Stories from Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Armorel had to stop playing in the top of the sixth inning when their second player could no longer continue after a leg injury. The Tigers had been playing with only eight players since the second inning after their catcher possibly broke his hand after hitting the bat on his throw to third base. ...

EPC (23-6) and Riverside (14-8) had to play nine innings to crown a winner as the Lady Warriors came out on top 6-5 to win the 2A-3 district tournament this past Saturday in Lepanto. Keegan McCorkle had a hit and three RBIs to lead EPC as Terrin Powell had two hits and two runs scored. ...

Early voting for the May 18th Annual School Election will begin Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at the Poinsett County Annex Building located at 110 N. East Street, Harrisburg (across from the Courthouse). The school districts having their elections in May are East Poinsett County (EPC) School District, Marked Tree School District and Trumann School District. ...

EPC’s school campuses in Lepanto and Tyronza are ready for the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 6. The Lepanto campus will hold prayer on the football field at 8:00 a.m. (weather permitting, gym if raining) and the Tyronza campus will have prayer at 2:00 p.m. on the playground (weather permitting, gym if raining)...

According to GasBuddy.com’s Patrick De Haan, we should likely expect gas to hit three dollars a gallon. For the second straight week, the national average price of gasoline has risen, posting a 0.7 cent per gallon rise from a week ago to $2.89 per gallon today according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. ...

The 2021 baseball and softball regional tournaments start today and there are 13 teams from NEA Town Courier/Poinsett County Democrat Tribune coverage area slated to play today. The 1A Region 2 baseball and softball regionals will be played at ICC High School in Brockwell. In baseball, Viola and Armorel will play at 3:00 p.m. with Marked Tree and West Side playing at 5:30 p.m. In softball, Marked Tree will play West Side at 3:00 p.m. and Armorel will play Viola at 5:30 p.m...

With the rain and rising temperatures. We have a recipe for rapid grass growth. This means mowing season will be in full swing shortly. Many people are injured or killed each year in mower related accidents. Below are some tips for maintaining your lawn more easily and safely. Be careful out there and have a safe mowing season...