Stories from Friday, January 8, 2010

I don't know about you, but I was shocked last week when I heard that Rush Limbaugh had been rushed to the hospital with chest pains that might have meant he had had a heart attack. I was shocked because I didn't think he had a heart. Actually, I knew he had one, I just thought that the only way you could harm it was to drive a wooden stake through it...

I'll never forget opening up that one present. It's forever changed my life. There's an episode of Friends where they meet someone with no TV. And one of the characters looked puzzled and said "what do you center your furniture around?"...

The health news, scandals, farewells and breaking news in 2009 were simply remarkable and memorable to say the least. I will start with the top stories for the year: (1) premature death of Michael Jackson (2) Twilight saga (3) World Wrestling Entertainment (4) Megan Fox (5) Brittany Spears (6) Naruto (7) American Idol (8) Kim Kandashian (9) Nascar Racing (10) Runescape- hottest video game.. ...

Tuesday was my birthday, so I'm now officially 29 years old. With each passing birthday since I turned 26, it's been harder and harder to deny the fact that I'm almost 30. Now, I'm in my last, final year as a "twenty-something."...

Bernice Mae Kimes, 85, a native of Trumann, died Sunday, Dec. 6, at Henryetta, Okla. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughters, Joyce Diann Wingo and Margarett Ann Fuller, both of Trenton, Texas, and Vicki Lynne Broadway of Trumann; sisters, Mary Lou Wise of Jonesboro, Geraldine Johnson of Trumann and Christene Bennett of Tampa, Fla.; brothers, William Thompson of Bay City, Mich., and Dutch Thompson of Rocklin, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.. ...

Marked Tree - Retha M. Oldman, 90, of Marked Tree died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 in St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband Berlin Oldman, Sr., her parents, Frank and Delia Smith, two brothers and one sister...

Margie Cathrine Henson Caldwell died at home in Trumann, on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. Caldwell was born Sunday, April 30, 1944, in Poplar Grove, Ark. the daughter of Joe Thomas Henson of Poplar Grove, and Leah Odell Childers Henson of Des Arc...

Mary Frank "CeCe" Campbell, was born on Saturday, April 13, 1929, daughter of the late Frank Davis and Jessie Irene Roberson Garner. Campbell died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 at the family residence at the age of 80 years 8 months and 17 days. ...

SWIFTON -- After a short run at the NEA Tournament in December, the Wildcats (6-5) came back to take their first game at the Kell Classic Monday, defeating Izard County Consolidated 76-59...

Monday night he Lady Rebels held off EPC (7-6, 3-2) just enough with a 25 of 31 shooting performance from the free throw line to take a 59-50 victory. "It was back and fourth all night long," said coach Bobby Lewallen afterward. "We'd get down about eight and cut it to two and they would go out in front again. We just couldn't get over the hump."...

It was not done in their typical fashion, but the EPC Warriors won the Northeast Arkansas Invitational Tournament Wednesday over Manila, 53-40. EPC and Manila each got off to a rough start. ...

Compared with other communities around the country, Marked Tree had a good 2009. That's according to Mayor Dixon Chandler. "Marked Tree had a good year," said Chandler. "We were ahead of the recession. Our sales tax collection was better than 2008. I am pleased with the economy in Marked Tree."...

Lepanto First Baptist Church has a new pastor, Bro. Anthony Langley. Before coming to Lepanto, Langley served at the First Baptist Church of Byhalia, Miss. for ten years. He was an associate/youth pastor for four years and their pastor for five years...