Stories from Wednesday, April 23, 2003

A Senath woman received fatal injuries and a Rector EMT was injured while responding to a two-vehicle accident during a sandstorm Wednesday morning, April 16, on Highway 90 between Hargrave Corner and Holly Island. Trooper Ramey Lovan of the Arkansas State Police said Doris Salas, 30, died at 5 a.m. Thursday at The Med in Memphis, where she was transported following the accident. He said she sustained serious injuries when she was ejected from the 1994 Ford Explorer in which she was traveling...

The Piggott boys tennis team improved to 11-2 on the year Friday night defeating Ridgefield Christian, 7-3. Derren Parrish, Zach White, Daniel Parker, Jake Jones and Jeremy Lemmons all won singles matches. Chase Akins lost his match, 6-4 and Matt Small suffered a loss...

The Piggott Lady Mohawks defeated Brookland Saturday afternoon, 10-0, in the semifinals of the 3AAA-North districts at Westside to earn a berth in this week's AAA regional tournament at Trumann. The win pitted the Piggott girls up against host Jonesboro Westside for the championship on Monday night.The Lady Warriors fell victim to the Lady Warriors, 16-1...

In an effort to raise additional funding for the Piggott High School football program, the PHS booster club is sponsoring a Weight-A-Thon this Saturday, April 26 in the old gymnasium. A portion of the proceeds will also benefit the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life...

Orvil Trammell, 53, of Corning died Monday, April 21, 2003, at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock. He was born Oct. 15, 1949, in McDougal, the son of Fred Les and Ruby Weaks Trammell. He was united in marriage to Sharon Kay Schefer on March 10, 1969. To this union two sons were born...

Goldie Ezell, 86, of Dexter, Mo., died Saturday, April 19, 2003, in the Crowley Ridge Health Care in Dexter. She was born Dec. 12, 1916, in Dexter, the daughter of the late Harry and Delta Gaines Lee. She was united in marriage to George Ezell. He preceded her in death...

Jessie Lee Payne, 84, of Piggott died Thursday, April 17, 2003, in St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Aug. 18, 1918, in Carryville, the daughter of the late Jess and Lillie Rogers Neely. She was united in marriage to Virgil Doyle "Poodle" Payne. To this union four children were born...

Floye E. Davis, 93, of Campbell died Wednesday, April 16, 2003, in Poplar Bluff. She was born Aug. 27, 1909, in Pollard to Sam and Emma Kirk Dudley. She was united in marriage to Elisha Davis and to this union four children were born. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and a homemaker...

Piggott has always been a community known for its volunteer spirit, from individuals to groups that help make many events and organizations possible. Mayor Gerald Morris has proclaimed April 27 through May 3 as National Volunteer Week in Piggott. Shirley Schoettlin of Piggott, a member of the Arkansas Commission on National and Community Service, said the week will be celebrated nationwide and will recognize volunteers for their efforts...

Larry Holcomb is the 2003 Honorary Chairman for the Clay County Relay For Life. The Relay will be held from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Heritage Park in Piggott. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. "I'm very honored," Holcomb said, who is a longtime Piggott pharmacist and graduate of Piggott High School. "I feel very humble about it. There have been a lot of other people who have been through more."...

The fifth annual Clay County Relay For Life is almost here, and sunny skies are predicted for the big day on Saturday at Heritage Park in Piggott. The event begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 10 p.m. Last year's Relay broke its previous record, earning $57,643.67, up from the previous year's $55,811.94...

The Rector Cougars continued their recent impressive surge with a couple of road wins last week in baseball action. On Tuesday they pounded Riverside 19-5. Derrick Parrish went 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored. Nathan Wyatt was 2 for 4 with 3 runs scored. ...

Many sports fans are intrigued by stories of the parent-sibling athletic chain whereby the parent passes on his or her athletic skill down to a daughter or son, the next line in the chain. There is a family here in the eastern Clay County-Greene County area, which has quietly, with little acclaim or fanfare, extended their athletic chain to three generations...

The Rector lady Cougars used a nine run outburst to vault past Maynard 25-20 in the district tournament at Rector Monday.Sara Parmenter and Jessica Hill each had six walks. Parmenter scored five runs with Hills scoring four times. Kocaina Lyles had two hits and four RBIs. Tara Shepard and Lyndsay Fowler had two hits apiece and two RBIs...

The Marmaduke Greyhounds won a come-from-behind 9-7 opening round district tournament game Monday afternoon at Walnut Ridge. Andrew Dodd hit two triples and Kyle Pieri went four for four at the plate. Bruce Wallace earned the win striking out 14. Wallace came through in the clutch striking out the last two batters with the bases loaded...

Mildred Maureen Dorris, 82, of Rector died Friday, April 18, 2003, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born March 10, 1921, in Leachville, the daughter of the late Marion Monroe Cornelison and Dora Bell Deck Cornelison. She was a member of Blue Cane General Baptist Church...

Financial analyst Jack Truemper attended the Rector School Board meeting Tuesday, April 15, to advise members about restructutring the school's debt in order to come into compliance with the state's new millage requirements. Truemper reminded school board members the state Supreme Court has ruled each school district must have a minimum of 25 maintenance and operation (M&O) mills. Rector currently has 16 M&O mills, two dedicated M&O mills and 12.1 debt service mills...

The 15th annual Marmaduke Mayfest will be held Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3. The event is sponsored by the Marmaduke Civic Organization, Smoot Mobile Homes, ARI and community churches. A free bean and cornbread supper will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, May 2, at the Methodist church...

The fifth annual Clay County Relay For Life is almost here, and sunny skies are predicted for the big day on Saturday at Heritage Park in Piggott. The event begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 10 p.m. WRECK (Walking Rectorites Encouraging Cancer Knowledge) will again be participating in the event...

A Senath woman received fatal injuries and a Rector EMT was injured while responding to a two-vehicle accident during a sandstorm Wednesday morning, April 16, on Highway 90 between Hargrave Corner and Holly Island. Trooper Ramey Lovan of the Arkansas State Police said Doris Salas, 30, died at 5 a.m. Thursday at The Med in Memphis, where she was transported following the accident. He said she sustained serious injuries when she was ejected from the 1994 Ford Explorer in which she was traveling...

The Marmaduke Lady Greyhounds pounded out 16 hits as they downed CRA 19-2 last Wednesday at Marmaduke in their final regular season game of the year. Beth Grigsby went 3 for 3 with 4 RBIs and a homerun. Lauren Wright was 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs. Terri Graham was 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs. Brooke Smith was 1 for 3 with 1 RBI. Heather Johnson went 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs and Tabitha Mobley was 2 for 3 with 1 RBI...