Stories from Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Every parent wants to protect their child from harm, especially in their own neighborhood. Are their predators in your neighborhood? Unfortunately yes there are "bad people" in our community...

If you really want to know something about someone's character, don't just watch them when things are going well, watch them when they are going through tough times. The true key to someone's being is how they handle adversity. The same can be said about a group. Take the Republican Party for example...

The communities of Northeast Arkansas -- people, places and events are the focus of an exciting new magazine that began distribution last week. Delta Crossroads is a joint venture of four weekly newspaper staffs,...

Marked Tree's Hannah Ghant gave her fans a little bit of a scare when she went down in tears after sliding into third in Friday's game against Cross County High School...

Two copies of a book regarding a Trumann native's experience in combat in Iraq has been donated to the Trumann Library...

Paul J. Weaks (June 18, 1927 - April 11, 2010) Mr. Paul J. Weaks was born on Saturday, June 18, 1927, son of the late Robert and Ruth Caroline Haynes Weaks. Mr. Weaks died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at St. ...

Lorraine Reece was born on Sunday, June 12, 1932, daughter of the late Robert I. (Bob) and Bessie Pritchard Beasley. Reece died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, at the age of 77 years 9 months and 30 days. ...

LaVerne Stella Couch, 91, of Rivervale, died Friday, April 9, 2010, in St. Elizabeth's Place in Jonesboro. She was a retired Postmaster and a member of Rivervale Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Couch...

Era Mae "Billye" Cline Perkins, of Drew County, died Thursday, April 8 at the Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. She was born August 3, 1925 to Harry Otis Cline and Tola Faye Cagel Cline of Tyronza. Perkins was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Otis Cline; and her husband of 65 years, Glen Evert Perkins, Sr...

TRUMANN -- Mrs. Ruth Chaffin, 92, of Trumann died Friday, April 9, 2010, at Trumann Health and Rehab. She was born in and lived her lifetime in Trumann. Chaffin was a homemaker and a member of the Melton Avenue Church of Christ in Trumann...

Anthony Rusher went 3-for-3 with four runs batted in, four stolen bases and two runs scored to lead Trumann to a 12-4 victory over Walnut Ridge on Friday...

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Martin Lilly of Jonesboro spoke at the Quorum Court meeting Monday night about their need of software for the computers. "The office's computer server is in dire need, with the operation of the office critical," said Lilly. "A basic server system could be purchased for $2500 - $3000 for the server and $500 for a computer technician to install it."...