Stories from Monday, June 20, 2016

For kids--and adults--who are looking for something fun to do this summer, Action ATA Martial Arts of Jonesboro is doing a summer martial arts program at the Trumann Recreation Complex. ATA (American Taekwondo Association) Jonesboro is run by the Gonzalez family: Masters Eduardo and Carolina, son Santiago, and daughter Angeles. ...

After over a year of debate about what to do with the Carver Gym, the Marked Tree City Council approved donating the gym to two Marked Tree natives Monday night. The council heard three presentations from individuals interested in the gym and voted to donate Carver Gym to brothers Jeremy and Jarmel Bell. The two run Bell's Education and The Quote, a program and nonprofit organization focused on character education and academic achievement...

(Editor's Note: This is part one of a two-part series on crime statistics and crime prevention.) So why does Trumann rank so high on those online lists of the state's most dangerous cities? According to Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson, it has a lot to do with the way FBI crime statistics are reported, the way certain crimes are classified, and inaccurate population counts which give an inaccurate picture of how dangerous a community like Trumann really is...