Stories from Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Harrisburg head football coach Aaron Thornton was the guest speaker last Thursday at the weekly meeting of the Harrisburg Rotary Club. Players Jett Jackson and Jared Lindsey were also on hand to speak about the team. Tayeshaun Warren and Daniel Jobe were also at the meeting...

In a letter from Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington dated Aug. 25, Ellington states that Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson was justified in the use of deadly force against Johnny Kelley on Aug. 3. In the letter, addressed to Col. Bill Bryant of the Arkansas State Police, Ellington reveals his findings regarding the incident based on the investigative file and discussions with State Police investigators...

With the upcoming vote on a one cent sales tax for the sheriff's office and detention center during the general election in November, Sheriff Kevin Molder will host several town hall meetings where he will meet with the public to explain the need for the tax and talk in detail about what they will do with the revenue generated...

The Marked Tree Chamber of Commerce heard from a few guests during their regular meeting last week. Among them was Michael Nowlin, Associate Dean of Applied Science and Senior Instructor of Automotive Service Technology at ASUN-Marked Tree, who spoke about a new program that will help high school students...