Stories from Thursday, July 9, 2009

Virginia Hunt, was born June 28, 1924 at Black Oak, the daughter of the late Samuel David and Fannie McHalffey. She died Monday, June 29, 2009 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboroat the age of 85...

Mr. Ralph D. Burris, 84, of Trumann died Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at the family residence. Formerly of California, he was born in Winslow, Ark. and had lived in Trumann for the past 14 years Mr. Burris was a retired heavy equipment operator, a veteran of the U.S. ...

I thought I would do this column a bit different this time. Sort of like a 'Pay It Forward' type thing. One of the nurses that's been with my mother all week told her a story that happened to her a few years back - something that completely shocked her and made her realize that there are still good people out there...

Last week I got a chance to so something that I've wanted to do since moving here three years ago - I attended my first St. Louis Cardinals game. I'm not a Cardinals fan, but I am a baseball fan. And seeing how St. ...

I'm not sure who originated the statement, but my momma always said "anything worth having is worth working for." I had quite a bit of time to think about that saying last weekend while visiting my parents in Lake Village. ...

The EPC Pee Wee football league will have signups from 12 p.m. to 2p.m. on consecutive Saturdays, July 11 and 18 at the Lepanto High School gym. Further information can be obtained by calling Chris Hatley at 475-2335...

Marked Tree Youth Football is looking for football coaches for the 2009 football season. Those interested should go by the Marked Tree City Hall, and see Pam Wright for an application. There will be a background check required...

The Arkansas Rattlers, made up of players from Cherry Valley, Lepanto, Marked Tree, Trumann and Weiner, finished their season as the 2009 USSSA 11yr old AA Division state runner-ups. The finals tournament was played at Alma with 27 teams participating...

Seventy years ago last Saturday, the people of the New York thanked a man they had dubbed the "Iron Horse" for his 16 years of selfless play. He earned that nickname for being nearly indestructible in his ability to play game after game, day after day, season after season without break. I'm talking about Lou Gehrig, of course...

The members of Operation Trumann Clean-up will hold its first clean-up day from 8 a.m. to noon on July 18 in Ward 3. The volunteer group, which is made up of residents from each city ward, met for the first time on June 30 to lay out its goals and discuss ideas on how to beautify the city...

Nearly 200 years ago in 1811-12, a series of earthquakes changed the landscape of northeast Arkansas and southern Missouri. One thing which changed drastically was the area, primarily in Poinsett County, known as the Sunken Lands...

Residents along Mulberry Street whose homes were flooded during a round of severe weather in April, and have been subjected to repeated flooding for over 30 years, may be in store for some long term relief...

The first permanent white settlers in Poinsett County were Charles and Rebekah Shaver. In the fall of 1824, they left Missouri and crossed into Arkansas at a place called Chalk Bluff in what is now Clay County. ...