Stories from Thursday, August 15, 2019

Kylee Henderson competes in recent All-American softball tournament.

Harrisburg's football teams enjoy some ice cold watermelon.

EPC braving the heat getting ready for the season opener.

Marked Tree putting in the work getting ready for upcoming season.

The County Extension Office in Harrisburg announces that the “Strut Your Mutt” dog show will be coming back to the Poinsett County fair this next month. The “Strut Your Mutt” contest will be a dog show open to all area youth ages 18 and below. Dogs over 6 months old of any breed, including both pure breed and mixed dogs, may be entered...

Harrisburg city council met August 13, to discuss pvc pipes, the tennis courts, and pink for the cure day. The meeting kicked off with Mayor Justin Kimble creating a motion to proclaim October 24 as "pink for the cure" day. A day set to bring awareness to breast cancer. Those participating would wear pink clothing all day...

Marked Tree city council held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 13. The meeting was brief and discussions about schoolboard sponsorships, building condemning and grants were had. To kick off the meeting, the council discussed sponsoring the schoolboard. There was a motion to approve a five year plan. The contract would payout $500 per year for five years, totaling in $2,500. The motion passed unanimously...

Ribbon cutting held for Marked Tree business.

The Poinsett County Quorum Court had a short agenda for their monthly meeting this past Monday at the Poinsett Count Detention Center in Harrisburg. Poinsett County Judge Bob Cantrell called the meeting to order before giving the invocation. Roll was called with Justice Carmack Sander being absent. ...

Aejarah Hodges and Jackson Walton, students at Trumann High School, were the quest speakers last Wednesday at the Trumann Lions Club's weekly meeting at the Old Community House. The students talked about their recent trip to Arkansas Boys' and Girls' State...

The Trumann City Council heard the first reading of three ordinances tonight at their monthly meeting held in the court room at the police station. Those in attendance recited the pledge of allegiance as the invocation was given by council member Jason Stewart. Trumann Mayor Barbara Lewallen then called the meeting to order...

The Southern Tenant Farmers Museum, an A-State Heritage Site in Tyronza, has been accepted into the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, a global association of museums, historical sites and public memory initiatives that maintain places where important civil and human rights history has occurred...

Mr. Gary Dale Matney, Sr., of Trumann departed this life on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. at the age of 63 years, 10 months and 10 days. He was born Thursday, September 29, 1955 in and a was a lifetime resident of Trumann. ...

Mr. Larry Eugene Holman departed this life on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 76 years, 7 months and 16 days. He was born Friday, December 25, 1942 in Thayer, Mo. and lived in Trumann for 39 years and was formerly of Jonesboro. ...

LouElla Wallace Chestnut was born April 2, 1928 in Kosciusko, Mississippi to the late Calvin Luckett and Alma Luckett. She is preceded in death by her first husband Ocie Wallace and her second husband Claude Chestnut Sr., one brother, Ben Jay Luckett; three sisters, Jerry Ruthie Luckett, Mae W. Boyd, Orvie B. Potts; and four children, Jessie Wallace, Carl Wallace, (Fay) Margaret Ijidakinro and Joseph Chestnut...

James Delbert Long, 67, of Jonesboro, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center. He was born January 24, 1952, to Glendal and Ruby Long in Flint, Mich.  Mr. Long was a Marine and he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. Preceding him in death are his father, Glendal and nephew, Alan Smith...

Chad McRay Richardson, 51, of Mountain Home passed away on August 7, 2019, near his ranch in Bruno. Chad was born in Jonesboro to Susie and Charley Mack Richardson on June 11, 1968. Chad is preceded in death by his parents, Charley Mack and Susie Richardson...