Stories from Thursday, April 28, 2022

Aleshia Guerra, 39, of Lepanto died this past Friday night when a motorcycle slammed into her utility terrain vehicle. The crash happened at 6:50 p.m. on State Highway 140 in rural Poinsett County. Guerra was turning her Polaris Ranger into a private driveway when a Suzuki GSXR 1000 driven by 23-year-old Xzavier D. ...

The Trumann City Council met in special session this past Thursday at the courtroom inside the Judicial Complex. Jason Stewart and Donnie England were absent from the meeting. In the only business of the meeting, the council approved a resolution to amend the city and rescue budgets for the purpose of claiming police and fire salaries and employer payroll contributions. ...

Marked Tree senior Itavious Nesbitt was named to the Class 1A all-state basketball team for this past basketball season. Nesbitt averaged 15.8 points, nine rebounds and four steals per game while shooting 85% from the free throw line in helping the Indians to a 27-2 record that included conference, district and regional titles before falling in the second round of the state playoffs. ...

Trumann (8-13) only had two hits in a 17-2 loss to Hoxie non-conference girls' softball action this past Friday in Trumann. The Lady Mustangs used four hits and an error to plate four runs in the top of the first inning to take an early 4-0 lead. Karsen Overshine singled leading off the bottom of the firs for Trumann only to be left stranded as Jaelyn Craig popped out, Lindie Barnes struck out and Kayde Jones popped to keep the score 4-0. ...

If you received an Easter Lily over Easter holiday and you’ve had it sitting around wondering if you could add it to the permanent landscape around your house. Then you’ll be glad to know that the answer is yes. Easter lilies are easy plants to grow in the Arkansas landscape. ...

Humans love nuts but be careful feeding them to your pet. Many can be a choking hazard, can cause intestinal obstruction, have a toxic property, and cause gastritis or pancreatitis. Below are some of the nuts that can be harmful to your furry friend...