Stories from Friday, July 22, 2022

The city fo Trumann is seeking funding to replace a fire station that was destroyed in last winter's tornado. Fire Chief Revis Kemper and City Engineer Wayne Menley on the rebuilding of a new fire station to replace the one destroyed in the December 2021 tornado. The estimated cost to rebuild the fire station was just a little over three million dollars. The council voted to allow Mayor Barbara Lewallen, Kemper and Menley to proceed on seeking funding to rebuild the fire station...

The Poinsett County Quorum Court approved $20,000 fire department grants to Harrisburg, Lepanto and Central during its July meeting Monday, July 11 in Harrisburg. The grants will allow the purchse of protective equipment and other emergency response training equipment. The grants will be funded by the county coronavirus relief fund...

The East Poinsett County Board of Directors voted to approve the hiring of two new teachers for the 2022-2023 school year during it's meeting, July 11th in Tyronza. Emily Taylor was hired for fifth-grade made and Kaylan Langley was hired to the be the interventionist at Lepanto Elementary School...

The Arkansas Department of Health is warning about potential scams in recent days in which scammers have posed as officials, approaching businesses claiming to conduct restaurant inspections.   If you believe you have been contacted by a scammer posing as an official, you can report these encounters to the Attorney General’s office online at www.ArkansasAG.gov, by emailing OAG@ArkansasAG.gov or by calling (800) 482-8982...

Woodz Elite team wins natioanl championship.

I found this great article written by ASPC about camping with pets. I wanted to share this information with my readers. For many of us, summer means spending more time in the great outdoors. If you are planning to bring your pets camping, make sure you’ve taken the necessary precautions to ensure they’ll have a fun, yet safe time surrounded by nature. ...

The Trumann Police Department launched a new enforcement blitz against speeding on July 18, “Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine.” The campaign is a tough new two week speed enforcement blitz for the city. The intensified enforcement effort against speeding drivers underscores the severity of the problem, both locally and across the nation...

First meeting for group.