Stories from Monday, September 19, 2016

Lake Poinsett State Park reports that fishing has been good even with the low water levels. Crappie have been hitting great as well as the bream, bass and catfish. At Crown Lake the bream are biting good on crickets with the bass working early in the morning and late in the day on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and topwater lures. Catfish have been taking chicken livers and shrimp. No report on the crappie fishing...

Trumann hosts Harrisburg, Pocahontas and Westside in high school golf at Trumann Country Club.

Local team wins 14U title at Trumann Sports Complex.

Hunter Montgomery captured medalist honors with a 36 for Trumann as the Wildcats shot a team total of 128 to tie with Pocahontas for top honors in a four-team meet this past Monday at Trumann Country Club. Trumann also had Fowler Montgomery with a 40 and Jarrett May with a 52. ...

EPC (1-1) scored on the first offensive play of the game and never looked back on their way to a 44-0 win over rival Marked Tree (0-2) this past Thursday night at Warrior Field in Lepanto. Bradley Ainsworth fell on Marked Tree's squib kick to start the game giving the Junior Warriors the ball on their own 44-yard line. ...

Julian Booker accounted for four touchdowns this past Friday night as he rushed to two scored and passed for two more as Marked Tree (2-0) beat their county rivals Harrisburg (0-2) 58-20 in high school football this Friday at Don Lovell Memorial Field in Marked Tree...

DYERSBURG - Mr. Bobby Ray Madden departed this life Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at his home in Dyersburg, Tenn. Mr. Madden was born June 6, 1955 in Leighton, Ala. to Butler Davis and Elizabeth Madden. He was a painter and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Madden was preceded in death by one sister, Bobbie Jean Madden; one brother, Jerome Madden and his father...

TRUMANN - Mr. Steven Allen "Stevie Ray" Goodman of Trumann departed this life on Thursday, September 15, 2016 in Blytheville, Ark., at the age of 59. Mr. Goodman was born Friday, October 19, 1956 in Lepanto, Ark., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a construction worker with Smith Construction and of the Methodist faith. Mr. Goodman was preceded in death by one brother, Dan Goodman and his parents, Olin and Verneil Qualls Goodman...