Stories from Thursday, June 16, 2022

Not only will the fishing in Arkansas be free on the weekend of June 10-12, but the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will provide plenty of free opportunities around the state for kids and adults to fish on Saturday, June 11. The AGFC’s four state fish hatcheries – Andrew H. ...

Mary Jean Trapp, 60, of Marked Tree departed this life Friday, June 10, 2022, in Jonesboro. She was born April 20, 1962, in Tyronza to Herbert and Bertha Dickerson May. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Tony Trapp; and several brothers and sisters...

Carl Henry Cook Sr., 84, of Payneway departed this life Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Harrisburg. Carl was born Jan. 14, 1938, in Hattieville, to George Thomas Cook and Lois Annie May Henderson Cook. Carl was one of 12 children. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant brother; brothers, David Cook and Odell Cook; sisters, Mary Degraw and Marcel Williams...

Trumann Firemen honored for saving lives.

The Harrisburg School Board met in special session on Tuesday, May 31 in the Central Office Board Room. Board president Ashley Rowton called the meeting to order with board member Nacole Sweeney being absent from the meeting. The board went into executive session at 5:06 p.m. and returned to normal session at 5:46 p.m. The board made the following personnel changes on the recommendations from Superintendent Chris Ferrell...

The Poinsett County Quorum Court decided to table the new ordinance that would have raised the new daily rate for housing inmates from $45 to $65 after a local police chief spoke about the pressure it would put on his budget in the middle of the year...

Lake Poinsett State Park in Harrisburg will be hosting a weekend of fun events from Friday, June 24 through Sunday, June 26. On Friday the park will have Owl Prowl from 9 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. Whoooo likes owls? If you do, meet a park interpreter tonight to find out more about the owls that live at the park. Then, we’ll take a short walk into the woods to call some up and see if any will answer! Please bring a flashlight. Meeting Place: Visitor Center...

1. Barbeque burns. Barbeques smell great, especially to your dog. A grill sniffing dog could get burned or end up eating something he shouldn’t like cooked bones. Watch out for the drip pan found on some grills. Dogs love to eat the grease. 2. Sunburn. Dogs get sunburned especially dogs with short, light colored coats or hairless breeds. There is an FDA-approved sunscreen for dogs made by Epi Pet. If needed you can find sunglass goggles for dogs...

The 25th Annual Arkansas Youth Hunter Education Challenge was conducted at the Benton County Quail facility in Bentonville, AR on June 2-4, 2022. This is a program sponsored by the National Rifle Association. YHEC is a program that can best be described as “advanced hunter education”. The YHEC program takes everything that is taught in a hunter education class and develops it into a year- round training program where boys are taught shooting and outdoor skills...

The University of Central Arkansas Honors College has selected 75 incoming first-year students as its newest class of Norbert O. Schedler Honors College Scholars and 27 incoming first-year students for its University Scholars Program. London White of Trumann has been selected for the Schedler Honors College...