Stories from Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Last Tuesday night was the beginning of something great for members of the Marked Tree Chamber of Commerce and other area businesses. The chamber held its first official business after hours meeting in the foyer of Ritter Telephone Company. Ritter employees served refreshments to guests and conducted tours of the company's facilities. ...

Tribune News Staff It was a contentious first meeting for 2005 for the Lepanto City Council as council members discussed the 2005 budget and heard from a Poinsett County Justice of the Peace about the county's 911 system. In the meeting, held last Tuesday night at the Lepanto District Courtroom, council members heard from Poinsett County Justice of the Peace M.G. ...

The Tri-City Tribune announces that nominations are now being accepted for the Marked Tree Citizen of the Year. The award is given to a resident who has made significant contributions to the community. The ballot is printed on page five of this week's edition...

The President's and Deans' Lists for the fall semester at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro have been released by the Registrar's Office. The two lists recognize undergraduate students who achieved the highest grade point averages while carrying 12 or more credit hours of study. The President's List includes 1,100 students who earned a grade point average of 3.80 to 4.0. The Deans' List includes 544 students with a grade point of 3.6 to 3.79...

The Tyronza Police Department announced Monday the arrest of a Tyronza man, as a result of a probation search at his residence last week. According to Officer Tony Turner, on Jan. 20, 2005 at around 6 p.m., he, along with Poinsett County Probation Officer John Hatcher, Tyronza Constable Jerry Organ and Poinsett County Dep. ...

Tribune Sports Staff Going into last Friday night's game against Cross County, the Marked Tree senior boys and senior girls basketball teams have had a rough season, as the two teams combined for two wins so far this season. Yet, both teams went into last Friday's game seeking a victory, going into an important stretch of the season...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas 6-foot-10 center Darian Townes stepped around Daniel Hayles, tipped an entry pass intended for the 6-5 Auburn guard, recovered and looked down at Hayles with a smirk that said, "Not today, little man." The Razorbacks snapped a four-game losing streak and exorcised the frustration from Wednesday night's controversial overtime loss at LSU with a 95-59 drubbing of the undersized and often helpless Tigers before 19,162 in Bud Walton Arena on Saturday...

Mon., Jan. 17 Senior Boys CRA 62, Weiner 47 Senior Girls Bay 58, Riverside 41 BIC 52, Rector 45 Piggott 59, Marmaduke 28 Rivercrest 68, Manila 45 Trumann 50, Harrisburg 41 Weiner 57, CRA 29 Junior Boys Nettleton 44, Marion 41 Junior Girls Gosnell 35, Marianna 20...

Going into the final month of the season, both the East Poinsett County senior boys and senior girls basketball team entered last week's games, with two tough district games on the road. And both teams defeated their competition in games last Tuesday and Friday...

Normally on a trip to the doctor one doesn't take the time to look at the art work displayed in the lobby. This isn't the case at Trumann Medical Clinic. Patients of Dr. Trent Lamb get to enjoy his hobby and passion, painting. "I have been sketching and drawing forever," said Dr. Lamb. "I can't remember a time when I wasn't."...

Trumann Police Department Detective Lenny Becker arrested three individuals for the early morning burglary at Cingular on Hwy 463 in Trumann on Friday, Jan. 20. Valerie Cornwell, 23, of 7786 Old Payneway Lane in Trumann, and Amanda Winters, 19, of 1301 Benson Lane in Harrisburg were arrested on Jan. 22 and charged with theft over $2,500, commercial burglary and criminal mischief, felonies...

From 2003 to 2004, students in almost every grade and subject in Trumann School district showed improvement on Benchmark and End of Course Exams administered by the Arkansas Department of Education. For the fourth year in a row, students at Trumann High School scored above the state average in Geometry...

Jerry Halsey Jr., President of Burrow Halsey Realty Group, spoke to the Trumann Lions Club about the new Mall at Turtle Creek. The development group building the mall is Belz Burrow / Hocker Development Group. The mall will be located on the corner of Stadium and Highland in Jonesboro. The mall is projected to be 2,000 feet long and 750,000 square feet of retail space. This will make the development the sixth largest retail space in Arkansas...

The Trumann Town Hall meeting last Thursday was an opportunity for Trumann residents to come together and hear from city department heads about improvements needed for the city. Mayor Ronnie Harrison is looking to continue the one cent sales tax, to make these improvements. Mayor Harrison stressed that this is not a new tax, it is one that is already being paid but voters in Trumann need to vote for its continuation...

Ronnie Hinson, best known as writer of the Gospel Music Standards, "The Lighthouse," "He Pilots my Ship," "When He Was on the Cross," "Higher Than I've Ever Been," and many more will be appearing in concert at the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Hwy 69 North in Trumann. Church pastor is Kenneth Green...

The Trumann Chamber of Commerce annual banquet is set for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The banquet will be in the Trumann High School cafeteria. A Educator of the Year, Farmer of the Year and Citizen of the Year will be recognized by the Chamber. Tickets are $12.50 per person...