Stories from Thursday, May 28, 2009

Ronnie Taylor lost of lot of close buddies that he served with in the Marines during the three years he spent fighting in Vietnam, and even a few from Trumann that he went to high school with whose names today grace the wall in American Legion Memorial Park...

You might think that a school with liberty in the name was one where you could do just about anything. You would be wrong. Liberty University was founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, and there are a lot things you can't do there. There's no cursing, no drinking and no R-rated movies. There's even some things they don't allow that my editor wouldn't print if I wrote it in this...

UFO hunters, physic readings, bounty hunters, natural science disasters, what not to wear, American idols, dancing with the stars, celebrities lifestyles, biggest losers... this is what we are most interested in watching or learning about on TV...

This Sunday, May 31, my husband Josh and I will celebrate our sixth wedding anniversary. In a lot of ways it seems just like yesterday that we were married, but in other ways it feels like we've already spent a lifetime together...

Dyess Colony residents past and present came out to celebrate the cities 75th birthday last Friday afternoon, May 22, Food and fellowship was the theme of the day, complete with a large birthday cake and ice cream. Inflatable toys and horseback rides were provided for the children in attendance...

Community members gathered Monday morning at Garden Point Cemetery in Etowah for a special Memorial Day service. Rev. Huey and Diane Meherg started the pre-program music by singing Amazing Grace. The Rivercrest High School ROTC and Major John C. Northcutt followed by raising the flag, which was a very emotional time for many...

Danny and Barbara Adams of Marked Tree paused last week to remember some special Vietnam veteran friends. The couple worked diligently last September to bring the moving Vietnam "Wall that Heals" to Marked Tree. ...

Like many people, the economic situation the country is in now had a direct effect on Sharon Harston of Marked Tree. Laid off by Mid-South Industries in 2007 and just 55 at the time, she was still too young to draw social security, so she needed something to do...

Joseph H. ("JH") Moody, 84, of Piedmont, S. Car., passed away Monday, May 18, 2009 at his home. Mr. Moody was a former long time resident of Trumann. He was born December 20, 1924 in Picher, Okla. to the late Wilber and Mary (Mitchell) Moody. ...

Allison Sidney Aguas, 28, of Memphis died Friday, May 15 at her home in Memphis. She was born in Jonesboro and lived most of her life in the Jonesboro area before moving to Memphis several years ago. She was of the Baptist belief and attended church at Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis...

Opal Inez Lewis Worley, 86, of Trumann, died Friday, May 15, 2009, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Worley was born in Hamilton, Ala., had lived in Trumann since 1949 and was formerly of Tyronza. She had been retired since 2000, was an avid reader, loved flowers and was a member of the First Baptist Church...

Mayor Sheila Walters says she plans to go forward with a proposal to rename a portion of West Main Street in honor of former police chief Larry Blagg. The item was pulled from last month's council agenda because Walters was unable to attend the meeting...

Dana Sprinkle always knew her girls had talent. But even she was caught off guard when a Hollywood producer called wanting to film the girls during a beauty pageant for an upcoming episode of The Learning Channel's Toddlers and Tiaras...

A Sharp County woman is behind bars and facing multiple felony charges for allegedly giving her 5-week old son a dose of liquid morphine. Crystal Williams, 22, of Cherokee Village, was arrested May 20 by Sharp County deputies and charged with introducing a controlled substance into the body another, possession of a controlled substance (morphine) and first-degree endangering the welfare of a minor.. ...