Stories from Thursday, October 14, 2021

Weiner hosts annual rice festival.

Fall is not usually the time when weed control comes to mind for the majority of homeowners. Most of us are tired of mowing and just want to get away from the lawn care and concentrate on enjoying the cool fall and the various activities that go with it...

State Representative Johnny Rye presented a framed copy of Act 916 of 2021, establishing John R. “Johnny” Cash Day in Arkansas, and a letter from Governor Asa Hutchinson, recognizing the significance of the 2021 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, to Arkansas State University officials. ...

James Edward Coleman, 74, of Tyronza passed away October 5, 2021 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. He was a farm worker and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Coleman was born May 8, 1947 in Lepanto to Orby Coleman and Mayo Johnson Sipes. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Glenda Coleman, one daughter, Donna Sitzes, two brothers, Robert Sipes and Bobby Phillips, two sisters, Liz Hasley and Ruth Smallwood...

Mary Christva Tolbert, 86, of Marion, passed away October 8, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Crittenden in West Memphis. She was a retired factory worker and of the Pentecostal faith. Ms. Tolbert was born October 22, 1934 in Whitton to Claude and Dora Gibbs Hunt. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Bill Tolbert, one daughter Paula Phillips, three brothers William Hunt, James Hunt and Roy Hunt and one sister Sarah Ann Oliver...

Murphy Williams finished the night with 290 yards of offense and three touchdowns as Trumann (5-1, 3-0) beat Gosnell (2-3, 2-1) 40-14 in 4A-3 high school football action this past Friday at RMC Stadium in Trumann. Gosnell's defense made the first big play of the night as Floyd Williams intercepted Murphy Williams' pass and returned it to the Trumann 48-yard line with 11:51 left. ...

The Poinsett County Quorum Court met in regular session this past Monday at the Poinsett County Detention Center in Harrisburg. All justices were present for the meeting. In old business, the court again had discussion on the county's COVID leave policy before coming to agreement on changes to the policy. ...

Michael Hamrick, 60, of Harrisburg was killed this past Saturday in a freak accident when a wheel off a semi-truck trailer came off striking Hamrick. The accident happened on Highway 14 in rural Poinsett County as Hamrick was standing in his yard when the wheel came off the trailer of the eastbound Peterbilt. The wheel and tire struck Hamrick, killing him...

Tarantulas are among the largest and most iconic spiders in North America. Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana form the eastern limit of tarantula distribution. In Arkansas, these spiders occur throughout most of the state, but they are apparently absent from the Mississippi delta region. ...

Weiner Elementary School receives special gift.

This morning (October 14) at approximately 4:44 a.m., Trumann Dispatch received a call of a man lying in the roadway near Highway 463 and Main Street in Trumann. Officers responded and found that three people, two males and a female, had been shot. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the shooting resulted from a disturbance at an apartment on Cross Street. ...