Stories from Wednesday, October 22, 2008

What a difference a week makes. Last week, I took the Cats to task for their unsportsman-like conduct on the sidelines against Osceola. The team got behind early against the Seminoles and just seemed to quit and pout...

Two Trumann residents were among 65 St. Bernards employees who were honored for their years of service to St. Bernards Medical Center and St. Bernards Healthcare at a recent quarterly employee recognition dinner...

Wildkittens extinguish Blazers in OT for first win of season By MARK RANDALL Democrat Sports Staff JONESBORO - Head Coach Nick Richardson knew he had the best 0-6 team in high school football and that it was only a matter of time before his kids would post that first win...

When I was in college a big part of my life revolved around the Wesley, which is the United Methodist Campus Ministry on the ASU campus. It's kind of funny that I ended up there, mainly because I grew up Baptist, not Methodist. But college ministries of all denominations are usually all melting pots of different types of students. That's part of their appeal...

This is definitely not the column that I thought it would be. I did something this weekend that I rarely do anymore. I went to the movies. I originally planned on going to see the western "Appaloosa" with Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris and Renee Zellweger, but changed my mind at the last minute. Instead, I bought a ticket for "W.", Oliver Stone's biopic about our 43rd president...

Democrat News Staff It was nice to see Wood Ford celebrate 50 years of business this week. Fifty years for any business is an amazing milestone. More than 50 percent of all small businesses fail in their first three years. So for a dealership like Wood Ford to survive all these years and prosper in a town the size of Trumann really is an accomplishment we should all be proud of...

Democrat News Staff The nation's credit problems have become the city of Trumann's problems, local city council members were told last week at their October meeting. Jim Alexander, an official with Morgan Keegan & Company who has worked with the city on bond issues for many years, told the council that credit problems across the country are affecting the bond market...

Recycling operations will begin this week at the new city Recycling Center. The city of Trumann will officially open its new Recycling Center on Thursday with a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. at the new facility which is located at 183 Oak Street in front of the city shop...

Plus two photos Construction was underway at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church recently when the Nailbenders were in town to help finish out the church's new sanctuary. Nailbenders is a volunteer construction project sponsored by the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. The group visits churches throughout Arkansas and assists in building projects for churches. (Democrat photo/Ruth Ann Estes)...

Democrat News Staff MAMMOTH SPRING -- Legend has it that a group of Indians once camped out near what is today the present Arkansas-Missouri border. When a long and terrible drought hit the area and dried up the nearby river, the chief sent his son and other warriors to find water...

Pocahontas rallies to beat Wildcats By MARK RANDALL Democrat Sports Staff The effort was a lot better this week, but the Wildcat's hopes for a win on a late fourth quarter drive ended with an interception to give Pocahontas a 21-14 come from behind victory Friday night at Wildcats Field...

Harold Eugene Smith Mr. Harold Eugene Smith 82, of Trumann, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, at the family residence. Born in Minturn, he had lived in Trumann for the past 13 years and was formerly of Marked Tree. ...

Timothy Allen Stevens Timothy Allen Stevens of Trumann died Friday, Oct.17, 2008, at the family residence. He was born in West Memphis and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was an employee for the City of Trumann Street Department and of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Stevens was preceded in death by his father, Estell Bernell Stevens...

Johnny Wayne Woods, Sr Mr. Johnny Wayne Woods, Sr. 63, of Chula Vista, Calif. died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 at Scripps Mercy Memorial Hospital in Chula Vista, Calif. He was born May 12, 1945, in Lake City, the son of the late William Louis and Alta Derk Woods. ...

Northeast Arkansans for Animals will be hsting its 8th annual Animal Fair on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Petco in Caraway Plaza in Jonesboro. All activities are free and include a pet costume contest and other pet contests including best smile, longest ears, most catches and shortest tail...