Stories from Friday, September 23, 2016

Marked Tree's Cotton Pickin' Jubilee takes places this Saturday, Sept. 24, at Cypress Park. Below is a schedule of events taking place during the festival. 6 a.m. Pancake breakfast at the Masonic Lodge. 8 a.m. Peggy Bankston Walk/Run registration at First United Methodist Church, sponsored by Marked Tree Rotary Club...

Before Monday night's school board meeting, Marked Tree School District gave their Annual Report to the Public. During her section of the report, Superintendent Annesa Thompson said the district is expected to bring in over $4.5 million in revenue and spend close to $4.4 million in expenditures. Regarding facilities, she said they are currently reviewing bids for the gym's plumbing renovation...

The main item of discussion for the Lepanto City Council Tuesday night was upgrading radios from analog to digital for the fire and police departments. Fire Chief David Simmons spoke about the need for the replacement, saying they have had issues with the range of the current system. ...