Stories from Thursday, March 10, 2011

Mimie Brown, 98, of Marked Tree, died Monday, March 7, 2011, in St. Bernards Regional Medical Center at Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Emmett Brown, two...

Mrs. Brenda Catherine "Cissy" Burchfield, 34, died Tuesday, March 1, 2011, in a one-car accident near Bay, Ark. She was born in Osceola, Ark., and had lived in Trumann for the past 18 years. Mrs. Burchfield was a house cleaner and of the Baptist faith...

Mrs. Shirley Mae Dye, 60, of Trumann died Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born in Jonesboro, Ark., and lived her lifetime in Trumann. Mrs. Dye was a housewife and a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church...

Darrell LaRue Harvey, 57, of Harrisburg departed this life Thursday, March 3, 2011, in Jonesboro. Mr. Harvey was born June 16, 1953, in Lepanto, Ark., to Faye and Vergie (Carson) Harvey. He was retired from the United States National Guard and was a Viet Nam Veteran...

Mr. Donny Ray Welch, 62, of Trumann died Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born in Weona, Ark., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. Mr. Welch was a retired employee of Speedway Sales, a Veteran of the U.S. Army, was a Southern Baptist and attended Maple Grove Baptist Church...

The Warriors of East Poinsett County notched their first win of the baseball season Monday, topping host Maynard, 11-0, in five innings. EPC moved to 1-3 overall and 1-0 in conference action with the victory...

Through a combination of dedication, effort and outstanding team-wide skill sets, the East Poinsett County Warriors have advanced all the way to the Class 2A State Final. EPC will square off with Parkers Chapel at 8:45 p.m. Thursday (tonight) at Hot Springs...

The Indians put forth an amazing display of offense Monday, topping the visiting Riverside Rebels 11-1 in Marked Tree. The game ended early, with the 10-run rule coming into effect after five innings of action...

The Trumann softball and baseball squads have taken the field as winter has made the transition to spring. The Lady Wildcats have looked sharp on the softball diamond as spring action takes over the local schedules. Trumann has come away with impressive outing thus far, posting a 3-0 record...

Tamera Leatherwood, literacy specialist in the Trumann School District, was the guest speaker at the March 3 meeting of the Trumann Rotary Club at Couch's Barbecue. Leatherwood spoke on the impact of technology and its effect on literacy in the Trumann school systems...

On Tuesday March 1, Dr. Natalie Johnson-Leslie was invited by Marked Tree Elementary school librarian Mrs. Brenda Long to read and share with kids for black History month. Dr. Johnson-Leslie spoke with kindergarteners and first graders about Dr. ...

The first cultural arts workshop was presented March 5 by the Poinsett County Extension Homemakers. The first class was the Basics of Sewing, which was taught by Sharon Lowery. The Basics of Sewing workshop was held at the old Harrisburg Senior Life Center off of East Street in Harrisburg. ...

Residents of Three Rivers Nursing Center celebrated Mardi Gras on Tuesday during the center's fifth annual Mardi Gras party. Residents wore colorful masks and beads and participated in a parade through the facility and ate king cake afterward...

Joe Waleszonia, Trumann High School's superintendent, announced his retirement last month. Waleszonia has had 39 years of work experience and has dedicated 37 years of experience with the Trumann school district, 11 of those years serving as superintendent....