Stories from Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Local residents were awakened last Thursday morning with the sounds of the earth, as a 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit areas in Northeast Arkansas, West Tennessee and Southeast Missouri. At around 8 a.m. last Thursday, the earthquake, which was centered four miles east of Caraway rattled windows and caused problems throughout Northeast Arkansas. ...

Mon., Feb. 7 Senior Girls Corning 62, Rector 50 Rivercrest 62, Valley View 34 Weiner 71, Bay 51 Junior Boys BIC 48, Rector 40 EPC 55, Cross County 20 Gosnell 50, Harrisburg 30 Marmaduke 55, Bay 43 Maynard 48, Piggott 43 Riverside 44, Walnut Ridge 20...

March is usually known in the college basketball world as March Madness, but February is the month for madness in high school basketball in the state of Arkansas. Both East Poinsett County and Marked Tree ended their regular season last week, with games outside of district play but games that provided tests going into postseason...

Tribune Sports Staff Going into last week's 3AA-South Jr. District Tournament on its own court, the Marked Tree Lady Indians went into the tournament as the number two seed and received a first round bye, along with top seed EPC to the semifinals. After a semifinal victory over Turrell last Wednesday, the Marked Tree Lady Indians went into the finals facing EPC for a chance to win the 3AA-South Jr. ...

Funeral services for Helen J. Sherrill, 92, of Marked Tree, who died Monday, Jan. 24 at her residence, was held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29 at the Anderson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Daniel Ward officiated and burial followed in Little River Cemetery in Marked Tree under the direction of Sims-Woodard Funeral Service of Marked Tree...

Donald Oneal Lindley, 57, of Blytheville died February 10 at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. He was a farmer of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Brenis Matthews Lindley of the home; two daughters: Donna Deason and Christina Williams, both of Blytheville; six sisters: Lillian Midgett of Walnut Ridge, Barbara Midgett of Williord, Nadene Moore of Manila, Kathy Gray of Pocahontas, Doris Whitaker of Alicia and Joyce Lindley of Paragould; two brothers: Jerry Lindley of Keiser and Steven Lindley of Lake City; and five grandchildren.. ...

Pirlean Adams, 72, of Trumann died Tuesday, Feb. 8 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. A former resident of Lepanto, she was a homemaker and a member of Etowah Pentecostal Church. Survivors include a son: Buddy Junior Adams of Lepanto; a daughter: Patricia Hendrix of Lepanto; two sisters: Maxine Qualls and Louise Cates, both of Trumann; a brother: Nolan Raper of Trumann; two grandchildren: Ronda Kaye Worsham of Wilson and Whitney Elise Adams of Dallas; and three great-grandchildren.. ...

Tribune News Staff After more than two years, the City of Tyronza has finally resolved an issue involving former Tyronza mayor Drexel Gill and funds set aside for the retirement of police and firemen. According to a letter written by State Rep. Wayne Nichols to Attorney General Mike Beebe on the city's behalf, Gill cashed a CD that the city owned in the amount of $136,326.94 shortly before leaving office in November of 2002. ...

The Poinsett County Sheriff's Department announced last week the arrest of a Marked Tree man on criminal charges that culminated with the discovery of a crystal methamphetamine lab. According to Poinsett County Sheriff Larry Mills, last Wednesday at around 3:00 p.m., the PCSD received word about a possible crystal methamphetamine lab located on Capps Road, near Marked Tree. ...

The Marked Tree City Council met in regular session Monday night to hear the mayor's state of the city report and to discuss the industrial water tower. Mayor Lawrence Ashlock informed the council that the city's financial state was good but may face problems in the future. Ashlock said revenues are holding steady but expenses are increasing...

Tribune News Staff The city of Lepanto and the Lepanto Fire Department hosted last Thursday night the first Northeast Arkansas District Fire Meeting for 2005, with the event being both informative and educational. At the meeting, held at the Lepanto Fire Station, the nearly 70 individuals in attendance at the event from 12 area fire departments heard from emergency officials, officials with the Arkansas Fire Academy and presented an award to a Northeast Arkansas firefighter for his years of service.. ...

Tribune News Staff In its meeting last Tuesday night, the Tyronza City Council discussed a controversial proposal involving allowing a construction company to construct bar pits that will be used to excavate dirt that will be needed for the construction of the new I-555...

The Lepanto Police Department announced Monday the arrest of a Lepanto man on weapons related charges. According to Police Chief Raymond Oakes, in late December, the LPD received a report from a resident, who alleged that a person went into his bedroom, opened a window, went back outside and entered through the window taking three guns. ...

