Stories from Monday, September 27, 2010

Reba Jean Creecy, 53, of Trumann, formerly of Etowah, died on September 6. She was born April 13, 1957 in Lepanto. Creecy was a homemaker and a member of the Etowah Pentecostal Church of God. She is survived by her parents, Doyle and Wilma Carpenter of Dyess; her husband, Troy Creecy of Trumann; one daughter, Monica Williams of Trumann; four sons, Chad "Sondra" Darby of Bay, Hunter Creecy, Preston Creecy and Paul Creecy all of Trumann; two sisters, Teressa Watts of Manila and Tina Long of Dyess; three brothers, Wayne Carpenter of Etowah, Allie Carpenter of Leachville, Jason Carpenter of Lepanto; 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.. ...

At the East Poinsett County school board meeting Monday night, the cheerleaders certainly weren't jumping around about the new changes to the dress code. Some cheerleaders and their parents attended the board meeting with great concern over the uniforms being banned during school on game days...

The Friends of Weiner case will appear in U.S. District Court at the federal building Jonesboro on Sept. 15. According to Harrisburg Schools Superintendent Danny Sample, he nor any of the Harrisburg School Board members were mentioned in the suit so they are not required to attend the hearing...

TRUMANN - Charles Felix "Charlie" Baker, 71, of the Judd Hill community near Trumann, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born in Trumann and was a lifetime resident of the Trumann and Harrisburg area. ...

HARRISBURG-Wanda L. Blasingame Glowacz died Sept. 17, 2010, at The Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born in Marked Tree and had lived in Harrisburg for the past 35 years and was formerly of Skokie, IL. ...

TRUMANN - Grover Propes, 58, of Trumann died Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived his lifetime in Trumann. He worked for Moons Heat and Air for 13 years as a technician. He was preceded in death by parents, James Everett "Bud" and Elberta Reeves Propes...

TRUMANN - Judge Henry Samuel Wilson was born in Conway, on February 1, 1920, the son of the late Jack and Grace wilson. Judge wilson died Sept. 18, 2010 at the age of 90 after a long battle with cancer. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Jonesboro...

TRUMANN-- Jeffery Wayne Maxwell 45, of Trumann, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010 at UAMS in Little Rock. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a former truck driver for Custom Food Group in Jonesboro and a member of the Maple Grove Baptist Church in Trumann...

Republican leaders have got to be feeling like Dr. Frankenstein this week. The TEA Party that they at least foster parented if they didn't exactly create, has turned on them. Their "baby" has grown up and decided that while the GOP talks a good game, it's just not conservative enough...

I just read where Barnes & Noble is up for sale.The world's largest bookseller said it might put itself up for sale amid struggles against stiff on line competition and aggressive takeover moves by a major shareholder...

It's a plan that would not only bring tourism to Trumann, but it would also promote a healthy lifestyle for the community. Neal Vickers spoke with the Trumann City Council on Sept. 14 about establishing and promoting bicycle routes across town and leading into town. Vickers noted he worked with the city of Jonesboro on their Greenways Project and said the same could be done in Trumann...

A move out of district has caused a change to the lineup of the city council. Alderman Matt Wright resigned his position from the council via a letter read by fellow Alderman Waylon Dunn on Sept. 13. Wright sold his home and has moved out of the ward he was serving...