Stories from Friday, January 3, 2020

A cold shooting first quarter put EPC in a hole they couldn’t climb out as the Lady Warriors fell to Cedar Ridge 61-26 in the second round of the NEA Invitational Tournament this past Monday at First National Bank Arena on the campus of Arkansas State University...

Trumann played a solid first half against Batesville but a nine point output in the third quarter let the Lady Pioneers build a double digit lead that the Lady Wildcats couldn’t overcome as Trumann fell 72-58 in their opening round game of the NEA Invitational Tournament in Jonesboro...

The Trumann Wildcats and Blytheville Chickasaws put on a show for the huge crowd in Arkansas State’s First National Bank Arena this past Friday as the Chickasaws held on to defeat the Wildcats, 74-55. The Wildcats jumped out on a 4-0 run thanks to senior forward Ben Turner but then the Chicks rallied back and had a run of their own to retake the lead shortly. ...

Mr. Wallace “Wally” Bradsher of Trumann departed this life on Monday, December 23 at Arlington Cove Health and Rehab in Trumann at the age of 76 years, 5 months and 28 days. Mr. Bradsher was born Friday, June 25, 1943 in Harrisburg, Ark. and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a retired farmer and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Bradsher was preceded in death by one daughter, Carol Linette Bradsher and was the son of the late Henry J. “Buddy” and Mary Ordeen McAnally Bradsher...

Mary Lou Laster, 66, of Marked Tree, Ark. died at her home December 23, 2019. She was a homemaker and of the Church of God faith. Mrs. Laster was born November 27, 1953 in Marked Tree, Ark. to Leonard and Lucy Mae Crawford Cantwell. She was preceded in death by her parents. ...

Serving a dual-role at Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation as director of Commodity Activities and Market Information and as the administrator of the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board, it is safe to say Brandy Rennicke Carroll has a huge impact within the state’s farming community...

Trumann held it's annual Christmas dinner this past Wednesday, December 25. The dinner had taken place at the sports complex in Trumann. People in the community were able to come and receive a plate to eat at the sports complex or take a plate home...

Beginning in late December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will spend several months gathering information about farm economics and production practices from farmers and ranchers across Arkansas, as the agency conducts the third and final phase of the 2019 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS)...

2019 has wrapped up and with its end, a new decade has begun. Here are some of the stories that made 2019. January- This month saw the swearing in of Trumann City Council's clerk and treasurer. January also saw former Chief of the Harrisburg Police Department, Cassie Brandon, resign. ...