Stories from Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Poinsett County had 28 students named to the fall 2019 dean’s list recently at Arkansas State University. Students with a grade point average of 3.6 to 3.79 for spring classes make the list. Named to the list were: (Harrisburg) Heather Cooper, Keely Curtis, Katelan Faulkner, Jacquelyn Henley, Katerine Hunter, Mallori Miller, Caleb Neal and Ansley Wixson. ...

Mid May-July is the time to being checking the fish in your ponds. A quality fishing pond requires a balance in size and abundance of predator species, usually largemouth bass, and their prey, most commonly bluegill. A pond owner or manager needs to have a basic understanding of the size range and species composition in the pond to maintain quality fishing. ...

A regular meeting of the Trumann School District School Board was held on the 13th day of April 2020. School Board members present were Adam Jones, President, Scotty Taylor, Secretary, Revis Kemper, Anthony Patterson, and Julienne Penter. Mrs. Graham welcomed new board member Julienne Penter to the service on the Trumann Board of Directors...

The Arkansas Department of Health’s Local Health Units across the state starting offering COVID-19 testing this past Monday. Testing is encouraged for all individuals who believe they have had contact with or been exposed to a positive case as well as anyone who is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, such as fever, cough or shortness of breath. Tests will also be offered to anyone with or without symptoms who lives in or has traveled to an area experiencing active transmission...

The Harrisburg School Board met for a regular (virtual) board meeting on Monday, May 11 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. During an open meeting, Interim Superintendent Doug Worley recommended that Student #31920 be expelled for 365 days for violation of section 4.29 of the student handbook. ...

As of 1:oo p.m. this afternoon, the Arkansas Department of Health website has the following information on the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been 5,003 positive tests (1,044 active) with 3,852 recoveries and 107 deaths. A total of 96,258 have been tested with 91,255 being negative...