Stories from Friday, May 25, 2012

TRUMANN - Mr. Dale Maurice Riley, 58, of Trumann, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in Trumann. Mr. Riley was born and a lifetime resident of Trumann. He was a tree cutter and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Trumann. Mr. Riley was preceded in death by two brothers, Charlie Riley and Donald Riley, and was the son of the late Otto L. and Mildred Irene Baker Riley...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Wanda Gail Stotts Stephens, 61, died May 15, 2012, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born in Jonesboro, Ark., and had lived most of her lifetime in the Trumann and Jonesboro area. Mrs. Stephens was a retired school teacher for the Trumann High School and of the Baptist faith...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Irene Maybelle Walker, 91, of Trumann died May 15, 2012, at the family residence. She was born in Jonesboro, Ark., and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a housewife and of the Pentecostal faith. Mrs. Walker was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Linton Walker in 2002; one son, Ted Salter; one great-grandson, Christopher Hutcherson; two sisters, two brothers and her parents, James and Bertha Bradley Franklin...

Poinsett County deputies and Marked Tree officers made five felony arrests stemming from a traffic stop at approximately 1:15 a.m. May 16 on Highway 63 at the Travelair Motel in Marked Tree. According to Poinsett County Sheriff Larry Mills, a vehicle driven by Christopher Rusher was stopped on Highway 63 around 1:15 a.m. ...

The Trumann Class of 1962 is sponsoring an event with the goal of bringing the whole community together for live entertainment, great food and a silent auction that will benefit the Sims/Talbot Adult Education and Training Center. Jerry Sims, a member of the Class of 1962, and his sister Patti Sims Swinford, donated $250,000 toward the building of an adult education center in Trumann. Members of the Class of 1962 decided they wanted to organize this event to help contribute to the center...

Karl Hollander, executive director for The Foundation of Arts in Jonesboro, told the Trumann Rotary Club recently that part of the reason he is so interested in the arts and community outreach through the arts is that they "can influence kids for the rest of their lives."...

In a special Trumann city election which was part of Tuesday's Preferential Primary, Trumann residents voted against a one percent sales and use tax for the city, resoundly defeating the proposal 682 to 147. In area Democratic Primary races, incumbent Poinsett County Judge Charles D. Nix defeated Doyle Hillis by a vote of 1,614 to 972 and incumbent Poinsett County Sheriff Larry K. Mills defeated challenger Kevin "Big Daddy" Caldwell 2,088 to 500...

Trumann certainly was shining by the end of the day Monday, May 21. Volunteers turned out with their trucks, trailers and time to participate in Trumann Time to Shine, part of Keep Arkansas Beautiful. Over two 40 yard containers of trash were collected in the very long day...