Stories from Thursday, May 7, 2009

Tribune News Staff Even though the rains continued to come Saturday as they had for the better part of two weeks, a little moisture was not enough to keep a full house of some 80 people from attending the Marked Tree Historical Society 16th Annual Heritage Luncheon at the Marked Tree United Methodist Church...

When a devastating ice storm downed limbs and power lines and left most of Trumann in the dark, Mayor Sheila Walters never had a doubt that the city's workers would come through and get things cleaned up so that life could get back to normal...

I have to come realize that being a mother is a very important role that the Lord chooses to give to many women. Mothers are told to love their children in Titus 2:4-5 which says, "Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God." Exodus 20:12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.. ...

Tell all of those Democrats to put away the party hats and noisemakers. The Republican Party isn't about to die. It's like a vampire in that it is almost impossible to kill. In fact, it's worse. You can kill a vampire with a wooden stake through the heart. I challenge you to find a modern Republican that has a heart...

I'm looking forward to a trip to Lake Village this weekend to see my mom for Mother's Day. We don't often get the chance to be together for the holiday, so I'm excited to have the opportunity to do so this year...

Going cross country for nearly 300 miles in rain and lightening over the Ozarks was not exactly the type of pre-game routine coach Waylon Dunn would normally want for his Lady Indians softball team. ...

Everything looked as if it was going to work out to EPC's advantage as they got to the 6 2/3 innings into their quarterfinal game with Abundant Life Monday in the 2A State Tournament in Pine Bluff. ...

Marked Tree's Richie Tate got the better of Hackett's Logan Emery in a classic pitching duel to lead the Indians to a 3-0 shutout of the Hornets in the first round of the 2A State Baseball Tournament Friday afternoon at White Hall High School. Tate was also the hero at the plate, driving home all three runs with a seventh inning single...

The Lepanto City Council met Tuesday, April 28 with alderman Keith Tyler presiding over the meeting in the absence of Mayor Kevin Wright. The council discussed plans for the building formerly housing Terry's Bar-B-Q. "We need to know what you want to do with it," Tyler said...

I used to love going on field trips when I was in school. Aside from getting away from school for the day, our field trips were always a lot of fun. When I was in the fourth grade, our school took a trip to Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Mass...

I have to come realize that being a mother is a very important role that the Lord chooses to give to many women. Mothers are told to love their children in Titus 2:4-5 which says, "Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God." Exodus 20:12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.. ...

I'm looking forward to a trip to Lake Village this weekend to see my mom for Mother's Day. We don't often get the chance to be together for the holiday, so I'm excited to have the opportunity to do so this year...

James Edward "Bud" Carter, 75, of Trumann went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 1, 2009, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born in Trumann, the son of Ruben L. and Versie Mae Morgan Carter and moved to Indiana in 1958 before moving to Osceola in 1975 and then back to Trumann in 2005...

Richard Harold Doyle, Sr., 78, of Trumann, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Doyle was born in Essex, Ohio and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a laborer and of the Church of God faith...

Juanita Robertson Harlan, 87, of Trumann died Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at the Trumann Health and Rehabilitation Center. Harlan was born in Bay and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a housewife, was always involved in many community activities and was a member of the First General Baptist Church near Trumann. ...

Jimmy Roush, 54, of Trumann, died on Thursday, April 30, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Roush was born in Paragould, to the late Harvey Roush and Virble (Spencer). He was a lifelong resident of Trumann and Lake City area and of the Baptist faith. He was retired from the Singer Plant in Trumann, farmed, an avid Nascar fan, very well known in the community and a very giving person...

Farmington used a six run fifth inning to send Trumann to an early exit in the 4A state baseball tournament in Nashville on Friday. Trumann led 2-0 and chased Farmington starter Andrew Palmer in the second inning but only managed one run against reliever Trey Spencer who escaped a no-out jam with Wildcats at first and third...

The Lady Wildcats started off the 4A state softball tournament with a 1-0 win behind a solid pitching performance from lacy Staten, but lost in the second round 2-1 to Malvern on Monday...

Five Trumann High School graduating seniors got a boost from the Trumann Lions Club Tuesday, April 28 as the club handed out $500 scholarships. Jonathan Witt, Lauren Turpin, Stephanie Fritz, Brandi Goza and Mark Constant received the scholarships during the annual Senior Night banquet...

The Trumann Police Department hasn't busted a meth lab in the city since December. But the next time they do come across a suspected meth lab, officers won't have to sit around and wait hours on end until someone from the Drug Task Force arrives in order to enter the site and collect evidence...

George W. Lyons would be very proud of the Bilco Company's plant in Trumann if he were around to see it today. The facility, which opened in 1979, was 1,200 miles away from the parent company in West Haven, Conn...

Waterworks installed new wastewater curtains at the city's sewer pond in February and is now in the process of replacing several water pumps which date back to the 1970s...