Stories from Wednesday, June 17, 2020

The railroad crossing in downtown Tyronza recently had new crossing arms installed. The crossing is part of Highway 118 and leads to Lepanto. The crossing, which is part of the route for buses taking kids to the East Poinsett County school campus, is a heavy traffic area...

Mrs. Patricia Irene Clanton of Trumann departed this life on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 84 years, 11 months and 4 days. She was born Saturday, July 6, 1935 in and lived most of her life in Trumann. ...

The Harrisburg School Board met for a regular(virtual)Board meeting on Monday, June 8, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. 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 Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas announced today that it received a $33,945 grant from Corinth Coca-Cola of Jonesboro. The grant will support the Food Bank’s efforts to distribute emergency food boxes in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “Because of the generosity of Corinth Coca-Cola of Jonesboro we can continue to fill pantry shelves,” said Christie Jordan, CEO for the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas. ...

With grilling and swimming season upon us, probably the number one concern following COVID-19 in Arkansas is; when are the mosquitoes going to take over and what can I do to help prevent them from ruining my outdoor events. Along with vectoring several diseases including ZIKA and West Nile Virus, mosquitoes can make outdoor activities miserable, leaving their victims scratching at the red bites, which tend to make the outdoor experience less enjoyable...

Poinsett County recently had 66 students at two colleges named to either the Chancellor's or Dean's List for Spring 2020. John Schwarz of Weiner has been named to the Spring 2020 Chancellor's List at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. To be named to the UA Little Rock Chancellor's List, a student must have completed at least nine credit hours and maintained at least a 3.9 GPA...

People interested in chasing an Arkansas alligator on public land and water this fall have until midnight June 30 to put their name in the hat. Applications for the 2020 Arkansas alligator season are available online at www.agfc.com. Each permit authorizes the harvest of one alligator, which must be at least 4 feet long. ...

The Trumann City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. in the Courtroom on Melton Avenue. Mayor Barbara Lewallen called the meeting to order. All members stood for the Pledge of Allegiance followed by prayer by Council Member Jason Stewart. All council members were present for the meeting...

A Lepanto teen died and another teen suffered serious injuries this past Thursday night in a single-vehicle crash. According to Laura Simmons, her son, Wyatt Boxley, 15, was killed in the crash. The crash happened at 11:36 p.m. on State Highway 77, one-half mile north of Highway 158 in Mississippi County according to Arkansas State Police...

Governor Asa Hutchinson and Dr. Nate Smith, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, update the public on the state’s response to the coronavirus, including the latest cases of COVID-19 and deaths. Arkansas saw another day of over 400 new cases in a 24 hour period, along with a rise in deaths, taking the statewide total to 197. Over 8,990 people have recovered statewide...