Stories from Thursday, March 6, 2008

Tribune News Staff Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 9. This is the second year that the United States has had a longer DST period as mandated in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The act extended Daylight Saving Time by one month. Now running from the second Sunday in March through the first Sunday of November, Daylight Saving Time is not a new concept. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to suggest it. It was a controversial idea even in colonial times...

Tribune Sports Staff It hit midnight early for the Warriors as their Cinderella post season came to an end Thursday afternoon in the first round of the 3A state tournament in Cave City. But that loss didn't come before they gave Lake Village a scare they would not soon forget in a 68-67 thriller...

Special to the Tribune CAVE CITY -- The East Poinsett County Lady Warriors rolled into the Class 3A state championship game with a 55-31 win over the Cave City Cavewomen Saturday night. "This was totally unexpected," said EPC coach Bobby Lewallen of the margin of victory in the semifinal matchup before a packed gym supporting the Cavewomen. ...

Reba Dean Greenlee, 88, of Trumann died Friday, March 1, 2008, at Primacy Healthcare at Memphis. She was a retired baker and a member of Anderson Tully Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lucius Ned Greenlee; her parents, Neal and Gertrude Dean; one brother; and three sisters...

James "Trigger" L. Pipes of Portland, formerly of Tyronza, died Feb. 15. Born Oct. 7, 1931 in Savannah, Tenn, he was a veteran of the United States Army. He fought bravely during the Korean Conflict for three years participating in three different campaigns. He later came to Michigan to work for Fisher Body and married and moved to Portland...

Frances H. Jones, 88, formerly of Lepanto, passed away Feb. 26, 2008. Mrs. Jones was born Feb. 18, 1920, in Waterford, Miss., to John and Golie Henderson. She was a devoted mother and grandmother and found her greatest pleasure being surrounded by her family...

The Marked Tree Fire Department is having a bean supper from 5 -- 7 p.m., Thursday, March 6 at the fire station. Proceeds from the event will benefit the 2008 Marked Tree Christmas Parade. Tickets are $5 in advance and $6 at the door. Carry out meals will be available...

Jeffery Martin, a 26-year-old man from Lepanto, was sentenced to three years in prison last week after he plead guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. The charges stem from an arrest last December by the Poinsett County Sheriff's Department...

The Osceola Times A mother and her daughter's alleged boyfriend will apparently be going to trial in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old girl. Leonard Edward Cantwell, 21, of Marked Tree was arrested Jan. 22 and charged with rape on several occasions over the course of six months. ...

Gregory Tribble,27, and Christopher Allen, 25, both of Marked Tree were arrested Feb. 28 by Marked Tree Police. Allen is currently out on a $25,000 bond for an unrelated charge of Delivery of a Controlled Substance. MTPD officers went to Allen's residence to conduct a search of his residence under the conditions of that bond. ...

One of life's most valuable lessons--best learned at a young age--is that people are all made better when they help others. The Marked Tree Junior Beta Club participated in its second annual Pennies for Patients Leukemia and Lymphoma cancer drive, raising $1,115...

An open discussion workshop about agritourism will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27 at the Marked Tree Delta Area Museum, Representatives from the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, National Agricultural Law Center, Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism and UA Division of Agriculture will be on-hand to provide information on legal/liability issues, marketing/advertising issues and hospitality tips for agritourism enterprises as well as other issues they face on a daily basis.. ...

Tribune Sports Staff When the EPC Lady Warriors take on the Marshall Lady Bobcats in the 3A state championship game this Friday in Hot Springs, coach Bobby Lewallen's squad will probably be more familiar with the team from the 3A-1E conference than any group they have faced in the last two years other than their own conference rivals...