Stories from Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Discussion of the construction progress on the new Trumann High School complex on Main Street was the primary topic at the regular meeting of the Trumann School Board meeting held Monday, Jan. 14. Steel for the building has arrived and a crane on the building site has begun raising the curriculum area at the west side of the complex, according to Superintendent Joe Waleszonia. ...

Logan Sheets of Trumann was among the Harding University students included on the school's Dean's List for grades achieved during the fall semester. She is a senior majoring in psychology.

Students in grades seven through twelfth have several free classes available to them. Beginning Martial Arts is for students with little or no experience in Martial Arts. A certified instructor will help you learn the basics and prepare you for your first belt...

Registration continues for several FASTRAX classes at Trumann High School. Seventh and eighth grade students will begin math and literacy tutoring Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 23. Junior high tutoring is provided free of charge by the THS FASTRAX program from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. each Monday and Wednesday afternoon...

Trumann School District will offer beginning gymnastics and beginning martial arts to students in kindergarten through sixth grades beginning the week of Feb. 4. Lessons will be conducted after school in the Safe Room at Cedar Park Elementary School...

I like to think of myself as a logical person who makes decisions with a cool head. I'm not given to strange bursts of spontaneity, although I will admit that I can be an impulse buyer at times. Like any estrogen driven woman, I just like to spend money...

Fifth grade -- Taylor Adams, Brandon Blagg, Neely Blagg, Dalton Carter, Sydney Chambers, Alexis Forbis, Deserae Harris, Aubethany Hatcher, Shutavain Jones, Madison Kelley, Justin Liles, Kendrick McKemie, Haven O'Brien, Manica Pierce, Jessica Ponder, Atreyal Porter, Tara Roark, Skylar Robertson, Haley Rouse, Sydney Stone, haven Taylor, Emily tinker, Cain White and Ashley Wilcox...

Kindergarten Perfect attendance -- AJ Spence, Gavin Crider, Jasmine Whitaker, Natalie Tinker, Carson Bishop, Jackson Walton, Hunter Ragland, Brianna Fletcher and Chase Parrish. Most improved -- Jax Williams, Zoey Tongusi, Alexis Martin, Devan Bell, Paige Russell and Hunter Coin...

Fifth grade -- Macey Davis, Grayson Dye, Reagan Heilman, Jackson Hendrix, Austin Jones, Blaire Jones, Mikaila Long, Keragan Nance, Brandon Ruthergord, Kristen Taylor, Allison Vistory, Tiffany Whitlock, Jedidiah Whitt, Ashlyn Wilson, Katelyn Wilson, Sean Wilson and Taylor Wilson...

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Items in the Trumann Democrat in early 1948 reported the following: Bill Cook, captain-elect of the 1948 football squad and outstanding cage star on the Trumann High squad, was named last week on the all-state B Division team by officials of the Arkansas Athletic Association...

Both the Wildcats and the Wildkittens experienced early game poundings by Rivercrest Friday night at Wilson and even though they both made runs to recover late in their respective games, each team fell hard to their 4A-3 opponents. Colts 74 Wildcats 47...

Peggy Jean Raymond Owens, 66, of Trumann, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2008 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born on May 26, 1941 and had lived in Trumann for the past 61 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church...

John Paul Goodman, 64, of Trumann died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born Caraway and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a service representative for Dupont and was a deacon at the Elm Grove Baptist Church...

Angela Benson Pippinger, 31, of Harrisburg, passed away on Sunday Jan. 20, 2008, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born in Jonesboro on January 5, 1977. Mrs. Pippinger was a homemaker and of the Baptist belief. She was a 1995 graduate of Trumann High School...

Wilma Mae Wells, 85, of Trumann, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2008 at Trumann Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Greenfield and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a homemaker and a member of the Healing Hands Community Church...

Early voting for the Feb. 5 primaries is set to begin Jan. 29. Registered voters may cast their ballots from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the courthouse through Feb. 4. Those interesting in voting absentee may pick up an absentee application at the courthouse as well...

The Trumann Chamber of Commerce is hosting their annual awards banquet at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday Jan. 29 at the Trumann High School Cafeteria. Tickets to the event are $12.50. Interested persons may call 483-5355 to make reservations. The banquet honors Trumann residents in the categories of: Farmer of the Year, Educator of the Year, Citizen of the Year and Business of the Year...

Strolling along the pet food aisle in a large pet food retail outlet is an amazing event. Playful puppies and adorable kittens almost seem to jump out of the colorful packages, beckoning the pet owner to choose their very special brand of food. Large pallets containing bags of dry food, stacks of orderly cans and rows of moist pouches often leave a pet owner literally dazed and confused with the overwhelming selection...

The first annual Delta Waterfowl dinner and auction will take place Friday, Feb. 1, at the Big Lake Country Club in Manila. Doors will open at 5:30 with the barbecue dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. A live and silent auction will follow the dinner. Delta Waterfowl has been North America's premier waterfowl research organization for over 90 years, putting forth great efforts in increasing waterfowl population, protecting the waterfowl habitat, and securing the future of water fowling through youth education and public policy efforts.. ...

The Maple Grove EHC met Jan. 17 in the church fellowship center. There were seven members and one visitor, Sharon Linder, present. She is the Poinsett County extension agent. A pot luck lunch was served before president Mary Johnson called the meeting to order...

