Stories from Thursday, March 5, 2020

Marked Tree could only manage three points in the third quarter to fall behind by 10 points as they could not recover on their way to a 52-38 loss to Bay in the opening round of the 2A North regional tournament last Wednesday in Clarendon. The Indians finished their season with a 17-9 record...

Trumann (19-12) got down 15-2 in the first quarter against Harding Academy and never recovered in a 60-49 loss in the battle of the Lady Wildcats during the 3A 3 regional basketball tournament this past Friday at Harding University in Searcy. The Lady Wildcats will play Mayflower today at 4 in the Class 3A state tournament being played in Charleston...

Jake Sample's two run single in the top of the sixth inning proved to be the game winning hit as Harrisburg held off Marked Tree 4-3 in the opening game of the season for both teams this past Tuesday at Marked Tree. Ross Heeb flew out leading off for Harrisburg as Skylar Duncan drew a walk. ...

Alene Humphries Davis-May of Harrisburg, Ark., formerly of Earle, Ark. passed away March 1, 2020 at the age of 88. Mrs. May was born May 31, 1931 in Earle, Ark. where she lived until 2003 when she married Charles May and moved to Harrisburg, Ark. She was employed by Regions Bank of Earle, AR for 42 years. ...

Mrs. Alma Karen Davis of Trumann departed this life Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at the family residence at the age of 78 years, 6 months and 26 days. She was born Wednesday, July 30, 1941 in Harrisburg, Ark. and lived most of her life in the Trumann area. She was a housewife and a member of Viva Drive Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eddie Davis; her daughter, Penny Davis Woolbright and her parents, Giles Henry and Alma Sue Hurst Trigg...

Jerry Walter White, 72, of Jonesboro, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born May 15, 1947 in Marked Tree to Marion and Ruth Harkey White. Mr. White was a Master Electrician and a member of Fairview Baptist Church. ...

Janis Williams, 62, of Marked Tree, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020 at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born July 25, 1957 in Jonesboro to William Arther and Anna Mae Pounds Brinkley. Mrs. Williams worked as a teacher for over 37 years in the Arkansas public school system. She was of the Christian faith and taught Sunday School for 15 years. She loved helping others and most of all, being with her grandchildren. Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her parents...

Mrs. Lois Lyle of Trumann departed this life on Friday, February 28, 2020 at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. at the age of 76 years, 2 months and 8 days. She was born Monday, December 20, 1943 in and a lifetime resident of Trumann. ...

Trumann Animal Clinic receives state awards.

A Civil Response to Active Shooter Event (CRASE) will be presented at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 7 at East Side Baptist Church, 513 E Speedway in Trumann. The event is free to the public. The course prepares you if you find yourself I none of these events on how to avoid, deny and defend. Contact Pastor Will Harold, call or text, at 870-206-0892 for more information...

If you’re a serious gardener, I’m sure you’ve been receiving all the new seed catalogs and their most recent offerings. Be sure to take the time to read all the helpful information contained in them. Information you will find included are the hardiness zone maps. These maps tell you what kind of plants will grow best where you live...

February saw the Trumann Fire Department respond to 78 calls. Listed below are the calls and what each call was for. There were three calls on February 1 for a medical call, a power line burning and a lift assist. No calls came in on February 2 as two calls on February 3 were for a rubbish fire and public assistance. ...

Two Poinsett County residents were Fall graduates at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. Kambria C. Marshall of Marked Tree graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration and Joshua Eddinger-Lucero of Weiner graduated with a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science in Education...

Poinsett County had 2,609 of it's 11,961 (21.83%) registered voters turn out to vote in the 2020 Primary Election. The unofficial results are listed as follows. In the Presidential race, President Donald Trump garnered 1,687 votes (98%) of the Republican vote in the county as Joe Biden got 391 votes (46.06%) on the Democratic side...

The city of Trumann removed the local skate park on Monday, March 2. The skate ramps were removed due to hazardous conditions and placed in storage. "We began discussing removing the skate park about two years ago," said Mayor Barbara Lewallen, "We had already taken and stored some of the equipment previously." Lewallen also presented some pictures, of which she had presented to committees in Trumann, which showed the condition the ramps were in. ...

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, March 9 at 10 a.m. and Tuesday, March 17 at 12:00 p.m. The meetings will be held at the Agency’s offices, 2005 E. Highland Drive, Jonesboro...

Sandy Teague, with Caring Hearts in Marked Tree, organized a gathering for local business leaders, local government and Circuit Judge Candidates on Thursday, February 27. Candidates were invited to come and speak with voters and business leaders about their candidacy. Near the end of the gathering Jobi Teague streamed a Facebook Live Event where he gave each candidate time to discuss their platform...

New pharmacy opens in Trumann.