Stories from Friday, November 30, 2012

MARKED TREE - Dorothy Jones Cooper was born Feb. 18, 1931, and departed this world Nov. 21, 2012, to go on to glory with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and all her loved ones and friends who have gone on before her. Dorothy moved from Savanna to the Marked Tree area in the 1940s. ...

It's not over yet. The St. Francis Lake Association's lawsuit against the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission regarding the removal of permanent duck blinds on Wildlife Management Areas will continue. On Nov. 16, Judge Randy Philhours dismissed the lawsuit, saying Poinset County was an improper venue for the case. ...

Trumann's Macy Hicks will sign her letter of intent to continue her softball career at Williams Baptist College on Thursday, November 29th at 10 am in the Trumann High School gym. Hicks will be a four-year starter when softball rolls around next spring...

Boys EPC opened it's season with a 57-54 win over Marked Tree in Lepanto last Tuesday night. Freshman Malik Monk scored 29 points for EPC (1-0) as Jammar "Mookie" Sturdivant scored 10. Allen Buchanan and Daniel Rucker each scored 16 for Marked Tree (2-1)...

Bay (10-2) used a big second half last Tuesday night as they came back from 11 down to defeat Trumann 51-48 in boy's basketball action at Wildcat Den. Tyler Pritchett opened the scoring with a bucket less than a minute into the game to give Bay a 2-0 lead. ...

Bay (12-2, 2-0 1A-3) jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a 73-31 win over the Cardinals in Weiner this past Tuesday night. Tyson Oliver scored off a Matt Holt lob pass to start the game and give Bay a 2-0 lead 22 seconds into the game. Tyler Armstrong tied the game for Weiner at 2-2 with a lay up with 7:27 left. ...