Stories from Thursday, February 8, 2007

Old man winter brought just enough snow to the Tri-City area last week for a sleigh ride. Taegan, Abby and Carter Smith of Tyronza loved the snow and riding their sleigh. (Photo provided by Dianne Daniels)

Tribune Sports Staff EPC's Warriors and junior Warriors closed out their regular season Friday night as they hosted Brookland in a night which brought about mixed emotions from the Warrior faithful. First, the junior Warriors recovered from an "horrendously slow start" as coach Josh Hill put it to win going away 58-46...

Tolbert Eudell Russell, 50, of Trumann died Thursday, Feb. 1 at the NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Survivors include his wife Patricia Russell of Trumann; two sons, Scott Adams of Searcy and Tim Adams of St. Louis, Mo.; one daughter, Brandi McGuire of Tyronza; three sisters, Norma Wilcox and Kathy Buchanan both of McDougal and Bonnie Livingston of Rector and six grandchildren, Josh Adams, Zach Adams, Dustin Sisco, Loni Mason, Evan McGuire and Ethan McGuire...

Patsy Lauverne Gardner, 49, of Marked Tree died of pneumonia on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. She was a member of the Church of God. She was preceded in death by her father, Wilson Crouch. Survivors include her mother, Arizona Sollis of Marked Tree; two daughters, Melissa Meredith and Rhonda Buckner both of Tyronza; two sisters, Faye Stevens of Marked Tree and Shirley Smith of Livingston, Texas; one brother, Jimmy Earl Crouch of Heber Springs and four grandchildren...

Nellie Pauline Smith, 82, of Trumann died Monday, Jan. 29 in her home. She was born on July 28, 1924 in Florence, Ala., was a homemaker and was of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Smith; her daughters, Nancy Smith and Ivy Dean Russell and her son, Charles Homer Smith...

Billy Ray Young, 73, of Cabot, passed away Feb. 1, 2007. Born in Manila, he was a member of the Trumann First Assembly of God Church before moving to Cabot, and was currently a member of McArthur Assembly of God Church in Jacksonville. He was retired from the US Army National Guard, SSG/E6, Engineering Battalion of Marked Tree...

Tribune News Staff Sometimes when people start a job, they have no intention of sticking around until they retire, especially if they are young as Darlene House was in 1975. House, however, knew that the post office was exactly the place where she wanted be until that retirement rolled around...

Treacherous road conditions last Wednesday led to several accidents in the Tri-City area including the death of Alta Sue Craig, age 69, of Tyronza. She was killed last Wednesday when she lost control of her car due to the snowy road conditions. According to reports, Craig was traveling south on Interstate I-55 when she lost control of the vehicle, crossed the median and struck the left rear tire of an 18 wheeler...

Special to the Tribune Several old Dyess friends got together this past weekend on a country music stage in Branson, Mo, and relived old times growing up in Northeast Arkansas. Gene Williams, creator, producer and star of "Gene Williams Country Television Show" was showcasing one of Branson's newest artist, Jackson Cash...

Tribune Editor The voting machines are loaded and the poll workers are ready. The only thing up in the air is the outcome of the election. Polls will open at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 for Lepanto residents who are being asked to decide the fate of a sports complex local leaders have been pushing for since last fall...

Tribune Sports Staff "This is one game where we had to work for our points," EPC Lady Warrior coach Bobby Lewallen said after his team beat Corning 53-36 Saturday in a snow-delayed game. "They are the most offensively patient team we've played. They don't turn the ball over or make bad passes or bad decisions, so you have to work for everything you get."...