Stories from Friday, June 13, 2014

Michelle King was recently name the new volleyball coach for the Trumann School District. This will be King's first head coaching job. King is a graduate of Brookland High School and Arkansas State University. King is a two-time state volleyball champion at Brookland and has helped with the Junior Olympic volleyball program for the last five years...

The Mountain Dew Grand Slam Classic crowned their champions this past Sunday in Jonesboro. NEA Crush, based out of Trumann, won the 8U machine pitch title. Another team with ties to the county, Fireballs, won the 12U title. The NEA Crush claimed the 8U machine pitch softball title this past Sunday in dramatic fashion. ...

Local youth showing their skills at the Mountain Dew Grand Slam Classic softball tournament.

Among the items approved by the Marked Tree City Council during Monday night's monthly meeting were a couple increases to water charges. The council reviewed a proposal to raise water tapping fees and other fees, though they only approved raising two fees: the tampering fee and the after hours connect fee...