Stories from Friday, August 3, 2012

James Larry Gresham, 68, passed away peacefully July 18, 2012, at his home in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was born July 28, 1943, in Heber Springs, Ark., and was preceded in death by his parents, James Erben Gresham and Madge Love Gresham Lemasters, his daughter, Cheri Kay Gresham, and his brother, Dane Gresham. ...

President Zach Hatley came prepared and organized to discuss issues and events that the Marked Tree Rotary planning committee had narrowed down. As with any organization, Hatley said there is a need to assemble some routine fundraisers that will generate revenue. A few of the ideas presented included an after hours mixer/dinner, bake sale, and spare change drive...

Skip Layne has been with what is now Century Link since 1972. Over the years he has seen many changes come along. Layne was the guest speaker at the Trumann Lions Club weekly meeting last Wednesday and discussed those changes with the members present...

Imagine it is Saturday morning, the family is gathered around the television with great anticipation as Channel 5 of Memphis is preparing to present the wrestling show that brings the larger than life wrestlers into their homes. "Businesses in Newport would close their doors during this time to go home and enjoy these shows with their families," explained Betty Butler, owner and promoter of The Magic of Wrestling in Newport...

Betty Payne has always been a very active member of the community and shows no signs of slowing down. "I turn 80 years old next year," she said. "I feel like I'm going 80 miles per hour with my pedal to the metal." In addition to teaching for 41 years, the last 17 of which she was an elementary principal, Payne is the president of the Trumann Library Board, is on the Community House Board, Retired Teachers Board, and the 4-H Board. ...

Jurors sentenced Jerry Lard to death Saturday morning, July 28, in the April 2011 shooting death of Trumann police officer Jonathan Schmidt. The jury of seven women and five men found Lard guilty of capital murder on Thursday, July 26, and voted unanimously Saturday for him to be put to death by lethal injection...