Stories from Friday, January 27, 2017

The Lepanto City Council had to amend an ordinance Tuesday night so work could begin on sewer lines as part of the bond money voters approved a couple years ago for water line replacement. According to City Attorney Noyl Houston, the ordinance which had called for the special election called for water and sewer improvements, and the voters approved that ordinance. ...

Newly elected Poinsett County Sheriff Kevin Molder spoke to the Trumann Lions Club last Wednesday. Molder told the group of a few changes coming to the sheriff's department. "I'd first like to thank those who voted for me, and it's an honor to be your new sheriff," Molder said...

Marked Tree Girl Scout Troop 3304 joined with the Marked Tree Rotary Club to sponsor a program to donate items to the Marked Tree Police Department's Community Policing Program. The policing program, called Cops for the Community, involves police giving out juice and snacks to kids while out on patrol to help build good community relations...

For the past few weeks, Trumann students have been asking: Who is Humphrey? Monday night they got their answer as the district announced that the school and the community would be participating in the One District, One Book program, which asks parents to read a children's novel aloud to their children, following a schedule so the whole community can do it together over the course of a month. ...