Stories from Thursday, May 3, 2018

MARKED TREE - Robert “Bobby” Phillips passed away Friday, April 27, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on July 1, 1932 to Frank and Lois Miller Phillips. Bobby was a Korean War Veteran, retired from Ritter Lumber Company, member of The United Methodist Church in Marked Tree and a member of Rotary, American Legion and VFW-Lepanto. He loved to hunt, fish and was an avid golfer for many years...

TRUMANN - Mr. Gordon Myles Elrod, 66, passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at the family residence. He was born Saturday, January 19, 1952 in Osceola, Ark. to the late Elex “Buddy” and Ora Jean Moran Elrod and lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. Mr. Elrod was a farmer and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by one brother, Rodney Elrod and his parents...

The Trumann Police Department made two arrests in a kidnapping Monday night. According to a press release from Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson, officers responded to call about a woman being kidnapped at gunpoint at Cedar Park. Witnesses told police a white man and white woman, carrying a black pistol and wooden bat, had forced the victim into a white Nissan Altima...

Tyronza's annual Stars and Stripes Festival will take place this Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5. Things kick off with music Friday night as Rebourn takes the stage from 6-7 p.m., followed by The Purple Hulls from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Bounce-N-Fund will provide a carnival from noon to 6 p.m. with a 22' slide, a 12' food slide, an obstacle course, a rock wall, and more. The rest of Saturday's schedule is as follows...

Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson was on hand to speak to the Trumann Lions Club last week about the opioid epidemic. Henson told the group that opioids are heroin in pill form. Some drugs that are opioids are hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl, and morphine. ...