Stories from Saturday, March 9, 2002

Tribune Editor The Three Rivers Nursing Center was transformed on Tuesday, March 5 into a festive, patriotic assemblage of dignitaries who were honoring Veterans and Freedom as the program began with music and flag waving by residents and guests. The Picket Post #21 of Jonesboro and Americanism Committee Chairman Burnis Posey presented "In God We Trust," a patriotic program that honored residents of the Three Rivers Nursing Center and in the local area that are Veterans or are presently serving in the United States Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the Arkansas Army National Guard.. ...

Mary Ann Arnold of Marked Tree recently announced her intentions to run for her 8th term as Justice of the Peace for Poinsett County. Ms. Arnold, wife of Dr. Sidney Arnold has been active in city and county affairs for many years, volunteering her time and money to improve the quality of life in the area...

The PTO and the Marked Tree Elementary School are very proud of the new sign. The PTO sponsored a fund raiser selling cookie dough last semester. The whole elementary student body participated in the fund raiser, raising $4,000 to purchase the new sign...

Guest speaker at Marked Tree Rotary for the March 6 meeting was Joyce B. Brown, editor of the Tri-City Tribune. Brown discussed the goals of the newspaper, to deliver the news accurately, timely and in an informative manner. She asked that all present remember that the newspaper is fueled by advertising and sold for the news. ...

Katie Dees, 19 a freshman at ASU in Jonesboro, the daughter of Catherine and Hugh Dees of Trumann and a graduate of Trumann High School is still in St. Bernard's Hospital where she sustained severe head trauma injuries from an auto accident. Tuesday February 18, shortly before midnight four area teens were injured in a one-vehicle accident on South Caraway Road in Jonesboro...

Peers Rewarded In Delivering Excellence By AMMI LUNG Tribune News Staff A beautiful voice is a very pleasant thing to listen to, but the voice singing with a positive message makes it even better. Vanessa Adams, a senior at Marked Tree High School, has been a member of the Victory In Praise, or VIP choir since its beginning back in 1998. ...

Mildred Pauline "Polly" Chandler 82, homemaker, died Saturday March 2, 2002 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. A resident of Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree, she was originally from Cayce, Miss. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Big Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Lucy, Tenn. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel in Memphis has charge of services...

Irene Elizabeth Richmond, 77 of Dyess died March 1, 2002 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Osceola. She was a Baptist and proceeded in death by her husband Girfus H. Richmond, two sons Randy Faron Richmond and Girfus Gary Richmond, one grand daughter, Dessie Irene Richmond, one sister Myrtle Richmond, one brother Edward Smith and her father and mother, Willie and Davie Smith...