Stories from Thursday, March 4, 2010

She was born September 19, 1923 in Selmer, Tenn. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leroy Huggins and Bertha Mae Wardlow; her husband, John Arthur Henry, Sr.; one son, Robert Henry; four sisters, Rosie Dee, Aley Lee, Rub Cristeen, Dorothy Louise; and three brothers, Carl Huggins, Idell Huggins and Robert Earl Huggins...

James Henry Woolbright, age 82, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz. went to be with our Lord on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. He was born February 19, 1928, in Trumann the son of Roy (Griffin) and Sadie (Barker) Woolbright...

God's image is shared equally by women and men Genesis 1:26-27. "There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus" Galatians 3:28...

Marked Tree's own Jeremy Bell came to visit from his new home in Canada where he is playing professional basketball in the PBL Canadian league. An MTHS grad of 2001, Jeremy was a big part of the 2001 State Basketball Championship team, coached by Barbara Wilburn, defeating then powerhouse Turrell in the finals...

In the past weeks our citizens have been receiving questionnaires concerning the 2010 Census. Each and every one of us receive junk mail on a daily basis that we have to throw away, but in this case these questionnaires, if filled out properly, will have a big impact on the revenue steams coming into Poinsett County and all of our cities...

Despite a surprising setback in the semifinals of the 2A-North regional basketball tournament, the East Poinsett County Warriors are still on track for their goal of winning the state tournament...

The season is still going for the East Poinsett County Lady Warriors. A dramatic win over Cedar Ridge on Thursday at the 2A-North regional tournament qualified the Lady Warriors for the upcoming state tournament...

Harrisburg led Valley Springs 18-10 midway through the second quarter, but the Tigers showed why they came into the Region 3A-3 Tournament ranked number one in the state, as they went on an incredible 28-0 run en route to a 61-29 victory over the Hornets in first round action Wednesday night at Manila...

Wilson Cemetery needs help according to local citizen The chairperson of a local cemetery commission is grateful to the many individuals who have helped to clean up and maintain the cemetery through donations of time and money over the years...

(Blytheville, AR) -- Thunder Country, Ritter Communications, and ESA will team up to host their 30th annual Country Cares for St. Jude KidsŪ radiothon/cablethon Friday and Saturday, March 5-6, 2010 live from the KHLS studio. ...

To say that tensions are high in Weiner over the prospects of consolidation would be a great understatement. By a vote of 4-0, the Weiner School Board passed a resolution to enter into a voluntary consolidation with the Harrisburg School District. Susan Johnson, the board president, was not present for the 5 p.m. meeting on Friday...