Stories from Thursday, December 28, 2017

Hunter Taylor of EPC signs to continue baseball career at Crowley's Ridge College.

Bay fell behind early in the opening quarter and could never catch up as the Yellowjackets fell 82-47 to Marked Tree in the quarter-final round of the NEA Invitational Tournament this past Saturday at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro. Josh Willard gave Bay an early 2-0 lead before Marked Tree got a steal and jumper from Jack Brown, an old-school three-point play from Colby Malone, a tip in and three-pointer from Jack Brown and an inside basket from Paul Coleman to make it 12-2 Indians. ...

Marked Tree raced out to a 30-8 lead after the first quarter on their way to a 72-32 win over Crowley’s Ridge Academy (CRA) this past Tuesday to earn a spot in the Division I championship game of the NEA Invitational Tournament being played in Jonesboro...

Bay built a double digit lead by halftime against Tuckerman before going on to post a 57-29 win this past Monday advancing the Lady Yellowjackets to the finals of the NEA Invitational Tournament being played at First National Bank Arena on the campus of Arkansas State University...

EPC hit enough free throws down the stretch to secure a 71-62 win over Izard County Consolidated (ICC) to reach the finals of the Division I bracket this past Monday in Jonesboro. ICC scored the first points of the night with a basket inside as Dee Buchanan hit a three-pointer for EPC to make it 3-2 Warriors. ...

Marked Tree Mayor Mary Ann Arnold passed away at the age of 90 on Thursday, Dec. 21. Mayor Arnold had been in hospice for about a week and had appointed Alderman Steve Craig to serve as mayor pro tempore earlier in the month, though she had still been in contact with department heads by phone and did her best to work for the city till the end...

Last week, Stepping Stone Sanctuary in Trumann and Three Rivers Food Pantry in Marked Tree had their big Christmas giveouts to the help families over the holiday. Stepping Stone Sanctuary gave out 5,300 pounds of food in 16 minutes last Wednesday at their Trumann location. Jeff Weaver, director of Stepping Stone Sanctuary, said the food was donated from several places, including Walmart, Country Mart, and the Northeast Arkansas Food Bank. Frozen turkeys were donated by Aldi...