Stories from Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Arkansas State University Technical Center is a public post-secondary institution serving Northeast Arkansas. The school was one of the first post-secondary vocational technical schools established in the state. Founded in August 1967, on land donated by E. ...

Gary Allen Teague, 62, of Turrell died Thursday, Nov. 22 at his residence. He was a Baptist and a member of the Lions Club, a member of Life Underwriters and Pawn Brokers Association. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Teague of the home; a son, Max Teague and wife Amy May of Prairie Grove; a daughter, Melinda and husband Mark of Bismark; three brothers, Jerry Teague, Ricky Teague, and Dennis Teague all of Marked Tree; a sister, Linda Bennett of Hot Springs and a granddaughter, Haley Allen...

Jimmy Ray King, Jr., 50, of Marked Tree died Saturday, Nov. 24 at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. He was preceded in death by his father, Jimmy Ray King, Sr. Survivors include a daughter, Alicia Diane Kennington of Newport; a brother, Archie King of Hornlake, Miss.; a sister, Rose Ellifritt of Marked Tree; his mother, Lena King of Marked Tree and one grandchild...

Anita Ann Johnson, 69, of Lepanto died Sun. Nov. 25 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lepanto. She served as a volunteer at Steven's Square Senior Citizens Center in Lepanto. She as preceded in death by her husband, William (Bill) Johnson...

Wallace Harvey, 79, of Southaven, Miss. and former resident of Marked Tree died on Wednesday, Nov. 21, at Baptist Hospital Desoto in Southaven. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nathan and Addie Jones...

Harlan Loyd Bullock, 81, of Trumann passed away Monday Nov. 19, 2007 at Trumann Health and Rehab. He is survived by six sisters, Wilma Jaco of Huntsville, Ala., Marie Coats of Cherry Valley, Billie Cook of Trumann, Betty Qualls of Trumann, Bobbie Snell of Jonesboro and Beverly Williams of Cherry Valley; one brother, Tommy Bullock of Upland, Calif. and several nieces and nephews...

Lois Marie Walker Gray Edge, 72, of Eaglecrest died Sunday, Nov. 25 at St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock. Born Nov. 7, 1935, in Newark, she was the daughter of the late Mayburn "M.L." Walker and Clara Walker of Osceola. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith...

The Marked Tree Christmas parade is set for 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1. The parade theme will be "A Country Christmas." Prizes awarded to parade entries will be the grand marshall's award, best show of theme (A Country Christmas), best children's costume and best dressed pet...

Tyronza will hold its annual Christmas parade on Saturday, Dec. 1. The parade will line up at the side of the Tyronza School. The parade will begin at 5.pm. All interested parties in participating in the parade are asked to contact the Tyronza City Hall at 487-2168. The parade organizers need to have details about floats and groups for the parade announcers. The parade will proceed down Main Street...

Tribune Editor "There have been three fires on Union Street in the past five months," said Officer Jeremy Bond. Bond is the CID officer for the Marked Tree Police Department. Bond's comments came following the third fire which took place at 401 Union Street at 11 p.m. Nov. 17...

I was eagerly anticipating a day of complete and utter laziness last Saturday. My husband and I had stored up a bunch of movies on or digital cable recorder, and we had planned to camp out on the couch and watch movies all day. It's good to be lazy sometimes...

The First Assembly of God youth group is going to have a sale Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1. The sale will begin at 8 a.m. each morning. There will be clothes, several pocket knives, car seat and lots of other goodies. There is too much to mention...

The Church of God pastor Michael Jernigan and the congregation have extended an open invitation to come be part of their mortgage burning and building dedication services. The services will begin at 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 2 at the church, 911 Balcolm Lane...

Crittenden Regional Hospital cordially invites the public to the 25th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 5 pm at the Schoettle Education Center. The Richland School Children's Choir, under the direction of Lisa Adams, will provide the entertainment. Refreshments will be served...

The residents and staff of God's New Life Mission Bible Training Center in Marked Tree would like to thank everyone who contributed to their Thanksgiving meal. They would especially like to thank the Blue Bonnet women of the Marked Tree Senior Center for the meal they prepared for them. They enjoyed the meal and the fellowship...

I can remember when walking down the sidewalk in downtown Trumann was slow going on the weekends because there were so many shoppers on the street. That's why it makes me sad to see it empty and deserted these days. When I lived in Paragould several years ago, the city was in the midst of revitalizing its downtown in a government program designed to bring new life to main street districts in American towns. ...

Christmas is just around the corner. All the presents are purchased and you're ready to start thinking about getting that fresh cut tree put up in your house. Well, in a perfect world maybe, but if you are like me, the shopping is far from finished, even after the crazy shopping trip my wife talked me into last Friday at 5:00 A.M., but that's another story by itself...

Tina Adams, owner of Checkerboard Fine Gifts, hosted her 11th annual Christmas Open House on Sunday. Her store is filled to the brim with glittering and colorful Christmas decorations. While picking up decorations, the perfect gift is sure to be found...

