Stories from Wednesday, October 12, 2005

The Marked Tree City council appointed Michael Scott as its newest council member at its regular monthly meeting held Monday night. Scott filled the seat vacated by his father, Lonnie Scott, who died in August. Scott was appointed following the recommendation of a committee comprised of council members. The committee sought letters from community members interested in the seat and decided upon Scott to fill the vacancy...

Tribune Sports Staff Behind an outstanding rushing performance from Devoun Holt, EPC's Junior Warriors evened their record at 3-3 Thursday night as they defeated the Turrell Rockets in Lepanto, 30-0. Even though the Warriors shut out Turrell, the Rockets' first possession looked like something altogether different, at least for a while. EPC opened the game driving from their own 17 to the Rocket 33, but lost the ball on downs...

Tribune Sports Staff Once again Marked Tree's Junior Indians (3-1-1, 2-1-1) won a close one as they overcame a hard-charging Junior Bobcat squad to beat Walnut Ridge 22-20. "It seems like we like to make things more exciting than they need to be," coach Waylon Dunn said after the game. "We had some good play out of a number of our players, though."...

Tribune Sports Staff East Poinsett County came out of the gates fast Friday night, scoring on their first four possessions as the Warriors rolled to a 46-28 Homecoming victory over the Piggott Mohawks to retain their one half game lead in 3AA Conference football...

Tribune Sports Staff Homecoming Friday at Marked Tree was the type of day all high schools should have. The Grand Marshall of the parade was a former Indian football star and current star of the Arkansas Army National Guard. The Homecoming court was young and beautiful as they always are. And finally, and most importantly, the Indians manhandled a game, but overmatched, Rector team for a 47-0 victory...

Larry Don "BoBo" Floyd, 61, of Trumann died Tuesday, Oct. 4, at NEA Medical Center. He was born Sep. 11, 1944, in Trumann the son of Herman Floyd and Cora Mae Williams Floyd. He was a farm laborer and of the Baptist Faith. He was also a former employee of Columbia Forrest Products in Trumann. Some of his hobbies included collecting coins and cars...

Mary Juanita Brasfield, 67, of Marion, formerly of Marked Tree, died Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Memphis Healthcare and Rehab in Memphis, Tenn. Born Dec. 6, 1937, she was the daughter of William Roger Henderson and Addie Mabel Young Henderson. She was a homemaker and of the United Pentecostal Faith...

Lisa Simmons, 47, of Etowah died Wednesday, Oct. 5 at her home. She was born July 22, 1958 at Harrisburg the daughter of Jimmy Dean and Barbara Owens Dean. She was a homemaker and a member of the Neal's Chapel Baptist Church at Bonsville. She married Clayton Simmons on Feb. ...

In 1975, when Richard Swan was helping the Marked Tree Indians to win football games, it probably never occurred to him that he might one day be grand marshal of the homecoming parade for those same Indians nor that he would be leading a clean-up effort following one of the most devastating storms the United States has ever experienced...

Anthony Eric Baker, 26, of Jonesboro, formerly of Marked Tree, died Tuesday, Oct. 4 after he lost control of his vehicle while navigating a curve on South Highway 158 near Lake City. According to reports, Baker was traveling north when he failed to negotiate and curve and drove off the roadway. The vehicle, a 2000 model Pontiac, overturned several times, ejecting Baker...

As had been pattern in recent months, a short agenda greeted the justices of the Poinsett County Quorum Court in their regularly scheduled Monday meeting. Prior to the call to order of the regular session, the personnel committee met to go over the candidates for a veteran officer for the county. Justice Smith, chairman of the committee, presented the name of Jerry Long for County Judge Doyle Hillis to interview...

Edith Barton Goodwin, 98, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, Oct. 4. Goodwin was born in Nettleton and was a lifetime member of the Trumann and McCormick area. She was a homemaker of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her first husband Lige Barton; her second husband Charles Goodwin; her parents, Tom and Becky Jones Dickens; one daughter, Willie Barton; three sisters and one brother...

Larry Don "BoBo" Floyd, 61, of Trumann died Tuesday, Oct. 4, at NEA Medical Center. He was born Sep. 11, 1944, in Trumann the son of Herman Floyd and Cora Mae Williams Floyd. He was a farm laborer and of the Baptist Faith. He was also a former employee of Columbia Forrest Products in Trumann. Some of his hobbies included collecting coins and cars...

