Stories from Thursday, July 13, 2006

The Marked Tree City Council passed a lengthy ordinance during its regular meeting Monday night to authorize the construction of a new water tower at Industrial Park in Marked Tree. The project will cost approximately $925,000, which will be paid for by the issuance of a water and sewer revenue bond...

Tribune Sports Staff Over the next few weeks the Tribune will be reliving some of the Marked Tree, Lepanto and EPC football seasons of the past. Included will be listing schedules, game results, capsule coaches comments, game headlines and rosters from 1966, 1976, 1986 and 1996 as a build up to the 2006 football season...

Mary Louise Palmer, 51, of Osceola died July 1 at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. She was born July 21, 1954 in Osceola, was a member of Pilgrim Rest MB Church in Osceola and had been employed in a custodial capacity. Preceding her in death were her parents, Garfield Cannon and L.V. Clemons, and her husband, Charles Palmer...

Hardin Ray Hindman, 80, of Tyronza died July 9 at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree. He was a retired farmer and truck driver for Miller Transport. A U.S. Army veteran of WWI, he was a retired volunteer for the Tyronza Fire Department. Survivors include his wife, Vera Hindman of Tyronza; two sons: Paul Hindman of Tyronza and James Hindman of Royal Oak, Mich.; one sister, Ester Marie Smith of Mt. ...

Joyce "Joio" Olee Catt, 63, of Marked Tree died July 8, 2006 at SMC Regional Medical Center in Osceola. Born October 20, 1942, she was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God in Marked Tree. Catt was preceded in death by her father J.P. Ragan, her mother Sarah Gregg, her sister Pat Champion and her brother David Eugene Ragan...

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

Benjamin L Webb, 32, of Harrisburg died Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at his home. He was born on June 11, 1974 at Lima, Ohio. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, collecting John Deere memorabilia, tinkering with woodworking and spending time with family and friends...

Editor's note: The information in this article comes in large part from an article published by Shirley Brackett Mathey in the Delta Review in 1996 and updated recently. In the early days before the roads, bridges and levees them were built, water stood on the land for long periods of time. There was a dot of high ground at the intersection of Arkansas Hwy 140 and 136 in southwest Mississippi County where early settlers buried their dead...

Tribune News Staff The East Poinsett County School Board met in regular session Monday night to discuss several routine topics including student and vehicle insurance and an ever increasing strain to the athletic department with the resignation of another coach...

Opinion By DAN BRAWNER I saw "Superman Returns" on Fourth of July night which I thought was a good patriotic time to go and see the return of the "Man of Steel." It was a good movie, I thought, with Superman saving the world from a maniacal Lex Luthor who had just gotten out of prison. I would recommend it for anyone who is a Superman fan...