Stories from Thursday, September 14, 2023

Police arrested a man after he attacked and sexually assaulted a woman. According to the incident report, on Sunday, Aug. 27, Lepanto police arrested 31-year-old Matthew Wood after they responded to a call at a home. Once police arrived at the scene, they attempted to de-escalate an argument between Wood and a woman. Woods tried to stop an officer from speaking with the woman was arrested...

Officials in Poinsett County officials say a driver is okay after his pickup truck was hit by a train. The crash happened last Wednesday afternoon at the railroad crossing near the intersection of Highways 1 and 158. The collision trapped the driver inside his pickup truck for nearly an hour as crews worked to remove him. The driver was out of the vehicle and was walking around after being removed...

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is fighting to deliver certainty to the agriculture community as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule making threatens the industry. In August 2022, the EPA proposed a rule to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) which would subject any entity with PFAS contamination to potential CERCLA liability from the EPA and third parties.. ...

The EAST Initiative on Thursday announced the opening of the 2024-2025 EAST recruiting season for consideration in awarding the Department of Secondary Education/Arkansas Department of Education-EAST Grant. Startup funding is available for more than 10 new EAST programs for the 2024-2025 school year. ...

The Poinsett County Quorum Court voted to establish a County General Sub-Fund to be titled General Capital Reserve Fund at their monthly meeting this past Monday at the Poinsett County Detention Center. The need to establish a unique County General sub-fund on the books of the county to set aside revenues for certain capital expenditures. ...

A blood drive will held Thursday, September 14 at the Lepanto campus of East Poinsett County High School. The drive will be from 9:00 a.m. To 1:00 p.m. The Red Cross will on be on hand as the drive will be held in the FACS Building which is connected to the school's cafeteria...

Has your kitty every been laying in your lap then suddenly they whip their head around and take a nice chomp on your hand? Has your cat been sitting on the windowsill with another cat, then suddenly one attacks the other for no apparent reason and a major fight is under way. Aggression in cats is common and this article is going to explore the different types of aggression and why they occur and hopefully giving you the information of how to handle the aggression...

Do you know what 4-H is? If not, you and the children in your life may be missing out! 4-H is a nationwide youth development program conducted in Arkansas by the University of Arkansas System-Division of Agriculture. The Cooperative Extension staff in each county serve as advisors to 4-H youth and volunteers in their county. ...

There will be a commodity distribution in Poinsett County on Wednesday, September 20 from 9:00 a.m. to noon or until food supply is gone. This will be a drive-thru distribution. There will be three locations for pick-up: Marked Tree Fire Station, 102 Liberty; Trumann Sports Complex, 16179 Pecan Grove Road and Weiner City Hall, 123 W. 2nd Street...

The 94th General Assembly convened for a special session on Monday, September 11. In the call for the session, the Governor outlined several proposals to be introduced including tax cuts, amending the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, and legislation addressing vaccine mandates...

Mid-Southern Championship Wrestling will perform Sept. 16 in Marked Tree. The live professional wrestling will present Burn It Down. Bell time is set for 6:00 p.m. Half of the proceeds will go to the Jubilee Foundation for the annual Delta Jubliee Festival and the other half will go to the Marked Tree Volunteer Fire Fighters...

Tammie Works of Harrisburg has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's (SNHU) Summer 2023 President's List. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer...

Secondary schools in Arkansas have until September 22 to apply for funding to create a calming room on their campuses. Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield will award $2,500 to a middle school, junior high or senior high school in each of Arkansas’ 75 counties as part of its Take Good Care Calming Room initiative. The goal of the initiative is to create a quiet space where students dealing with issues such as stress and anxiety can refocus before heading into the classroom...

Calls are rolling in about what is this nasty black and white fungus looking stuff on my crape myrtles? Well guess what, it is not a fungus, and you do not have to cut your tree down to get rid of it. It is actually an insect; the insect is most commonly referred to as crape myrtle bark scale...

A night of BINGO is set for 6:30 p.m Saturday, September 23 at LA Cretta Restaurant in Lepanto. Lots of prizes and good food. Bring your family and have some fun!