Stories from Thursday, May 25, 2023

The Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce recently had their annual banquet.

Trumann graduates receive scholarships.

The Harrisburg School Board voted to approve all the school school applications for the 2023-2024 school year during a special session Monday, May 15. All board members were present for the meeting. The board entered into executive session at 5:03 p.m. ...

The Trumann School Board met in regular session on April10 where three students expelled and met again in special session on May 1 with personnel changes being made. All board members were present for both meetings. April 10 Meeting The board entered into executive session three different times to discuss the expulsion of students. The board came to to same conclusion on each case as the students were expelled for the spring semester of the 2022-2023 school year...

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at Arkansas State University will offer several opportunities in June for small businesses to learn about starting and growing a business. Sessions will include opportunities for businesses to meet with an ASBTDC business consultant...

Groundbreaking held for new research center in Poinsett County.

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. If needed, you can find sunglass goggles for dogs...

Perfect timing for a news article I gleaned from Sherry Sanders a fellow County agent in White County, as I have been experiencing just such calls lately. If your bermudagrass or zoysiagrass lawn is not as green as your neighbor’s lawn this time of year, you might want to consider a few things: What kind of grass does your neighbor have planted? If your neighbor’s “bermudagrass” or “zoysiagrass” lawn is fully green this time of year, then it is VERY LIKELY that the lawn is mostly weeds, specifically winter annual weeds (chickweed, henbit, etc.); This winter was a doozy. ...

Otho Franklin Kelley "Frank", 74, of Lepanto passed away May 19, 2023 at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was born January 13, 1949 in Armorel to Ozell and Evelyn Herron Kelley, Sr. He was a retired farmer, a member of Harvest Fellowship Church of God in Manila and a resident of Mississippi County for 70 years. Mr. Kelley was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Gladys Kelley, four brothers Jerry Kelley, Monty Kelley, Jimmy Kelley and Ozell Kelley, Jr...