Stories from Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Tribune News Staff For the first time in a number of years, city councilman Linda Powell was not at her normal place during the Lepanto City Council meeting last Tuesday night. Instead, she was in the gallery having recently resigned her position to take the opening on the Quorum Court previously held by Justice M.G. Smith who had resigned earlier in the month...

Tribune Editor Danny Adams said the moving Vietnam wall is definitely coming to Marked Tree in September of 2008. The wall will be open for public viewing September 25-28 in conjunction with the Delta Cotton Pickin' Jubilee. Adams spoke to the Marked Tree Rotary Club last week about the wall and some of the things that need to be done in conjunction with its arrival...

There will be a community Easter Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. -- 12 p.m. on Saturday, April 7 at Cypress Park Horse Arena. Participants ages zero to 12 will be divided into age groups. Prizes will be awarded in each age group. The Easter bunny will be at the egg hunt, and children may have their photo taken with the bunny for $5...

Special to the Tribune Descendants of Goldie Ledbetter Kendall family visited the Lepanto Library on March 9 to present a copy of Mrs. Kendall's book, "The Story of Three Orphan." On hand for the presentation was Kendall's granddaughter Loralee Hart of Jonesboro, daughter Goldia Geraldene Clark of forrest City, Lepanto Library Board of Directors president...

S.L. "Hoss" Dempsey of Benton, formerly of Harrisburg, died Wednesday, March 21 at the AR Health Center Nursing Home in Benton at the age of 90. He was born on December 26, 191, at Lepanto, the son of Sam and Lillian Hopkins Dempsey. He married Birdie Harbison and they enjoyed many years together. ...

Tribune Sports Staff The Xtra-Innings Tournament saw both good and bad things occur for the EPC Warriors last week. The good was that a number of players returned to the team after 12-day disciplinary suspensions. The bad was that EPC experienced their third loss of the season against 16 wins...