Stories from Wednesday, December 30, 2020

James Edward Britnell of Trumann passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 79 years, 8 months and 4 days. He was born Tuesday, April 22, 1941 in Harrisburg and lived in Trumann for the past 45 years. He was a retired employee of Arkansas Pools and Spas and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Britnell, his father, Lloyd Britnell and his mother and step father, Ruthie (Jarrett) and John Roberts...

EPC's Preston Rains has been named to the Class 2A All-State football team for the second year in a row. Rains helped lead the Warriors to a 9-4 overall record winning 2A-3 conference title without a loss. EPC advanced to the third round of the state playoffs falling to state-runner up Gurdon...

Mrs. Patsy Ann Bullock of Trumann passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 75 years, 8 months and 2 days. She was born Friday, April 20, 1945 in and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. Over the years Patsy worked at Salant & Salant, Trumann Public Schools, Banking, Poinsett County Clerk Office and she retired as City Clerk/Treasurer of Trumann after 12 years and was a member of First Baptist Church in Trumann. ...

Christmas has passed and hopefully you got everything you wanted. New Years is fast approaching and you’re probably in the mood to clean up before going back to work after the holidays. One question that always arises this time of year, besides where to put all the toys from last year to make room for this years crop is; What can I do with this dried up tree?...

When Poinsett County Judge Bob Cantrell announced his resignation at the end of the Quorum Court meeting on December 14, he knew it was the right time. “I prayed about it and God confirmed it was time for me to go. I did the same exact thing when I decided to run for office in 2014,' Cantrell said...