Stories from Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Kimberly McDaniel Coulter of Trumann was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and DWI charges after she backed a vehicle over her mother, Linda McDaniel. Trumann police officers responded to a call this past Thursday about a person who had been struck by a vehicle in the 200 block of East Speedway Street. Later in the day it was found out by officers that Coulter was intoxicated at the time of the accident. McDaniel died of her injuries...

Angela Flippo, a 1989 graduate of Trumann High School, will become the new Director of the Joy Ring Student Success Center at Williams Baptist University after having served as the VP for Enrollment Management. She worked in the admissions office at Williams for two decades before stepping away but then returning to her vice president’s role in 2018...

Harrisburg (5-9,4-6) fell behind 4-0 before taking a 6-4 lead after four innings only to see the offense go cold as Corning went on to beat the Hornet 13-6 in 3A-3 baseball action this past Monday in Harrisburg. Corning used a walk and two errors in the top of the first inning to plate 3-0 runs for the early lead. ...

Gary Mann, 64, of Harrisburg was arrested on April 1 at his home on charges of distributing/possessing/viewing subject matter depicting sexual conduct involving a child. The Jonesboro Internet Crimes against Children Division along with the Poinsett County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest. A search warrant of the suspect’s home found he had been downloading and sharing hundreds of sexually explicit photos and videos of children as young as 12 years old...

Corey McCullon, who was arrested in November 2019 on suspicion of first-degree murder, aggravated residential burglary, terroristic act, possession of firearms by certain persons and terroristic threatening first-degree in the death of Keshia Criglar, had his current bond revoked and a new bond set this past Friday during his appearance in Craighead County Court...

EPC and Trumann combined to score 35 runs this past Saturday at the Wildcats came away with a 23-12 win over the Warriors. Hayden Holiman had a big day for EPC with three hits, two runs scored and seven RBIs as Carter Smith had two hits, a run scored and a RBI. ...

Arkansas State University recently announced the names of students that were include on the fall 2020 dean’s list. The list includes students who earned a grade point average of 3.6 to 3.99 for the semester. Poinsett County had 30 students on the list...

The Poinsett County Cooperative Extension Service in Harrisburg is expanding with the addition of a new learning park adjacent to the office located at 302 North Main Street. According to Craig Allen, staff chair, the park will not only provide an outdoor classroom for youth and adult programs, it will also provide an additional greenspace for local residents...

The Trumann Police Department will join law enforcement agencies nationwide April 8-12, 2021, to remind drivers about the dangers and consequences of texting and distracted driving. This annual campaign is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) national U Drive. U Text. U Pay. high-visibility enforcement effort...

Marked Tree Superintendent Matt Wright announced on Sunday, March 28, that district would follow CDC guidelines and enforce masks on campus. “Masks, along with the other procedures that we’ve put in place, [have] worked to help keep our kids safe,” Wright said...

The United State Department of Agriculture Veterinary Services has confirmed that a domestic rabbit in northeast Arkansas was tested for rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV-2) with a positive test result. Additional histopathology test results are still pending...

A Trumann Police Department press release said that a victim of what was thought to be a one-vehicle accident was found to have been shot upon further investigation. The police department was called at approximately 1:56 a.m. this past Monday to the scene of a one-vehicle accident on Highway 69 near Heroes Lane. ...