Stories from Friday, October 13, 2017

A small group turned up Tuesday for the county's quarterly intergovernmental cooperative council meeting, with only the county judge, Harrisburg mayor, and county sheriff in attendance. Poinsett County Judge Bob Cantrell said they have been doing a lot of road work in the county and have two bridges that will be redone using FEMA money. ...

During Monday's Marked Tree City Council meeting, the mayor cast a tie-breaking vote to not rehire a police officer who was fired in September. The council previously met for a special meeting on Sept. 21 following the firing of Tommy Hampton from the Marked Tree Police Deparment, but Mayor Mary Ann Arnold pointed out that the council was not following the city's policy on procedure for disciplinary actions--which requires written greivances be submitted to a supervisor, department head, and then the mayor before a terminated employee can address the council--and the council agreed to adjourn that meeting so the proper procedure could be followed.. ...

The Trumann City Council voted to condemn a house that has been on discussed for some time during their monthly meeting Tuesday. The house at 522 Maple had burned with considerable damage to the inside and outside. The house is owned by Rudy Ray Jr. ...

As part of the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, scheduled for Oct. 19-21 in Dyess, organizers are seeking submissions from people who were part of the Dyess Colony for the new "Memories of a Lifetime" project. The "Memories of a Lifetime" project will be a collection of videotaped interviews, photos, and documents related to the colony. ...