Stories from Thursday, October 23, 2008

This colorful sunset picture was taken on a warm fall night just outside of Tyronza. (Tribune photo / Marissa Holiman)

Two students at Trumann Alternative School are facing possible gun charges for bringing a pellet gun to school and firing it on school grounds during lunch break on Thursday. Superintendent Joe Waleszonia said a teacher was driving back to school around 12:15 p.m. when she spotted someone dressed in camouflage with a gun near Cedar Park...

Edna Marion Waters Barron, 85, of Lepanto died Monday, Oct. 20, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was a member of the Lepanto Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Woodford Barron...

Teddy Doyle Hardin, 40, of Payneway died Friday, Oct.17, at his residence. The youngest of 11 children, he was a hard working, simple man and a good brother. He loved farming, fishing and being with his family...

Tribune Sports Staff It was the kind of game a teams needs every now and then-----a blow-out win. From the outset, the junior Indians made it clear that they were going to be in the driver's seat for the entire game. ...

Tribune Sports Staff "Wow!" That was the way coach Brian Weathers began his comments about the 18-0 loss his junior Warriors (6-1) experienced against the junior Jaguars at McCrory (6-0) last Thursday night...

Once the second half of the Marked Tree-Salem game began last Friday night, the clock ran continuously until the rout was over. And by the time it was over, Indians' coach Tim Branum was looking for additional players to get valuable playing time as Marked Tree waltzed over the Greyhounds 49-6. ...

The Warriors of EPC were dominant on the road Friday night, powering past the hosting Rector Cougars, 41-6, in 2A-3 conference play. In fact, the Warriors were able to strike first, even though they're offense hadn't yet taken the field. Byron Ford picked off a Rector pass at the Warrior 36-yard-line, taking it to the house for a 64 yard return with 8:32 remaining in the opening frame, as EPC moved ahead 6-0...

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude "-- Cynthia Ozick. Wikipedia describes a volunteer as someone who serves in a community or for the benefit of natural environment primarily because they choose to do so. Many serve through a non-profit organization --sometimes referred to as formal volunteering, but a significant number also serve less formally, either individually or as part of a group...

Recently a group from Marked Tree joined up with a group of seniors from Jonesboro to enjoy a wonderful trip to Canada. The trip was sponsored by St. Bernard's Senior Life Centers. The group departed from Jonesboro on Sunday, Sept. 28 and traveled to Indianapolis, Ind. where they spent the night...

Town Crier News Staff Lepanto resident LeAnn Helms, civics and American history teacher at Manila High School, has been selected to receive the Besse Moore Award, sponsored by Economics Arkansas. Economics Arkansas is sponsored through Arkansas Public Schools, banks, and major corporations. ...

Tribune News Staff Issues with the city's sewer pumps raised concern with Tyronza City Council members at their meeting last Tuesday. "We've been experiencing some problems with the sewer pumps," said Mayor Marion Bearden. "If you just look at the water department [financials], you can note the repairs and they aren't cheap."...

The Marked Tree City Council met in regular session Tuesday, Oct. 14 with all members present but Dean Tucker and Vestal Smith. Once again the major discussion in the more than two hour meeting centered on the new recreation facility. Mayor Dixon Chandler began the debate on the park issues by saying two bids needed to be added to the contract for the park...

Somebody should tell Joe the Plumber to get his head out of the toilet it's stuck in and breathe some fresh air. Maybe that will bring him to his senses. Anyone who makes more money is going to pay more income taxes, no matter who the next President is. That's the way the system works...

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...