Stories from Thursday, August 30, 2007

The Lepanto Museum was pleased to receive a special tribute to the town's Congressional Medal of Honor soldier, James R. Hendrix for his actions during World War II. This tribute is now on display with Hendrix other awards in the Museum for public viewing. The tribute included the family members to Hendrix in a special ceremony attended by many...

Tribune Sports Staff "We literally lost 100% of our offense and defense," coach Brian Weathers said of his EPC junior Warriors. "We've only got two ninth graders on the team so they're the only ones who participated last year. To say we're young is an understatement."...

Tribune Sports Staff The EPC Warriors have had three coaches in the past three years so one can be excused if fans of the red and black are a little cautious about having high hopes for the season. Coach Bryan Harris is not among them, however. "I know EPC's tradition in football," Harris, who came from Jonesboro Westside said. "That's one of the main reason I came here. They were off a little bit last year, but we hope to return to where they were before."...

Tribune Sports Staff "All in all it was a great year," coach Tim Branum said about the 2006 season in which his Marked Tree Indians finished with nine wins and a conference title. A loss to AAA Harrisburg and a second round loss to Mineral Springs were the only things keeping them from an even greater year...

Jessica Lougena Kelso, 23, died Wednesday, Aug. 22 at the Elvis Presley Trauma Center in Memphis. She was a member of Dominion World Outreach Ministries in Marion where she served on the minister's staff of intercessory prayer, leader of the dance ministry and director of youth ministry as well as other church ministries. She especially loved the dance and music ministries of the church...

Kathy Steen, 59, of Marked Tree died Tuesday, August 21, 2007, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Steen of the home; three sons, Greg East of Marked Tree, Michael Steen of Olive Branch, Miss., Greg Steen of Brookland; one brother, Olen Bragg, Jr. of Jonesboro; six grandchildren; Harlee Beth East, Savannah and Chloe Steen, and Dillon, Logan and Christen Poppleton...

Nona Lee Long, 98, of Marked Tree died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born on Sunday, August 15, 1909, to the late William Robert and Bertie Myrtle Moore Davis. She was born in Prentis County, Miss., and had lived in the Trumann and Marked Tree area for the past 57 years. She was a housewife and of the Baptist faith...

Tribune News Staff John Carter Cash, 37, son of musical artist Johnny and June Carter Cash, was given a historical tour of delta country life as he picked cotton near his father's boyhood home in Dyess and chased the illusive Buffalo fish from the banks of the Tyronza River...

Tribune News Staff The Marked Tree School Board approved Superintendent Gary Masters participation in the Superintendent's Academy Program sponsored by Arkansas Tech College in Russellville as they met last Monday night. The school board will provide some travel funds for Masters' participation at the academy. This is a new organization sponsored by Arkansas Tech. The board also approved a calendar of events for the academy as well as Masters' attendance...

Tribune Sports Staff "We're going to be better this year than we were last year," said Matt Wright, skipper of the junior Indians. "I'm excited about our prospects this season." Last year, Marked Tree struggled, winning only one game, but this year Wright expects the junior Indians to be much more formidable...