Stories from Friday, March 25, 2022

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The Trumann Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet was held on March 7 at the Trumann Wildcat Center with 240 members and friends in attendance. Trumann High School JROTC Cadets opened the meeting with Presentation of the Colors and Pledge of Allegiance. The Southern Bancorp Community Service Team Volunteers assisted with the meeting...

The Harrisburg School Board met in regular session on March 14 at the Central Board room. All board members were present for the meeting. The school board was in executive session for almost three hours before coming out and announcing they had accepted four resignations, three of those from coaches from the football program. ...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders hosted a meet and greet breakfast at Gavin’s Downtown in Harrisburg this past Thursday to talk with supporters from across northeast Arkansas. Around 80 people packed the restaurant as Sanders shared her vision to take Arkansas to the top...

As we begin our first week of Spring lets discuss composting, its’ benefits, and how it can affect our lives. This week I want to go over some methods of composting and what you need to get started. Uses of Compost - Compost is a valuable amendment to your soil. ...

Every year at Christmas time I always sprinkled cat nip on some newspapers for Liz and Mi as a treat. Liz went crazy rolling, yowling, and playing in the papers, but Mi just ignored the green stuff. About 20-30% of the feline population lacks the gene for liking catnip. Even our wild felines enjoy catnip. If you sprinkle catnip in front of a Bobcat you could get the same response as from our domestic felines...

Trumann (0-6) fell behind early and their offense struggled as the Lady Wildcats lost to Westside 13-3 in 4A-3 softball action in Trumann. The Lady Wildcats went down in order in the bottom of the first as Tiara Postell flew out leading off, Karsen Overshine lined out and Macey Powell struck out. ...

Marked Tree let a two run lead slip away in the bottom of the fifth inning as Sloan-Hendrix rallied with three runs to take a 5-4 win over the Lady Indians in the Bearcat Blast this past Saturday at Southside Softball Complex in Jonesboro. Gabby Baker led off with a walk for the Lady Indians before moving to second on a ground out by Brooklyn Blansett. ...

Marked Tree's fire department responded to a report of a structure fire this past Saturday night just before 10:30 p.m. Engines 2 and 3 along with Tanker 1 responded. The firemen arrived on scene to find a residential dwelling with heavy smoke and fire showing. An aggressive interior attack along with vertical ventilation were performed as well as extensive overhaul...