Stories from Thursday, November 16, 2006

Six arrests were made last week in connection with an early morning break in and burglary of Johnny Rye's Grocery store in Black Oak. Over $5,000 in merchandise was reported stolen in the break-in which occurred Nov. 11. The first arrests came when the Poinsett County Sheriff's Office obtained a search warrant for a residence near the store. ...

Tribune Sports Staff The 2006-07 edition of the Lady Indians of Marked Tree opened their season last Thursday night, taking on Armorel in a home contest, with coach Luke Lovins at the helm in his first head coaching stint. The night brought about mixed emotions for the teams, though, as the senior ladies fell, 54-41, while the junior team won, 30-23...

Tribune Sports Staff Under Tommy Ford for more than the past decade, the EPC Warriors and Lady Warriors Tennis teams flourished. Well this year, Ford is in school administration at Nettleton and the chore of continuing the EPC nets legacy fell to first-year coach Josh Parks. The result was that Parks and his teams did very well, thank you...

Bill Parnell, 71, of Keiser, died Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 in Lepanto. Born Thursday, July 25, 1935 in Michie, Tenn. to the late A.C. Pannell and Ella Mae Webb Pannell, he moved to Mississippi County as a young man and went to work for Lee Wilson and Company. He retired after 50 years...

Gladys Pauline Perkins, 90, of Marked Tree, died Nov. 8 at Three Rivers Nursing Home. She was a homemaker and a member of Marked Tree Church of God. Mrs. Perkins was preceded in death by two daughters, Carol June Perkins and Sandra Perkins Green and one son, Chester Aaron Perkins Jr...

June Donham, 79 of Memphis, passed away Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006 at Baptist Hospital following an eight month bout with leukemia. June was the daughter of the late William and Louise Taush. June was married to Dr. Bill "Doc" Donham. They raised their six children in Lepanto. Before retiring, June owned Aaron Answering Service in Memphis, Tenn...

Tribune News Staff The American Legion Post in Lepanto has a long legacy. Although its building is listed on the historic registry, is significance comes from much more than a building. It comes from nearly a century of dedication by military men who have kept the Legion Post a thriving part of the Lepanto Community...

Tribune News Staff The Old Military Road north of Harrisburg was the primary source of discussion during the November Quorum Court meeting in Harrisburg Monday night. Jami Condra, representing a group of citizens concerned about the condition and upkeep of the road, was given time to address the court by Judge Doyle Hillis...

Tribune News Staff Revising the 2006 budget took up most of the meeting Monday night as the Marked Tree City Council met in regular session. The council also voted unanimously to replace the fence at the Carver Center Gym after a lengthy discussion about the issue...

Opinion By DAN BRAWNER Tribune Sports Staff I realize that most people didn't see it a few weeks ago, but I made some predictions that are beginning to scare me. The Wednesday before Arkansas upset Auburn, I predicted that this is exactly what they would do. I then also proceeded to pick each game after that and brought them to the Wednesday after the Tennessee as the proud possessors of a 9-1 record and top-10 BCS standing...