Stories from Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The Casebier Family of Harrisburg was named the 2010 Poinsett County Farm Family of the Year. Michael and Brenda Casebier along with their two sons Daniel and Cory, and their families, were given the honor earlier this month...

I've never been so happy to be so wrong. Last Tuesday when I went to the Armory to vote for Blanche Lincoln and Chad Causey, I was sure that they were going to lose. While I wanted both to win, I was most concerned about Causey's race because he was running against the only candidate in any election nationwide who made Rand Paul look sane...

I was reading an article in the "All You" magazine the other night about how even in the safest places you are still at risk on being attacked. On the streets at an ATM machine or a parking garage is an entirely different story, however, the article, written by Melissa Fiorenza says even at your home you are at risk...

Nancy Ann Stinson, 81, of Marked Tree died June 12 in Jonesboro. She was of the Baptist faith and a home maker. She was preceded in death by parents, John Thomas Dill and Lola Lee Sanduncks Dill; her husband, Earle Stinson; and two sons, James Proctor and Harold Proctor...

The Trumann Partnership for Safe and Healthy Children and Youth met June 8 at the Trumann Intermediate School. According to Karleen Sheets, district administrator for curriculum and instruction, the partnership works to bring together educators, local governmental officials, service providers, business leaders and students in order to discuss concerns, identify programs and services currently offered and develop a plan to meet the needs of students...

For the community of Lepanto, the Pizza Place has simply been a pizza restaurant for about a year now. Now, however, the Pizza Place is tossing things up and mixing the menu. Tracy and Wade Coleman of Lepanto, the owners of the restaurant, have decided to start selling food items such as Philly cheese steak sandwiches, shrimp baskets, chicken strip dinner plates and cheeseburgers with French fries.. ...

Dayna Shrout, nursing director at Trumann Health and Rehabilitation, described the center as a place where family cares for family. Shrout was the guest speaker at the June 10 meeting of the Trumann Rotary Club. The goal of Trumann Health and Rehabilitation is to combine modern technologies with the comforts of home. ...

The city of Marked Tree invites its citizens and other interested persons to a public meeting in City Hall, 1 Elm Street, Marked Tree at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 24. The purpose of the meeting is to identify potential outdoor park and recreation needs and priorities for 2011. ...

Justice of the Peace Mary Ann Arnold encouraged several of her fellow JPs and concerned citizens attend a meeting with FEMA officials at 3 p.m. Monday at the West Memphis Community College. FEMA is proposing changes to flood maps. Changes so far extend from the Mississippi River to Crowley's Ridge. Several have said this is just a way for FEMA to make money off of flood insurance policies in order to pay back the treasury for the agencies efforts after Hurricane Katrina...

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God" Colossians 3:16 (New International Version)...