Stories from Monday, November 8, 2021

At approximately 5:58 p.m. this past Wednesday, the Trumann Fire Department was dispatched to reports of an explosion near the Speedway and Hobart intersection. The first arriving engine company located a large hole filled with construction materials in the back yard area of a house on Hobart street. ...

The Arkansas Game and Fish hatchery staff have been working overtime to make sure Lake Poinsett is well stocked with fish following the $3.3 million lake renovation. Five hundred catchable catfish were stocked on October 21, 2021. This stocking provides catchable fish in the lake as the fish populations begin to develop in the newly renovated lake. ...

A BOLO (be on look out) has been issued for Piper Taylor, 16, of Trumann. Taylor was last seen at her home at 8:00 am this past Thursday morning. Her last known clothing was green sweat pants gray Browning hoodie and black combat boots. Taylor has a semi-colon tattoo on her right right wrist and has a pierced nose with both sides being pierced. Her direction of travel was unknown. If you see Taylor, please contact the Trumann Police Department at 870-483-6423...

Gary D. Mann, 65, of Harrisburg was sentenced to 30 years in prison this past Thursday for child pornography. In a news release, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jessica Thomason said Mann pleaded guilty to possessing hundreds of sexually explicit photos and videos of children...