Stories from Monday, January 5, 2015

Thomas Lee Goldman, 52, of Lepanto was arrested on Dec. 29 by Lepanto police after allegedly breaking and entering. This is the second alleged crime committed by Goldman this month. He was arrested on Dec. 5 on charges for residential burglary and resisting arrest...

In the November election, Charles Glover was elected to replace Tyronza's longtime Mayor Marion Bearden after Bearden chose not to run in the 2014 election. Glover said he is looking forward to the new position and hopes to continue the work that Bearden has done in her time as mayor...

The year 2014 brought a lot of changes to Poinsett County. Here is a look back at some of the year's biggest stories. In January, the city of Trumann lost its fire chief, Rick Winkles, who died on Jan. 28 after suffering a heart attack while fighting a grass fire. Winkles had served the Trumann Fire Department for nearly 28 years and had been fire chief since 2004. Earnie Link took over as fire chief...