Stories from Thursday, December 6, 2007

The Girl Scouts' float (below) won second place in the Tyronza Christmas parade last Saturday. (Tribune photos / Desha Smith)

Tribune Sports Staff The Lady Indians were in action last Thursday and Friday at Marked Tree as they first took on Marmaduke in a non-conference game, then Bay in a conference tilt. Even though both games proved to be losses, Marked Tree coach Luke Lovins was encouraged by his team's play...

Tribune Sports Staff "I was very disappointed in their effort." So said Marked Tree coach Barbara Wilburn Tuesday following the Indians' opening round 66-34 loss to Riverside in the Gerald Jennings Tournament at Gosnell Monday night. "We just simply weren't ready to play," she continued. "We didn't play with any of the confidence we showed in the (Bay) game Friday. There was just no excuse for it."...

DAN BRAWNER Tribune Sports Staff East Poinsett County battled through foul trouble and a stiff challenge from Manila, but came away with a hard fought 47-39 victory over the Lady Lions to capture their third straight Gerald Jennings Tournament Championship Saturday night at Armorel...

Ima Faye Shafer, 77, of Marked Tree died on Nov. 27at the NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Shafer was born May 19, 1930 at Batesville and worked at the Café. Survivor is one brother, Perry Hobbs of Lepanto. The body was cremated.

Lois Marie Walker Gray Edge, 72, of Eaglecrest Nursing Center at Ashflat, died on Nov. 25, at St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. She is survived by three daughters, Linda Gatewood Kenneth of Blytheville, Tinker Stobaugh (Jeff) of Armorel and Marie Huff (Tim) of Cooter, Mo.; six sons, David Gray (Linda) of Manila, Frankie Gray of Blytheville, Tommy Gray (Angela) of Blytheville, Julian Gray (Rhonda) of Cherokee Village, Gerald Gray, Jr. ...

Tribune News Staff Residents and business owners alike gathered last Friday as a new business officially opened in Lepanto last week under the Revitalize Main Street Program. Lepanto Mayor Kevin Wright officiated at the ribbon cutting at The General Store...

Tribune News Staff Patsy McClain is one of the sweetest and most dedicated ladies of Lepanto. She is involved in so much community work and clubs that help keep Lepanto a beautiful town. So it was no surprise that McClain won citizen of the year and is going to be Lepanto's grand marshal in the town's parade at 5 p.m. this Sat., Dec. 8...

The Lepanto Community Christmas Committee will sponsor the 19th annual Community Christmas Parade at 5 p.m., Saturday Dec. 8 in Lepanto. This is always such a memorable event and a tradition that helps set the holiday mood for all those involved. It helps bring the entire community together to help celebrate the true meaning of Christmas...

Tribune Sports Staff When Paragould coach David Moon called Bobby Lewallen a few weeks ago and asked the EPC Lady Warrior coach if he would like to move their scheduled game from Paragould to the FedEx Forum in Memphis, it didn't take long for him to say yes...