Stories from Friday, June 22, 2012

Mrs. Dorothy Marie Wigginton, 73, of Manila, Ark., died Sunday, June 10, 2012, at her home. Born March 26, 1939, in Victoria, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Arlie and Grace Bradford Humble and was a homemaker and longtime area resident. Mrs. Wigginton was a member of the Carroll's Corner Church of the Lord Jesus Christ and enjoyed going to church and being with family and friends...

Maggie L. Lacey, 76, of Wichita Falls, Texas, passed away Friday, June 8, 2012. Maggie was born Feb. 13, 1936, in Trumann to the late John Daniel and Viola Texas (Bottom) Rowlett. She grew up in Trumann and graduated from the Baptist Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Memphis in 1957...

A petition to recall Trumann mayor Sheila Walters has circulated through the Trumann community over the last few weeks. Pam Willbanks, mother of Trumann detective Erik Willbanks, who was terminated from the Trumann Police Department following an investigation into former Police Chief Tony Rusher, set up an office last week to collect signatures for the petition...

Lepanto Mayor Steve Jernigan told the City Council in a meeting Tuesday night that the city still is looking for the right person to hire for the position of dog catcher. "We've interviewed several people," Mayor Jernigan said. "We've got a couple of prospects but really haven't made a final decision."...

Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson didn't know what he wanted to be growing up in Marmaduke. "I had thoughts of the medical field, but I did know I wanted to be in a job where I could help others," he said in a talk Wednesday, June 13, to the Trumann Lions Club...

Dr. Angela Howell of Eyecare of Trumann contributed to a book published in May that provides a detailed review of eye and vision care needs for patients with special needs. The book, edited by Marc Taub, Mary Bartuccio and Dominick Maino, is called "Visual Diagnosis and Care of the Patient with Special Needs."...

The Trumann Police Department welcomed a new officer to the force this week, a two-year-old labrador retriever named Blue. Blue was donated by Bluestreak K9 as part of a drug dog giveaway. She is a rescue dog, trained by Blake Bristow as a single purpose dog to pinpoint drugs...