Stories from Friday, August 10, 2012

EPC, Marked Tree, BIC and Marmaduke in golf match at Three Rivers Country Club in Marked Tree.

Marked Tree Indians football.

MANILA -- Mrs. Hazel Marie Gamble, 79, of Manila, Ark., died Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Manila Nursing Center. Born Sept. 29, 1932, in Manila, she was the daughter of the late James and Blanch Vernor Whitehead and been a longtime area resident. Mrs. Gamble attended the Hornersville school system and attended the Manila Assembly of God. She enjoyed serving the Lord and gardening...

MANILA -- Mrs. Peggy Jean Hillhouse, 59, of Manila, Ark., died July 31, 2012, at her home. Born Aug. 11, 1952, in Arbyrd, Mo., she was the daughter of Robert Lee and Jerlean Bradfield Hogland and had been a long time area resident. Mrs. Hillhouse attended Senath-Hornersville school system and was a member of the Shields Baptist Church. She enjoyed shopping, camping, gardening and spending time with her family and friends. Mrs. Hillhouse was a very loving woman who put others before herself...

This week in our second of a series of four, we meet the coaches at Marked Tree High School. Waylon Dunn will coach both the senior high and junior high football teams. Dunn enters his fourth year as head coach and 19th year in coaching. Dunn graduated from Marked Tree in 1986 and went on to hear his degree from ASU. Dunn and his wife Dana have two children, daughter Bailey and son Bryce. Dunn's coaching staff includes Michael Wages, Derek Drewitt and Donald Perry.

TRUMANN -- Mrs. Billie Jo Cook, 79, of Trumann passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at Trumann Health & Rehabilitation. She was born in Clarksville, Ark., and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann and was formerly of Marked Tree. Mrs. Cook was a former office assistant of Singer Co. in Trumann and was an employee of Cedar Park Cafeteria. She was preceded in death by her parents, Everet Riley and Ruth Ardella Bullock, two sisters and two brothers...

TRUMANN -- Mr. Larry "Bear" Lively, of Trumann, Ark., departed this life Saturday morning, Aug. 4, 2012, at the NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, at the age of 60. He was born Jan. 26, 1952, in Harrisburg, the son of Bonnie Elwood Lively and Nellie Lucille Barnes Lively. ...

Singer-songwriter and author Rosanne Cash will host the second annual Johnny Cash Music Festival Friday, Oct. 5, at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Proceeds from the concert will help fund the ongoing restoration of the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Project in Dyess, Ark...

Jeannette Robertson of Jonesboro was the guest speaker at the Trumann Lions Club meeting last week at the Old Community House. Robertson is a practicing attorney with 28 years experience working in both state and federal courts. She has had a full time practice for the last seven years while also being a part-time District Court Judge covering small claims and civil cases...

Just as the proverb goes, "Don't judge a book by its cover," the same holds true for the quaint brown brick building at 511 Liberty in Marked Tree. This is where S&S Spa, a mother/daughter team, have opened their new business. S&S Spa's motto, "A place where it's all about YOU," fits this new business perfectly. ...

And they're off, followed by cheers and rants for the fans pick, the Poinsett County Fair started in 1880s as horse races for prizes of $50 to $100. As time went on and a new century arrived, horse races grew into a county fair of showing off the "best" prize livestock, pie, or craft that could be found within Poinsett County. It was a social gathering of neighbors of Poinsett County with wholesome family entertainment that gave into the competitive spirit of "my cow is better than your cow."...

In the wake of the capital murder trial of the State v. Jerry Lard, Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson said that while the entire city has felt the loss of officer Jonathan Schmidt, who was fatally shot by Lard last year during a traffic stop, Schmidt would serve as the department's greatest trainer...