A complaint filed against Trumann District Judge Steve Inboden was dismissed last Friday by the Judicial Discipline Commission in Little Rock. The complaint concerned a 2006 case in which the judge signed both misdemeanor and felony warrants involving a local man. The two warrants involved the same offense...

Soldiers like Dean Nyitrai spend most of their time in a warzone concentrating on staying safe. The rest of the time they spend worrying about what's happening back home with their family, he said. "You worry about what's breaking down today," he said. "You wonder what your wife is dealing with in your absence. You worry about your children."...

The Trumann High School class of 1995 has set up a memorial fund at the Bank of Trumann for the family of Angela Benson Pippenger. She passed away on Sunday, Jan. 20 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24 at Pleasant Grove Church in Harrisburg with Larry Loggins and Kevin Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Bolivar Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday night...

County clerk Fonda Condra recently announced that filing for the 2008 Preferential Primary Elections begins at noon March 3 and ends at noon March 10 for candidates paying filing fees. Independent candidates, not including municipal candidates, must file their Notice of Candidacy at this time also...

Registration continues for several adult education classes at Trumann High School. Those interested are urged to call 483-3683 to enroll in any of the following classes to be held during the month of February. The classes include: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access, Quicken, Buying and Selling on Ebay, beginning Spanish lessons and beginning scrap booking. Classes are free to participants...

Representatives of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program will visit Trumann early next month to discuss a project to list the historic downtown areas of Trumann in the National Register of Historic Places. The group will hold a public meeting at the Community House, located at 100 East Poinsett Street at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4...

With Poinsett County Judge Doyle Hills absent with a case of pneumonia, the first meeting of the Quorum Court for 2008 began with the court appointing Justice John Sadler of Trumann to fill the roll of meeting moderator. The two items took most of the court's attention, one concerned a petition presented by Susan Criner representing residents on and who use Senteney Road north of Greenfield. ...

A tax credit is available under the Water Resource Conservation and Development Incentives Act. The purpose of this program is to encourage water users to invest in a number of water conservation practices. These include land-leveling practices and reservoirs and other practices, which reduce groundwater usage and encourage the use of surface water. ...

The Poinsett Intergovernmental Council met on Tuesday, Jan. 15 in Marked Tree for lunch and discussion of projects underway in several Poinsett County cities. The lunch was hosted by Marked Tree Mayor Dixon Chandler. Trumann Mayor Sheila Walters, Tyronza Mayor Marian Bearden and Harrisburg Mayor Donnie Faulkner attended the event and presented news of events taking place in their cities...

Poinsett County Sheriff and Collector Larry Mills, announced Tuesday he will seek re-election to the office in the May Democratic Primary. Mills is a democrat and is currently serving his sixth term in office. Mills said he will continue to work on the goals he has set forth and polish the programs he has initiated since his election to office in the 1996 General Election...

Providence Baptist Church, 904 Swaney, invites everyone to come hear the beautiful music of organist Carmelita Wilson, pianist Regina Brooks and special singing by the choir as well as the dynamic preaching of pastor Bobby Brooks. Sunday school begins a 10 a.m. and worship service begins at 11 a.m. each Sunday...

Camille Danae Criswell is the name chosen by Phillip and Amber Criswell of Trumann for their new daughter, born Friday, Dec. 28, 2007 at NEA Baptist Women's Center in Jonesboro. She weighed seven pounds and 10 ounces. Cami has a five year old brother, Peyton...

Brooke and Jody Guthrie of Jonesboro are proud to announce the birth of their son, Cade Nathaniel Guthrie. Cade was born at 6:02 p.m., on Oct. 29, 2007 at Baptist Health in Little Rock. He weighed five pounds, five ounces and was 18.5 inches long. His grandparents are Kim and Dodie Osment of Harrisburg and Roy and Judy Guthrie of Jonesboro...

Emily Ann McMickle became the bride of Steven Wayne Anderson in a double ring ceremony on Dec. 14 at South Caraway Church. The service was performed by Gibson Cole of Forrest City. The bride was given in marriage by her parents, Harold and LeAnn McMickle of Jonesboro and escorted down the aisle by her father...

I am proud to live in and be from Trumann!! I really do love my hometown. It is where my family and friends all live, and I couldn't imagine living anywhere else. That said, I know we have some problems. As a general statement I can see most people believe the town has some parts that need to be cleaned up...

Poinsett County received $40,045.29 in turnback funds during 2007, according to Commissioner of State Lands Mark Wilcox. The turnback funds totaling over $10 million statewide represent monies collected from the redemption and sale of tax delinquent property during the preceding year. They were released to the counties over a twelve-month period...

Johnny Rye, Jr., Assessor of Poinsett County wishes to inform the public, that he is seeking re-election in the Democratic Primary Election, slated for May 20. Rye, 51, a Democrat, resides in Marked Tree. Rye is seeking a 10th term in office. He is the longest serving County Assessor, in the history of Poinsett County...

Everyone has them - boxes full of tattered recipe cards, drawers full of handwritten recipes on the back envelopes and old cookbooks with treasured papers wedged inside. How many times has everyone said they wanted to get them in order but just haven't gotten around to it? Southern Tenant Farmers Museum in Tyronza has the solution to putting these items in order...

Gosnell came to town last Thursday night and before the night was over, ruined an outstanding 19-point performance to take a 60-44 win over the Lady Wildcats. "We had some good and bad things in the game," said coach Vickie Bowers. "Mainly, we weren't hitting our shots early and didn't make the free throws."...