Stories from Thursday, December 26, 2019

Harrisburg fell behind by double digits in the opening quarter and could never recover as the Hornets fell to Riverside in the opening round of the NEA Invitational Tournament last Thursday in Jonesboro. Riverside jumped out a 12-0 lead before Dylan Sweeney hit one of two free throws for Harrisburg to make it 12-1 Rebels with 3:48 left. ...

EPC increased their lead after every quarter on their way to a 42-30 win over Palestine-Wheatley (PW) in tournament action play last Thursday at First National Bank Arena on the campus of Arkansas State University. Kaylee Hood and Keragan hit back to back three-pointers for EPC to give the Lady Warriors a 6-0 before the Lady Patriots scored inside to make it 6-2 EPC. ...

Marked Tree built a 53-35 lead after three quarters only to withstand Cross County’s furious fourth quarter to take a 64-56 over the Lady Thunderbirds (T-birds) this past Friday in Jonesboro...

EPC only produced nine points in the first half and it was too much to overcome as the Warriors lost 55-46 to BIC in the opening round of the NEA Invitational Tournament last Thursday in Jonesboro. The Mustangs jumped out to a 5-0 lead before Levonte Taylor scored inside for EPC to make it 5-2 with 1:37 left. BIC added six more points to take an 11-2 lead after one...

Harrisburg battled back in the fourth quarter cutting the lead to two points but couldn’t pull off the comeback in losing 31-25 to Newport in the opening round of the NEA Invitational Tournament this past Saturday in Jonesboro. Harrisburg took the early 2-0 lead on a fast break layup from Gretchen Morgan only to see Newport scored the next six points to lead 6-2 at the end of one...

Marked Tree got 25 points from BJ Marshall and 20 points from Brennon Honeycutt as Marked Tree beat Newport 71-60 in their opening round game of the NEA Invitational Tournament this past Saturday at First National Bank Arena. Newport jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Honeycutt scored off the break to make it 3-2 Greyhounds. ...

The search for a Poinsett County inmate, who officials say ran out of the Poinsett County jail Friday evening Dec. 20, is over. According to Poinsett County Sheriff’s Department dispatch, Chad Costner, 31, of Harrisburg was taken into custody. Poinsett County Sheriff Kevin Molder said Costner was arrested at a residence on Andrew Lane, just outside Harrisburg, around 12:45 a.m. Dec. 21. Poinsett County authorities had been looking for Costner...

Four suspects arrested in Trumann shooting By DT News Staff Police arrested four people in connection with a shooting that sent a Trumann man to the hospital in critical condition. Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson stated in a news release late last Friday night that his officers arrested the following people on suspicion of first-degree attempted murder: Shameka Turner, 22 and Fiera Brooks, 29, both of Marked Tree and Daniel Morris, 18 and an unnamed 16- year-old, both of Marion...

Mrs. Janollah Annette Owens, of Trumann departed this life on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR., at the age of 76 years, 8 months and 3 days. She was born on Friday, April 16, 1943 in and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. ...

Entergy Arkansas is donating $500 to the Harrisburg College and Career Preparatory School’s FFA department. The FFA will use the funds to purchase additional computer hardware for programming the department’s CNC machine. “Education is one of the key areas in which Entergy is eager to invest in our communities,” said Matt Faries, Entergy Arkansas customer service manager. ...

Following the devastating Oct. 21 tornado that struck Tyronza, Entergy Arkansas reached out to local leaders to ask what the company could do to help Tyronza get back on its feet. “The needs are many, but one that stood out to us was the Tyronza Fire Department and the need for additional personal protective equipment,” said Matt Faries, Entergy Arkansas customer service representative. ...

Christmas has passed and hopefully you got everything you wanted. New Years is fast approaching and you’re probably in the mood to clean up before going back to work after the holidays. One question that always arises this time of year, besides where to put all the toys from last year to make room for this years crop is; What can I do with this dried up tree?...