Stories from Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Walter Evans Cox, 65, of Jonesboro, passed away on Friday, April 02, 2010 at his home. He was born December 12, 1944 in Little Rock. He worked for International Harvester and CASE-New Holland for 37 years. ...

Doris Evelyn Prichard Rieves, 71, of Trumann, died Thursday evening at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born in Trumann and had lived in Benton Harbor, Mich., before moving back to Trumann in 1978. ...

Amy Nell Tyree Hayes, 74, of Trumann, died Monday, March 22, 2010 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Mrs. Hayes was born in the Yadkin community outside of Ravenden Springs, was retired from retail sales working at Sears in Jonesboro, former office manager at Price Chopper, and was a member of the Eastern Star and Parkview Baptist Church. ...

Trumann split a doubleheader with Gosnell this week. Trumann won a close 2-1 game in the opener while Gosnell won 6-4 in the nightcap. Blaike Jones pitched seven innings to collect the win in the first game. Jones struck out nine...

Tim Wooldridge, a candidate for the first congressional seat currently held by Rep. Marion Berry, was the guest speaker at the March 31 meeting of the Trumann Lions Club. Wooldridge currently serves as executive director of the Arkansas Association of Public Universities. The former state senator, who served the Paragould and Greene County area, spoke with the Lions about the importance of higher education...

DT News Staff The Trumann Family Health Center has opened on Main Street and will serve those in need in the community. Gloria Gillham of East Arkansas Family Health Center in West Memphis spoke to members of the Trumann Rotary Club about the clinic...

MARKED TREE -- The planned access road to run along U.S. Highway 63 between Marked Tree and Payneway was the subject of a meeting held last Friday, April 2 at the ASU Technical Center in Marked Tree...

After 60 years in business, 50 of which were at the same current location on Highway 463, Guy Beaird from Guy's Discount Center has decided it's time to move on. Guy and his wife/bookkeeper, Nida, have no real plans. "We will probably just sit and rock," he said with a smile as he rocked in a chair at his store, which is getting low on inventory...