Stories from Wednesday, July 14, 2010

News Staff Awesome Products will come to Marked Tree, taking over the former AirTex complex. Mayor Dixon Chandler said the company makes bleach and the product will be bottled at the facility. ...

Even if Michael Steele didn't have a spastic tongue that makes him say things that make absolutely no sense, and leave him looking foolish, he would stand out. That is because he is an African American who is a Republican. That's practically unheard of. In fact I know of only one other, that being Clarence Thomas...

As you make your way to Rivervale, you may notice a landmark standing tall and lonesome in a cotton field. It looks like some sort of a man-made giant that is very rarely seen anymore. It is made of concrete and goes by the name of silo. Silos were very popular at one time but now there are bunker and bag silos available...

TRUMANN- Eddie Christopher "Chris" Penna, 52, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 in Trumann. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived his lifetime in Trumann. Penna was manager at Buddy's Bait and Tackle and member of Central Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Ludie Murl Penna...

TRUMANN - Edith Mae Gann, 87, died Monday, July 5, 2010 at Skilcare Nursing Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Harrisburg and had lived her lifetime in Trumann. Gann was a Homemaker and life long member of Healing Hands Pentecostal Church. ...

Woodrow Davis Crick, of 905 Sycamore Cove, Jonesboro, died Sunday, July 4, 2010, at the Jonesboro Health Care Center at the age of 97. He was the son of Newton Dallas Crick and Georgia Hill Crick...

Lamuel Edward Pipkin, 76, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born and lived his lifetime in Trumann and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Lavon and J.B. Pipkin, two sisters, Betty Baker and Dorothy Galloway, and his parents, Elmer and Sarah Richardson Pipkin...

Janet Kay Spray, 49, of Trumann died July 9. She was born August 17, 1960, to the late Elmer and Florence (Neece) Collins. She was a member of the Freer Baptist Church, where she gave her life to the Lord...

After five years in administration, Trumann High School's new girls head basketball coach will go back to the classroom and the court...

A Marked Tree man was taken to the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital after a couple allegedly beat and stabbed the victim. Neal Pullen, 47, and his wife Trina Pullen, 40, of 8th Street Marked Tree were arrested after a 911 call was received stating that there had been a stabbing on 9th Street...

The City of Lepanto bid a farewell to Detective Raymond Oakes after 31 years of service to the Lepanto Police Department. Oakes' surprise retirement party was held by his co-workers at the police department and city hall. Sheriff Larry Mills was able to coax him into arriving at the crowded city hall...

The candidates for the Sunken Lands Regional Chamber of Commerce (SLRCC) Sunken Lands Cultural Awards were announced last week in preparation for the C of C's Annual banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, July 16, at the Dyess Community Center...