Stories from Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Arkansas State University-Newport Chancellor, Dr. Sandra Massey, will retire at the end of 2020 after seven years of service. ASU-Newport named Massey its second chancellor in September 2013. Since then, Massey has dedicated the past seven years of her career to supporting ASUN’s mission of providing an accessible, affordable, quality education that transforms the lives of students, enriches communities and strengthens the regional economy...

With a score that seemed more like a baseball game, Harrisburg beat Manila 17-2 in high school football action this past Friday in Manila. Manila took the opening kick-off and drove the ball to the Harrisburg four-yard line before River Carter came up big knocking a fourth down pass down to give the Hornets the ball with 8:35 left in the opening quarter. ...

The Trumann Lady Wildcats went 3-0 last week with wins at Piggott (10/5), at home versus Walnut Ridge (10/6) and at Highland (10/8). For the week, Christina Jean-Paul had 38 kills, 28 blocks and nine stuff blocks, Jayda Halfacre had 26 kills, 44 digs and three aces, Isabella Davis had 11 kills and 15 digs, Lynlee Morgan had 10 kills, 12 blocks, three stuff blocks and six digs, Zoey Craig had 28 kills, 11 blocks, six stuff blocks and four aces, Anna Lebo had 56 digs and four aces, Carlie Jo Hicks had 12 aces, 12 digs and 23 assists as Annaleigh Penter finished with 31 digs and 63 assists. ...

Billie Joyce Maloney departed this life on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 82 years, 6 months and 29 days. She was born Friday, March 11, 1938 in Trumann and lived most of her life in the Trumann area. ...

The Poinsett County Election Commission recently voted to move the Vote Center location in Lepanto from Lepanto City Hall to the Lepanto Housing Authority Community Room located at 100 Stevens Square. Poinsett County is a Vote Center county and registered voters may vote at any of the following Vote Center locations during the upcoming November 3 General Election: CALVARY BAPTIST LIFE CENTER, 503 S. ...

Hunters planning to hit the woods October 17 for Arkansas’s muzzleloader season and November 14 for modern gun deer season may want to check with the deer processor they normally use to make the most of their harvest. Some processors who handle domestic livestock may be seeing a backlog from recent direct-to-butcher purchases at the beginning of this summer’s meat shortage...

Trumann business has ribbon cutting.

Mrs. Mary Lee Walker, 89, of Trumann departed this life on Friday, October 9, 2020 at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born in Lepanto and lived in the Trumann area most of her life. She was a retired factory worker, florist and homemaker and a member of the Viva Drive Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband Morris Edward Walker and was the daughter of the late Oscar Lee and Mollie Coats Conatser...

The Poinsett County Quorum Court had their monthly meeting this past Monday at the Poinsett County Detention Center in Harrisburg. All justices were present. In new business, the court approved for Craig Allen, CEA Staff-Chair, to purchase the three lots next to the extension office. ...

BY CRAIG ALLEN, CEA STAFF-CHAIR A voter guide, handout can help voters with information journey. Even without a pandemic, it’s always good to go into Election Day with a plan. This plan should include how you are going to vote – whether by absentee ballot, early voting or on Election Day – as well as knowing how you want to vote...

The Harrisburg Hornets have had to cancel their football game this coming Friday, October 16 against Osceola due to COVID-19 issues. According to a post on the football teams social media site, the game was canceled due to players having to quarantine. Nine students and four staff members are in quarantine due to exposure to the coronavirus. None of the staff or students have tested positive for the virus...