Stories from Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Trumann (9-4) scored six runs in the first inning and never looked back as the Lady Wildcats beat Jonesboro 12-2 in five innings via the run-rule this past Monday in Trumann. The Lady Hurricane went down in order in the top of first inning before watching Trumann send 11 batters to the plate and scoring six runs on the board. ...

Brennon Honeycutt only allowed two runs as Marked Tree posted a 13-2 win over Bay this past Monday. Brylan Honeycutt had three hits, three runs scored and two RBIs to lead the Indians’ offense as Corey Jacobs added a hit, two runs scored and two RBIs. Bryce Dunn, Aiden McGuire and Logan Smith all scored two runs for Marked Tree...

Current high school juniors graduating in 2022 are eligible to apply for and win up to $15,000 in scholarship funding towards higher education. Arkansas Rice's "Rice Reps" is a five month program to help educate students about the rice industry while equipping them to act as advocates in their communities and on social media...

It takes a lot of effort and time to get those weed free pretty lawns, but once you get these lawn weeds under control it’s much easier to maintain and take care of in the future. Also resulting in less mowing, especially early in the season. Now is the time of year that lawns are loaded with winter weeds. ...

Allen Dewayne Buchanan of Marked Tree was arrested by Jonesboro police on drug charges this past Sunday near a church and a school. The officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call. Police responded to an area within 1,000 feet of the First Presbyterian Preschool and Kindergarten and First Presbyterian Church, where they found Allen Dewayne Buchanan, 26, inside a Dodge Challenger and a victim on the other side of the parking lot, according to a probable cause affidavit. ...

Marked Tree Superintendent Matt Wright announced yesterday during his You Tube broadcast that the school will continue to wear masks for the remainder of the school even after the mask mandate is expected to be lifted on March 31. Poinsett County has seen a significant drop in cases compared to January. As of Monday, there are only 15 active cases in the county...

Michael Stracener of Trumann departed this life on Monday, March 22, 2021 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 51 years, 10 months and 24 days. He was born Saturday, April 26, 1969 in Memphis, Tenn. and lived most of his life in the Trumann area. He was a self-employed tree trimmer. He was preceded in death by his father, Louis Elvin Stracener...

A Trumann woman died Tuesday morning when a vehicle struck her. Arkansas State Police (ASP) reported the incident happened at 3:33 a.m. March 23 on Interstate 555 near the 32-mile marker in Craighead County. Jerry L. Stone, 50, of Bartlett, Tenn. was southbound in the inside lane when investigators say he came upon a pedestrian standing in the lane of traffic with her arms outstretched. ...