Stories from Friday, December 20, 2019

Chancellor Kelly Damphousse conferred more than 1,500 diplomas to graduates of Arkansas State University during the 2019 fall commencement ceremony Saturday morning at the First National Bank Arena on the A-State campus. “While you may be nervous about what you will do when you leave the A-State comfort zone, I hope that you know what your professors and I know about you. ...

Marked Tree School Board met for their monthly meeting on December 16. The meeting began with a construction update on the Marked Tree High School and Marked Tree Elementary School. The brick laying has been completed in the front and back of the high school. ...

Marked Tree Elementary School and Lisa Gray, Marked Tree Elementary principal, recently received multiple awards from the Arkansas Department of Education and University of Arkansas. Their most recent award came from the Arkansas Department of Education which recognized Marked Tree Elementary as a 'School on the Move' for their progress on state and national accountability reports. ...

Pretty Christmas tree in downtown Marked Tree.

Trumann's Planning and Zoning Committee met on Monday, December 16. Minutes for the previous two meetings were reviewed and accepted along with the minutes for the special meeting held on November 21. Captain Gary Henry presented information and a written request to rezone part of West Main Street Extended from a residential R-2 to a commercial C-2. ...