Stories from Thursday, June 22, 2017

LEPANTO - Betty Faye Brown, 72, passed away on June 18, 2017 in Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Ms. Brown is survived by her son, Jeffery Barrett of Lepanto; five daughters, Kimberly Barrett of Lepanto, Robbin Simpson of Houston, Tex., Kelli Fires, Sharon Brown and Stephanie Gonzalez all of Lepanto; two brothers, Charles Weaver of Stonewall, La. ...

Sweet play made in youth baseball action in Trumann.

Harrisburg’s Jehlian Wright capped off her sophomore softball season with her selection to the Class 4A all-state softball team. Wright was productive at plate as well as a smooth defensive player from her shortstop position. Wright batted for .516 for the Lady Hornets to go along with a .589 on-base percentage and a .759 slugging percentage. ...

Meagan Allen capped off a fantastic freshmen season with her selection as a member of the Class 2A all-state softball team. Allen was also selected as all-conference for the Lady Warriors. Allen helped lead her team to a school record 22 wins and their first ever trip to the state softball tournament. ...

Only in the first year of existence at Trumann High School, Cade Gartman and Jay Morgan have had a great season for the Trumann Fishing Team and hope to cap it off with a national championship. The duo, along with boat captain Jarrett Prince, will head to Pickwick Lake in Florence,Alabama for the 2017 High School National Championship that will be held June 26 through July 3...