Stories from Friday, April 6, 2007

It's long been said the passage of time heals all wounds. However, sometimes it takes a while to determine the required dosage. The town of Marmaduke is still healing one year after an F-3 tornado ravaged the small city on April 2, 2006. In the aftermath of nature's wrath, more than 750 of the town's residents were without homes. ...

Students at Marmaduke High School have overcome a great deal in the last year. Aside from taking tests and facing other, more typical rites-of-passage, many of the area's youth have had to work alongside their families in an attempt to rebuild not only their homes, but their lives in the aftermath of an F-3 tornado which ripped through Marmaduke April 2, 2006...

A local woman has entered the small business world, striking out on her own to make a hobby into something more. Cathy Louder of Rector is the owner and operator of Cat's Candy, a new business which provides delicious treats to customers both near and far...

Ticket sales are underway for the Rector Area Chamber of Commerce annual banquet to feature Rector native Bill Carter, an attorney, television producer and author who now resides in Nashville, Tenn. The dinner is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at the Rector Community Center. A large crowd is anticipated and early ticket purchase is encouraged. The ticket price of $15 includes a meal catered by Strawberry's of Holcomb, Mo...

Elzipha "Ziffie" Jones, 90, of Paragould, formerly of Rector and Marmaduke, died Saturday, March 31, 2007, at her home. Born Aug. 25, 1916, to the late Pete Marsh and Mary Coggins, she was a homemaker. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Euvene Jones, on July 15, 1987; one daughter, Wilma Lane, and three sisters, Lizzie, Tressie and Virgie...

After enjoying last week off for Spring Break, the Lady Cougars returned to the diamond on Monday, visiting the Lady Rams of Paragould. However, the time off may have been harmful to the girls from Rector, as they were downed 9-3. The Lady Cougars seemed to have things going their way in the early going. ...

The 'Hounds broke out the big sticks on Monday, topping Manila 9-6 in 3A-3 play. Marmaduke benefited from solo homers by Caleb Bell and Jonathan Beck en route to earning the win. Bell finished a perfect 4-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored. Jacob Mason was 3-4 with an RBI. Also hitting were Josh Upchurch 2-4 with two RBIs, Ben Jordan 2-4 with an RBI, Beck 1-3 with an RBI, Trent Smith 1-3 with an RBI and Justin Snyder 1-4...