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Local native appears on national television this week
(Local News ~ 05/16/03)
A woman with ties to the Tri-Cities area appeared Wednesday night on national television, appearing on the television show, "Extreme Makeover." Karen Richardson, who was Karen Lindley before getting married Easter Sunday, is a 44-year old emergency room nurse from Wilson, who works at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Osceola...
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EPC fares well in state tennis tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/16/03)
After opening round wins in the Class AAA tennis tournament last week in Pine Bluff, members of the EPC tennis team faced tough opposition in the upper rounds of the tournament. In the tournament, played at the Bloom's Tennis Center, four of the five teams participating in the tournament won their first round games...
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Sara Alexis Zarate
(Obituary ~ 05/16/03)
Sara Alexis Zarate, five months old, of Tyronza, died on Saturday, May 10, 2003. Survivors include her parents, Winnie Sue Bratton of Tyronza and Greg Zarate of Coldwater, Ark.; one sister, Samantha Sotelo of West Memphis; and one brother, David Wayne Bratton of Tyronza...
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Joe Marvin Stotts
(Obituary ~ 05/16/03)
Joe Marvin Stotts, 82, of Lepanto, died on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Born on May 21, 1920, in Lepanto, Stotts was a farmer, Veteran of WWII, member of the Church of Christ and the American Legion. Survivors include two sisters, Marguerite Hattle of West Memphis and Virginia Stotts of Lepanto...
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Steven W. Roark
(Obituary ~ 05/16/03)
Steven W. Roark, 50, of Jonesboro, died on Sunday, May 11, 2003 at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. Roark was affiliated with the Pentecostal Church of God in Etowah. Survivors include his father, Herman "Dickie" Roark and step-mother, Carline Roark and two brothers, Gary Roark of Keiser and Clifford Roark of Gosnell...
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Linzie Thurman Griffin
(Obituary ~ 05/16/03)
Linzie Thurman Griffin, 76, of Luxora, died on May 12, 2003 at his home. A mechanic, Griffin was of the Baptist faith and a resident of Mississippi County for over 55 years. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Buster Grimes and Rayford Griffin; and one son, Dwight Griffin...
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Cleo Goldman
(Obituary ~ 05/16/03)
Cleo Goldman, 83, of Lepanto, died on Friday, May 9, 2003, at the Trumann Nursing Home. Born on November 28, 1919 in Turrell, Goldman was a farmer and of the Pentecostal faith. Goldman was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Mofield Goldman, his parents, Grover and Margaret Goldman and four sisters...
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Scott Womack
(Obituary ~ 05/16/03)
Scott Womack, 83, of Marked Tree, died on Thursday, May 8, 2003 at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. A Farmer and former foreman for the Marked Tree Tribune, Womack was of the Baptist faith, a WWII Army veteran, Mason and member of Eastern Star...
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Personnel issues weighed heavy at board meeting
(Local News ~ 05/16/03)
In the regular meeting of the Marked Tree Board of Education on Monday, May 12, questions were brought to the board by area residents concerning a former district employee. Jerry Webb, of Marked Tree, addressed the board about its acceptance of a faculty member's resignation and questioned the board's knowledge of accusations against the former employee...
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EPC School Board approves stipend for class sponsor
(Local News ~ 05/16/03)
The East Poinsett County Board of Education voted 6-0 to approve giving a $450 stipend for the junior class sponsor, effective immediately. In the meeting, held on the Tyronza campus, the board debated the pros and cons of giving payment to teachers for extra duties or responsibilities...
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Goldsby Library Summer Reading Program
(Local News ~ 05/16/03)
The Goldsby Library's Friends invite children ages five through 12 to join them this summer for silly stories, jokes, game and humor of all kinds in the books at the Golodsby Library in Lepanto. The 2003 Summer Reading Program, "Laugh It Up @ Your Library," will have programs, prizes, drawings, story hours, a reading club and more. They are also inviting families to join the program for the Read Aloud portion of the program...
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Cotton Jamboree
(Local News ~ 05/16/03)
The Cotton Jamboree at the Melody Theatre presents Mr. Rudy and the Redneck Rhythm Rangers on Saturday, May 17 at 7 p.m. Mr. Rudy is a native of Leachville and known as the world's oldest radio announcer. Performing with Mr. Rudy will be Tim McKuin, Steve Sharp, Sherman Jorman, Matt Jackson, Tommy McDonald all from the Kennett area and Dr. Paul Moore, fiddle player from Jonesboro...
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Health Fair
(Local News ~ 05/16/03)
The East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc. is hosting a free Health Fair to be held Saturday, May 17, 2003 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Steven's Square in Lepanto. The Center will be conducting free blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol screenings. Free hot dogs, chips, drinks, ice cream and cotton candy will be given to all that attend. In addition, a Moon Walk will be there for the children to enjoy...
