Stories from Sunday, September 26, 2021

Geraldine Coleman, 62, of Jonesboro died September 3, 2021 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Rock of Ages M.B. Church in Tyronza. Ms. Coleman was born October 14, 1958 in Hughes to Frank Gonzalez Coleman and Leeolar Brown Coleman. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Early Mae Hastings and Annie Mae Cunningham...

Trumann's boys golf team shot a 259 to finish third in the 4A-3 district golf tournament behind Valley View (231) and Brookland (246) this past Wednesday at Ridgepointe County Club in Jonesboro. Cobey Riddle led the Wildcats with a 79 as Luke Montgomery shot an 88 and Connor Everhart carded a 92. Gavin Greenwell finished with a 107 for Trumann. Riddle and Montgomery both qualified for the state golf tournament to be played in Fayetteville Country Club on October 4-5...

Trumann Police Chief Jon Redman was the guest speaker at the Trumann Lions Club's meeting last Wednesday at the Old Community House. “I've been to a few of the meetings in the past and didn't know what to talk about today so I thought I'd just tell you about myself,” Redman said in opening...

Six students from Poinsett County made the Dean or Chancellors List for the summer 2021 at Arkansas State University. The undergraduate students have achieved the highest grade-point averages while enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours of study. The Chancellor’s List (designated as CL) includes students who earned a GPA of 4.0 in summer classes. The Dean’s List (designated as DL) includes students with a GPA of 3.6 to 3.99...

The Trumann School board met in regular session on August 16 with all board members present for the meeting. In new business, the board approved to adopt the Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Delivery of the $9,965,000, Trumann School District No. 21 of Poinsett County, Arkansas, Refunding Bonds dated September 1, 2021, and other documents pertaining thereto as prepared by the Friday, Eldredge & Clark Law Firm...

Chadwick Henson, former Trumann Police Chief, was recently named the new commander of the Second Judicial District Drug Task Force. Henson, who currently works for the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office as the policy and procedure officer, acknowledged the new challenge and outlined the goals he had set for his new position. ...