Stories from Thursday, July 19, 2007

Tribune Editor The Carver Center Gym once again headlined the meeting of the Marked Tree City Council as members met in regular session Monday, July 9. New vandalism problems have caused the city to look again at the property which has been a topic of debate among the council and citizens for several years...

The Lepanto Pee Wee football program will be conducting sign-ups from 11 a.m. to 1:30 Saturday, July 21 in front of the EPC high school gym. Children entering the fourth through the sixth grades are encouraged to register. Both a parent and the player are required to come to the sign-up with a $30. due that day. The first game is scheduled for August 21...

Registration for the fall 2007 season of youth football will take place on three different dates this year all taking place at the Marked Tree gym. The first registration will be from 10 a.m. till noon on Saturday, August 4. The second and third chances to register will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, August 6 and Tuesday, August 7...

Mattie Sue Appling, 79, of Marked Tree died Thursday, July 12 at her home. She was born February 5, 1928 in McNairy County, Tenn. to Clarence and Versie Capooth who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were her husband Henry Clay Appling, Jr., and two sisters Margret Lee Parker and Geneva Mae Hanna...

Jackie Wayne Shempert, 52, of Lepanto died Sunday, July 8 at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. Survivors include one son, Corey Shempert of Franklin, Ark; his mother Mary Harper of Adona, Ark; four brothers, Melvin Shempert of Frenchman's Bayou, Ark, Ricky Shempert of Dyess, Charles Shempert of Gosnell and Ronnie Shempert of Trumann; five sisters, Florence Jackson of Adona, Ark, Linda McEvoy of Perryville, Ark, Judy Tyler and Teresa Shempert both of Jonesboro, Patti Hunt of Gosnell and three grand children.. ...

Franklin Delano (Sonny) Dixon, of Bald Knob died July 13. He was born March 30, 1933 to the late Teddy and Elsie (Russell) Dixon. He was preceded in death by his wife, Judy Dixon and a brother, Stanley Dixon. Survivors include sisters Brenda White and Sharon Watson both of Bald Knob, Sarah Vest of Patterson, Ark. Mary Harper of Adona, Ark., Zula McCain of Leachville, Dorothy Hicks of Jonesboro and Bonnie Harris of McCrory; and brother Leon Dixon of Lepanto...

Robin Paige Green, 36, of Tyronza died Saturday, July 7 at her home. She was born February 15, 1971 in Osceola, was Pentecostal and a homemaker. She is survived by her husband Buford Green, two daughters Ariana Paige Hudson and Eva Rhiannon Green all of Chelford; her parents Billy Brooks of Rivervale and Shirley Brooks of Lepanto; one sister Janet Brooks of Lepanto; and one brother Nathan Green of Lepanto...

Clara Virginia Fulks Sanders, 70, of Lepanto died Monday, July 9 at her home. Born February 2, 1937 in Alcorn County, Miss., she was a homemaker and of the Church of God faith. Her husband, Joe Sanders, preceded her in death. She is survived by, three daughters-Betty Royal of Littlefield, Ariz., April Biby of Eugene, Ore. ...

Tribune News Staff "After 35 years, it is such an honor to receive this," smiles Jennings. "I am very proud." On June 21 Mary Elizabeth Jennings was awarded a pin and a framed award for 35 years of service as postmaster. She received the award at the 723 Quarter Post Masters Meeting. Arkansas District Manager Jeff Taylor had the privilege of presenting her with these awards...

Tribune Editor Improving test scores brought smiles to the faces of Marked Tree School board members Monday, July 9 as they heard elementary principal Jana Hatley and high school principal Anessa Thompson share the schools' benchmark scores. Hatley was proud to inform board members that student scores had vastly improved in several areas. In the combined population, all grades met Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) in math and only one group in literacy, fourth grade, didn't meet AYP...

Tribune News Satt How local ambulances are dispatched as well as the billing for those services was the crux of most of the time spent last Tuesday night at the Tyronza City Council meeting. New Fire Chief, Cordell Laden, was in attendance to answer the questions posed by the council...

Marion Dawson, 91, died Thursday, July 12 at Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. She was a member of the United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School for 25 years, was a former choir director and member of the choir for 73 years, served as treasurer of the UMW and served on the board of trustees of the church. ...

Opinion By DAN BRAWNER Tribune Sports Staff Just so you'll know this is probably going to irritate some people, but here goes. First a question…why is it necessary for kids below the age of high school baseball to need full uniforms? I mean seriously, what do you really need to play a game of baseball other than a bat, a ball and some gloves (and if you've got some tough hands, you can leave off the gloves). ...