Stories from Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Charles Montgomery has spent his life treating other people as he would like to be treated. He has spent his years in Trumann trying to shape the community through local organizations into a place where citizens are proud to live. Montgomery was born in 1922 in Pride to Charles Minor and Ida Lorene Montgomery. He was the third of four children and remembers growing up fondly...

American Legion Post 42 in Trumann wants the community to know that good baseball is only as far away as the Wildcat field. The Legion sponsors a team in one of the most competitive American Legion leagues in the state. Kids from Jonesboro, Bay, Trumann and Marked Tree have...

Tommie Bell Holden, of Lake City, passed away June 19, 2005 at her home. She was born at Monette and lived in the surrounding area all her life. Her life was dedicated to raising her family, helping her husband farm, running a grocery store in the Popular Ridge Community and selling Avon in her later years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lake City...

Lillie Juanita Glasgow, 80, of Trumann passed away on June 16, 2005 at the family residence of natural causes. She was born in and a lifetime resident of Trumann. She taught school for 22 years in Arkansas, Illinois, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina and Kentucky as well as serving ten years as an Arkansas Extension Home Economist. ...

A.L. Jackson, 76, of Trumann died Sunday, June 19, 2005 at his residence. He was born in Podeau, Okla. and had lived in Trumann for the past 19 years, moving from Bay. He was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church of Jonesboro and was a member of the Housing Authority Committee for Trumann...

Elsie Lucille Clark Baker, 90, of Trumann died Sunday, June 19, 2005 at the NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro of natural causes. She was born in Dixon, Tenn. and had lived in Trumann since 1929. She was a housewife and member of the Providence Baptist Church...

Billy Wayne McGuire, age 45, of Tyronza died Sunday, June 12 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a farmer and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his mother, Laura McGuire; two sisters, Sue Young and Shirley White; one granddaughter, Courtney Renee Johnson...

The Trumann Police Department recently replaced outside flood lights around the department building. Chief Larry Blagg said this was part of the upkeep and maintenance from the one cent sales tax. He said the bulbs in the old lights had to be replaced every two to three weeks...

The Maple Grove Extension Homemakers Club donated three hand made quilts to the St. Jude's Children's Hospital. The quilts were made by Lorene Sadler, Carnell Henley and Mary Johnson. Making the quilts was an EHC project the ladies chose to serve as their annual state project...

The Church Of God, 911 Balcolm Lane in Trumann, recently announced its upcoming Vacation Bible School, which will be full of adventure and truth. Circus experiences are very memorable to children and adults alike. The air always seems to be charged with excitement. It is often hailed the greatest show on earth...

The Band Department at Trumann High School held its annual Awards Banquet, Friday night, May 13. Students from the Beginning, Intermediate and Varsity Bands were recognized for their achievements during the year. 94 students from the three bands received awards for Superior and Excellent ratings at the annual Solo/Ensemble Festival. Students who earned positions with the Junior High All-Region Bands were Kayla Spray, Rachel Brooks, Bobbi Benson, Kain Smith, Justin Holt,...

Johnny Rye, Jr., assessor of Poinsett County, representing the Association of Arkansas Counties along with David Morris of the Association of Arkansas Counties, addressed the Arkansas Assessor's Association in West Memphis on June 8. Rye and Morris spoke and explained both assessment laws and general county laws passed during the 2005 Arkansas General Assembly. ...

Gary Anderson, alderman, resigned his position on the city council after accepting a position as the Trumann City Inspector on Tuesday, June 14. During the regularly scheduled meeting, Anderson asked council members to accept his resignation with a promise to improve code enforcement in Trumann...

The Bay City Council voted unanimously at its meeting last week to join the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce. The idea was suggested by Jennifer Simmons as an idea to help the city make progress and possibly obtain industry in the city. Simmons was given permission to conduct a little league tournament at the ballpark to raise funds to make improvements at the Ben Sheets Park...

When opposing quarterbacks look downfield this year, Eric "Frog" Mullins wants his face to be the last thing they see. "Way I see it the sack is my job," Mullins said. "When I break the line and come off the tackle to hit a QB, I like that." Mullins, a senior linebacker for the Trumann Wildcats, is a 5 foot, 7 inch, 200-pound wrecking ball who, like most off season football players, is working...