Stories from Friday, November 23, 2018

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission met with a packed room of community members to give an update on the status of Lake Poinsett last week. Ben Batten, AGFC Chief of Fisheries, told those gathered that the project is a priority up to the highest level of AGFC and that they have already spent half a million dollars...

The Poinsett County Quorum Court only had two items of new business on the agenda for their November meeting Monday at the court room of the Poinsett County Detention Center. The first item on the agenda was the Ordinance 2018-16 authorizing the establishment of the Sheriff's Equipment Fund. ...

Three Rivers Food Pantry in Marked Tree had some help last week from teachers with the Marked Tree School District. Twenty-five teachers came to the pantry on Wednesday to help prepare for Thursday, when the pantry gives out food. Connie Huff, who is co-director of the food pantry, said Marked Tree Elementary also did a food drive and was able to donate 354 pounds of canned food, which was brought to the pantry Wednesday. ...