Stories from Thursday, April 21, 2005

The Tyronza City Council met in regular session last Tuesday night and heard from the mayor about several city projects, the need for building repair and bid proposals for the future walking trail. Mayor Marion Bearden informed the council that only one bid proposal had been received by the city by the deadline...

Tribune Sports Staff Marked Tree's Lady Indians continued their trend of letting a one inning avalanche of runs doom them as they took the field four times at home last week, suffering defeat each of those times. "I just don't see how we can look so good all game," coach Waylon Dunn said Friday, "and then have just one inning kill us."...

Tribune Sports Staff Weather continued to plague area teams last week as EPC's Warriors weren't able to take the field until Thursday when they hosted the Cross County Thunderbirds, splitting a doubleheader, losing 6-2 and winning 9-7. "The school's senior trip was this week," coach Brian Weathers said. "So we didn't have any of them to count on. That leadership wasn't there."...

Tribune Sports Staff Marked Tree traveled to Trumann to take on Cross County last Friday in the Indians' only game of the week prior to the EPC contests Saturday and lost in a late rally of points by the Thunderbirds, 6-3. "We led through six innings," coach Matt Wright said later. "But, they got a couple of hits when they needed them."...

Tribune Sports Staff The annual baseball war between Marked Tree (7-16, 4-5) and EPC (12-12, 5-4) took place last Saturday as the two county rivals played a double header at Lepanto, the Warriors winning the first game, 6-3, and the Indians taking the second 11-7...

Joann Pearson, 58, of Mountain Home, died Thursday, April 7, 2005. Joann and her husband Fred were originally from Lepanto, having moved to Mountain Home in 1998. Survivors include her husband, Fred Pearson; two daughters, Peggy Pearson of Henderson and Laura (Charles) Quinn of Mountain Home; and one grandson, Dalton Quinn of Mountain Home...

John Dallas Canerdy, 27, of Marked Tree died Thursday, April 14, 2005, at his residence. He was a member of the Baptist church in Murray, Ky. He was preceded in death by his father, Carl David Canerdy. Survivors include his mother, Elizabeth Manuel of Marked Tree; his grandmother, Evelyn Horton of Marked Tree; one sister, Evelyn Ann Rose of Marked Tree; and two brothers, James Lance Rose of West Memphis and David Matthew Canerdy of Marked Tree...

LaVada Fern Hendon Becker Rhodes died on April 14, 2005. She was the wife of the late John Rhodes of Salt Lake City and former wife of the late Fred Becker of Marked Tree. She is survived by her son, Ronald David Becker (Rhodes) of Cancun, Mexico; her step children, Clyde, Barbara, John and Rene of Salt Lake City; brother, John Hendon of Champaign, Il; and sister, Mary Brewer of Lepanto...

Tribune News Staff The Marked Tree School Board met Monday night at the school's library in their regular monthly meeting for April. The agenda included consideration of a student expulsion as well as personnel considerations that had been tabled in the March meeting...

The East Poinsett County school board met in regular session last Tuesday in Lepanto. The board hired a new principal for the elementary school, discussed the budget for the school annual and talked about discipline problems in the classroom. The board accepted the resignation of elementary school principal Pam Fought effective June 30. ...

Booker T. Washington once said that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. If that statement is true, then Jobi Teague is indeed a success. Teague, a 1996 Distinguished Honor Graduate of Marked Tree High School, has had many obstacles on his track to success. ...

Geneva Pauline Collier, 87, of Marked Tree died Wednesday, April 13, 2005. Geneva was born in Bono. She was a member of Neiswander Baptist Church for 60 years and taught beginners Sunday School class for 40 years. She was preceded in death her husband, Victor Collier; one son, William Harley Collier; and three brothers, Wallace, Harland, and Denver Maxfield...

Mack Wayne Pilgrim, 67, of Lepanto died Friday, April 15, 2005, at his residence. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Pilgrim and his father, Earnest Pilgrim. Survivors include his mother, Estylee Pilgrim of Lepanto; one son, Ronnie Dewayne Pilgrim of Lepanto; one daughter, Regina Long of Lepanto; 4 sisters, Joyce Gatlin, Paulette Stovall, Betty Jones, and Shirley Rogers, all of Lepanto; one brother, V L Pilgrim of Lepanto; seven grandchildren, Brandon Pilgrim, Justin Parnell, Joseph Parnell, and Chris Long, Cara Pilgrim, Paul Pilgrim and Molly Pilgrim.. ...

The Trumann Police Department announced the following felony arrests: David Patterson, 3518 Sunwood in Jonesboro, was arrested on April 8 by Ptl. Paul Keith. Patterson was charged with theft. He was given a bond of $10,000. Larry Jones, 201 Virginia Apt. 5 in Trumann, was arrested on April 8 by Sgt. Tony Rusher. He was charged with possession of crystal meth with intent to deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of controlled substance (marijuana)...

The youth of the Church of God, 911 Balcom Lane in Trumann, will be traveling to Pocahontas for the annual Regional Youth Convention for Arkansas and Missouri. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 22 and reconvene at 10 a.m. on Saturday...

The Trumann Lions Club is having their annual Senior Night Banquet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26 at the Cedar Park Elementary cafeteria. All THS seniors, their families, school faculty and Lions Club members are invited to attend. The cost of the meal is $10. Seniors meals will be provided by Lions Club members. The night will include awarding five seniors with scholarships and fun games for the seniors...

The Church of God in Trumann, 911 Balcom Lane is announcing time changes for their services. Sunday school will begin at 10 a.m.; worship services will begin at 11 a.m.; Sunday evening worship will begin at 6 p.m.; Wednesday night service will begin at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday night youth service will begin at 7:30 p.m...

Jonesboro, Ark. - The Trumann Recreation Complex will be the site for a day-long training event about problem-solving in a small city. It will involve 32 community leaders from 23 different cities in northeast Arkansas, and will be conducted by the Center for Regional and Community Development at Arkansas State University on Tuesday, May 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A limited number of additional participants are available to the public...

Poinsett County Circuit Clerk, Claudia Matthews, releases the following names drawn as prospective petit jurors for the April / May 2005 session of Poinsett County Circuit Court Criminal Division. Judge Victor Hill of West Memphis will preside. Jurors are instructed to report to the Poinsett County Courthouse in Harrisburg at 9:15 a.m. ...

The Trumann Drop Out Prevention program held their last meeting recently. Due to the current 21st Century grant running out, the group will no longer be meeting under that name. A new group will be formed, under a new name, to discuss important educational issues involving Trumann School children...

It is time to begin registering your child for next year's school sessions at WeeCat Academy and Cedar Park Elementary. If your child will be three, four or five years old on or before Sept. 15, they are eligible for registration. Registrations are scheduled for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, April 25 and from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 12 at Cedar Park Elementary, 1200 Cedar St...

The Tree City USA committee, Cub Scout Pack 85 from Trumann, Lowery's Nursery owners and employees and many volunteers conducted the first tree Planting of 2005. The planting had been rained out for 2 previous Saturdays, Saturday April 16 proved to be a beautiful day for planting...

Jerry & Tracey Hoepfl of H & H Productions, Lafe announce that they have signed a contract with the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Association out of Colorado Springs, Colo. to bring a Humps-N-Horns tour bull riding to Paragould at 8 p.m. on August 26 and 27 at the Greene County Fair Grounds...