Stories from Thursday, August 17, 2023

The Trumann City Council approved a pay increase for the city's police and fire departments at their monthly meeting last Tuesday. The council had little discussion before passing the pay increase for the police and fire departments. The police department's payroll will increase by 29% going from $1,102,500.00 to $1,361,214.40. The fire department's payroll will increase by 11% going from $320,000.00 to $340,417.48...

The Poinsett County Board of Election Commissioners has announced that there will be a public meeting on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. in the conference area of the Poinsett County Annex Building for candidates to draw for their ballot positions for the upcoming Annual (November)...

Trumann Fire Department teaches class to Trumann High School employees.

The Harrisburg School District had the following posted on their school Facebook page about what the do and don't means of tantrums are. Tantrums don't mean: I hate you, You are mean, You are a bad parent, I'm a bad child, I'm manipulating you, I need you to meet every demand that I'm yelling and I need you to punish me...

The Marked Tree Police Department are warning residents of a scam call that is going around. The department says someone is calling people pretending to be affiliated with the Marked Tree Police Department. The people are telling persons that a warrant has been issued for the persons' arrest but if they pay a certain amount the warrant will be canceled. ...

For the last several weeks, houses around town that have been condemned are being taken down. Some are done by the owners of the houses and the others have been done by the Trumann Public Works Department. A total of nine houses have been razed throughout the city. The houses had been brought up before the Trumann City Council who voted to have the houses condemned. The houses were causing safety issues for the city...

The Poinsett County Quorum Court voted unanimously to approve the pay increase for the employees of the Poinsett County Sheriff's Department at their monthly meeting this past Monday in Harrisburg. Poinsett County Kevin Molder presented the court with the proposed pay raises for his employees...

The Trumann School Board met in regular session on July 17 and voted to fill the remaining one year term of Scott Taylor who resigned his position. The first item of new business was the board appointing Zac Qualls to fill the Zone 1 position on the school board. The vote was unanimous for Qualls to fill the position...

Poke weed is a native plant to our area. It is a branching plant that has green leaves and large clusters of white flowers and a deep purple berry. Many people pick and cook poke salad. If not prepared correctly it can be very toxic. The plant itself is toxic to pets. The leaves, stems,...

As we navigate busy streets in our communities rushing to work or running errands, it' easy to get caught up in the fast pace of modern life. However, one thing demands our utmost attention on Arkansas roadways, as stopped school bus with it's flashing lights and extended stop arm...

With the summer ending and thoughts of cooler weather on our minds, it seems that many of us tend to forget about gardening. We still have a month or so of hot weather ahead of us. Water is still important to the lawn and garden at this time. Remember that trees and shrubs that bloom in the spring are setting flower buds now. If the plants get too stressed and shut down early, this will affect the blooms next spring...