Stories from Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Tribune Sports Staff No one who is familiar with the world of football is completely surprised when they hear of a coach leaving one school to seek his fortunes at a larger institution. After all, no matter what the position, who can blame a person for wanting to better his or her position in life?...

Tribune Sports Staff Editor's note: Three Tri-City basketball players were selected to the AA All-State recently. Those players were Sade Madden of EPC, Rudy Martin of Marked Tree and Keun Joplin of EPC. Each of these players will be profiled over the next three weeks beginning with Sade Madden...

Tribune Sports Staff After nearly two weeks of not tasting victory, EPC got back into the winning habit last week as they traveled to the Jonesboro area for the XtraInnings Classic and opened with a victory. EPC-4, Osceola-2 In their first game on Thursday, the opening day of the Classic, EPC used a...

Tribune Sports Staff Coming off a 3-0 record the previous week, Marked Tree had high hopes thatthe winning streak would continue as they went to Jonesboro for the beginning of the XtraInnings Classic last Thursday. Unfortunately, theiropening opponent had other ideas and those ideas continued for the Indians through out the week...

Georgia Wimpy, age 73, of Bartlett, formerly of Lepanto died Saturday, March 25, at Methodist Hospital in North Memphis. She was a member of the Raleigh Assembly of God and was preceded in death by her husband Gus Wimpy. Survivors include a son, Glen Wimpy of Memphis; three daughters, Christi Morris of Bartlett, Tenn., and Nannette Roberts and Janice May, both of Cordova, Tenn.; two brothers, Jesse Jones of Pocahontas and Bud Scarsdale of Moline, Ill.; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.. ...

Roy Neal Johnson, 84, of Marked Tree died Sunday, March 19, 2006, at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree. He was a member of the Church of God and a veteran of the United States Navy with which he served in the South Pacific Theater during World War II...

A tragic car accident on Saturday, March 18 claimed the life of Lepanto resident Marilyn Janet Hobbs. Hobbs, 44, was traveling to North Carolina with her sister, Phylis Bell, and her mother, Janet George, both of Marked Tree. The accident occurred at 11:30 p.m. when Larry Cox, 16, hit the Hyundai SUV in which the women were traveling. According to other newspaper reports, Cox ran off the right shoulder of the road, over corrected and collided head on with the other vehicle...

Cleo J. Adams, 79, of Marked Tree died March 18 at her home from cancer. Born February 3, 1927, she was a homemaker and was a member of Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ. She was preceded in death by her brother. Survivors include six daughters: Lue Bertha Adams of Amithville, N.Y., Mary Adams of Nashville, Tenn., Viola Scott of Marked Tree, Louise Adams of Muskogee, Okla., Barbara Frazier of Greensboro, N.C. ...

Alonzo Johnson, 48, died On Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at Osceola Memorial Hospital. Born July 15, 1958 to Bertha and James Coleman, he confessed a hope in Christ at an early age and united with the First Baptist Church in Lepanto. He leaves to cherish his memories, a devoted mother and father, Bertha and James Coleman of Lepanto; three sisters, LouAnn Henderson of Huntsville, Ala., Wanda Thomas of Lepanto and Sherry Chappell of Trumann; one brother, Derrick Wallace of Lepanto; three children; a very devoted friend, Mr. ...

A ride on a Staten Island Ferry through the New York Harbor gives individuals the opportunity to know what it must have been like for so many of the international immigrants seeing our nation for the first time. Standing guard over the harbor is the Statue of Liberty herself, showing the strength and courage of the country in the face of its adversaries. ...

The Tyronza Fire Department is trying to wrestle up some funds with the "When Worlds Collide" championship wrestling match on Saturday, April 1. The event will be held at the fire department and feature an exciting night of both male and female wrestlers...

Ray Spruell announced he is a candidate for Circuit Judge for the 2nd Judicial District election in May. Spruell has served on the bench before. In 2002 he was appointed by the governor to serve out the term of outgoing judge, Pam Honeycutt, as District Judge for the city of Jonesboro...

John Lucas, 218 Country View Road in Turrell, was arrested on March 23 by Ptl. Jeremy Phillips. He was charged with the following felonies: possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of meth and over possession of pseudo ephedrine. According to police reports, Lucas was involved in a disturbance at a local gas station. ...

Trumann High School recently released the honor rolls for the third nine weeks. Congratulations to all the students! THS all A's 10th grade -- Ashley Curtis, Colton Everhart, Carolyn Hanson, Jordan Hendrix, Daniel Holt, Brittany Marshall and Courtney Qualls,...

Trumann Junior High School recently released the honor rolls for the third nine weeks. Congratulations to all the students! TJHS all A's 7th grade -- Jean-neka Black, Kaylee Blasingame, Halley Burchfield, Jeremy Collins, Clint Curtis, Aron Felkins, Hollie Goodwin, Tony Harris, Andrew Holt, Shea Presley, Amber Richardson, Anthony Rusher, Naithian Shelton, Heather Turner and Danielle Webb...

LITTLE ROCK, AR (March 17, 2006) The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance (AHRA) announced today that approximately 32,900 citizens served by the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas receive emergency food assistance each year. Funded by the Alliance, the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas report was a sub-set of a national study released in February as a part of the largest, most-comprehensive study conducted on domestic hunger. Hunger in America 2006...

Former County Judge Bill Craft of Marked Tree announced this week that he is withdrawing from the race for State Representative. Craft made the announcement that he would run earlier this year. "After much prayer and consideration I must accept the fact that under present circumstances I cannot physically wage an effective campaign for State Representative in the upcoming Democratic primary," Craft said in a press release. ...

