Stories from Thursday, August 24, 2006

After quickly going through the minutes, financial and other reports they normally do each month, the Lepanto City Council turned to the only other order of new business for the day, the proposed sports park for the city. Perry Carr of ETC Engineers in Little Rock presented a proposal of the park which, if approved by the voters of the city, will be situated across the highway from the Sonic in Lepanto...

Adult Fall Softball registration is continuing through thru Aug. 31. The games will be played on Monday and Tuesday nights to coincide with the soccer league. Parents will be able to play softball while their kids and grandkids play soccer. The League will start play on Sept. 5. For more information, call the sports complex at 483-1098 or registration forms can be picked up at the complex or the mayor's office...

Herman "Reeder" Brown, 88 of Marked Tree died, Aug. 20, 2006 at his residence from bone cancer. He was born June 24, 1918 in Florence, Ala. He was a retired farmer, veteran of the Army serving in WWII and the Korean War and he was a member of the Pentecostal faith...

Olen "John" Victor Hayse, 63, of Marked Tree died Wednesday, Aug. 9 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a member of the National Guard and an Army veteran. While serving in Vietnam he attained the rank of sergeant. During his military service he received numerous medals and awards. He was a member of the VFW Post No. 26 in Lepanto...

Ralph Edward Childress Sr., 85, of Lepanto died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006 at his residence in Lepanto. Born September 28, 1920, in Whitton, Childress was a retired saw mill worker and of the Baptist faith. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp in WWII. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Childress and Mary Scott; three sons: Douglas Childress, Robert Childress and Randy Childress; two half sisters: Rena Berry and Eder Cantrell and three half brothers: Taff Haynes, Owen Haynes and Nealey Haynes.. ...

Emma Lee Buchanan, 93, of Lepanto died August 11 at the Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. Buchanan was born March 19, 1913, at Weldon. She was a homemaker, a member of the First Baptist Church of Lepanto and a lifetime resident of the Lepanto area...

The Arkansas Community of Excellence (ACE) committee will host a community wide meeting at 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 29 at Arkansas State University Technical Center in Marked Tree. A meal will be served to participants. Everyone is invited to come share ideas about making Marked Tree a better "place to come home to."...

Seniors at Marked Tree High School should be aware of several important dates. Senior composite photos will be taken beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29. These photos will include a drape and cap and gown photos for girls and a tuxedo and cap and gown photo for boys...

Last week the East Arkansas Family Healthcare Center (EAFHC) received a $7,709 "Smile! Arkansas" grant from Delta Dental of Arkansas to purchase new dental equipment and supplies. EAFHC has offices in West Memphis and Lepanto. "This grant is going to put a lot of smiles on the faces of our patients as well as the faces of those of us who work in the clinic," said Dr. ...

Courtesy of Paul Holmes, NEA Business Today After 35 years in one business, many people might be thinking about slowing down a bit, but Trey Stafford is just getting warmed up. Stafford got an early career start, beginning in radio at KPCA in Marked Tree at age 9, naively believing the station manager who told him child labor laws prevented him from being paid for reading school news on the 250-watt AM station...

The ABC pre-school program topped the discussion at the East Poinsett County School Board meeting last week. According to Superintendent Mickey Pierce, the program is funded by a grant program for 60 students, but only 53 ABC students have signed up for the course...

According to David Hicks of Trumann, a fast pitch softball league for girls from 10-12 is in the process of being formed for the Poinsett County area. "We'll be centered in Trumann," Hicks said. "We've already got some girls on the team, but we're looking for more."...