Stories from Wednesday, May 12, 2021

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) praised Arkansas teachers last week during National Teacher Appreciation Week. Boozman made a stop at Harrisburg School District this past Friday for one of his stops of visiting schools across the state. “It is clear that educators are in a class by themselves when it comes to resilience. ...

In a game that only saw eight combined and three combined runs, EPC (25-7) could only push a single run across the plate as the Lady Warriors lost to Carlisle 2-1 this past Saturday in the 2A North regional tournament finals in Carlisle. EPC will be the second seed out the region and will open with Quitman in the Class 2A state tournament at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday May 13 at Carlisle...

A benefit walk for Apraxia and Speech Awareness is set for Saturday morning, May 15, from 9 a.m to 11 a.m. at the City Park in Harrisburg. Everyone is invited to come out and walk and donations will be accepted

Poinsett County had three students graduate from Honors College at Arkansas State University on May 7. Students Graduating in Honors have completed a minimum of 18 credit hours in Honors coursework and are graduating with a 3.50 or higher cumulative grade point average. ...

This week I will discuss some common methods of pruning and staking your tomato plants to make them more productive and easier to care for. By staking or caging tomatoes it helps to keep the vines and fruit off the ground. Pruning helps to stimulate early fruit maturity...

The Poinsett County Quorum Court met in regular session this past Monday at the Poinsett County Detention Center. All members were in attendance for the meeting. After a lengthy discussion on whether to buy or lease eight road graders was the biggest issue on the agenda for the court. ...