Stories from Monday, September 18, 2017

The agenda was light as the Poinsett County Quorum Court had their monthly meeting Monday at the courtroom in the Poinsett County Detention Center in Harrisburg. Poinsett County Judge Bob Cantrell gave the justices an update on the repairs of the steps and doors to the courthouse. ...

Tyronza's Stars and Stripes committee has several upcoming fundraisers to raise money for the annual festival. The Tyronza Stars and Stripes committee will be hosting a ningo/dessert night on Tuesday, Sept. 19. It will start at 6 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. at the Tyronza Senior Center, located at 135 S. Main Street. The cost to play Bingo will be $1 per card, and the cost for a dessert and drink is $3. There will be prizes to win for bingo...

Two houses that are being worked on via extensions from being condemned were the hot topics of the night for the Trumann City Council at their monthly meeting Tuesday. The first house discussed is at 522 Maple Street. The house burned a few weeks ago, but the occupant, Buddy Brooks, asked he council for an extension to make repairs. ...

Crowley's Ridge Development Council (CRDC) are partnering with State Treasurer Dennis Milligan, whose office administers the Arkansas 529 College Investing Plan, to launch a college savings partnership to benefit first graders in the Delta region. Poinsett County was selected for the pilot program, and one of the reasons for that is that the county has a poverty level of about 22 percent. ...

MAMMOTH SPRINGS - Rita Ann Tuner, 70, passed away September 12, 2017 in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born to Doyle and Alice Adams Barrett in Caraway, Ark. She was a housewife and a member of Rivervale Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Turner; three sons, Keith Turner of Thayer, Mo., Tony Turner of Tyronza and Kenny Turner of Mammoth Springs; one daughter, Tina Drennon of Mammoth Springs; one brother, Dale Barrett of Caraway; two sisters, Norma Jean Brooks of Holland, Mich. ...