Stories from Monday, July 17, 2017

The Poinsett County Quorum Court had a short agenda for their July meeting Monday night at the Courthouse Annex Building in Harrisburg. Poinsett County Judge Bob Cantrell opened the meeting with a moment of silence for the family of Justice Gary Anderson, who passed away last week, before saying a prayer for the Anderson family. After the prayer, roll was called with all remaining justices present. The minutes and financial report were then approved...

The Walk to End Alzheimer's had a new team kickoff breakfast Monday to begin signing up teams for this year's walk. This year's walk at the Arkansas State University Student Union will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7. According to the Alzheimer's Association, 28 teams and 66 participants have already signed up for the local walk, and they have raised $19,195 so far out of their $85,000 goal for advancing Alzheimer's support, care, and research...

The intergovernmental cooperative council had a small turnout this quarter for its meeting in Harrisburg Tuesday. County Judge Bob Cantrell met with mayors Randy Mills, Dale Dunlap, and William Wood along with other county officials to give quarterly updates...