Stories from Thursday, April 9, 2020

U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman— urged President Trump to approve Governor Asa Hutchinson’s request for additional funding and resources for the Arkansas National Guard in order to support the ongoing response to COVID-19 in the Natural State...

Mrs. Opal Juanita (Richards) Moore, of Trumann departed this life on Friday, April 3, 2020 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. at the age of 94 years, 1 month and 13 days. Mrs. Moore was born Sunday, February 21, 1926 in and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. ...

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) signed onto a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging the Trump administration to ensure the continuity of our country’s food supply and support rural areas during the coronavirus pandemic by providing needed relief to farmers...

Mrs. Virginia Ruffin of Trumann, departed this life on Friday, April 3, 2020 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. at the age of 81 years, 2 months and 23 days. She was born Wednesday, January 11, 1939 in and a lifetime resident of Trumann. Virginia was retired from Walmart and was a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Bonnie Richards Buchcanon...

Fast Facts: Agents with the Cooperative Extension Service continue to serve Arkansans during pandemic. Agents available through phone, email and Internet communication platforms. Many resources available online for farms, families and communities at www.uaex.edu and www.uaex.edu/covid19...

As of April 5, 2020, the response rates for national, state and local are as follows: National - 45.1%, Arkansas - 42.5%, Poinsett - 42% and Trumann - 48.7%. Please urge everyone to respond--by phone, online or on paper. The population count from the 2020 Census will determine the city's turnback money for the next 10 years. We need everyone to be counted!...

Trumann School District making sure students are fed daily.

The Arkansas Department of Health reported this past Wednesday that there are 997 confirmed positives cases of the coronavirus in the state. There have been 13,778 tested with 12,781 testing negative, 18 deaths and 189 recoveries. Poinsett County has six confirmed cases...

The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management has tasked the Arkansas National Guard to provide planning teams to assist the Arkansas Department of Health with planning for future operations in response to COVID-19. The additional support includes two medical planners and three logistics planners from the 189th Airlift Wing, seven logistics and communications planners and three information analysts from the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, two medical planners from Joint Force Headquarters Medical Command and one logistics planner from 87th Troop Command.. ...

The Trumann Police Department has taken to their Facebook page to keep citizens of Trumann updated on the COVID-19 virus and what is being done to prevent the spread. The Command Staff met this past Monday to plan for the next week of the COVID-19 Pandemic...

During Thursday’s press conference, Governor Asa Hutchinson reported 1,094 positive cases in the state, with three new deaths bringing the total to 21. As of 4:45 p.m. Thursday, April 9, there were 1,119 positive COVID-19 cases in Arkansas, with 288 recoveries and 21 deaths...