Stories from Monday, June 19, 2017

The Poinsett County Quorum Court voted 6-5 against making a new position in the road department that would promote an employee, giving him a pay raise, during the court's monthly meeting this past Monday night in Harrisburg. This proposed new position was discussed by the finance committee at their meeting on May 17. ...

Property cleanup and drainage were among the main items discussed at Monday's Marked Tree City Council meeting. The first property the council discussed was a house at 607 Home Street. The house had been condemned in the past, but the council passed a new resolution condemning it to be in line with the new condemnation ordinance passed recently. ...

The city of Tyronza is finally moving closer to getting a Verizon tower. Verizon plans to install an antenna on the water tower, and the city council approved a resolution Tuesday night to enter into a site access agreement with Verizon to allow them to go in and do the work...

Five Arkansas State University students are pursuing their interest in science this summer through the Biotechnology Research Internship Program at the Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI) facility on campus. One of those students, Dustin Rhoads, is from Trumann...