Stories from Thursday, May 24, 2007

Closing the Elm Street railroad crossing and problems at the Carver Center Gym in Marked Tree were both hot topics of conversation at the Marked Tree City Council Meeting Monday, May 14. Bruce Chin, manager of public projects for Burlington Northern Railroad, addressed the council with reasons why he thought the Elm Street crossing should be closed...

Tribune News Staff Food and fun were the order of the day at the Fifth Annual Stars and Stripes Jubilee in Tyronza last Friday and Saturday, May 25 and 26. With the weather virtually perfect for both days of the event, the streets were filled with hundreds of residents and visitors...

Tribune News Staff Coach Matt Wright was in attendance Monday night at the Marked Tree School Board meeting specifically to answer questions concerning the addition to flights to the school's baseball field. Superintendent Gary Masters began the discussion when he said, "We were scheduled to have the district tournament here, but it went to BIC because we didn't have lights put up yet and that's a requirement."...

The Tyronza Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) held a "lip sync" last Thursday, May 17. Children in fifth and sixth grades at EPC Elementary performed to a variety of 50's, 60's and 70's music in the Tyronza gym. Performances included: The announcer for the event was Wolfman Jack's cousin, "Wolfgirl Jill" played by teacher Cheri Smith...

Joe Taylor, 70, died Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at his home. A retired store manager, Taylor was born June 30, 1936 in Houlka, Miss. and was a Baptist. He is survived by two sons, Darin Taylor of Memphis and Jody Taylor of Horn Lake, Miss.; two daughters, Amber Stewart of Hernando, Miss. ...

Megan Leanne Dunn, 15, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, May 8, at Children's Hospital in Little Rock. She was born in Little Rock to Mark and Pamela Shepard Dunn on April 22, 1992. Megan was in the 10th grade in Brookland Special Education. She is preceded in death by her grandfather, Billie A. Shepard and a cousin, Michael Jordan Dunn...

Mary Cooper Pitts, 10 months, was called to Heaven Wednesday, May 9 at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents Leroy Sr. and Ruby Malone and maternal great grandparents, David Browder, Fledie Browder, and Ester Browder...

Tribune Sports Staff Both the Indians and the Warriors were in the midst of spring football drills this past week. Coaches from both schools were looking at the veterans as well as the newcomers moving up from the junior high hoping to possibly find a jewel in the rough...