Doyl Wells, 85, of Trumann, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born on Monday, Dec. 19, 1921, the son of the late Walter A. and Tinnie Mills Wells. He was a lifetime resident of Trumann, retired employee of the Singer Company and Delta Wood Products in Trumann; veteran of U. S. Army and Word War II and of the Baptist faith...

Harlan Loyd Bullock, 81, of Trumann passed away Monday Nov. 19, 2007 at Trumann Health and Rehab. He is survived by six sisters, Wilma Jaco of Huntsville, Ala., Marie Coats of Cherry Valley, Billie Cook of Trumann, Betty Qualls of Trumann, Bobbie Snell of Jonesboro and Beverly Williams of Cherry Valley; one brother, Tommy Bullock of Upland, Calif. and several nieces and nephews...

Paul Swymn, development officer for Arkansas Sheriffs' Youth Ranches, visited the Trumann Lions Club last Wednesday. The mission of the youth ranches is to address, remedy and prevent child abuse by creating safe, healthy and permanent homes for children...

Joy and Jay Burgess, of Ash Flat, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Brayden Leigh Burgess. Brayden was born on Nov. 2, 2007 at Baptist Women's Hospital in Memphis. She weighed seven pounds and two ounces and was 19 inches long. She is the granddaughter of Barry and Susie Wood of Trumann and Jimmy and Debbie Jones of Ash Flat. Her great-grandmother is Mrs. Joe Wood of Trumann...

Five local residents perform as part of the Ridgefield Brass Brand who will present a program of Christmas music at the THS Auditorium at 7 p.m. Dec. 8. Admission to the concert is free. The five Trumann residents who perform with the band are Randell Curtis, Joseph Curtis, Clinton Curtis and Jackie and Kari Mullins...

The annual Trumann Poinsettia Club annual Christmas Tour of Homes set from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 2 and tickets are $5 each. Refreshments will be served at the Trumann Fire Station during the tour. Participants should remember to stop by and drop off their tickets after they have finished the tour to register for door prizes...

Crawford Harlan was born into a very patriotic family. He and three of his brothers served in World War II. His sister, Glenna, a registered nurse, was an army nurse in Europe. His other two sisters were married to soldiers. Brothers Doak and Wade Harlan served in the Navy and brothers Crawford and Delbert served in the Army. Sister Naomi was married to a soldier and Elsie to a sailor...

The Trumann School District will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 10 to discuss its facilities master plan. The meeting will be held in the Trumann High School cafeteria. Topics to be discussed at the meeting include: the Arkansas Public School Facilities Standards, the 2008 facilities master plan narrative and the maintenance and custodial plan. ...

The Trumann Democrat is excited to publish Letters to Santa in our Wednesday, Dec. 19 Christmas edition. We know Santa will also be excited to read them. The deadline to turn in letters is Wednesday, Dec. 12. Mail them to the Trumann Democrat office at PO Box 5, Trumann, AR 72472 or drop them by the office at 405 Hwy 463 North...

Patrolman Jonathan Schmidt of the Trumann Police Department was one of 49 officers who successfully completed Basic Police Training Course 2007-B at the Black River Technical College Law Enforcement Training Academy in Pocahontas. The thirteen-week, 589-hour course, which began Aug. ...

Last year's favorite holiday photograph can be this year's holiday postage. Turn cherished memories into holiday cards and postage this year without leaving the house. The U.S. Postal Service has made it even easier to celebrate the holidays, streamlining the process to create cards and greetings online and highlighting the ease of customized postage...

A commodity distribution for Poinsett County is scheduled for Thursday Nov. 29. The distribution of food will begin at 9 a.m. and continue while food lasts. The commodities will be distributed at three locations in Poinsett County: the Marked Tree Fire Station, the Trumann Sports Complex and Weiner City Hall...

Usually I am a hard core 5 a.m. shopper on the day after Thanksgiving, but the majority of my family and shopping buddies were out of town, so I decided to just stay home this year. I had decided not to venture into the stores on Black Friday. I was going to stay home and sleep, not stress over standing in four mile lines and have a nice peaceful day...

Every year at this time it's a good idea to check over the following tips and reminders so your pets will enjoy the winter season. If you have questions about your pet contact Dr. Norette Underwood at Trumann Animal Clinic or at catdoc@centurytel.net...

Below is a list of meetings that we still have scheduled for 2008. If you are interested in attending any of these meetings, you may want to mark your calendar as a reminder. Trumann Recreation Center -- 10:00 a.m. Building - Weiner -- 10:00 a.m...

John Wilson Brinkley, 68, formerly of the Jonesboro area, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2007 at Mena Medical Center. He was born on June 27, 1939 in Otwell to the late James and Marie Brinkley. He attended Trumann High School. He retired after 26 years with the United States Navy. He was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans. Mr. Brinkley was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Mena. His family said, "he was our hero."...