Stories from Thursday, January 9, 2020

The Trumann School Board met for a third special board meeting on this past Wednesday on their quest to find a new superintendent to replace Myra Graham who is retiring at the end of the current school year. The board met this past Monday and reviewed applications before narrowing their choice down to two applicants. One applicant was interviewed this past Tuesday with the other applicant interviewed this past Wednesday...

EPC fell in a hole early in the opening quarter and then were held to single digit points the next three quarters in falling to Valley View 69-17 in the opening game of the George Kell Classic basketball tournament this past Saturday in Swifton. Kaylee Hood gave EPC the early 3-0 lead with a three-pointer only to see the Lady Blazers reel off the next 17 points to make it 17-3 with 3:43 left. ...

The Lady Cougars jumped out to a 5-0 lead only to see Trumann score the next 10 points taking a 10-5 lead after the opening quarter and never looking back on their way to a 63-28 win over Izard County Consolidated in the opening round of the George Kell Classic is past Saturday in Tuckerman...

Playing with only six players, fatigue roared its ugly head in the second quarter as a nine point deficit at halftime turned into a 28 point deficit after three as Harrisburg went on to lose 63-34 to Rector this past Saturday in the last game of day one at the George Kell Classic in Tuckerman...

Trumann advanced to the semi-finals of the George Kell Classic with a 73-43 win over Marmaduke this past Monday night in Swifton. The Wildcats will play Rivercrest Thursday, January 9. The Greyhounds got on the board first with a three-pointer only to see Trumann respond with seven straight points as Logan Creekmore canned at three-ball, Azani Smith hit two free throws and Ben Turner scored inside making it 7-3 Wildcats with 5:14 left. ...

Marked Tree opened the third quarter with a 12-2 run to break open a close first half game on their way to an 84-58 win over their conference and county rival this past Tuesday at Marked Tree. The Indians jumped out 5-0 as Itavious Nesbitt scored inside and Brennon Honeycutt canned three-pointer before EPC got a three-ball from Mario Burris to make it 5-3. ...

EPC's Preston Rains was recently selected to the Class 2A All-State football team for the 2019 football season. Rains, who play quarterback and linebacker, helped lead the Warriors to a 6-4 overall mark going 4-2 in the 2A-3 conference. EPC earned a Class 2A state playoff berth, losing at home to Hector in the first round...

Deuce Moore of EPC has been selected to the Class 2A All-State football and joins teammate Preston Rains on the team. Moore lined up at tight end on the offense and played defensive end for the Warriors. Moore hauled in 29 passes for 592 yards and seven touchdown on the year while also catching six two-point conversion passes. He recorded 27 tackles on defense while recovering three fumbles, returning one for a touchdown and forced a fumble...

The Family Caregiver Support Program of East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging will hold monthly scheduled meetings for residents of Craighead and Poinsett County Monday, January 13 at 10:00 a.m. and Tuesday, January 21 at 12:00 p.m. The meetings will be held at the Agency’s offices, 2005 E. Highland Drive, Jonesboro...

The minimum wage in Arkansas is being raised to $10/hr January 1, as part of a voter-approved ballot initiative to raise the wage to $11/hr by 2021. Arkansas voters backed the minimum wage increase by enormous margins. In the 2018 election, the ballot initiative garnered 68.6 percent support statewide...

Division of Aging & Adult Services Seeking Senior Arkansans for 2020 Silver Haired Legislative Session The DHS Division of Aging and Adult Services, along with East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, is seeking Arkansans who are at least 60 years old to volunteer to serve as delegates to the 22nd Biennial Silver Haired Legislative Session taking place on August, 26 and 27. ...