Stories from Thursday, July 28, 2022

Cobey Riddle adds to trophy case.

The Harrisburg School Board approved the hiring of three new teachers, Maribeth Gardner, Lindy Drum and Karla Garrison, during their regular meeting on July 18. Gardner will be a teacher at Harrisburg Elementary, Drum will be a long term substitute in Art. ...

Former Marked Tree police captain and firefighter Jackie Ragan has been arrested for felony theft. Ragan was arrested on May 6 for one count of theft of property. Records filed by the Circuit Court of Sharp County on Friday, July 15, show Ragan was charged with two counts of theft of property. Sharp County deputies got a report about a stolen camper in River Bend Park in late November of 2021...

Several area students earned master's degrees at the Arkansas State University Spring Commencement on May 7. Masters of Art: Brooke Hazelwood, Trumann. Masters of Business Administration: Shelby Crosskno, Blytheivlle and Cassie Bowers, Trumann. Master of Science: Zedra K. ...

Cameron Wray sat and sobbed as the jury returned a guilty verdict of two charges, second degree murder and aggravated robbery, this past Thursday in the murder trial of Johnny “Mack” Rhoads of Marked Tree. The jury deliberated for three hours before bringing back the guilty verdicts. Judge Cindy Thyer asked the attorneys, prosecutor Marty Lilly and defender Ben Bristow, if they wanted the jury polled in which both answered no...

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. 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. You can find sunglass goggles to help protect your dog’s eyes from the UV rays of the sun. for dogs...

Members of the Poinsett County 4H Shooting Sports team the “Blazin Skeeters” participated in the 4H State Jr Range Events Championships at the Vines Center in Ferndale on July 14. The team brought home first place in team .22 rifle and second place in team archery...

Poinsett County Judge Randy Mills lifted the burn ban for the county today, July 28.