Stories from Friday, June 22, 2001

A Trumann man has been charged with second degree murder following the stabbing death of another Trumann man Saturday, June 9. Nathan Floyd, 25, of Trumann was arraigned Monday afternoon before Trumann Municipal Judge Steve Inboden and charged in the death of Billy Joe Wadlington, 55, of Trumann. Floyd is being held at the Poinsett County Detention Center in Harrisburg on $100,000 bond while awaiting his August 3 appearance in Poinsett County Circuit Court...

Father's Day As I sat around my parents' home on the wrong side of town Sunday, I felt comfortable in the company of Mom and Dad, my sister, Carolyn, and my brother-in-law, Glen. The crowd was small since big brother, Ken, and his herd didn't make it down. But that didn't make it any less enjoyable...

Chief Kenneth Walker of the Bay Police Department reports the following arrests were made in May 2001: May 1 - Misty L. Howard - Jonesboro, AR - COC Revocation of Probation Misty L. Howard Jonesboro, AR - COC Revocation of-Probation Misty L. Howard - Jonesboro, AR - COC Non Payment of Fines...

In a lovely wedding ceremony solemnized Saturday at 5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Trumann, Miss Amber Ashley Shores became the bride of Matthew Hogan Moon. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Gary Shores, and Mr. and Mrs. James Moon, Sr., all of Trumann...

Joe Waleszonia, superintendent of Trumann Public Schools, reported dramatic increases by Trumann students on scores in standardized testing administered during the past school year. "Students in Trumann School District performed exceedingly well on the SAT9 [Stanford Achievement Test, 9h Edition] administered in April 2001," reported Waleszonia...

Senators Tim Hutchinson and Blanche Lincoln announced last week that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $4,846,568 in grants to nine school districts throughout Arkansas, including a $575,092 grant to Trumann Schools. Awarded through the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, this funding will help schools plan, implement, or expand projects that benefit the educational, health, social services, cultural, and recreational needs of the community...

The Trumann Police Department released the following report of thefts in the Trumann area for the week of June 10: Janice Lawrence - 60 methadone pills. Ashley Duncan - Cannon Gold 35mm camera, 5 VCR tapes, black TV-VCR combo, 110 air conditioner. William Collett- black Craftsman tool box and tools...

(The following story appeared in the Petit Jean Country Headlight at Morrilton in Conway County on April 25. Mrs. Bates is the former Bernice Maglothin, daughter of the late Arthur and Dessie Lane of Trumann, and the mother of Dr. Doug Maglothin, Scotty Maglothin and Linda Bailey. Mrs. Bates will donate a copy of Before Scarlett: Girlhood Writings of Margaret Mitchell to the Trumann Public Library in memory of her parents.)...

Cris and Marcie Battles of Ashville, Ala. announce the birth of their first child. Charles Sebastion Battles was born June, 2001 at 10:38 a.m. at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala. He entered the world weighing 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 21 inches long...

Leonard G. "Joe" Heard, 80, of Harrisburg, died Monday, June 18 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Heard was born on June 10, 1921 in Decatur, Ala. He was the owner and operator of Heard's Greenhouses and Nursery for over 34 years. He was retired from the Singer Company. Heard was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his wife, Katherine Louise Heard on August 29, 2000 and two brothers...

Frank J. Forbis, 74, of Harrisburg, died Monday, June 11 at his residence in Harrisburg. Forbis was born on September 20, 1926 in Monette. He spent the past 38 years in Harrisburg. He was a retired journeyman carpenter for Local 345 in Memphis, Tenn. Forbis was of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters...

Orville W. Sharp, 74, of Trumann, died Sunday, June 17 at his residence on Trumann. Sharp was a retired police officer with the Trumann Police Department. He had spent most of his life in the Bay and Trumann areas. Survivors include his wife, Lorene Sharp of the home; one son, Hurley Sharp of Jonesboro; two sisters, Stella Ferguson and Beulah Steen, both of Trumann; one half-sister, May Belle Singley of Gulfport, Miss.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren...

Marcy Cleo Baney, 53, of Harrisburg, died Friday, June 15 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Baney was born on December 27, 1947 in Harrisburg. She lived in Harrisburg all of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church. Baney was preceded in death by one son, Delbert Lee Brow...

Archie Leonard Lancaster, 84, of Trumann, died Monday, June 18 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, of natural causes. Lancaster was born in Cardwell, Mo., and had lived most of his lifetime in the Trumann area. He was a retired farmer and factory worker and a member of the Calvary Pentecostal Church in Trumann. ...