Stories from Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Marked Tree’s BJ Marshall was named to Class 2A All-State football team. Marshall was a two-way player who shined on both sides of the ball. Marshall helped lead the Indians to a fourth place finish in the conference and a state playoff berth. The Indians fell to Junction City in the opening round...

Trumann let a close game at halftime slip away from them in the second half as Southside outscored the Lady Wildcats 31-17 to take a 48-32 win in 4A-3 conference action in Wildcat Gym. The Lady Wildcats jumped out a 7-0 lead as Nygeria Jones hit two free throws, Haley Mathis scored inside and Nygeria Jones canned a three-pointer. ...

Approximately 1,600 customers remained without power Sunday evening after about 7,000 were disrupted earlier in the day as winter weather blew across the state. Forecasts call for even more extreme temperatures, sleet, and snow this week, with an unprecedented demand for electricity likely...

The Harrisburg School Board met in regular session on February 8 in the Central Office Board Room. All board members were present as Ashley Rowton listened in on the meeting remotely via phone. Superintendent Chris Ferrell recommended adopting the bonds resolution as stated in the documents presented by Jason Holsclaw with Stephens Inc. The board passed the resolution...

Mr. Melvin George Dycus, Sr., 83 of Trumann, Arkansas departed this life on Friday, February 12, 2021 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born on September 11, 1937 in Bogota, Tenn., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. Mr. Dycus was a former supervisor for the Singer Company and several other woodworking companies. ...

Paul Rowton of Harrisburg has been appointed by Governor Asa Hutchinson to the newly expanded Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees. Rowton succeeds Stacy Crawford of Jonesboro and was appointed to a seven-year term expiring in 2028. Act 18 of 2021 increased the number of board positions from five to seven and extended board appointments to seven-year terms. ...

The Trumann City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, February 9 at the Courtroom on Melton Avenue. All council members were present for the meeting. In department reports, Fire Chief Revis Kemper talked about a few things going on in the department. ...

Mr. Willie Royal Howell Jr., of Jonesboro departed this life on Monday, February 8, 2021 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 50 years, 7 months and 23 days. He was born Tuesday, June 16, 1970 in De Witt to the late Willie Howell Sr. ...