Stories from Thursday, December 5, 2019

Mr. Jerry Max McKinney of Trumann departed this life on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. at the age of 83 years, 9 months and 8 days. Jerry was born Sunday, February 23, 1936 in Greene County and lived in Trumann for the last 55 years and was formerly of Paragould and Jonesboro. ...

Mrs. Frances Maxine Tyler of Trumann departed this life on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree, Ark. at the age of 73 years, 5 months and 12 days. She was born Friday, June 14, 1946 in Drew, Miss. and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a homemaker and a member of First Assembly of God Church. She was preceded in death by 5 sisters, one brother and her parents, William David and Frances Lansford Williams...

Franklin Terry “Franky” Frans, 56, of Marked Tree, Arkansas departed this life on Monday, December 2, 2019 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born on March 20, 1963 to Byron Douglas Sr. and Lola Iva Newcomb Frans. Franky was saved when he was 18 years old, he was a member of Central Baptist Church in Jonesboro and his home church is First Baptist Church in Marked Tree. ...

EPC's Meagan Allen signs NLI to play softball at Northwest Mississippi Community College.

Eddie Morgan, teacher at Trumann School District, recently competed in the World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters (WABDL) in Las Vegan, Nev. Morgan brought home two first place finishes. Lifting in the 61-67 age division of deadlift and push pull, Morgan had a bench press of 303 pounds and a deadlift of 567 pounds. Morgan finished in first place in the deadlift. Morgan also finished in first place with a push pull total of 870 pounds...

Single digit outputs in the first and third quarters spelled disaster for the EPC Warriors this past Monday against Rivercrest as the Colts posted a 77-44 win in high school basketball action in Lepanto. The Colts jumped out to an early 8-2 lead with Levonte Taylor scoring a basket for the Warriors. ...

Ben Turner scored 26 points to lead Trumann to a 75-62 win over Corning this past Tuesday at Wildcat Gym. Joining Turner in double figures were Azani Smith with 14 points and Dedrick Coleman with 12 points. The Trumann Junior Wildcats were also victorious as Ty Robb scored 22 points...

Taylor McCuiston scored 26 points in leading Marked Tree to a 63-46 win over Cross County in their 2A-6 conference opener this past Tuesday in Marked Tree. Marked Tree raced out to an 8-0 lead as McCuiston put back an offensive rebound, Makayla Marshall went coast to coast for a layup before McCuiston had another stick back basket and hit two free throws. ...

In unofficial election results, Kurt Johns received 298 votes to 258 votes for Nathan Pierce in the Harrisburg School Board race. There were 553 (15.08 percent) of voters who voted with Johns getting 53.89 percent of the votes to Pierce's 46.11 percent...

A free Dementia Care Workshop will be offered Dec. 12 in Jonesboro for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop, which is open to the public, will be held 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Liberty Park Senior Living, 3024 Red Wolf Blvd. For more information or to register, please call 870-207-7600. Lunch is provided. Space is limited...

Lots of good things are happening in Marked Tree this coming Saturday. One event is the annual "Goodies and Gifts" Bake Sale and Silent Auction hosted by the Friends of the Library and Historical Society. Taking place in the Meeting Room of the library/museum complex, 308 Frisco, the event runs from 9 a.m until noon, December 7th. ...

The Trumann Fire Department had a busy month as the department responded to 106 calls. November 1 had four calls with three being medical calls and one a public assist call. November 2 had two calls, a medical call and a motor vehicle accident (MVA). November 3 had three calls...

Christmas is just around the corner and you’re ready to start thinking about getting that fresh cut tree put up in your house. Choosing a Christmas tree to last a month is a daunting task; generally speaking a tree should only be kept for 10-15 days. ...

Georgia Rives Henderson of Trumann, along with two others with Trumann ties, Jackie McBride (grew up in Trumann) and Lora Stogsdill (THS Assistant Principal) are part of the the Magnolia Road Church singers who were invited to sing at Carnegie Hall in New York on December 2...

The Arkansas Department of Transportation held a public involvement meeting on Tuesday, December 3, to gain public feedback on the widening of Highway 69. Forms were passed out to those attending. The form inquired about properties which could put limitations on the widening and public comments...

The Family Caregiver Support Program of East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging will hold monthly scheduled meetings for residents of Craighead and Poinsett County Mon., Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. and Tues., Dec. 17 at noon. The meetings will be held at the Agency’s offices, 2005 E. Highland Drive, Jonesboro...

Central Ford in Trumann in conjunction with the Salvation Army is holding a toy drive for children in north-east Arkansas. Central Ford is taking donations to fill a pick-up truck with gifts which will be given out to children. A prayer box has also been set up for people in the community to drop off cards with prayers and well wishes. ...

The Trumann Food Pantry was chosen by the NEA Charitable Foundation to be the beneficiary of their food drive. The NEA Charitable Foundation chooses four pantries per year to receive donations of food. Trumann Food Pantry was the first pantry chosen this year...

Moving Marked Tree Forward, a project set up by the city of Marked Tree, has planned multiple events for Saturday, December 7. The 'Heart of Christmas' events will begin at 6:00 a.m. with a pancake breakfast hosted by the Marked Tree Fire Department and organized by the President of Moving Marked Tree Forward, Heather Craig. ...