Stories from Tuesday, December 23, 2014

The Ladies of EPC are getting into the Christmas spirit. The outreach group, made up of EPC High School girls, sponsored an angel tree this year to provide Christmas presents to over 80 children in Tyronza and Lepanto. The presents were purchased by Junior and Senior high students, teachers, and community members. Last year, the Ladies of EPC's first year sponsoring an angel tree, there were around 50 names on the tree...

Trumann will be hosting its 17th annual Christmas dinner on Christmas Day, Thursday, Dec. 25. The dinner will be held at the TRC building at the Trumann Sports Complex at 16179 Pecan Grove. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This will be the fourth year that the lunch is taking place at the sports complex. ...

A graduating class of 1,100 was awarded diplomas during Arkansas State University's 2014 fall commencement ceremony, Dec. 13, in the Convocation Center. Chancellor Tim Hudson conferred the degrees to graduates from the Colleges of Agriculture and Technology, Business, Education and Behavioral Science, Engineering, Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Media and Communication, Nursing and Health Professions, Sciences and Mathematics, and University College...

Dylan Dulaney and Belina Santos are happy to announce their marriage on December 13, 2014 officiated by Pastor Rick Forbis at Calvary Pentecostal Church in Trumann, surrounded by close friends and family. Belina is the daughter of Juan and Ann Moreira of Trumann, and Manuel Santos of Lepanto. Dylan is the son of Melanie Hinchey of Jonesboro and Skip Dulaney of Bono...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Joy Faye Samuel of Trumann died Tuesday, Dec.16, 2014 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 70. She was born in Anderson Tully, Ark., and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a housewife and a member of McCormick Baptist Church. Mrs. Samuel was preceded in death by one sister; one brother; and her parents, David and Dorothy Smith Brown...

TRUMANN - Mr. Edgar Raney of Trumann died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 57. He was born in Lepanto and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a construction worker. Mr. Raney was preceded in death by his father, Sam Raney, Sr...

MARRERO, LA. -- Mary Carline Pertuit of Marrero, La., died at the Ochsner Medical Center in Gretna, La., Dec. 18, 2014 at the age of 64. Mrs. Pertuit was born in New Orleans, was a home maker and of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her parents Hector Pertuit and Mary Lackey. ...