Stories from Friday, April 15, 2005

The Quorum Court met in regular session Monday night to address regular business matters including the purchase and installation of alarm buttons in the county's offices. After a call to order by County Judge Doyle Hillis, the invocation and the passage of the previous meeting's minutes and financial report, the Court turned their attention to Circuit Clerk, Claudia Mathews. Ms Mathews informed the court that she felt measures needed to be taken for the safety of county officials...

The Tyronza City Council met in special session at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, to discuss the proposed borrow pits and to provide the citizens with drawings of the area in question. The pits will be located outside the city limits on the Hwy. 118 side of Hwy. 63...

Members of the Marked Tree City Council met in regular session Monday night to discuss the potential closure of the Elm St. railroad crossing. Mayor Lawrence Ashlock told the council he had been contacted by a representative from Burlington Northern, the owner of the railroad company who uses the tracks through Marked Tree...

A visit to Jones Drug Store in Lepanto is almost like sitting at home in one's own kitchen having a cup of coffee reminiscing with friends. The drug store has much interesting history to offer its guests, a history that is not widely known. The store was built in 1915 and was rented by Mr. Argo in 1920 when Main Street was prime real estate. It was remodeled in the early 1950's, but the original doors and ceiling still remain the same...

Lee Edward Brimingham,71, died on Friday, April 8 in Memphis, Tenn. He was born January 22, 1934 in Booneville, Miss. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 11 at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home with Brother Alvey Wilbanks officiating. Burial followed in Potters Memorial Cemetery in Lepanto...

Tribune Sports Staff The Indians started the week by finishing a rained out Batesville Tournament game from the week before as they won their fifth game in a row defeating Concord 10-2 in five innings Monday afternoon. "We played 'lights out'," a delighted Matt Wright said after the game. "I couldn't be prouder of these guys."...

Tribune Sports Staff In as crushing a defeat as could be imagined, the Lady Warriors of EPC fought undefeated Cross County to a 5-5 dead-heat for eight innings, only to see the Lady Thunderbirds pound them for 13 unanswered runs in the ninth for an 18-5 victory last Tuesday in Lepanto...

Tribune Sports Staff Marked Tree opened last Monday with revenge on their mind as they hosted the Harrisburg Lady Hornets, a team that had shut them out two weeks earlier, 4-0. Well the Hornets scored four runs once again, but the Lady Indians got their retribution as they answered with three times as many runs to pound the visitors, 12-4...

Tribune Sports Staff Rain and its after affects continued to cause trouble for area teams including EPC as they were able to take the field only once last week meeting Piggott in Lepanto. The Warriors made the most of their opportunity as they defeated the Mohawks, 13-5 to bring their season and conference records to 9-10 and 2-2 respectively...