Stories from Wednesday, June 4, 2008

The Trumann Police Department made a huge drug seizure Tuesday morning. TPD Chief Larry Blagg reports the department executed a search warrant at approximately 6:30 a.m., Tuesday morning at 544 Paschal, the residence of Renee Tackett and Derek Bushong...

Shannon Bruner launched a local mission outreach just this week. Planning for the Pregnancy Care Center, located at 912 West Speedway, however, began three years ago when she realized the need for such a center in Trumann. The Pregnancy Care Center will be open from 4-6 p.m. ...

The runoff election for Poinsett County Judge will be held Tuesday, June 10. Polls will be open at 7:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. Charles Nix and Steve Jernigan will face off in the County Judge race. In a three-way race May 20, Charles Nix of Harrisburg had 1,298 votes while Steve Jernigan of Lepanto received 1,035 votes. Incumbent County Judge came in third with 946 votes...

The City Council Budget Committee recently met to discuss financial needs facing Trumann Water Works and the City of Trumann. Mayor Shelia Walters told the City Council Budget Committee that the city did not receive the Economic Grant through Governor Mike Beebe's office the city had applied for earlier this year. ...

Carl Vinson's friends thought he deserved some recognition for his heroic actions recently at Sand Creek in Paragould. Vinson, 39, was driving his small two seater dune buggy through the Sand Creek area when he came upon an older gentleman who had wrecked on the four wheeler he was riding...

Lura Marybell Banks, 86, of Trumann, died Friday morning at the Craighead County Nursing Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Mississippi, and had lived in Trumann for 45 years moving from Bay. She was retired from the Singer plant in Trumann and a member of the Church of God in Trumann...

Tommie M. Pruett, 92, of Trumann died Saturday, May 31, 2008 at the Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. She was born in Linden, Tenn., and had lived in Trumann most of her life. She was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith...

Cari Brown and Jessie Floyd of Trumann are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kaylee Morgan Floyd. Kaylee was born May 16, 2008 at St. Berdards in Jonesboro. She weighed six pounds and 11 ounces...

Audrey Smith and Michael Brooks are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Alisha Jade Brooks. Alisha was born on May 17, 2008 at St. Bernards in Jonesboro and weighed six pounds and 10 ounces...

Voters are reminded that early voting begins Tuesday, June 3 and runs through Monday June 9 at the County Clerk's office. Voting hours are 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Election day is Tuesday, June 10. Polls open at 7:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m...

I recently took a course through the Trumann High School Fastrax program to learn to buy and sell on Ebay. I had previously bought a couple things on Ebay, but was curious about the selling part of it. I really enjoyed the class and learned a lot of neat tricks for buying and selling on Ebay...

I want to salute a group of volunteers in Trumann who have worked to open a pregnancy care center. I think this is one of the best things to happen in our area in a long time. Shannon Bruner has worked for three years to see her dream become a reality, and now women of all ages have a place to turn to when they found themselves facing an unplanned pregnancy...

June has finally here with higher temperatures than usual. It's supposed to be in the low 90's all week. Who knew when I was complaining about blackberry winter a few weeks ago that summer would arrive so quickly?...

Rickey Lee Wilson, 52, of Luxora died Saturday, May 31, 2008s residence. Born September 9, 1955, in Osceola, he was a truck driver and a member of the First Baptist Church in Osceola. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Ada Grimes and William Thomas Wilson...

James "Jim" M. Shelton, Sr., 89, of Bonneville, Miss., died Saturday, May 31, 2008 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Booneville. He was born Jan. 23, 1919 in Eupora, Miss. to the late Joe Rob and Verna Peeples Shelton. ...

Doris Batson Pressgrove Burt, of Natchez, died Friday, May 23, 2008, in Natchez. Burt was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. She was past president and organizer of the Musical Arts League. She was a member of the Pilgrimage Garden Club, the William Dunbar Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the National Federation of Music Clubs, the First Family of Mississippi, The Natchez Art Association and several other organizations.. ...

Cora Lee Lockhart, 85, of Joiner died May 28, 2008 at SMC Regional Medical Center in Osceola. Lockhart was born August 24, 1922 at Lake Cormant, Miss. She was a member of the New Bethel M.B. Church in Joiner as well as an Usher...

Hattie Burcham, 93, of Senath, Mo., died Sunday, May 25, 2008, at the Senath Nursing Center. Born March 8, 1915, in Beech Corner, Mo., she was the daughter of the late William Benjamin and Donea Eleanor Austin Long...

Well the good news for many families is that summer is finally here and the pools are finally open. The bad news is that drowning is the second leading cause of accidental deaths among children under 14...

I want to salute a group of volunteers in Trumann who have worked to open a pregnancy care center. I think this is one of the best things to happen in our area in a long time. Shannon Bruner has worked for three years to see her dream become a reality, and now women of all ages have a place to turn to when they found themselves facing an unplanned pregnancy...

Velma Reel, of 443 Ash Street in Lepanto, was arrested on May 24 when officers found drugs in her residence during. Sgt. Allen Hicks and K-9 handler Officer Nicholas Radick went to serve a warrant on Velma Reel, and upon her arrest they performed a probation search of the property with the assistance of K-9 Rocca. Rocca alerted in the bathroom and the bedroom closet...

Rezoning a residential property to a commercial lot topped the City Council agenda Tuesday, May 20 as council members considered complaints from local residents who were against the proposed arcade...

The Marked Tree School Board agreed to allow an extra week for three local banks to submit their bids for the school district's banking business when it met in regular session recently...

The runoff election for Poinsett County Judge will be held Tuesday, June 10. Polls will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hut in Lepanto and the National Guard Armory in Marked Tree...

Girl Scouts Samantha Tacker, Ivy Hooker and Heather Woods from Troop #314 participated in "Tea for Two" at St. Bernard's Auditorium Saturday, May 10. They celebrated the day with their mothers Barbara Tacker, Marla Brewington and Ronda Woods. The girls brought their own teacup and saucer and had the option to drink tea, water or punch while they ate sandwiches, fruit and donut holes...

The Marked Tree kindergarten had their 2007-2008 graduation and program on Thursday, May 22. The welcome was given by Mr. Gary Masters, superintendent of the Marked Tree Schools. Following the welcome was the processional by the 2008 kindergarten class...

The President's Award for Educational Excellence is awarded to students in an exit group who have excelled academically. In order to receive this award, a student must have a cumulative grade point average of 90% or higher on the traditional grading scale in grades four and five, plus the first semester of the sixth grade. ...

The Lepanto Lamp City Red Hatters recently held a special meeting to elect a new Red Hat Queen. The Red Hat Queen is a very important person in a Red Hat chapter. She is a very knowledgeable person, one who knows the rules and is a great help to the Chapter members...

The creator of a "dragon" fighting knight was there. So was a man whose name became synonymous with illicit passion...