Lisa Simmons, 47, of Etowah died Wednesday, Oct. 5 at her home. She was born July 22, 1958 at Harrisburg the daughter of Jimmy Dean and Barbara Owens Dean. She was a homemaker and a member of the Neal's Chapel Baptist Church at Bonsville. She married Clayton Simmons on Feb. ...

Trumann went into Friday's homecoming game against Rivercrest boasting a 2-0 conference record. However, the visiting Colts would break that streak with a 20-14 victory. The Wildcats (3-3, 2-1) started off with a bang by scoring the first touchdown of the game on a drive which featured solid running from Travis...

The Trumann Junior High Wildcats clawed their way past Gosnell Thursday on Two fourth quarter touchdowns by Zach Thompson to take a 34-26 victory over the Junior Pirates. Trumann (5-1, 3-1 3AAA) trailed 26-18 going into the fourth quarter when Thompson produced his fireworks...

Trumann's Lady Wildcats, who were on the road against Westside Thursday, lost three games, 25-4,25-8 and 25-6, to bring the Lady Cats to 15-9, 4-4 in 3AAA-South play. Alex Guthrie, Jessica Byrd, Kaelyn Benson and Lindsey Davis all served 4-of-4 as Guthrie and Byrd each added four digs while Caitlyn Brune had six digs with four kills and Benson had eight digs in the Wildcat effort. Amanda Byrd contributed three digs, four assists and a kill...

Anthony Eric Baker, 26, of Jonesboro, formerly of Marked Tree, died Tuesday, Oct. 4 in a car accident. Baker was an employee of World Color in Jonesboro and of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Angela Baker of Las Vegas, Nev.; two sons: Zachary Thompson of Trumann and Austin Eli Baker of Las Vegas, Nev.; one daughter: Haley Hollins of Las Vegas, Nev.; his parents, John Baker of Coldwater, Miss. ...

Crowley's Ridge Girl Scout Council is once again offering Girl Scout parents and friends magazine subscriptions through Reader's Digest QSP Magazine Subscription Program. In addition to the QSP sale, the Girl Scouts are also selling Trophy Nuts. Buyers have a choice of Trefoil Shaped Chocolate Mints in a Juliette Low Birthplace Tin, Pecan Supremes in a Snowman Tin, Whole Cashews, Chocolate Covered Cashews, Deluxe Mixed Nuts (no peanuts), Chocolate Covered Almonds, Chocolate Covered Peanuts, Spicy Cajun Mix, Honey Roasted Peanuts, Peanut Butter Cups, Cranberry Trail Mix and Chocolate Covered Raisins. ...

The Trumann Animal Clinic is hosting a Halloween pet photo contest, starting Oct. 3. The entry fee is $5 for one photo and $7 for two. The deadline for entering is Oct. 31. All proceeds go to benefit pets affected by Hurricane Katrina. The winner will receive $25 and other prizes...

Local Trumann cotton gins spun to life this week as farmers, finished with defoliation, began to harvest the first crops of 2005. "The cotton is placed into modules as it comes out of the field, which is tarped and placed along the fields for pick up," said Matt Moon of Dixie Gin in Trumann. "The farmers then call us to pick up the modules, and we bring them here to our yard to be ginned."...

When Michael Carpenter left his hometown of Nashville, Tenn. in August of 2001 for a recovery program called the Restoration Ranch in Tuskumbia, Ala., he never imagined eventually being in Trumann working with persons with addictions. "I spent ten years wrestling with drug and alcohol abuse," said Carpenter. "The program I went through was God centered and led me to a better life."...

The Trumann skate park opened officially Saturday during the Trumann Duck Festival with a skate competition, guest music and professional skater Dorian Tucker. "Dorian is a guest provided by Skatewaves, the company who designed the park for us," said Sharron Turman, director of the parks for the city of Trumann...

A prescription drug program can help Trumann residents get their drugs for free or at a reduced rate if they contact a new local agency who helps complete drug requests for qualifying individuals, director Patty Reeser of the Crowley's Ridge Health Coop in Paragould told the Trumann Rotary Thursday...

As had been pattern in recent months, a short agenda greeted the justices of the Poinsett County Quorum Court in their regularly scheduled Monday meeting. Prior to the call to order of the regular session, the personnel committee met to go over the candidates for a veteran officer for the county. Justice Smith, chairman of the committee, presented the name of Jerry Long for County Judge Doyle Hillis to interview...

Ted Walker of Trumann hit a 150 yard hole-in-one on hole #2 at the Trumann Country Club Thursday. Walker's first ever hole-in-one was witnessed by Hank Ihnfeldt and Wayne Schmidt.