Stories from Friday, May 13, 2005

Tribune Editor Rob Jennings, former Marked Tree High School baseball coach and dean of students, was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday in federal court in Little Rock. The sentence was handed down for a federal charge of transporting one of his students, a minor, across state lines for sexual contact. Jennings, 48, pled guilty to the charge in federal court in February...

Dr. Darrel L. Broadway was the guest of honor last Saturday at the annual Historical Society Spring Luncheon. Over 100 residents and guests gathered in the fellowship hall of Marked Tree First United Methodist to celebrate the life and accomplishments of Dr. Broadway...

Marked Tree City Council members voted unanimously Monday night not to close the Elm St. railroad crossing unless an underpass can be constructed, something that Burlington Northern Railroad representatives say is very unlikely. The decision came after the council was presented with more than 600 signatures of residents who were against the closure...

History has been recorded in books throughout the centuries but, to actually feel the life that is in that history it helps to hear it from someone who was there. On May 10, 1905, in Forest, Mississippi, a town about forty miles east of Jackson, Ms. ...

Tribune Sports Staff Marked Tree's fast-finishing, miracle season finally came to a close last Saturday in the first round of the AA State Tournament at Norphlet when they were downed by Cave City, 8-6. "We came out focused and intense," coach Matt Wright said Monday. "We were...

Flora Jean Dunlap, 77, of Marked Tree died Sunday, May 8, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East at Memphis. She was retired from American Greetings and a Baptist. Survivors include four sons, Tommy Dunlap of Marked Tree, Dale Dunlap of Lepanto, Jimmy Dunlap of Memphis and Chet Dunlap of Jonesboro; one daughter, Barbara Westbrook of Wynne; one sister, Thelma Lee Adams of Harrisburg; one brother, Billy Hunt of Harrisburg; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren...

Curtis "Peter" White, Sr., 68, of Jonesboro died May 2 at Regional Medical Center of NEA in Jonesboro. Born in Gilmore, he was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Mary Helen White of Gilmore; one daughter, Curly White of Minneapolis, Minn; one son: Curtis White, Jr. ...

Timothy David Chambers, 47, of Payneway died Tuesday, May 3, at his residence. He was a farmer. Survivors include a son, Christopher Chambers of Morrilton; his father, Amos Chambers Sr. of Payneway; four sisters, Kathy O'Neal and Alice Herren, both of West Memphis, Nola Stow of Lebanon, Mo., and Marie Barr of Valdosta, Ga.; a brother, Amos Chambers Jr. of Jonesboro; and two grandchildren...

Paul Byron Brown, 56, of Lepanto died April 23 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Born in Dyess, he was an iron worker and a veteran of the US Army. Survivors include his wife, Connie Brown of Lepanto; one daughter, Belinda Brown of Georgia; one son, James Hollis Brown of Georgia; two sisters: Sharon Gann of Lepanto and Phyllis Springer of Dyess; three brothers: Albert Brown of North Little Rock, tony Brown of Desha and Pete Brown of Lepanto; and three grandchildren...

Fires Arena in Rivervale is the site of Saddle-Up for St. Jude Saturday, May 14 beginning at 10 a.m. The cost for the trail ride, in which each rider must bring their own horse, is a $10 donation per person and wagons are welcome. All horses must have...

The Lepanto Museum is in the final collecting of stories for their book to be published. The titled book is called "Stories of Old" concerning area people and events and will be on sale this fall. Everyone is invited to turn in written stories to the Museum from 1 - 4 p.m. on Wednesday or Sunday afternoon...

Tribune Sports Staff Marked Tree (13-14) continued their amazing late-season resurgence last Tuesday as they defeated Walnut Ridge (19-5) in the semifinals of the Region Four baseball tournament, 3-2. The win qualified them for the AA State Tournament at Norphlet...