EPC School Board hires coaches
At its meeting Monday night, the East Poinsett County Board of Education voted to hire two new coaches with area ties. In the meeting, held on the Tyronza campus, the board voted 5-0 to hire Michael Lueallen and Gary Williams as coaches at the school. According to Supt. Gerald Jennings, Lueallen, who coached last year at Marked Tree, will serve as the Jr. High Head Football Coach and Assistant Girls Basketball Coach, while Williams will serve as the Jr. and Sr. High Head Girls Basketball Coach and will work with other sports related duties. Williams, a graduate of Arkansas Tech University, has coaching experience, coaching at both Crawfordsville and Marked Tree in recent years. Williams replaces Sharon Turney, who resigned this month to take a coaching position at Rivercrest.