Stories from Thursday, June 2, 2022

J.C. Carter (661 votes) of Marked Tree and John K. Hutchison (860 votes) of Harrisburg garnered the most votes this past Tuesday in race for the Poinsett County Judge. Neither candidate received 50% of the vote so their will be a run-off election on June 21. Early voting begins June 14. The winner will face Independent candidate Robert Hervey, Jr in November. Other judge candidates were Bobby New (318 votes), Louis Jones, Sr. (311 votes) and Billy Pilgrim (228 votes)...

Trampas Johnson of Johnson Flying Service survived a plane crash this past Friday morning. At approximately 7:35 a.m., the Poinsett County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call stating that a crop duster plane had gone down at the corner of Airport Road and Silver Maple Lane near Waldenburg. ...

Shelby Tacker of Marked Tree was named to the Class 1A state softball team for her accomplishments this past season. Tacker batted .421 on the season with a .440 OBP (on base percentage). She had 11 runs scored, six RBIs, seven stolen bases with five walks and striking out only seven times all year. ...

Early Monday morning, just after 1 a.m., firefighters along with Engines 1 & 2 took in a working house fire on Liberty Street. When Engine 1 arrived on scene, the house was 75% involved and the majority of the roof had already burned through. Engine 1's deck gun was immediately used before crews made an interior attack. ...

KJ Johnson wins bee at Tyronza Elementary School.

Northwest Mississippi Community College officials announced 137 graduates have been awarded the Associate of Applied Science for the spring 2022 semester. Degrees were officially conferred by Dr. Michael Heindl, Northwest president, on May 6 during the college's 110th Commencement...

During the pandemic many people decided a pet was a great addition to their life. With the surge in pet ownership a pet food shortage has occurred. If possible, stock up on your pet’s favorite foods and prescription foods. The supply chain shortage from ingredients to containers has made many of your pet’s preferred brands not available. Many of your big box stores have bare shelves in the pet food department...

A quality fishing pond requires a balance in size and abundance of predator species, usually largemouth bass, and their prey, most commonly bluegill. A pond owner or manager needs to have a basic understanding of the size range and species composition in the pond to maintain quality fishing. It is a good idea to perform annual check-ups of the fish, as this information can help track and identify problems with the fish population...

The application period for special deer hunting permits on many wildlife management areas in Arkansas is open until 11:59 p.m. July 1, and hunters will notice many new opportunities, thanks to regulations passed during the May Commission meeting. Many WMAs managed by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission are open during fall deer hunting seasons without additional restrictions beyond the season dates and bag limits in that portion of the state. ...