Stories from Thursday, January 27, 2011

Billy Ray Browder, 60, a U.S. Army veteran, of Tyronza passed away Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Browder was a Master Automotive Technician Instructor for Northeastern College in Blytheville.

A large crowd of county residents assembled at the Trumann Recreation Complex Saturday night to listen to Judy Byram and The Double Edge Band.

Fisher Mayor Homer Anschultz said former chief of police David Threlkeld is straightening out a situation in which the city was behind on payments for leases on a drug dog and squad car.

The local Girl Scouts are over half way to their cookie sales goal. According to local Girl Scout Leader Terri Dunham, the Poinsett County troops had a goal of selling $3,000 worth of cookies. They are two-thirds of the way to their goal as well as a dramatic change for the leaders.

A Poinsett County judge ruled Monday that Steve Jernigan is eligible to remain mayor of Lepanto. According to Jernigan's attorney, Arlon Woodruff, "the judge ruled in favor of Jernigan's election and denied the prosecuting attorney's office petition."

Lepanto city council members took the oath of office Tuesday at the beginning of the January meeting. The council heard a report on the day care center. The director said the day care center is not making a profit and needs new windows and work on the plumbing, but noted the center offers an important service that is good for the city and the surrounding area.

The Trumann Parks and Recreation Department has a new website that will become an important asset to the community.

Della Mae Allison Wood, 90, of Tyronza passed away Jan. 21, 2011, at NEA Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. Mrs. Wood, a homemaker, was a member of the First Pentecostal Church in Tyronza.

MUNFORD, TN - Mrs. Carol English Cattaneo, 56, of Munford, Tenn., died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, at the family residence. She was born in St. Louis, Mo., and lived in Munford for the past four years and was formerly of Arziona and Trumann. She was a housewife and of the Christian faith. Mrs. Cattaneo was prededed in death by her parents, Fred B. and Frances Jewell White English.

Another team effort, complete with Rashad "Ky" Madden, and another step closer to tournament time as the EPC Warriors handily defeated the BIC Mustangs, 74-39, Friday night in Monette.

The EPC Lady Warriors went into the second quarter with a 16-0 lead over the Buffalo Island Central Lady Mustangs Friday in Monette. The Lady Warriors didn't look back as they won, 58-39, and slid into first place in the conference and almost assuring themselves a number one seed in the 2A-North District Tournament.

East Poinsett County's Rashad "Ky" Madden is a nominee for the 2011 McDonald's All-American game in Chicago.