Stories from Thursday, October 13, 2022

Snakes and stars will be two of the things on the agenda for the events this coming weekend at Lake Poinsett State Park. On Saturday, October 15, Meet a Snake will take place from 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Join a park interpreter to learn what the snakes of Arkansas can do for us and how they go about their everyday lives. ...

A long, healthy, happy, pain free life is what we all want for our pets. October is pet wellness month. This is a great time to remember the importance of regular wellness checkups and making healthy lifestyle choices for your fabulous fur partner...

The Poinsett County Quorum Court voted 7-4 to pass a resolution repealing the resolution that hired legal counsel for the court. There was much discussion about the resolution before it was passed as justices J.C. Carter, Donnie Taylor, Jerry Carter and Linda Hinton voted against passing the resolution. ...

Toni M. Emrich, of Tyronza, graduated with a Master of Science in School Counseling from the University of Central Arkansas in August. Emrich was among 204 undergraduate and 285 graduate students who received degrees.

Griff Evans entertains the crowd at the Wild Duck Festival in Trumann.

Wildcat Walk over Hwy 463 gets a new look.

Lacy Construction continues work on the new Harrisburg Fire Station.

Trumann firefighters keep in shape.

Marked Tree (5-1, 2-1) comes off a 38-14 loss to Des Arc as McCrory (1-5, 1-2) lost to Clarnedon 20-6 this past Friday. The Indians offense is loaded with play makers that include Willie Marshall, LaRay Brown, Kenyon Carter, Cameron Marshall and Jaylen Bradley. Brown and Bradley are a one-two punch for the Marked Tree ground game as Cameron Marshall is a favorite target of Carter. Wille Marshall is a triple threat as he can run, catch and throw the ball for the Indians...

The EPC Junior Warriors (6-0) kept their record perfect with an 18-8 win over Cross County this past Thursday in Cherry Valley. After a scoreless first quarter, EPC (6-0) scored twice in the second quarter as Blagg found Jacob Gaines on a 16 yard scoring pass as Bari Shepard returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown as the Junior Warriors took a 12-0 lead. ...

Harrisburg (2-4, 0-3) had the same problem as most over team have had, stopping Connor Baker, as the Hornets lost 49-21 in 4A-3 conference action this past Friday at Jordans Stadium. The Hornets got the ball first and moved the ball for a couple first downs before turning the ball over on downs with 10:20 left. ...

EPC Junior Warrios stay unbeaten with win over Cross County.

Trumann and EPC clashed in NEA YFL action this past Saturday in Lepanto.