Stories from Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Katy Tacker, 45, of Tyronza died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, in Kahului, Hawaii. She was an elementary teacher for 22 years and a member of Whitten First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, James Edward Hindman...

Mr. Henry Sullivan Blackwood Sr., 72, of Trumann died Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born on Island 35 in Reverie, Tenn., had lived in Trumann since 1979 and was formerly of California...

Mr. Larry E. Carter, 61, of Santa Fe, N.M., died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, at the family residence. He was born April 1, 1949, in Trumann, Ark., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann and Forrest City before moving to Santa Fe, N.M., 17 years ago...

Mrs. Lois Ann Owens, 50, died Sunday, February 20, 2011, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born in Jonesboro and had lived her lifetime in Trumann. Mrs. Owens was a Mother and Caregiver and a member of East Side Baptist Church. Mrs. Owens was preceded in death by one brother, Bud Presley and her father, James Elbert Presley...

Mr. Robert O. "Robbie" Talbot, 57, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born in and was a resident of Jonesboro, Ark., and lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. ...

The Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission (ATSC) has announced the awards for its 2011 Child Wellness Intervention Project (CWIP) Grant Program. In a ceremony on the second floor rotunda of the Arkansas State Capitol last Friday, a total of $16,900.13 was awarded to Weiner Elementary School by Dr. ...

A $4,800 Arkansas Heritage Month grant was awarded to Parker Pioneer Homestead in Harrisburg through its non-profit program Save Our History. This year's theme is "Conflict and Consequence: Commemorating the Civil War."...

Shower of Fortune The Trumann Rotary Club has announced its Shower of Fortune will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 4, in the Trumann Intermediate School cafeteria. In a meeting this week, ticket sells, banners for sponsors and which companies might donate to the fundraiser were all topics discussed...

Sherry Pearce, admissions coordinator and social/marketing director for Three Rivers Nursing Home, recently was invited to a conference in Little Rock to attend the presentation of the report from the Task Force on the Effect of Alzheimer's Disease...