Stories from Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Marked Tree Schools Superintendent Gary Masters announced at the school board's regular meeting Monday night that the school had received a letter from the Arkansas Board of Education upgrading the school from the level two test improvement list to the level one list...

Tribune News Staff In its meeting last Tuesday night, the Tyronza City Council discussed several issues, including the purchase of a new police car and paying for the city's Christmas bonuses. At the meeting, held at the Tyronza District Courtroom, the council voted 5-0, with one abstaining to give a $200 Christmas bonus to full-time employees and $150 to part-time employees of the city. ...

After nearly 100 years of service, the Marked Tree Woman's Progressive Club continues to thrive. Today, the club has 28 members ranging in age from young working mothers to members who are in their late 80's. According to historical accounts, the Woman's Progressive Club is one of the oldest civic clubs in the community. It was formed in 1917 as the "Mother's Club," and Mrs. G.E. Paultus served as the first president until 1918...

Tribune News Staff The Marked Tree Police Department announced late last week that they are investigating a severe case of animal cruelty, involving the abandonment and deaths of nine puppies in the city of Marked Tree. According to Police Chief Jim Crum, last Thursday morning, the MTPD received a telephone call from a delivery man who was making a delivery at the Dollar General Store on Frisco St. ...

Last Wednesday was an exciting day for third graders in Marked Tree, Lepanto and Tyronza. The Marked Tree Rotary Club donated Webster's Student Dictionaries to all third graders at Marked Tree Elementary School and EPC Elementary Schools. The Rotary club sponsored the dictionary donations as a literacy project for the club...

Tues., Nov. 9 Senior Boys Bay 63, BIC 61 Marmaduke 63, Riverside 54 Walnut Ridge 60, Piggott 51 Weiner 89, Newark 65 Senior Girls Turrell 70, Cotton Plant 47 Junior Boys BIC 41, Bay 29 Piggott 42, Walnut Ridge 15 Riverside 42, Marmaduke 40 Thurs., Nov. 11...

Class AAAAA Scores Bryant 34, Jacksonville 12 Texarkana 25, Cabot 21 West Memphis 33, LR Catholic 27 Class AAAA Scores Alma 33, Paragould 6 Batesville 23, Siloam Springs 14 Greenwood 42, Blytheville 0 Pulaski Robinson 15, Helena-West Helena Central 12...

It was a successful opening night for the Marked Tree senior girls basketball team last Thursday night as they hosted the Armorel Tigers in the season opener at Indian Gym. And Marked Tree guard Rudy Martin played an important role in the 44-24 victory over Armorel. Martin led all scorers with 22 points on the night and helped to run the Marked Tree fast-break offense against the larger Armorel team. Marked Tree led throughout the game, leading 7-5 after one quarter and 19-13 at halftime...

Tribune Sports Staff When many of the so-called experts in high school football in Arkansas looked at the game between Barton and EPC last Friday, they saw a team in EPC, who finished undefeated in the regular season, won their district title and led the state in points, with over 45 points per game scored. ...

Patricia Ferguson, 44, of Lepanto died Saturday, Nov. 13 at her residence in Lepanto. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her mother, Patsy Bradshaw of Lepanto; one son, Harley Grines, Jr. and wife Tracy of Osceola; three sisters: Toni Arnold of Osceola, Catherine Donnely of Monticello and Barbara Ferguson of Dyess; and two grandchildren: Harley Grimes III of Blytheville and Haley Grimes of Osceola...

John Lucas, 75 of Tyronza, formerly of Crittenden County died Sunday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. A member of the Tyronza Church of Christ, Lucas is survived by two sisters, Gerneal Hall of Trumann and Shirley Lucas of Tyronza and four brothers, George Lucas of Gilmore, Joe Lucas of Tyronza, Whit Lucas of Tyronza and Leldon Lucas of Tyronza. Lucas was preceded in death by his parents, Burt and Elsie Lucas of Savannah, Tenn...

Trinity Baptist Church will he hosting a gospel singing at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20. Everyone is invited to come for an exciting spirit filled evening as Trinity hosts the music ministry of "Extended Grace." Trinity is located 10 miles south of Marked Tree on Hwy 75. For directions to the church or for more information, call Pastor Rick Kimery at 358-3046...

The Marked Tree Police Department announced the arrest of a Jonesboro man last weekend, on a Delivery of a Controlled Substance charge. According to Det. Mark Robinson, last Saturday, the MTPD arrested Ellery Jones, 28, of Jonesboro on a warrant, alleging Delivery of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana). ...

Tribune Sports Staff A strong fourth quarter, along with free throws by EPC down the stretch provided the difference as EPC defeated Riverside 57-53 Monday night in senior girls basketball action. In the non-conference game, held at Warrior Gym in Lepanto, the game had 23 lead changes and both teams made attempts to come back, while down in the second half. ...