Stories from Friday, August 21, 2015

Dr. Gavin McDowell, the new owner of CustomEyes Eye Care, was the guest speaker last Wednesday at the Trumann Lions Club weekly meeting. McDowell and Dr. Amy Tolbert bought the practice in Trumann from Dr. Angela Howell in February. McDowell said they started talking with Howell in November about acquiring the practice. "Having your own practice is like having another child. It will demand your attention," McDowell said...

Area teams were in action at the Back to School softball tournament last weekend in Jonesboro.

The Poinsett County Sheriff's Department has made an arrest in connection with the death of Jefferson Scott Crawford, 46, of Harrisburg, who was found dead at his home on Aug. 8. According to Sheriff Larry Mills, the sheriff's office, along with Arkansas State Police, arrested Joshua Mason Farmer, 33, of Harrisburg on Thursday night, Aug. ...