Stories from Thursday, April 9, 2009

Jerry T. Sims, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Delta Bankshares, Inc., the parent company of Bank of Trumann, and Phillip N. Baldwin, President and CEO of Southern Bancorp, announced this week that a merger agreement has been reached combining the two Arkansas-based banks...

Is America losing its faith? A new American Religious Identification Survey shows that almost every religious denomination has lost ground since the first ARIS survey in 1990...

Easter is a spring festival that celebrates the resurrection of Christ three days after his death by crucifixion. It is the oldest Christian holiday and the most important day of the church year. (Matthew 28; Luke 24; John 20; Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 33)...

As many families gather this weekend to celebrate Easter, my family also will be celebrating a special occasion. My brother, Brandon, is graduating from Arkansas State University with a degree in digital media and design. ...

Helen Maxine Lacert Harvel, 79, of Trumann died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at the Trumann Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Marked Tree, she had lived in the Trumann area since 1988 and was formerly of Aurora, Illinois. ...

Emogene Paramore, 67, of Trumann died Monday, March 30, 2009 at the family residence in Trumann. She was a homemaker and had lived in Trumann for the last five years after moving from Osceola. Paramore was preceded in death by her husband, Darrell Eugene Paramore and was the daughter of the late Raymond Reed and Violet Bezzard Lancaster...

Trumann City Council will consider amending an ordinance to make it illegal for homeowners and lawn care service providers to intentionally blow grass onto city streets and sidewalks. Alderman Letha Owens, who is sponsoring the measure, said the grass is not only unsightly, but can also potentially clog the city's drainage system...

Brandon Schrader may be only 26 years old and fresh out of college, but Mayor Sheila Walters is certain the city will be able to make good use of his sports management degree to run the parks system and ensure that it thrives...

Pastor Larry Loggins promised the members of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church that he wouldn't get them in debt. He knew that if he could get enough donated materials and labor for a new sanctuary that he could bring the project in at a manageable figure...

Coach Brian Haynes would have preferred not to play the game at all. His back up pitcher and starting catcher weren't at the game. His usual first baseman, who was catching, hurt her finger. And as if that wasn't bad enough, the rest of the infield and outfield was a mismatched patchwork collection as well...

Quin Holman went 5 for 5 with a home run and knocked in five runs to power Trumann past Harrisburg 15-3 Monday for a two game home-away sweep of the Hornets. Jacob Jones picked up the win with three innings of work. Jones struck out five batters and only gave up one run. He also went 4 for 4 at the plate with three RBIs to raise his batting average to .560...

Mrs. Helen Maxine Lacert Harvel, 79, of Trumann died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at the Trumann Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Marked Tree, she had lived in the Trumann area since 1988 and was formerly of Aurora, Illinois. She was a retired employee of the American Can Company in Batavia, Ill., and of the Baptist faith. Harvel was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Leo Harvel in 1998; two sisters, two brothers and her parents, Joseph and Verla Lee Hall Lacert...

Mrs. Emogene Paramore, 67, of Trumann died Monday, March 30, 2009 at the family residence in Trumann. She was a homemaker and had lived in Trumann for the last five years moving from Osceola. Paramore was preceded in death by her husband, Darrell Eugene Paramore and was the daughter of the late Raymond Reed and Violet Bezzard Lancaster...