Stories from Thursday, May 21, 2009

When Mike Hoggard looked out his window, he thought his house had floated out into the middle of a lake. He and his neighbors on Ambrea Street and Sharon Drive were inundated with water last week after a storm dumped six inches of rainfall on Trumann...

In this economy one of the things a lot of people are cutting out of their budgets is money for entertainment. You may be able to afford movie tickets, but don't plan on buying anything to eat unless a relative has died and left you money. And that's just one example...

Jack Bower from 24 is left on his death bed and Prison Break's beloved Michael Scofield is no more. George and Izzie's lives are hanging in the balance on Grey's Anatomy, and will we ever know who's truly the evil mastermind behind "the pattern" on Fox's Fringe?...

Monday, May 25 is Memorial Day. If you were to ask some of today's young people what Memorial Day is, they would not have an answer. Wikipedia tells us that it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. It is tradition to observe this holiday by visiting cemeteries and memorials. Volunteers often place American flags on each veteran gravesite in cemeteries...

William David Sonny Hartsell, 71, died Sunday, May 17, at the St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. Hartsell was born in Marked Tree to the late David and Geneva (Doyle) Hartsell. He was preceded in death by his father, Samuel Hartsell, his son William David Hartsell, Jr. and brother, George Wayne Hartsell...

Muriel "Faye" Barnes, 48, was born to the late Thomas Clarence Barnes and Dorothy Barnes in Marked Tree on Feb. 21, 1961. Faye was a 1979 graduate of Marked Tree High School. She was currently living in Newport where she attended Greater Harvest Church...

A Memorial Day service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 25 at Garden Point Cemetery in Etowah. The program will include special music, raising of the flag and the laying of the wreath in remembrance of veterans...

The Modern News Poinsett County justices voted unanimously Monday night to apportion $14,000 for the purpose of upgrading the county's 911 system. Poinsett County Sheriff Larry Mills told justices that the new upgrades were needed to keep the system functional. According to David Carter of AT & T, parts are not available for the system said Mills...

Tribune News Staff The City of Dyess will celebrate its 75th birthday at 6 p.m. Friday, May 22 with a homecoming on the circle downtown and a commemorative ceremony at the founder's memorial. Dyess Colony was founded on May 22, 1934, as part of the Roosevelt administration's Depression-era New Deal project. ...

It's interesting now that graduation has arrived for many college seniors that many still don't have any idea what they are going to do after they graduate this spring...

Monday, May 25 is Memorial Day. If you were to ask some of today's young people what Memorial Day is, they would not have an answer. Wikipedia tells us that it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. It is tradition to observe this holiday by visiting cemeteries and memorials. Volunteers often place American flags on each veteran gravesite in cemeteries...

Jack Bower from 24 is left on his death bed and Prison Break's beloved Michael Scofield is no more. George and Izzie's lives are hanging in the balance on Grey's Anatomy, and will we ever know who's truly the evil mastermind behind "the pattern" on Fox's Fringe?...

Editor's note: Cain White, son of Trumann football coach Greg White, was asked by the Democrat to do a rundown on what the fans might expect from the Wildcats next season. This is the young journalists rundown of the upcoming season. All my life I have been around football, so when Mark Randall of the Democrat asked me to write this article I did not hesitate. ...

Former police chief Larry Blagg was honored in Little Rock on May 11 during a ceremony at the state capitol building which paid tribute to law enforcement offers who lost their lives in the line of duty. Blagg's name was read aloud along with that of North Little Rock PD officer Ralph McMoran, who died last April on the job due to heart complications, and officer Monty Carmikle of Arkansas Game and Fish who was killed last November in a helicopter crash...

The sponsor of a proposed ordinance cracking down on homeowners and lawn care services which intentionally blow grass clippings onto city streets and sidewalks has withdrawn the measure -- at least for now...

The Trumann Police Department has two new officers who will soon be hitting the streets. Chief Tony Rusher announced that he has hired Kevin Tucker and Clint Ward to fill two of the three vacant slots at TPD...

Clinton Curtis was a nervous wreck as he tried to come up with some advice to give his fellow classmates at the Class of 2009 commencement. When he asked around what he should say, one person told him to avoid clichés like the plague, another said to just be himself and yet another told him blatantly not to tell them that their future lies ahead of them...