Stories from Thursday, August 29, 2019

The dove season opener may be the highlight of Labor Day Weekend, but it’s also the first shot of the year for waterfowl hunters to break out the decoys and calls. The statewide early Canada goose season in Arkansas runs from Sept. 1 through Sept. 30...

The Harrisburg Hornets senior high football split a pair of 20 minutes game this past Friday at Hoxie High School. The Hornets fell 20-14 to the Melbourne Bearkatz in the opening game before coming back and posting a 13-12 win over Brookland in the second game...

Area players play in tournament at Trumann Sports Complex.

Trumann hosted Marked Tree, Piggott and Earle in a high school football jamboree this past Monday at RMC Stadium in Trumann. The Wildcats got a 7-0 win over Piggott in the opening segment and followed with 21-0 win over Marked Tree in the second segment. The Wildcats, Mohawks and Bulldogs then ran 12 plays of offense against each others defense to conclude the night...

Marked Tree and Trumann's junior high football teams both got wins over Piggott last night in jamboree action at RMC Stadium. The Junior Indians lost their first game of the night 21-7 to Pocahontas. Trumann lost to Pocahontas in their second game of the night...

Mr. Walter Landon Owens departed this life on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the age of 82 years, 4 months and 1 day. He was born Tuesday, April 20, 1937 in Harrisburg, Ark. and lived in Trumann since 1975. He was retired from the U S Air Force and a veteran of the Vietnam War Era, and was a member of First Assembly of God Church. ...

LeeAundra and Terry Henson of Marked Tree welcomed a baby girl, Sophia Claire Henson, to their family at 1:30 p.m. on August 16. Sophia tipped the scales at eight pounds and three ounces. She joins sisters Emilie and Kylie and brother James. Grandparents are Susan and Barry Wheeler and William and Lisa Price...

A meeting was hosted in the Old Community House in Trumann on August 23 to discuss loans and grants that would be used for repairing or purchasing a home. Paul McAnally, from Southern Bancorp, discussed raising credit scores and a loan being offered by the bank. ...