Stories from Thursday, March 9, 2017

Over 300 athletes take part in basketball skills competition

Official grand opening is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21

Annual fundraiser set at Rector Community Center

Early registration ends April 15 for annual May show

Fall to Pangburn in quarterfinals at Quitman

Ironworkers bring home top honors

Local squads swing into spring campaigns

Area teams hit the diamonds for spring season

Harrells attend ceremony in NLR as guests of coaching legend

Linda I. Clements, 73, who resided at Fountain West, West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on March 8, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thelma and Lucien Clements, and three sisters. She is survived by three brothers and five sisters, Rusty (Kathy) Clements of Gainesville, Ga., Bill (Angela) Clements of Cleveland, Ga., Jim Clements of Cleveland, Ga., Alice (Bob) Bruechert of West Des Moines, Iowa, Judy (Paul) Martin of Hoopeston, Ill., Pat Doty of Paragould, Ark., Dody (Puff) Puffenbarger of Wellington, Ill. ...

Phyllis Imogene (Barker) Gipson, 90, of Rector, Ark., passed away Monday, March 6, 2017, in Rector. She was born May 3, 1926, in Clay County, Ark., to the late Oscar James Barker and Hettie Celeste (Massey) Barker. Her father, Oscar, was a local farmer and owner and operator of Barker Sawmill and Lumber Co. Her mother, Hettie, was a house wife and worked alongside Oscar in the lumber company...