Stories from Friday, May 17, 2013

Baseball and softball seasons came to a close for the Marked Tree and Harrisburg teams in their respective state tournaments last week. Marked Tree (14-13) lost 6-1 to to Palestine-Wheatley in the Class 2A state tournament being held at Parkers Chapel. Brody McCrary and Connor Fields led the Indians at the plate with two hits each on the day. Dylan Hunt and Bailey Gilbert each had a hit. Hunt scored the Indians only run...

Trumann High School held their annual sports athletic banquet this past Saturday night at the TIS cafeteria. The event was hosted by the Trumann Athletic Booster Club. Volleyball was the first sport to be honored on the night. In junior high all-conference performers Savannah Morgan and Ashton Parker were awarded the best passer and best setter awards respectively. ...

With the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission already tearing down permanent duck blinds on the St. Francis Sunken Lands Wildlife Management area, members of the St. Francis Lake Association will be back in court this Friday. The SFLA filed lawsuits against the AFGC last year. ...