Stories from Thursday, March 2, 2006

Marked Tree Economic Development Commission was one of 13 organizations recognized Feb. 22 as having an Entergy Arkansas Select Site, a designation noting accomplishments in local preparation for successful business recruiting. Select Site recognition was part of a luncheon in Little Rock Feb. ...

Tribune Sports Staff With just 1:30 gone in the first quarter of the Marked Tree-Piggott first round Region IV game Thursday night, Rudy Martin went to the line for a pair of free throws. She hit the second shot to the Lady Indians on the board after the Lady Mohawks opened with a 3-pointer...

Tribune Sports Staff The 59-50 score of the EPC Lady Warriors-Riverside Lady Rebels game last Wednesday which opened the AA Region IV tournament in Earle was not indicative of the ease with which EPC (23-1) defeated Riverside (22-10). "Riverside came out in a zone like we expected them to." Coach Bobby Lewallen said after the game. "But we shot the ball extremely well from the outside. We had seven three's for the game."...

Tribune Sports Staff In a rematch of their Gerald Jennings Tournament championship game in December, EPC and BIC met in the AA Region IV Tournament Saturday night in Earle. And while it was a much tighter contest, the results were the same as the Lady Warriors (24-1) outlasted the Lady Mustangs, 76-74 in overtime...

Mary Frances Vance, 83, of Memphis, formerly of Lepanto, died Monday, Feb. 21, at Crittendon Hospital in West Memphis. Survivors include two sons: Gary Vance of Gastonia, N.C. and John C. Vance, Sr. of Pine Bluff; two sisters: Lola Key of West Memphis and Fay Long of Memphis, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren...

James "Jimmy" Whayne Neal, 66, of Lepanto died Thursday, Feb. 23, at SMC Regional Medical Center in Osceola. He was a retired Air Force Sergeant, a Lepanto Police Officer, a charter president of the Etowah-Lepanto Lions Club, a retired insurance manager, a member of First Baptist Church in Lepanto and a past deacon of Sherwood First Baptist Church in Sherwood...

Dyess Central Baptist will hold a revival from Sunday March 3 through Wednesday, March 5. Guest speaker will be Ralph Stone. Song leader will be Bill King. Sunday services will begin at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mon., Tues. and Wed. services begin at 7 p.m...

All landowners who are interested in electing directors for the Poinsett County Conservation District board are encouraged to participate in the election that will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7. The election will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 204 Main Street, in Harrisburg. Participants must be a registered voter, own land and reside in the district...

The Anderson Chapel Pastor's Anniversary Committee will be selling plates on Friday, March 4 at the Sadie Plunkett Fellowship Hall, located right behind the church. The sale will begin at 11 am and consist of the following items: chitterlings, spaghetti, cole slaw, cake and bread...

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Wildlife Officer Larry Williams needs help. He is on a mission to determine who is responsible for the shooting of an immature bald eagle that was discovered east of Harrisburg along Highway 214. Williams said the bird is now at the Southwest Drive Animal Clinic in Jonesboro and is being treated by Veterinarian Dr. Archie Ryan...

Poinsett County Treasurer Lonene Edwards said this week that she will seek re-election to the post she has held for eight terms now. Prior to being elected to the post in 192, she served 27 years as Chief Deputy in the Treasurer's Office and five years in the Assessor's Office...

Harold Blackwood announced last week that he will seek reelection as Justice of the Peace, District 1 of Poinsett County, which includes Tyronza and the Tyronza Township. Blackwood is currently serving his third term on the court. "I have a definite concern for the people in this district," Blackwood said. "I care about how the tax dollars are spent county-wide."...

Mary Ann Arnold of Marked Tree announced this week that she would seek re-election to the Poinsett County Quorum Court, District 9. Arnold is currently serving on the 911, public health and building and repair committees, and she is chairperson of the governmental and law committee...

Six Arkansas cotton industry members, have been elected to leadership positions in the National Cotton Council (NCC) for 2006, including Herrick Norcross, III of Tyronza who was re-elected Arkansas chairman of the NCC's American Cotton Producers. The cotton industry leaders were named to their posts during the recent 2006 NCC Annual Meeting in Tucson, Ariz...

Tribune News Staff The Upper Room Apostolic Church, like many other churches starting out, first met for bible study in a residence rather than an actual church building. After two months of planning and hard work, the bible study group was able to open the doors to its own building on Main Street in Tyronza. The first service was held on April 28, 2002 and since that time the church body has grown to approximately 60 members...

Tribune Sports Staff Very few teams this year have played defending state AA champions BIC a close game. Between star Brooks Taylor and the rest of the talented bunch from Monette, they have dominated nearly every team they have played this year in their quest of a second state title...