The Marked Tree Police Department announced Monday the arrest of two Marked Tree residents on charges, stemming from a weekend robbery in Marked Tree. According to Det. Mark Robinson, on Feb. 12, 2005 at around 4:00 p.m., the MTPD received a report from two individuals in Brauer Estates who stated to police that they had been robbed. ...

The Tyronza Police Department announced Monday the arrests of three individuals on criminal charges. They include:...

KAIT 8 and Indian Mall recently named Jennifer Johnson and Derek Smith, both of Trumann, as K-8's Cutest Couple. The announcement was made on Valentines Day. Their photograph was submitted with more than 100 others. Eight photos were selected randomly and placed on K8's web site, for visitors to vote on the Cutest Couple. The voting took place between Feb. 7 -- Feb. 11. Each couple also appeared on KAIT's morning show in an interview...

James Elbert "Bulldog" Presley, 80, of Trumann passed away on Feb. 8, 2005 at the family residence of natural causes. He was born in Trumann and lived here for the duration of his life. He was a retired maintenance supervisor for Great Dane Trailer Mfg. and a member of the Trumann Missionary Baptist Church...

Pirlean Adams, 72, of Trumann passed away on Feb. 8, 2005 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She is formerly of Lepanto, a homemaker and member of the Etowah Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buddy Adams; two sisters, Ileane Davis and Wanda Lee Holmes and two brothers, Lones Raper and Mick Raper...

Stephanie Kelso Burgess, 39, of Trumann passed away on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005 at Baptist East in Memphis of natural causes. She was born in Trumann and had been a lifetime resident. She was a bookkeeper for Taylor and Stuckey in Trumann and a member of the Trumann Revival Center...

Mamie Lou Swindle, 94, of Calico Rock passed away on Feb. 8, 2005 at White River Health Care in Calico Rock of natural causes. She was born in Union County, Miss., had lived in Calico Rock since 1983 and was formerly of Trumann. She was a homemaker and member of the Missionary Baptist Church in Trumann...

In the last regular-season game for both teams, Trumann and Bay renewed their cross conference, county-line, neighborhood rivalry Thursday night. The Wildcats had hopes of breaking the Yellowjackets' five-game winning streak and their own seven-game losing streak at the same time. The Jackets had other ideas, however, as they won the closer-than-expected game, 53-49...

The Girl Scouts will be holding a recruitment event at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 24 in the cafeteria at Cedar Park Elementary in Trumann. Girl Scouts help girls ages 5-17 become confident, capable and caring women. For more information contact Cindy Pipes at 1-800-932-2833 ext. 102...

Girl Scout's in Trumann will be selling cookies on Feb. 18 at the Bank of Trumann; Feb. 19 at Price Chopper; Feb. 25 at the Bank of Trumann and on Feb. 26 at Wal-Mart. For more information contact Lee Poindexter at 870-932-2833 or 1-800-932-2833.

A celebration honoring RC Trussell birthday is planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Old Community Center in Trumann. Friends and relatives of Trussell are invited to attend.

The Tree City USA board is planning a tree planting day for Saturday March 19. The board is accepting donations for these trees. Also, a tree may be purchased in honor of or in memory of individuals. These trees will be planted at the sports complex walking track and a plaque will be placed beside the tree stating the donation information. The price of the trees range $25 and up. The trees must be ordered by March 1st. The committee has a list of several trees that can be planted in this area...

Trumann Parks and Recreation will present the theatrical production of Peter Rabbit. The park and recreation committee urges the citizens of Trumann to be involved. The production will be presented April 8 and 9 at the Trumann Recreation Complex building...

The Trumann area felt the earth shake last Thursday, Feb. 10 shortly after 8 a.m. during a reported 4.2 magnitude earth quake. The quake was believed to be centered near Caraway. No damages have been reported as a result of the quake. Chief Larry Blagg of the Trumann Police Department said the dispatcher received many calls inquiring about the quake, but no damage was reported...

Sports and Recreation Director for the City of Trumann recently announced an important change to the Little League rules that parents need to be made aware of quickly, before they purchase equipment for their little league player. According to rule 1.16 and 1.17 of the 2005 Little League Rule Book- "Warning!! Manufacturers have advised that altering helmets in any way can be dangerous. ...

The Trumann Chamber of Commerce and Entergy is sponsoring, "Leadership Trumann," a program for leaders in the community. The participants will meet several times over the next few months. During their last meeting on Thursday, Feb. 10 at the Hatchiecoon Hunt Club, the group received an oral history of Trumann...

Everything went as expected when Trumann's Lady Wildcats traveled to Brookland to take on the Lady Bearcats last Thursday night. The Wildcats, one of the best teams in 3AAA-South at 15-6, simply took care of business 60-44 against a Brookland team that is the worst team in the 3AAA-North at 0-24...