Stories from Thursday, February 20, 2020

Marked Tree came out hitting on all cylinders building a double digit lead in the first quarter and extending the lead at the half before holding on in the second half as EPC outscored the Junior Lady Indians 20-13 in half coming up just short as the Junior Lady Warriors took the 34-28 win for the 2A-6 junior high girls’ district tournament title...

A six point output in the second quarter put EPC in a double digit deficit at the half as the Junior Warriors couldn’t make up the difference in the second half as EPC lost 52-40 to Earle in the finals of the 2A-6 boys’ junior high district tournament last Wednesday at Cross County...

After a slow first quarter, Marked Tree outscored Barton 19-5 in the second quarter to take a double digit lead at half before going on to post a 48-30 win in the opening game of the 2A-6 boys’ senior high district tournament this past Saturday in Clarendon...

EPC’s shot at with less than two seconds left didn’t fall as the Lady Warriors lost 40-39 to KIPP-Delta in the opening round of the 2A-6 senior girls’ district tournament this past Saturday in Clarendon. Denissia Gaines scored inside and then added two free throws to put EPC up 4-0 early in the opening quarter as KIPP scored the next five points to go up 5-4 with 2:13 left. ...

EPC (2-22) fell behind by double digits in the opening quarter and never recovered as the Cross County Thunderbirds ended Warriors’ season with a 74-60 win at the 2A-6 senior high district tournament this past Saturday in Clarendon. Cross County opened the game with a 10-2 run as Mario Burris scored inside for EPC’s points during the run. ...

Gretchen Morgan scored 19 points in leading the Harrisburg Lady Hornets to a 49-35 win over the Palestine-Wheatley Lady Patriots in the opening game of the 3A-2 senior high district tournament being played at Cedar Ridge High School in Newark. The Lady Patriots got on the board first with a basket inside as Khalan Jones scored inside to tie the game at two. ...

Free throws proved costly for Harrisburg (2-22) as the Hornets only made four of 18 as Palestine-Wheatley pulled away late for a 71-59 win on the opening day of the 3A-2 district tournament in Newark. The Patriots jumped out to a 6-0 lead before Michael Deckelman and Presley Witt hit back to back jumper for Harrisburg to make it 6-4. ...

Trumann was held to nine points in the second half as seven half halftime lead turned into a eight point loss as Gosnell claimed a 51-33 this past Tuesday in the 3A-3 senior high district tournament in Corning. Azani Smith gave Trumann the early 2-0 lead with a fast break layup as Gosnell answered with a basket inside to tie the game. ...

Reverend Joe L. Sparks Jr. died on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Ashley Health and Rehab in Rogers, Ark. He was born at home on February 19, 1926 to Joe L. Sparks Sr. and Mary Cordiela Lann Sparks in Ft. Smith, Ark. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters Mary Joe Sparks, Mildred Law and her husband Eldon Law and his precious wife Tommye Mae...

Mrs. Jewell Dean Owens Huffmaster of Trumann, Ark. departed this life on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Woodbriar Nursing Home in Harrisburg, Ark. at the age of 94 years, 6 months and 4 days. She was born Wednesday, August 12, 1925 in Alicia, Ark. to the late Rob and Ola Mae Willis Coin. Ms. ...

State Representative Johnny Rye and local farmer Wayne Gairhan were on hand last Wednesday at the Trumann Lions Club's weekly meeting to talk about the ditch drainage and flooding issues on eastern side of Poinsett County. “We have a subject of grave importance to the folks in Trumann and the eastern side Poinsett County! That subject consists of the Big and Little Bay ditches that is west of the Trumann area,” Rye told the group. ...

The Trumann Lady Wildcats pulled away in the second half in their 52-34 win over Piggott in the 3A-3 district tournament at Corning to earn a spot in the 3A 3 regional tournament to play next week in Searcy. Kayla Spence gave the Lady Wildcats the early 3-0 lead as Piggott got a stick back basket making it 3-2. ...

Joanne Lowe has joined the team of professionals serving the elderly, disabled adults, veterans and their widows/spouses who need services in Poinsett County. She will be housed at the Trumann office of East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging. Lowe joins the Agency after retiring from the Memphis AAA...

Early Voting Begins Early voting for the March 3, Preferential Primary Election, Nonpartisan General Election and Annual School Election began Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the Poinsett County Annex Building located at 110 N. East Street, Harrisburg (across from the Courthouse). ...

The Trumann School Board met for their monthly meeting on February, 17. The meeting began with accepting the minutes from the previous month's meeting and accepting minutes from the work session meeting. The school board also accepted the financial report from the month of December...

Lepanto City Council met for a special meeting on February 18. The council met to pass multiple resolutions to be in compliance with HUD. The city will be applying for a $200,000 grant which will be used to re-pave streets in Lepanto. "$200,000 does not go a long way," said Mayor, Earnie Hill, "but we should be able to pave a little more than one and a half miles."...

The Silver Haired Delegate elections will be held Tuesday, February 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Voting locations will be: 212 105th Street in Marked Tree, 351B Campbell Street in Trumann, 300 Fairground Road in Harrisburg and 100 Stevens Square in Lepanto. ...