Stories from Thursday, May 26, 2016

Steve Rorex, the new Poinsett County D.A.R.E. officer, was the guest speaker last Wednesday at the weekly meeting of the Trumann Lions Club. Rorex is a lifelong county resident, having grown up in Weiner. Having done a few jobs over the years, Rorex said his heart was happy when he was serving people. "I've always loved helping others in any way I could," Rorex said...

Local youth hit the diamond this past weekend in Jonesboro.

The Trumann Wildcats held their annual spring scrimmage this past Monday night at Wildcat Field to conclude spring drills. With 43 players on the roster, third year head coach Scott Waymire was pleased with the spring session. "This is the best numbers we've had in the spring since I've been here and it's the best makeup of a team we've had," Waymire said. ...

Marked Tree's spring football game was cut short when a thunderstorm rolled through this past Tuesday as the blue team posted a 20-0 win over the white team at Don Lovell Memorial Field. Paul Coleman got the blue team on board first as he scooped up a loose ball and sprinted to the end zone making it 6-0. ...