Stories from Thursday, June 12, 2014

Trumann was the hardest hit town in Poinsett County after thunderstorms swept through the area on the afternoon of Thursday, June 5. Winds reached up to 80 miles an hour and damaged houses and trees all over town. The storm hit Trumann at about 1 p.m. and lasted until 1:30 p.m...

On Tuesday night, the Trumann City Council members heard positive feedback from the community through their fellow alderman about the city's promptness to handling the debris from the recent storms. Trumann Mayor Sheila Walters said the police department, fire department, and street department worked together to get the streets cleaned quickly. They will begin picking up the trees and limbs gathered by citizens from their yards as soon as possible...