Stories from Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Cougars downed by EPC (10/21/09)
Democrat Sports Staff The Cougars' 22-8 loss to East Poinsett County Friday night in Lepanto may have been their toughest game of the season. Rector saw their standout running back Seth Parsley go down with a knee injury late in the first half. Parsley did not return to the contest and is awaiting the results of an MRI...

Juniors hang with conference leader (10/21/09)
The Junior Cougars ran into a tough Walnut Ridge squad Thursday night in Rector, falling to the visiting conference powerhouse, 24-0. The guests set the tone early, breaking free for a 50-yard touchdown run on the very first play from scrimmage. The try for two was denied, leaving the Walnut Ridge lead at 6-0...

Lost Poem (10/21/09)
Tucked there between the pages of an old and favored book I found a sonnet I sent you so many years ago. Reading it once more, I wondered what I had meant back then And I pondered if those who lingered in a second look...

The old homeplace (10/21/09)
I wonder how we managed. There were six of us living in a two bedroom house. My mom said the house was completed in January 1937 or 1939. She couldn't remember the exact date. I can remember feeling extremely proud of that new house...

Jerry David Vowell (10/21/09)
Jerry David Vowell, 58, of Paragould, formerly of Rector, was born Dec. 11, 1950, to Lowell Vowell and the late Emma Jo (Wyatt) Vowell. He entered into Heaven's Gate on Oct. 14, 2009, in the UAMS Hospital in Little Rock...