Stories from Thursday, February 13, 2020

Representative Johnny Rye recently met with area fire departments.

Down 13 points with 3:48 left to play, Trumann battled cutting the lead to 43-39 before running out of time in a 46-39 loss to conference leader Hoxie this past Friday at Wildcat Gym. The Lady Mustangs jumped out a 10-0 lead in the first four minutes of the opening quarter before Trumann got back to back baskets from Kayde Jones to make it 10-4 Hoxie with 3:12 left. Kayde Jones added a three-pointer between two Hoxie baskets to make the score 14-7 Lady Mustangs at the end of one...

The Osceola Seminoles came out aggressive and shot lights out from the floor in a dominant first quarter and went on to defeat the Trumann Wildcats 81-58 in Conference 3A-3 basketball action Thursday at Seminole Arena. The Seminoles, paced by junior Stefan Coleman’s 15 first period points, raced to a 34-14 lead over the stunned Wildcats. ...

Harrisburg only scored two points in the opening quarter falling behind by double digits and could never recover as Palestine-Wheatley Junior Lady Patriots went on to a 47-21 win in the opening round of the 3A-2 junior high district tournament this past Saturday in Palestine...

Marked Tree went scoreless over the last three minutes of the game letting a 34-31 lead slip away as the McCrory Junior Jaguars came away with a 38-34 win in the opening round of 2A-6 district tournament this past Saturday at Cross County. Marked Tree scored the first four points of the game as Cameron Marshall hit one of two free throws, LaRay Brown hit two free throws and Jay Harris hit one of two free throws to go up 4-0. ...

EPC jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back as the Junior Warriors beat Lee 43-29 to advance to the second round of the Class 2A-6 junior high tournament this past Monday in Cherry Valley. Carter Smith got EPC on the board with a basket inside as JaMarkius Garrett scored in the paint to make it 4-0. ...

Scott Ellington, Prosecuting Attorney for the Second Judicial District, was the quest speaker at the Trumann Lions Club's weekly meeting last Wednesday at the Old Community House in Trumann. “Thanks for having me speak today. It's been a minute since the last time I was invited to come talk to your club,” Ellington said in opening...

If you haven’t already begun, it is time to start applying nitrogen to the wheat crop. We need to try and get nitrogen applied as soon as possible once the weather allows, so that it will be available to the plant when it needs it, especially on those fields that were planted late this past fall and have reduced tillering and limited plant development. ...

Do you want to learn more about securing the financial future for you or a loved one? The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service in Poinsett County will be partnering with Farm Bureau and Farm Credit Services to offer a one day Estate Planning Workshop. ...

Sherry Pearce, First Choice Home Care, was the guest speaker at the Harrisburg Rotary Club's weekly meeting last Thursday at the First United Methodist Church in Harrisburg. “Thanks so much for having me speak today. It's always nice to come visit with you. I was a member of the Rotary here at one time and have since transferred to Jonesboro,” Pearce said in opening...

Do you want to learn more about securing the financial future for you or a loved one? The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service in Poinsett County will be partnering with Farm Bureau and Farm Credit Services to offer a one day Estate Planning Workshop. ...

The Harrisburg School Board met for a regular board meeting this past Monday in the Central Office Board Room. President Todd Bartholomew called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. All board members were present. The minutes from the January regular and special meetings were approved as the January bills & financials stand as presented...

Olive Rebecca Vaughn, 85, died peacefully in her sleep Saturday, February 8, 2020 following a struggle with lung cancer. She was born June 2, 1934 to Bennie and Lucille Jackson in Mississippi County, Ark. and was the second of four children including Juanna, Kenneth, and Tom. The Jackson family’s beginnings during the Great Depression were exceedingly humble, and her mother told them while they might not have much, they do have a good name, and that’s worth more than gold. She married her high-school sweetheart, Eugene, in 1951, and they celebrated more than 63 years of marriage until Eugene’s passing in 2014. Through those years, nobody could’ve worked harder for their family than the two of them -Eugene with his Ford and Chevrolet dealerships and Olive with her beauty shop, where she loved helping women feel beautiful.. ...

The Trumann City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at 6:00 pm at the courtroom at Judicial Complex. Mayor Lewallen called the meeting to order. All members stood for the Pledge of Allegiance followed by prayer given by Jason Stewart. All council members were present...

Marked Tree outscored Cross County 22-5 in the second half on their way to a 31-19 win advancing to the second round of the 2A-6 junior high district tournament his past Monday at Cross County High School in Cherry Valley. Cross County got on the board first with a basket inside only to see Marked Tree score the next five points as Zyonna Anderson hit one of two free throws before going coast to coast for a layup and scoring from the paint to make it 5-2 Junior Lady Indians with 4:24 left. ...