Stories from Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Tad Rogers, pastor at First Baptist Church of Trumann, spoke to the Trumann Lions Club on July 14 about a trip members of his congregation will make this week to Helena-West Helena. Rogers said the mission is part of "Together for Hope" which was started by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship to establish long-term relationships with communities. ...

Southern Bancorp has played a large role in assisting Helena-West Helena with economic development. They want to do the same for Poinsett County. Anthony Patterson, of Southern Bancorp and president of the Trumann Chamber of Commerce board of directors, said the bank has a rural development status which allows dividends to go toward community development through its non-profit side...

TRUMANN--Ronnie Lee Armstrong, 56, of Trumann, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 11, 2010 at UAMS in Little Rock. He was born in Marked Tree and had lived his lifetime in Trumann. Armstrong was an employee in the maintenance department for Venture Properties and was a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church. ...

BAY - Sgt. Samuel Conley "Sam" Duggin, 36, of Bay, died Saturday, July 10, 2010 in Leesville, LA. He was born in El Paso, Tex., and had lived most of his lifetime in Bay. Sgt. Duggin was a 1992 graduate of Bay High School and a member of First Baptist Church in Bay. ...

An ordinance setting requirements and regulations for sexually-oriented businesses was unanimously passed July 13 by the Trumann City Council. According to Mayor Sheila Walters, the ordinance was considered after a person approached her and Police Chief Anthony Rusher wanting to open an establishment that would sell such things as sexually oriented materials such as toys and films and substances such as K2 marijuana.. ...

After last week, if you were to ask Attorney General Dustin McDaniel or State Treasurer Martha Shoffner about the cars the state provides them to do their jobs, chances are they would become very pale and very short of breath, and suddenly remember an important appointment they had to get to immediately, on the other side of town. And it's all Mark Wilcox's fault...

People suffer heat-related illness when their bodies are unable to compensate and properly cool themselves. The body normally cools itself by sweating. But under some conditions, sweating just isn't enough. In such cases, a person's body temperature rises rapidly. Very high body temperatures may damage the brain or other vital organs...