Stories from Thursday, July 18, 2019

Arkansas State senior wide receiver Kirk Merritt, a First Team All-Sun Belt Conference selection and the league’s Newcomer of the Year last season, has been named to the 2019 Maxwell Award Watch List announced Monday by the Maxwell Football Club. Merritt is one of 80 players from across the nation to earn a spot on the watch list for prestigious award, issued to America’s College Player of the Year since 1937. ...

The 23rd Annual Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) was held recently at the C. A. Vines 4-H Center near Little Rock (Ferndale). The event, which was attended by more than 400 youth, volunteers and spectators, is a program sponsored by the National Rifle Association. ...

Poinsett County was well represented this past Saturday at the Dare to be Fierce softball tournament at Southside Softball Complex in Jonesboro.

The Trumann Police Department announced its participation in a tough new speed enforcement blitz starting Monday July 15 through Sunday July 21 under the tagline: “Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine.” The intensified enforcement effort against speeding drivers underscores the severity of the problem, both locally and across the nation...

Filing for school board for the Harrisburg School District will begin at 12:00 noon on Thursday, July 25th and end at 12:00 noon on Thursday, August 1, 2019. When filing, candidates must have their petition of candidacy, a political practice pledge and an affidavit of eligibility. ...

“And they lived happily ever after. Well...not exactly.” A Touch of Magic Productions will present Disenchanted! The Hilarious Hit Musical on July 19-21 at 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church at 220 Pine Avenue in Trumann. The musical is presented through special arrangement with Dennis T. Giacino (www.officialdisenchantedmusical.com). Admission is $5 available online or at the door. The play will feature Trumann's own Maci England (Director), Morgan Goodman and Rachel Belle...

The most common cause of major fish kills in ponds is low dissolved oxygen. Minor fish kills in the form of a few dead fish per day are usually due to water quality problems other than dissolved oxygen. Turnovers are a common cause of low dissolved oxygen in ponds and can potentially lead to fish kills. ...

The Poinsett County Board of Election Commissioners will be conducting public testing of the election media and voting equipment that will be used during the August 13th Poinsett County Special Election on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in the conference area of the Poinsett County Annex building at 110 N. East Street, Harrisburg (located across from the Courthouse). Everyone is invited to attend...

A career and technical student in Arkansas won one of the nation's highest awards at the 2019 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Louisville, Ky., on June 26-27. More than 6,500 students competed at the national showcase of career and technical education. The SkillsUSA Championships is the largest skill competition in the world and covers 1.4 million square feet, equivalent to 20 football fields or 25 acres...

Marked Tree Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday, July 16 to discuss upcoming events in the community. The meal was provided by ASU-N in Marked Tree and after an opening prayer, the meeting was called to order. Beginning with a financial report showing after all expenses, the chamber would be left with $5,672 and this report was accepted. ...

Trumann Fine Arts Council hosted a celebrity waiter dinner at NEA Baptist church on Tuesday, July 11. A fun event which invloves the volunteers dressing up as celebrity or recognizable faces and serving food to the guests. The meal was cooked by Susan Greenwell. ...