Stories from Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Wildcats head coach Greg White knew he had a good offense, but was a little anxious and nervous about their running game going in to the game against Rivercrest...

Junior high squad continues to shine while senior high fails to gel By MARK RANDALL, Democrat Sports Staff Last season wasn't that much fun for junior high lady Wildcats volleyball team. But this year it's another story...

Trumann native sets new lifting record By MARK RANDALL, Democrat Staff Writer The date Aug. 16, 2008 will always be special for Harley Timbs. It's the day which he set a new state bench pressing record when he benched 730 pounds. But more importantly, he did it on his uncle Buddy's birthday...

Kittens lose in final seconds to Paragould in season opener By MARK RANDALL, Democrat Sports Writer Wildkitens head coach Nick Richardson must have yelled "Number Nine!" from the sidelines at least 30 times...

It's always nice to see the start of a new school year. There is just something about seeing those yellow school busses and watching the faces of eager (or is that scared?) new kindergarteners their first day, and seeing students walking the halls coming and going to class that is exciting. ...

Marvin Schwartz understands that there are some people in Arkansas who have an objection to a lottery and the concept of gambling. And that's fine. They have a right to vote their convictions. But for Schwartz, campaign manager for Hope For Arkansas, a privately funded group that is leading the effort to establish a scholarship lottery for higher education, it's not about gambling or ones religious beliefs. ...

Democrat News Staff Trumann Code Enforcement Officer Gary Anderson is warning residents not to attach garage sale signs and other notices to utility poles and street signs in the city. Attaching notices to poles and signs in the Trumann city limits is against state law and that fines can be levied for the offense...

You wouldn't think that a guy raised in Bono - which doesn't exactly have an abundance of large bodies of water around - would get a chance to one day fish for a living. But ever since he was old enough to grab a fishing pole, Kerry Milner would head on down to the family pond and drop a line in and spend hours at a time fishing...

Councilman Carmack Johnson, who represents Ward 1, Position 1, has formally announcing his campaign for re-election. Johnson, a resident of Ward 1 for 29 years, lives at 538 Maple Street. He has served four years on the Trumann City Council. He is seeking a third two-year term on the council...

Doris Ann Arnold Doris Ann Arnold was born on Friday, Jan. 23, 1948, the daughter of Roy and Ruby Parker Willbanks. She died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2008 at St. Bernard's Medical Center of Jonesboro at 60. ...

The Trumann School District's Annual School Board Election will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16.The race for the Position 1 at-large position has three men vying for the seat. Incumbent Jeff Jones will face challengers Gary Holmes and Greg DeFord for the Position 1 five year term...

TRUMANN -- Herman L. O'Brien, 56, of Trumann died Friday, Sept. 5, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. He was born at Trumann and lived most of his life there. He loved hunting anything from deer to squirrel. He loved to fish and especially enjoyed working on vehicles...