Stories from Thursday, January 11, 2018

HARRISBURG - Mr. Gary Dale “Peanut” Cunningham, 56, departed this life Saturday, January 6, 2018, at his home. He was born June 20, 1961 in Trumann, Ark., the son of the late Ray B. Cunningham and Sarah Ann Jones Cunningham. Peanut was a sprinkler fitter most of his life but also was a truck driver and farmer. He loved hunting, fishing, camping and hanging out with people. His friends were his family and everyone else was his friends...

Lady 'Jackets 3-Peat in Missouri tournament.

Jordan Madden honored at NEA Invitational Tournament.

Markel Perry awarded scholarship at NEA Tournament.

Eric Driver, a senior at East Poinsett County High School, was selected to the Class 2A all-state football team for his accomplishments this past season. Driver carried the football 208 times amassing 1,569 yards for an average of 130.8 yards rushing a game and a 7.5 yards per carry average with 17 touchdowns and eight two-point conversion runs. ...

EPC could only muster three points in the first half against number one seed Pangburn as the Lady Tigers handed the Lady Warriors a 51-13 loss in a quarter-final game at the Kell Classic last Wednesday in Swifton. Pangburn jumped out a 7-0 lead before Kurstin Bryan hit a three-pointer for the Lady Warriors to make it 7-3 with 3:03 left in the opening quarter. ...

Trumann fell behind 18-5 after the first quarter to Highland and could never recover as Trumann was handed a 54-39 loss by the Lady Rebels in quarter-finals action of the Kell Classic last Wednesday in Swifton. Highland started the game with a 12-0 run before Mycha Wilson went coast to coast for a Trumann layup to make it 12-2 with 3:15 left in the opening quarter. ...

Harrisburg cut a 15 point halftime deficit to five points after three quarters of play but couldn't get the stops they needed in the fourth quarter as Rivercrest downed the Hornets 70-55 in quarter-finals action last Thursday at the Kell Classic is Swifton...

Walker Brown scored 20 points to lead Harrisburg to a 66-62 win over Rivercrest this past Monday in basketball action in Wilson. Zach Biggers and Brennon Honeycutt scored 12 points each as Gavin Casebier and Dylan Mathis added 10 each for the Hornets...

Trumann (8-7) outscored Tuckerman 22-18 in the fourth quarter to give the Wildcats a 58-54 win and their first ever Kell Classic title this past Saturday in Swifton. The Bulldogs got on the board first with a three-pointer as Cody Roland answered with a three-ball for Trumann to make it 3-3 early. ...

We take a look back at some of the highlights that made 2017 a memorable year for Poinsett County sports. January saw a new year start with the Bay Lady Yellowjackets winning the Liberty Invitational in Missouri for the second year in a row. Will White's over the shoulder layout catch from a Garrett Wood's pass garnered Yarnell's Sweetest Play of the Year as the school received a $1,000 check from Yarnell's. ...

The hottest topic on the agenda during this month's Quorum Court meeting Monday night was Pemberton Road with landowners complaining that after the road layout was changed, the new road now comes through their yard. Poinsett County Judge Cantrell showed a map of where the road originally was along with where it had been changed and now moved back to the original place. ...

There were only four items of new business on the agenda for the Trumann City Council's monthly meeting Tuesday night. A resolution regarding the Opioid Epidemic was approved by the council members. Trumann Poice Chief Chad Henson spoke on this issue. ...

Jennifer Powell, art teacher at Trumann Middle School, spoke to the Trumann Lions Club recently about the recent art contest her kids participated in. Powell, who is in her first year at Trumann, said she was approached about doing the contest and was excited about being a part of it. ...