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Anna Sue Pool Aaron, 78 of Tillar, Arkansas was born October 27, 1935 in Dardanelle and was the daughter of the late Clyde and Eulene Haynes Pool. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church in Tillar. Mrs. Aaron passed away September 3, 2014 in McGehee. Her parents and husband, William “Bill” Aaron, Sr preceded her in death.
Survivors are one son, Russ Aaron of Tillar; daughters, Debra Dean of Florence and Fitchy Posey of Tillar; three brothers, George Paul Lowery of Texas, Ted Lowery of Mer Rouge, Louisiana and Marvin Lowery of Bastrop, Louisiana and a sister, Ruth Outlaw of Bastrop, Louisiana; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation was held on Thursday, September 4, 2014. Funeral services held Friday, September 5, at 2:00 pm, First Baptist Church in Tillar with Rev. Dennis Green officiating and burial in Jefferson Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church in Tillar, Arkansas. Arrangements are by Griffin Funeral Home, Dumas, Arkansas.
Head of the Class Childcare and Learning Center, located on South Boyd Street, has just poured the foundation for their future multi-purpose building.
Billy and Anita Booker, from Brown Calhoun Restaurant & Deli, have opened a new restaurant on Highway 425 N.
AJ’s Café, The former Lena’s location, is now open with breakfast (Monday – Saturday) and plate lunches (Monday – Friday).
Amber’s Mad Southern Style recently moved from their former highway 425 location, to the city’s main intersection at 425 and 278, and celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Chamber of Commerce.
Amber’s new location vibes more room for their wide variety of trending womenswear, as well as their new line of men’s clothing.
MLive has always taken pleasure in featuring articles about growing and expanding businesses in our area.
Today, we will be featuring several stories on local businesses that are moving, building, expanding, or making some other type investment in their business future.
The new Family Dollar store is nearing its completion, as it’s parking lot was poured early last week.
Groundwork is continuing at the new Sonic drive-in location on HWY 425 North, next to Walgreens.
The new owners of the Koala Bear Trailerpark, which had fallen into disrepair over recent years, recently cleared the trailer park, improving the appearance of the neighborhood.
LA Nails & Spa opened in August at the intersection of HWY 425 and 278.
LA Nails & Spa offers a full staff, with modern equipment, budding a wide range of manicure/pedicure services.
Murder Trial Underway
Jury Selected for Murder Trial
Prosecution Opening Statement
Defense’s Opening Argument
Investigator’s Testimony
Testimony of Williams Telling where the Body was Buried
Video of Interview is Shown & Its Testimony
Psychologist Testifies Defendant “Feigning Psychosis” – End of a Day Update
Prosecution Rests Case in Williams Murder Trial
Defense Rests without Williams Testifying in his own Defense in Murder Trial
Prosecution’s Closing Argument
Murder Case Goes to the Jury
Jury Verdict is In……
Williams Previously Convicted of Manslaughter & Attempted Murder
Jury Returns in 8 Minutes with Max Sentence
Jury duty for Drew Coumty Circuit Court for Thursday has been canceled, according to the circuit clerk’s office.
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A grease fire, inside an apartment complex, was the scene of a Monticello Fire Department response, Thursday night around 9:30.
After an hours deliberation , The jury returned at 2:30 with verdicts of…. Read the rest of this entry »
The defense’s closing began at 1pm, with Gary Potts repeating that this case is about an accidental death, not a murder.
At 11 am, Judge Sam Pope explained the definitions of 1st and 2nd degree murder, manslaughter, negligent homicide, and abuse of a corpse, before the state presented their closing argument.
The state pointed to the inconsistencies of Williams’ interviews, as well as questions about his history of seizures and 7-8 “recent injuries.”
Court took lunch recess at 12:00, and the defense will offer their closing when court resumes.
The defense called 2 witnesses and rested in the first degree murder trial of Freddie Williams, in the death of Tangela Walton in 2013.
Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children Division Area 7: Supervisor Phyllis Newton, Investigators: Anita Hammons, Dorris Hill, Haley Kiser, Stephanie Odom, Kim Owens-Gill and Staci Tumey.
A state crime lab forensic expert was called to the stand at 9 am, Friday, in the 1st degree murder trial of Freddie Williams , in the death of Tangela Walton, on April 5, 2013.
A Watson Chapel ninth-grade defensive end, Josh Pierce, lined up for a defensive play during the first quarter of the Monticello at Watson Chapel game, Thursday night, and then collapsed as he got into position for the play.
Winchester Road, just east of the bottle Bartholomew Bridge at Winchester, has a 2 foot hole that has collapsed through the pavement.
An Arkansas State Police investigator was next to testify, mainly about the recovery of Ms. Walton’s remains, just 634 feet from Williams’ residence, at 3:30.
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In the next 15 minute video (from Monday, April 15) Williams told officers that the victim had called him to pick her up in Warren, which he did.
At 2 pm, the defense showed a 30 minute video of Williams, made at the Monticello Police Dept. on April 10, with the addition of a State Police investigator.
Testimony began at 1 pm , with a detective from the Warren Police Dept., who had investigated Ms . Walton’s disappearance.
attorney Gary Potts took the podium at 11:10, describing the suspect and victims relationship and intimacy, previously and on the day of her accidental death by asphyxiation.
At 10:50, the prosecution began describing the victim’s last day, to the jury, including use of cellular tower locations and times, which stopped during the afternoon.
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