Stories from Thursday, October 26, 2023

Anna Marie Brown, 56, of Marked Tree passed away October 20, 2023 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born February 22, 1967 in Lepanto to John Marshall and Shirley Hubble Brown. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her mother Shirley Brown and her husband Ricky Lee Wigginton...

Jackson Walton of Trumann was named Homecoming King at the University of Arkansas.

The Trumann School Board met in regular session on October 9 and during the session school board member Zac Qualls was voted to the voting delegate for the ASBA Conference. In new business on the night, the board approved the legal transfer(s) request(s) before approving the revised Cynergy contract for student- related services. The board then voted to approve policy 4.11 revision and the revised Classified Salary Schedule for School Year 24. The board also approved the master facilities plan...

Andrew Kirk, 34, initially charged with first-degree battery, will now be tried for first-degree murder in the shooting death of Bobby Watson Jr. Watson was found by Trumann police officers with gunshot wounds on Sunday, October 16, 2022. The change to his charge was made on Thursday, October 19 when Kirk was booked into the Poinsett County Detention Center...

Poinsett County Sheriff Kevin Molder was recently appointed to the Arkansas 911 Board by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Molder's term will expire on July 24, 2027.

I found these wonderful Safety tips on the ASPCA web site and wanted to share them with my readers. Halloween can be the spookiest night of the year but keeping your pets safe doesn’t have to be tricky. The ASPCA recommends taking these simple, common sense precautions to keep your pet happy and healthy all the way to November...

Trumann Wildcats Marching Band brings home awards.

Students on the Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists for summer 2023 at Arkansas State University have been announced. The lists recognize undergraduate students who achieved the highest grade-point averages while enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours of study...

The Arkansas Legislative Council and its subcommittees convened this week. In these meetings, the council received an update regarding the implementation of LEARNS, an update regarding a study of our state's firearms laws, and approved funding to expand nurse training programs in the state...