005 Community Birthday Calendar. The price per calendar is $5.00. It will include up to six listings of people in a household now or in college only. Memorials, anniversaries and birthdays will be listed. Household listings above six will cost an additional $0.50 per name. Orders must be pre-paid by October 5...

Tribune News Staff The Lepanto Wee Care received a big surprise last Thursday as the facility received a $500 grant from Entergy, as part of its Community Partnership Grants. The grants, which total nearly $30,000 this year are given to schools and non-profit organizations in Arkansas and the grants allow the groups to purchase items for themselves. ...

Tribune News Staff Skye Pollard is a talented young lady who loves to share her musical gifts with all who will listen. She has sung at a variety of events including the recent Delta Cotton Pickin' Jubilee in Marked Tree. She is also slated to sing from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. next weekend at the Terrapin Derby in Marked Tree...

Tribune Sports Staff The Marked Tree junior high football team returned to action last Thursday night to face a tough Cross County team, known for its rushing attack. However, it was the play of the Marked Tree offense that provided the spark in a 28-24 comeback victory over Cross County...