Stories from Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Normally it is a parent's first instinct to protect their children and keep any potential harm as far away from them as possible. The Trumann Police Department sees everyday, not all parents have this instinct. The department is increasing finding drug offenders are hiding their drugs among their children's belonging such as in bottles, diaper bags and in other inconspicuous places...

Gary Russell is announcing his campaign for re-election to the Trumann School Board. He has been a member of the Trumann School Board for 20 years. His three children all graduated from Trumann High School and have gone on to successful careers. Russell pledges to continue to help improve the quality of education in Trumann Schools. ...

Members of a special city council committee voted unanimously last Thursday night to nominate former Councilman Eddie Crain to fill the Ward 3 seat currently empty on the Trumann City Council. The council's Nominating Committee met with Mayor Sheila Walters last week at City Hall to discuss filling the seat formerly held by Scotty Jones who resigned rather than fight a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a city employee serving on the city council. ...

The Poinsett Conservation District really appreciates everyone that mailed in or came by the office to register their diversion points last season. Poinsett County registered 3,097 diversion points within the county last year. Well/Relifts located within Poinsett County need to be registered at the Poinsett County office to make sure the information is as accurate as possible. ...

A commodity distribution has been set for Poinsett County Thursday, Sept. 20. The distribution of food will begin at 9 a.m. at three locations Marked Tree Fire Station, Trumann Recreation Complex Pecan St., Weiner City Hall. According to Judy Becker, USDA Coordinator for the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas, persons receiving the USDA food must reside in the county in which the distribution is taking place. ...

Family members of the 875th engineer battalion will be selling shirts to be worn the day the soldiers return home. They will be selling shirts from 1 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 15 at Wal-Mart in Trumann. To place an order contact, Pam Duboise at 284-0577, Becky Goza at 650-1831 or Kim Merdith at 897-7677...

Yard sales have always held fond memories for me. I remember as a little girl my grandma and I would always go out to the rummage sales Saturday morning. She'd buy me books, dolls or basically whatever I wanted. I think most of my childhood clothes probably came from yard sales...

If you know the correct answer say, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what!! Okay now that I have that out of my system, I am so excited it is football season. I don't particularly like the sport of football, but I like all the trimmings...

The Osceola East Side Baptist Church is having a Biker's Sunday, Sunday Sept. 16. At 9 a.m. Bikers will leave Burger King off the bypass in Jonesboro, and at 10 a.m. bikers will leave the Quick Shop on Hwy 18 in Manila. The church graciously invites all bikers to a Sunday full of praising and rejoicing...

Julie Dianne Austin became the bride of Brett Micheal Witcher in a candlelight ceremony solemnized on the evening of Aug. 11 at Trumann First Baptist Church in Trumann. The bride is the daughter of Dianne and Sherman Austin of Huddleston, Va. She is the granddaughter of Mary Leftwich and Verona Austin, both also of Huddleston...

Appointments and appropriations were the only real pieces of business addressed by the Poinsett County Quorum Court during their September meeting Monday night. "I should have brought this up last month," Judge Doyle Hillis said when it came time to discuss any new business. He was referring to appointments for Drainage Districts #3 and #7. "Matt Moon resigned from his seat on the board saying he had too much to do to be able to do a good job."...

The Rev. and Mrs. Elvie G. Smith of Fort Smith celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary on Sept. 12. They are the parents of five children: Wayne Smith and Regina Brewer of Trumann, Melva Moody of Fort Smith, Charles Smith of Sallisaw, Okla. And Michael Smith of Tuttle, Okla...

The Mr. and Miss Snowflake pageant is set for Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Melody Theatre in Leachville. Entry fee for beauty is $20 and photogenic is $10. There is a sibling discount of $10. For more information contact Lisa at 870-476-1482 or Stacy at 870-561-1022 or send an e-mail to leachvillechristmaspageant@hotmail.com...

"Happily Ever After" is the name of an upcoming women's conference at Williams Baptist College. The conference, which takes place Sept. 29, is designed to build marriage skills for both single and married women. It is open to all women in the community and beyond...

Local author H.R. Williams visited the Trumann Lions Club last Wednesday. He read to the group from his first published book, "Harris: The Return of the Gunfighter." Williams moved to Trumann recently from Memphis. He has written short fiction and essays for national and regional magazines and publications...

The Trumann School District hosted a Phase II construction celebration last Thursday at the high school library. The event had been slated for the construction site, but recent rains made the site too muddy. School's superintendent Joe Waleszonia welcomed the gathered news media, school board members, past school board members, school faculty and community members to the celebration...

Jeff Jones is announcing his campaign for re-election to the Trumann School Board. Jones currently holds Position 1 on the board. He is a life long resident of Poinsett County. Jones is employed as a salesman at Wood Ford Sales. His wife, Kathy, works for the Poinsett County Health Department...

Robert Taylor Stuckey, 49, of Atlanta, was born on Tuesday, March 25, 1958 the son of JC "Jake" and Natalie Taylor Stuckey. Stuckey died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007 in Hernando, Miss. He was born in Memphis, Tenn., and had lived in Atlanta since 1976 and was formerly of Trumann. ...