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Manchester proud of play of Bay Yellowjackets
(High School Sports ~ 05/16/03)
Bay defeated Lavaca 5-1 in the Class AA state baseball tournament at Augusta on Monday, May 5. Davey Webb went the distance for Bay in seven innings. He allowed four hits and one unearned run and struck out three. Webb also helped his team out at the plate. With a single in the first inning, he drove in two runs and with a double in the third he drove in two more runs. Bay's final run came in the sixth...
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Mary Pilcher
(Obituary ~ 05/16/03)
Mary Elizabeth Gage Pilcher, 59, of Jonesboro, died May 9, 2003, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. She had lived in the Jonesboro area all of her life. She was on the faculty of Central Elementary in Trumann. She was a teacher for 39 years and had been awarded School Teacher of the Year for 2001-2002. She was a member of the Church of Christ and Delta Kappa Gamma. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Pilcher, and her parents, Cecil A. Gage and Verna Daugherty Gage...
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Wanda Goodman
(Obituary ~ 05/16/03)
Wanda Jean Davies Benson Goodman, 68, of Proctor, died May 11, 2003, at the Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis of natural causes. She was born in Trumann and had lived in Proctor for the past 20 years and was formerly of Memphis. She was a retired customer service representative for S.P. ...
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Billy Tippitt
(Obituary ~ 05/16/03)
Billy Joe Tippitt, 62, died May 10, 2003, at the family residence in Jonesboro of natural causes. He was born in Trumann and had lived in Jonesboro for the past 12 years and was formerly of Texas. He was a retired truck driver for Action Manufacturing, a veteran of the U.S. Army and the Vietnam War and was of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by one brother and was the son of the late Alvin Dickie and Tisha Purnell Mitchell Tippitt...
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Arlen Vaden
(Obituary ~ 05/16/03)
Arlen Eugene Vaden, 73, of Trumann, died May 10, 2003, at the VA Medical Center in Memphis of natural causes. He was born and was a lifetime resident of Trumann and was formerly of St. Louis, Mo. He owned and operated Jan's Video, was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by two sisters, three brothers and was the son of the late William Everett and Lena Eva Turrintine Vaden...
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Loda Hollihan
(Obituary ~ 05/16/03)
Loda Beatric Hollihan, 83, of Bay, died May 7, 2003, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro of natural causes. She was born in Trumann and had lived most of her lifetime in the Bay and Truman area. She was a housewife and a member of the Viva Drive Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond D. Hollihan in 1994, one great-grandson, one sister, two brothers and was the daughter of the late William T. and Ollie Watkins Fain...
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Quorum Court hears report on fairgrounds
(Local News ~ 05/16/03)
At its regular monthly meeting May 12, the Poinsett County Quorum Court listened to a report from Steve Jernigan, president of the county fairground board, about electrical safety issues at the fairground. Jernigan reported that he had talked to individuals who want to replace the whole electrical system at the fairground which would cost the county $35,000 to $40,000, Jernigan said. ...
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Moon elected to Bank of Trumann Board of Directors
(Local News ~ 05/16/03)
Jerry T. Sims, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Trumann, announced the election of Matt Moon to the Board of Directors. Moon is a 1989 graduate of Trumann High School and earned a bachelor of sciences in accounting from Arkansas State University in 1992. He is a Certified Public Accountant and is controller for Dixie Gin and Dixie Equipment in Trumann, Town and Country International in Jonesboro and Riceland International in Weiner...
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Cedar Park Elementary School awarded NCA accreditation
(Local News ~ 05/16/03)
Regina Stacy, principal at Cedar Park Elementary School, announced that the school has earned accreditation for the 2002-2003 school year from the North Central Assocaition Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI). The association recognized the school on April 8 at its annual meeting in Chicago. Cedar Park Elementary joins over 9,000 schools across a 19-state region that were honored for attaining accreditation...
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Bay, Trumann graduations set Friday, May 16
(Local News ~ 05/16/03)
Talia Payne is the valedictorian and Trenity Fritz is the salutatorian for Trumann High School's Class of 2003. Trumann's senior high graduation is scheduled for Friday, May 16, at 7 p.m. Payne has been involved in basketball (seventh through 12th), volleyball (seventh through 12th), track (seventh through 12th), student council president, the National Honor Society, the science club, the art club and FFA...
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Young team surprises Montgomery
(High School Sports ~ 05/16/03)
Coming into the season Trumann Wildcat Coach Jim Montgomery didn't know what to expect from his young baseball team. But he was happy with the end result. "I think the kids played well," Montgomery said. "We lost some good players last year. Some of these kids (on the team now) are overachievers. The young kids came in and filled some spots. We finished eight out of approximately 70 teams. That's not too bad."...
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