Steven Dewayne Kelly, 29, of Harrisburg died Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at UAMS Medical Center of Little Rock. Born January 8, 1977, in Jonesboro, he had lived in Harrisburg four years after moving from Trumann. He was an employee of Frito-Lay of Jonesboro and of the Baptist faith...

Mrs. Irene Rogers, 85, of Marion formerly of Newport, died Monday, March 27, 2006 in West Memphis. She was born August 2, 1920 at Fisher, the daughter of Frank and Laura Bell White. Mrs. Rogers was the owner and operator of a restaurant in Newport in the late 60's and early 70's. Mrs. Rogers enjoyed cooking and spending time with family and friends...

Margaret Sloan, 87, of Harrisburg died Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at her home. She was born May 3, 1918 in Cordova, Ala., the daughter of James Henderson and Mary Ella Cox Henderson. She married Charlie Sloan on Nov. 28, 1936 and they enjoyed 30 years together before his death in January of 1966. She was a retired cafeteria worker for Harrisburg School and was of the Baptist faith...

The Wildcats were scheduled to take the diamond last week twice before playing in the XtraInnings Classic, but because of rain, they were off until last Thursday when they traveled to Monette to take on Lonoke in their first game of the Classic. The lay-off, according to coach Scott Brown, didn't do them any good at all, but by Saturday things were looking up for the Cats as they won their first game in two weeks to bring their season mark to 3-8...

Courtesy of the Modern News "Were here today to start the project," Ed Fisher of Villagis Inc. told county officials in a meeting Wednesday, March 15, concerning the county's new GPS mapping and centerline road project. Fisher then immediately introduced Heather Hoggard and Dayla Dintelmann who began that afternoon and are still in the process of driving county roads and city streets and taking GPS readings. Fisher said this portion of the project should take approximately three weeks...

The Trumann High School class of 1996 is preparing for their 10 year class reunion. A planning meeting has been set for 6:30 p.m. at Couch's BBQ on Hwy 463 in Trumann on Tuesday, April 4. Any class member who wants to participate in the planning of the class reunion should attend...

Two of Trumann's finest recently returned from a class where they put their nose to the grindstone, literally. K9 Canton and K9 Ptl. Kevin Holt traveled to Little Rock from Feb. 26 to March 3 to attend the Arkansas Region Annual Regional Certification Seminar, sponsored by the National Narcotic Detector Dog Association...

The Church of God, 911 Balcom Lane, is having a family reunion on Sunday, April 2. Everyone is invited to enjoy barbequed hot dogs. There will be activities for everyone and pictures will be taken. Sunday school starts at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. worship service follows. Church pastor is John Honeycutt...

Good Shepherd Ministries will hold a community wide crusade at the First Baptist Church in Monette Sunday April 2 through Wednesday April 5. The Sunday morning service will begin at 11 a.m., and the evening service will be at 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday services will begin at 7 p.m. There will be special music each night, and a nursery will be provided. For more information please contact the church at 870-486-5441...

The Recreation Committee raised approximately $534 during the community chili dinner last Friday night. A big thank you goes out to all the volunteers who made chili and desserts and helped served. It was a great community gathering with tons of people attending and a chance for local politicians to visit the community...

Trumann Police of Chief Larry Blagg would like to draw attention to two novelty items currently being sold at some convenience stores in Trumann and the surrounding area. He emphasizes both products are perfectly legal to sell and buy, and many people do buy them as a novelty item, but they are also being used as a form of drug paraphernalia...

FREDRICK, MD -- PublishAmerica is proud to announce that it has acquired the rights to publish The Ridge by Daniel Macon (Dan) Brawner, a sports reporter for Delta Publishing, publishers of the Trumann Democrat and Tri-City Tribune. Executive Director Miranda Prather expressed confidence that Brawner's book will quickly resonate with audiences...

The 11th annual COPS for Kids Easter Egg Hunt is set for Saturday, April 8 at Cedar Park, across from Cedar Park Elementary. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and the egg hunt will begin at noon. There are four age divisions into which the group will be divided. They are as follows: kindergarten and under, first and second grade, third and fourth grade and fifth and sixth grade...

BEC/Tooth & Nail Records band Kutless is starting off the new year with what they do best - a new tour. Having played for over 1.6 million people in the past four years, Kutless aims to increase that number by headlining their first rock tour since "Sea Of Faces" in the spring of 2004...

The Fault Line Riders, a local chapter of the Christian Motorcyclist Association, will be participating in Biker Sunday at Christian Valley Christian Church, 2016 Valley View Drive, east of Valley View Schools on Sunday, April 2. Bike games will start at 9:30 a.m. and the meal will be roaster pig. The ride will leave at 9:15 a.m. from the Shell Gas Station nest to Tractor Supply...

The Piggott Times Relay for Life will be hosting three beauty pageants on Saturday, April 22, at the Piggott Community Center, located on U.S. Highway 49 (at 161 East Pfeiffer Street) in Piggott. The age divisions and times will be as follows: -- 2 p.m. - Junior Miss Ladybug, ages 10-15 years...

After a loss to powerful Wynne on Thursday, the Lady Cats got back on the winning track when they traveled to Cross County on Friday last week. Wynne-14, Trumann-1 With a 2-5 record going into their non-conference game with undefeated (12-0) AAAA Wynne last Thursday, not many people gave the Lady Wildcats much...