Stories from Thursday, October 15, 2009

I started to write this as early as Friday, just as soon as I heard that President Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize. I knew that the reaction from the right would be over the top. I was right. Rush Limbaugh said that Obama won the award because he had disarmed this country. Glen Beck said that he should not accept the award. I don't know what Sean Hannity said, but I'm sure it was barely printable...

The Marked Tree Delta Cotton Pickin' Jubilee provides a remarkable setting to have class reunions. A steak dinner at the elementary cafeteria was enjoyed by all the classes going back to the forties. ...

Sometimes I am amazed by the sheer rudeness and crankiness of strangers. Perhaps I'm older and more cynical these days, but it never ceases to surprise me when someone is downright hateful over things that aren't all that important...

If you're a one of the millions dealing with chronic sinus problems, you know just how miserable the headaches, facial pain and clogged nasal passages can be. And if you're like me - afraid of needles - then you're just avoiding the doctor at all costs...

The junior Hornets didn't have the ball for much of the game last Thursday night at Corning. In fact they never touched the ball in the third period. Nevertheless, Harrisburg (3-3) touch the ball enough to come away with a 20-0 win, their third n a row...

Neither the relatively long trek to Rector, nor the adverse weather and field conditions seemed to affect the EPC junior Warriors (2-2-1) last Thursday as they posted a 26-0 shutout of the junior Cougars...

Trumann seemed to possibly clear a hurdle last Thursday night when they hosted Pocahontas. Everything seemed to work together and the Wildkittens came away with their third win of the season, 26-14...

Three factors stand out in the Indians' 32-8 loss to Walnut Ridge last Friday night at Marked Tree. First of all, the Indians had 11 penalties for 125 yards compared to only 40 yards on four penalties for the Bobcats...

Every football team which played in Northeast Arkansas Friday night had to deal with one common condition - sloppy fields and on and off rains. Harrisburg was no exception...

"Our one advantage on offense is that we do have a little bit of speed," said EPC coach Brian Weathers after his team's 28-8 loss at Salem last Friday. "But the sloppy conditions we were playing in eliminated that one advantage."...

Democrat Tribune Sports There was a feeling of anticipation in the crowd last Friday night when Osceola came to Trumann. Unfortunately, the anticipation was filtered through the realization that the powerful Seminoles (4-1-1) had been the bane of the Wildcats existence for the last few years...

Soozi William of Marked Tree and Cindy Grisham of Tyronza always seem to have something new up their sleeves to promote the cities that make up the Sunken Lands Regional Chamber of Commerce (SLRCC). From art exhibits at the Southern Tenants Farmers Museum in Tyronza to a bike tour of the Sunken Lands set for November, they are working hard to promote the cities of Marked Tree, Lepanto, Tyronza and Dyess.. ...

Anxious to show off their new high school facility, Trumann School Board members voted Monday night to bid on the regional basketball tournament with the Arkansas Activities Association...

In the regular monthly meeting of the Poinsett County Quorum Court Monday night, the subject of repairs took up much of the agenda. The full court other than Randy Johnson of Harrisbrug was present...