Stories from Wednesday, May 28, 2008

The Trumann Public Library story time will begin at 1 p.m., Thursday, June 5 and will continue each Thursday through July. The Trumann Public Library is on Main Street. Story time is for children of all ages. Children under four will need a parent or guardian to stay with them. Call librarian Janie Teague at 483-7744 for more information...

Bill Cook has been making Trumann proud since he began breaking Trumann High School athletic records in the late 1940's. And Cook's hometown has always been something he's been proud of and an integral part of through the years. In high school he was quite an athlete and showed great ability on the football field, the basketball court and the baseball diamond. He lettered in all three sports. He learned leadership on the field and among his classmates...

Louvenia Lillard sewed her first dress at the age of 11 and hasn't looked back since. An expert seamstress, she has sewn for the public since 1982. She has owned and operated Tender Love Fashions in Trumann since November of 1998 doing sewing and alterations and renting wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, prom and pageant dresses...

Everett Thomas Young, 92, of Marked Tree died Monday, May 26, 2008 at Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. He was the retired, the former manager of Bondsville Farms and a member of First Assembly of God Church in Lepanto...

Fannie Mae Williams, 59, of Blytheville died May 19, 2008 in Blytheville. She was born June 3, 1948 in Tyronza. She was a factory worker and a member of the Zion Chapel in Luxora. She is survived by her parents, Faye Morgan and Henry Williams, Sr. ...

Dale Wayne Talley, 49, of Marked Tree, died Saturday, May 24, 2008, at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. He was a graduate of Marmon High School in Kansas City, Kansas. A member of Central Baptist Church in Marked Tree, he served in the Army during peacetime and was stationed in Korea...

John Redmond, Jr., 78, of Osceola died on May 15, 2008 at SMC Regional Medical Center in Osceola. He was born September 19, 1929 in Victoria. He is a retired factory worker, a member of the Army, served in the Korean Conflict, is a Korean War Veteran and a member of the Baptist Faith...

John Edward Huffins, 33, of Parkin died Sunday, May 18, 2008 in Fisher. He was born May 17, 1975 in Osceola. Huffins was a farmer and a member of the Baptist Faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Huffins of Jonesboro and his brother, Ted Arthur Huffins of Jonesboro...

Leon Gillmore, 92, of Dyess died Sunday, May 25, 2008. Born Tuesday, Aug. 15, 1915 in Egypt, AR to the late Claude Gillmore and Forrest Hawkins Gillmore, he was a member of Dyess Church of Christ and a retired farmer...

Edna Edwards, 82, of Marked Tree died May 16 at Three Rivers Nursing Center. She was born in Tyronza and lived nearly her entire life in Marked Tree. She was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church where she was very active...

Arthur Carl Austin, 68, of Tyronza died Friday at his residence. A Navy veteran, he was a retired armed security guard and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include wife, Barbara Austin; daughter, Patricia Humphrey; stepdaughters, Lisa Norton, Kim Teague, Sheila Ponson, Teresa Miller and Ashley Waldrop; stepson, Keith Waldrop; sisters, Antonia Anderson, Lee Fredrickson and Katie Liberty; brothers, Bruce and Allen Austin; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.. ...

Almost 20 years later, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas decide to create another Indiana Jones movie, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skulls." There is definitely more to this one than cracking whips and running from boulders for Harrison Ford, now 65 years old...

This Saturday will mark a special milestone for me and my husband Josh. On May 31 we will officially be married five years. It seems like just yesterday that I walked down the aisle to the Wedding March and we were joined as husband and wife...

Mary Irene Merrill and Richard Thomas Tucker will exchange wedding vows at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 21 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Jonesboro. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Merrill, Sr. of Jonesboro. The bridegroom-elect is the son of Betty Tucker and the late William Everett Tucker, Sr. of Payneway...

Tribune News Staff he is a man who loves his country and loves his family. Recently his family, specifically his grandson Ricky Humphries, returned that love with a token of his appreciation for his grandfather's service in the military...

Ritter Communications and Arkansas State University -- Newport are partnering to create a new program of study in telecommunications technology at the Arkansas State University Technical Center. Beginning with the fall semester, the one-year program will provide students with skills for the cable industry which is changing at a very rapid pace. Students will receive a technical certificate in telecommunications after completing 39 credit hours of study...

At age 18, Amory MS native Jessi McCormick joined the U.S. Marines to pursue a career in law enforcement as a military police. She was excited but didn't know what to expect. Corporal McCormick's biggest challenge came when she was sent to Iraq for eight months in August 2004 to provide security for the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team (EOD)...

While many people spent Memorial Day at the lake or by the grill or pool , others were paying tribute to honor those who have died in combat and those that continue to serve by attending grave side services throughout the nation...

The City Council voted down an ordinance last week that would have allowed city employees to run and serve as members of the council. The proposed ordinance was voted down by a vote of 8-1...

A good turnout of local residents turned out for the annual American Legion Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Trumann American Legion Memorial Park on Monday at 10 a.m. Approximately 75 people attended the ceremony at the American Legion Memorial Park at Highway 463 and Main Street...

Jennifer Dycus, a lifelong Trumann resident, has decided to pursue her career at a local Trumann hair salon, The Main Attraction. Dycus is a 1992 graduate of Trumann High School. She graduated from the Arkansas Academy of Hair Design in 1998. Since her graduation she has worked at salons in Memphis and most recently at JC Penny's in Jonesboro...

Ritter Communications and Arkansas State University -- Newport are partnering to create a new program of study in telecommunications technology at the Arkansas State University Technical Center. Beginning with the fall semester, the one-year program will provide students with skills for the cable industry which is changing at a very rapid pace. Students will receive a technical certificate in telecommunications after completing 39 credit hours of study...

County Clerk Fonda Condra announced early voting will begin at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday June 3 for the June 10 democratic run off election and the special election for the Weiner School District. Voting hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday at the county clerk's office...

Sgt. Major Doyle LaFayette Hancock, 81, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at the family residence. He was born in Myrtle, Miss., and had lived in Jonesboro for the past 12 years and was formerly of Memphis...

Paul Wayne Stotts, 60, died Wednesday morning May 21, 2008, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born July 26, 1947 son of Fred Stotts and Lillian Lafarlette Stotts George. He was born in Jonesboro and was a lifelong resident of Trumann. ...

Rayna Charlize "Charlie" Henson, 21 days old, died Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. She was born on May 4, 2008 at White River Medical Center in Batesville to Larry and Ira Lee Barnett Henson...

I consider myself an extremely creative person. My creativity isn't focused on one area though. I love to do art projects and make things. I just have never settled on one particular area, such as painting landscapes or making jewelry...

This Saturday will mark a special milestone for me and my husband Josh. On May 31 we will officially be married five years. It seems like just yesterday that I walked down the aisle to the Wedding March and we were joined as husband and wife...

A group of Trumann residents met Monday to remember soldiers from our nation and this area that had sacrificed their lives for our country. And to also remember that there are many soldiers worldwide working to keep our nation free...

A routine traffic stop quickly became a drug bust on Friday, May 16 when Sgt. Allen Hicks stopped an ATV on Eason Street in Leapnto. Jason Truelove, 26 years old, of 423 Eason Street in Lepanto was the operator of the ATV...