Stories from Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Former Lepanto Mayor, Dale Dunlap, was honored with a reception held in his honor last Tuesday, Jan. 9, by the The Lepanto Area Citizens For Progress committee meeting held at the Painted House. LACFP president Jerald Burns and Board of Director Kaye Robertson presented Dunlap with a certificate of appreciation for his help in acquiring the house used in the filming of "A Painted House" in Lepanto four years ago, and for his continued support in developing the house as a permanent tourist attraction for the city.. ...

The appointment of the new planning and zoning committee members and a position on the council were at the top of the agenda last Tuesday night at the regular meeting held by the Tyronza City Council. Mayor Marion Bearden recommended the appointment of the planning and zoning committee members and chairperson, Barbara Ross, to the council. ...

(Editor's note: This is the fourth article in a four part series looking back at headlines from 2006. This segment covers October-December October: The Delta Cotton Pickin' Jubilee was held in Marked Tree and was a resounding success. The Tyronza Southern Tenant Farmers Museum opened with a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony...

Marked Tree Police Department made several arrests last week stemming from drug charges and vandalism. On Jan. 3 Victor Brown Jr., 50, of Memphis, Tenn. was arrested by Sgt. Brad Kirby for driving on suspended Driver's License. After a search of Brown's person incident to arrest, Sgt. ...

Representatives from AXA Foundation will be giving a presentation, college planning information for parents of children all ages and scholarship applications for high school seniors at the Marked Tree PTA meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 22 in the Marked Tree High School Library...

Tribune News Staff Board members moved quickly through the agenda Monday night as the Marked Tree School Board met for its regular monthly meeting. A revision was presented for review by the board concerning the sick day bank policy and a new elementary teacher was hired...

The third time was almost the charm for the Harrisburg Hornets as they hosted the EPC Warriors last Friday night in a 3A-3 conference game. With dominating wins over the Hornets in early December and at the NEA tournament, the Warriors were expecting to make it a three-game sweep, and they did, but only barely as they escaped with a 56-51 victory...

William "Billy" Lewis Hannah, 81, of Corpus Christi, Texas, died January 2 at the home of his son, Gary Hannah. Born on Jan. 18, 1925 in McMinnville, Tenn., Mr. Hannah was a longtime resident of Lepanto. He was the son of William Neal and Alberta Lewis Hannah...

The New Life Drama Company is coming to the Lepanto Church of God. The group will be performing at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20 and at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21. Everyone is invited to come experience the New Life Drama Company as they minister the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the art form of skit drama. ...

The first Quorum Court meeting of the year for Poinsett County was, as it is many times, a brief affair as the agenda had no set matters to discuss. The court, prior top going into session, welcomed the two newest members, Brent Henderson and Gene Terry, both of Trumann who replaced longtime court members Jack Coggins and Rick Winkles...

(Editor's note: This is the third article in a four part series looking back at headlines from 2006. This segment covers July - September July: Ritter communication was gearing up to celebrate its 100th anniversary on July 11 with a community-wide event...

As with most of their games this year, the Lady Warriors of EPC had virtually no problem with the Lady Hornets at Harrisburg last Thursday night defeating the host team, 65-30. The win put the Lady Warriors at 18-0 as they are still aiming for a return shot to the state championship game. In preparation for the district, regional and state tournaments which will begin taking place in just a few weeks, EPC broke out their full-court press to great success...