Stories from Thursday, July 6, 2006

Ritter Communications in Marked Tree is gearing up to celebrate quite a momentous occasion. The company will mark its 100th birthday with a community wide event from 11 a.m. -- 2 p.m. on Friday, July 11. The event, according to the company, will celebrate its lifelong commitment to service and community, and commemorate its unique and deep-rooted history in the Northeast Arkansas delta...

Tribune News Staff The Dyess-Johnny Cash Memorial weekend is slated for July 7-9 in Dyess to raise money to erect a permanent memorial in memory of Dyess Colony and their famous son Johnny Cash. Tommy Cash, Big River Country and Angie Penny will be in concert on Friday evening, July 7, in the school gymnasium. ...

The Tri-City Tribune staff took home several awards from the Arkansas Press Association Better Editorial Newspaper Contest. Forty-eight weekly newspapers across the state submitted more than 1,300 entries in the contest which was judged by the Missouri Press Association...

William Robert "Bull" Hanna, Sr., 50, of Marked Tree died June 25 at Livingston, Tex. Hanna was born in April 11, 1956 in Harrisburg, was mechanic, had sreved in the Army and was of the Pentecostal faith. He leaves his wife- Peggy Hanna of Trumann; his father Bobby Hanna of Harrisburg and mother Shelba Miller of Marked Tree. ...

Bobby Joe McClain, 58, of Marked Tree passed away Monday, June 26 at the NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was self-employed and lf the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie Clyde and Lure McClain, a son, a brother and a sister...

Little Rock--Poinsett County is represented well in the 14th annual Hooten's Arkansas Football magazine as EPC, Harrisburg, Marked Tree and Trumann are all predicted to finish high according to the coaches in their respective conferences. The 432 page magazine offers the most comprehensive preseason coverage of football at every level in Arkansas...

Kevin Saddler, Jr. hit a hole-in-one at 3:50 p.m. Thursday, June 29 at Three River Country Club in Marked Tree. A Three Rivers member, Saddler used an eight iron on the par three 150 yard fourth hole. According to one of the witnesses, Luke Lovins, Saddler had, "been hitting all around the hole for the last couple of days."...