Stories from Friday, March 11, 2016

The Marked Tree City Council met for a special called meeting Thursday, March 3, to discuss purchasing a new fire truck after the transmission went out on one of the city's fire trucks. Fire Chief Jamie McCrary told the council this is the fourth time the truck's transmission has gone out. ...

Several Trumann officials and business leaders met last week to hear a proposal to develop a comprehensive plan for the city. During the meeting, Mayor Barbara Lewallen passed around older city plan books from 1963, 1974, and 1997--which was when the last city plan was done...

A full agenda of purchases, resolutions, ordinances, and condemnations were discussed and approved at the monthly meeting of the Trumann City Council Tuesday. The purchase of the old Burger King building and land was one of the big topics of the night. Mayor Barbara Lewallen said she has kept an eye on the property for the last two years. The site will be the new location for the Trumann city shop. The city agreed to purchase the property for $50,000 from MICA, a Tennessee General Partnership...

An attempt to rezone a piece of property at the end of Mullins Street failed during the Tyronza City Council's meeting Tuesday night. The property owner requested the property be rezoned from R-1 (single family dwellings) to R-2 (multi-family dwellings) so a duplex could be put on the property. ...