Stories from Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Stephanie Frye is announcing her candidacy for the Ward 2 Position 2 seat on the Trumann City Council in the upcoming election in November. Frye has been a resident of Trumann for five years and has grown to love the town. A christian woman, she attends church at First General Baptist in Trumann. ...

Braiden Scott Presley, 12 of Trumann departed this life on Thursday, August 6, 2020 in Trumann. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was endearing to everyone that he met because of his infectious smile and generous, loving heart. ...

The Poinsett County Board of Election Commissioners has announced that there will be a public meeting on Friday, August 21st at 6:00 p.m. in the conference area of the Poinsett County Annex Building in Harrisburg for candidates to draw for their ballot positions for the upcoming General Election and Annual School Election...

Frances V. Crump, 82, of Harrisburg passed away Saturday, August 9, 2020, at Woodbriar Nursing Home. She was born August 3, 1938, in Gilmore to the late Everet and Dora (Duncan) Crump. Frances worked for Salant & Salant and Levi Strauss. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Harrisburg and she loved watching baseball. Frances was preceded in death by her parents, Everet and Dora; brother, John Crump; and half-brother, Eugene Dawson...

Grace Pointe Church will be hosting a school supply giveaway on Saturday, August 22nd from noon until supplies run out. They will have 50 book bags with school supplies in them for children in grades Kindergarten through sixth. This will be a drive-thru style giveaway at Grace Pointe Church located at 828 Christy Street Extended in Trumann...

Mr. Perry Ray Woods, 49, of Trumann departed this life on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at his residence. He was born in and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Jane Ross. He is survived by one brother, Jimmy W. Ross of Trumann; and guardian, Don Harris of Trumann...

With school getting ready to start on August 24, Poinsett County schools Trumann, Harrisburg, Marked Tree and Lepanto are working hard to get their schools ready to welcome the kids back. We asked the Superintendents at each school, Brandie Williams (Trumann), Micky Pierce (Lepanto), Matt Wright (Marked Tree) and Chris Ferrell (Harrisburg), a few questions about preparing for the new school year. ...

The Poinsett County Quorum Court had a short agenda with only three new items of business to attend to during their monthly meeting in Harrisburg this past Monday. Justice Dustin Mars was the only member absent. The first item of new business was Poinsett County Assessor John Hutchison asking the court to match a $500 one time payment the state made to Level Four Appraisers Josh Bradley and Matt Miller. ...

Garrett Reynolds of Harrisburg was one of 13 recipients of the $3,000 Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship announced recently by Arkansas Farm Bureau. Reynolds attends college at the University of Arkansas-Monticello. Scholarship recipients are Arkansas residents, members of a Farm Bureau family and enrolled as juniors or seniors in pursuit of an agriculture-related degree at a state-accredited university...

Bank donates masks to Trumann Police Department

Trumann, Marked Tree, Fisher, Tyronza, Harrisburg, Weiner and Lepanto will have a total of 56 candidates vying for various positions in their respective cities come the November election. Here is a breakdown of each city. Fisher has five seats up for the city council with four candidates (Positions 1,2,3,5) being incumbents and all are unopposed. Position 1, Norman Ransone, Position 2, Jennifer Bush, Position 3, Herman F. Shelley, Position 4, Jeremy Ging and Position 5, Binnie Kay Cook...

We could all breath a sigh of relief last week as the temperatures fell into the 80’s for highs. But, it looks as if the relief will be short lived and we will return to the 90’s and still have the hottest part of summer yet to come. There are many of us that have to deal with the heat, whether on the farm, in the yard, or at work. I thought it would be a good time to share some information on the three major forms of heat related illnesses, their symptoms and how to avoid them...

The Tyronza City Council passed a water and sewer revenue bond to help finance the repair the old water tower. The ordinance was read in full before having the rules suspended for the second and third reading before being passed. Tyronza Mayor Charles Glover informed the council that tax receipts have been been higher in 2020 than they were in 2019. ...

Mrs. Virginia A. Evans of Trumann departed this life on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Quail Run Nursing Home in Trumann at the age of 94 years, 6 months and 17 days. She was born Friday, January 22, 1926 in and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. She was the cafeteria manager for the Trumann School District. ...

There has been 292 active cases with 100 cases still active. There has been 189 recoveries, three deaths and 2,723 negative tests.