Stories from Thursday, January 13, 2011

***UPDATE**** A special meeting has been scheduled for Thursday at 5 p.m. An effort to abide by a court order to draw lots for four positions on the interim Harrisburg School Board has been put on hold.

Newly-elected Lepanto mayor Steve Jernigan is involved in a civil court case to determine if he is a resident of Lepanto and therefore eligible to serve as mayor.

Tyronza City Council members tackled a lengthy agenda in their first meeting of the new year this week, starting with approving expenditures.

The Trumann School District held a public hearing Jan. 4 regarding an update to the facilities master plan that must be submitted to the Arkansas Department of Education. Superintendent Joe Waleszonia discussed past and current projects underway by the district as part of its 10-year plan...

A quick start offensively combined with their high pressure defense helped the EPC Lady Warriors to a 60-34 victory over Walnut Ridge in conference action Thursday in Lepanto.

The Trumann junior and senior girls basketball teams fell to the Osceola Seminoles in action Jan. 4 in Trumann.

"Fuzzy" Manuel Junior Gann, 77, of Lepanto died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010, in South Mississippi County Medical Center in Osceola.

Without Rashad "Ky" Madden, the EPC Warriors were still able to cruise to a 82-34 victory over Walnut Ridge on Friday night in Lepanto.

TRUMANN - Mr. Daniel Edward "Danny" Moss, 72, of Trumann, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark.

PLEASANT VIEW, TN -- Mr. Joey Reid Craig, 61, of Pleasant View, Tenn., went to be with his Savior Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Tight budgets and a decreasing population were the popular topics discussed at the quarterly Intergovernmental Cooperative Council meeting Tuesday, hosted by Tyronza mayor Marion Bearden.

TRUMANN -- Mr. Larry Wendell Toone, 68, of Trumann, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro.

The Marked Tree City Council held a nice, long meeting Monday to kick off a new year with new mayor Wayne Nichols. The council approved the financial and water statements and heard committee reports from the airport, fire, police, street, sanitation and water departments, as well as parks and recreation.