Stories from Thursday, July 8, 2021

With the 4th of July holiday behind us now, its back to the grindstone of lawn and garden maintenance. One of the biggest challenges is dealing with proper irrigation of the plants in your lawn and garden. Improper watering can promote poor plant health and disease problems. Here are some Extension recommendations on watering...

Commissioner of State Lands Tommy Land announced that his office will auction tax-delinquent land in Poinsett County on Wednesday, July 21, at 2 p.m. The auction will be held at the Poinsett County Courthouse Annex in Harrisburg, with registration beginning at 1:30 p.m...

Poinsett County will have a commodity distribution on July 14 from 9 a.m. until noon or until food supply is gone. There will be four locations you can pick up food. Marked Tree Fire Station at 102 Liberty, Trumann Sports Complex at 16179 Pecan Grove Road, Weiner City Hall at 123 W. 2nd Street and Tyronza City Hall at 143 S. Main Street. Food will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring a photo ID. For more information call the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas at 870932-3663...

Bob Sowell, Director of the Trumann Chamber of Commerce, has presented the 2020 Annual Report. “The chamber was not able to host an annual meeting in 2020 due to the pandemic. The annual report, normally presented at the annual meeting, was prepared in accordance with chamber by-laws. I am presenting it to you, our members and friends,” Sowell said...

Santos Chavez died this past Thursday when his SUV collided head-on with two pickup trucks. The crash happened on Highway 14 between Harrisburg and Waldenburg in rural Poinsett County. Chavez was eastbound when his Yukon crossed the center line and struck two westbound Ford pickup trucks. Chavez was pronounced dead at the scene...

Local 5th grade team wins state title.