Stories from Thursday, October 7, 2004

On Saturday, Oct. 2, the Clay County Sheriff's Department was on patrol in the Nimmons area. A traffic stop was made and items to manufacture methamphetamine were found in the car. Mark Lewis, 39, of Nimmons and Cynthia Stender, 38, of Greenway were arrested. ...

On Thursday, Sept. 30, the Junior Mohawks traveled to East Poinsett County where they lost to the Warriors, 30-8. This loss brings the Junior Mohawks to an overall record of 2-3. EPC dominated the offensive and defensive lines, controlling the game and scoring in the first quarter, leaving the score 6-0...

The Senior Lady Mohawks won first place in the Silver Bracket Tournament at the ASU Playday which was held on Saturday, Sept. 25, on the Arkansas State University campus. The Lady Mohawks began the day in pool play with three other teams, which included Little Rock Christian, Olive Branch and Westside...

The Lady Mohawks faced the Pocahontas Redskins on Thursday, Sept. 30, at the PHS gymnasium. The Junior Lady Mohawks have pushed their conference record to 5-1 with a win over the Junior Lady Redskins. Scores for the games were 25-15 and 25-11. Alisha Garcia went 12/12 in service for the game, adding three aces, 10 assists, and 12 digs. ...

There was a large crowd on hand at the Salem High School football field Friday night -- it was Salem's homecoming celebration. But as the queen and her court strode onto the field, the Mohawk fans filled the stands. The Mohawks paced nervously waiting for their moment to hit the field and come crashing through the spirit line the Mohawk cheerleaders had set up for them...

Arvin Edwin Skidmore, 81, of Beebe, Ark., died Oct. 1, 2004, after a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 23, 1922, to Milo and Pearl Skidmore in Piggott. He graduated from Piggott High School as valedictorian and married Laurene Nichols on Sept. 7, 1946...

DeWitt F. Carman, 83, of Piggott, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, at Murphy Health Care. He was born April 21, 1921, in Peach Orchard, Ark., the son of the late Willard and Carrie Culp Carman. He married LaVerne Gauf on May 24, 1942. They had two daughters...

James David Bedwell, 74, of Jonesboro died on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, at his residence. He was born in Fagus on March 18, 1930, the son of the late Andrew Harrison and Sara Elizabeth Bedwell. He married Virginia Marie Kitchen. They were married for 56 years and had eight children...

Paul Catterton, 73, of Piggott, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, at the Medical Center in Memphis. He was born March 26, 1931, in Sumner, Ill., the son of the late Nathan and Pearl Marie Jones Catterton. He married Melva Ann Vaughn on Sept. 28, 1957. They had three sons...

The Piggott School Board met in a special meeting on Monday, Oct. 4, to hear updates from architect Mark Cahoon on the building project, discuss fuel bids and discuss sports participation in state and regionals. Cahoon proposed rotating the plans for the cafeteria and kitchen. ...

The Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce annual Fall Banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, at the Piggott Community Center. Tickets are $15 each and are available at the Chamber office and area businesses. The community is invited to attend...

On Thursday, Sept. 23, Rich Langille accepted a check for $1,000 from David Burnette for the Rector High School Literacy Project. Burnette, a customer service manager for Entergy, explained that the funds were disbursed through a Community Partnership Grant. Burnette said $1,000 is the maximum allowed to any one entity...

On Saturday, Oct. 2, the Clay County Sheriff's Department was on patrol in the Nimmons area. A traffic stop was made and items to manufacture methamphetamine were found in the car. Mark Lewis, 39, of Nimmons and Cynthia Stender, 38, of Greenway were arrested. ...

The Rector City-wide Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, Oct. 9. The sale will begin at 7 a.m. Yard sale permit fees will be waived for Saturday only. The Rector City-wide Yard Sale is usually held the first weekend of October; however, it was changed this year at the request of several residents. ...

Rector fire chief Huston Bowden met with the Rector City Council on Monday evening regarding the purchase of new equipment for the department. The first item of discussion from Bowden's list was the new fire station to be constructed next to the Rector Public Library. Bowden explained that the cost of the metal building, $26,372, was with the sales tax included. The cost of the building would actually be $25,640 instead...

On Feb. 25, 2003, the congregation of New Life Christian Center watched helplessly as their house of worship was engulfed in flames. With rejoicing on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, members of the congregation toured the construction site of the new church, located at the corner of Seventh and Hickman streets in Rector...

Two members of the Rector girls golf team took part in the regional tournament held last week at Mountain Ranch golf course at Fairfield Bay. Lindsay Fowler and Jordan Cornelison represented Rector in the tournament. Fowler finished in the top 20, shooting 131 for the course. Cornelison, though not as successful as her teammate, fared well, too, as both finished a course that was described as "really hard" by coach Mark Manchester...

The peewee football teams of Rector found success Saturday against the Marked Tree Indians at homecoming, as both teams stood victorious at the ends of their respected games. The team of fourth and fifth graders played in the opening game. The Indians struck first, scoring on a rush by Thaddeus Moore with 4:52 left in the first quarter. ...

The Junior Cougars of Rector journeyed to Marked Tree seeking victory after dropping two games at home. The change of scenery failed to produce the desired effect, as the Indians downed the Cougars, 36-8. Marked Tree recieved the ball first, but were held in check by the Rector defense. Both teams went three-and-out on their opening drives...

Pauline Priscilla Morris, 94, of Rector, died Monday, Sept. 27, 2004, in Rector. She was born Dec. 9, 1909, in Ridgely, Tenn., to the late Smith A. and Zora Walker. She was a housewife and a member of the First General Baptist Church of Rector. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Morris; one son, A.L. Morris; one infant grandson, Leslie Steven Wesley, and several brothers and sisters...

Gary Owen Franks, 62, of Marmaduke died Friday, Oct. 1, 2004, at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis. He was born Sept. 13, 1942, in St. Louis to the late Owen and Marjina Franks. He was the owner of Franks Transmission Repair in Marmaduke, a farmer, a retired postal employee, a board member of Harvey's Chapel Cemetery and a former board member of Delta Cotton Co-op. He was a member of the Marmaduke First Baptist Church...

Anna (Hill) Dean, 93, of Kennett, Mo., formerly of Rector, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born June 18, 1911, in Leonard to the late Hugh Hill and Mae Grogan Hill. She was a retired school teacher, a member of the Eastern Star and a member of Faith United Methodist Church in Kennett...

The team of Barry DeHart, Scot Sale and Scott Hunter captured the recent Three-Man Scramble at Sugar Creek County Club in Piggott with a 36-hole score of 113. The winning score was 31-under-par. These are the complete results of the tournament: Championship Flight -- 1. DeHart-Sale-Hunter 113. 2. Knauts-Downing-McMillan 115. 3. Sides-Love-Love 117. 4. Akins-Denny-Hoggard 118...