Stories from Monday, October 6, 2014

Every Wednesday since the beginning of Sept., Trumann High School basketball players have been taking time out of their practice to mentor younger children in the district. Trumann High School Head Basketball Coach Dion Real started the Basketball Buddies program involving his players and students at Cedar Park Elementary...

Robert Hendrix has been executive director for the Craighead County Solid Waste Disposal Authority for three years. Last week, he spoke to the Trumann Lions Club about recycling and the Craighead County Landfill. According to Hendrix, landfills today are much more complicated compared to the city dumps of years past. ...

During the Sunken Lands Chamber of Commerce's monthly September meeting, chamber members discussed the idea of heading up a group of volunteers that works with tourists visiting the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home in Dyess. Dyess Mayor Larry Sims said a group of volunteers were handling food and entertainment for tourist groups who request it ahead of time, but the city is not allowed legally to be part of the project. ...

Work on Trumann's Fallen Heroes Memorial Park is nearing completion. David Woods, who is chairman for the project and a former law enforcement officer, estimated the memorial should be complete before the end of the year. Ground was broken on the memorial park in March following the passing Trumann Fire Chief Rick Winkles. ...