Stories from Thursday, May 16, 2024

Arkansas State University police arrested a Harrisburg man that allegedly took videos of various people in bathrooms at Arkansas State University. Trintin Ray Drum, 18, was charged with 82 counts of distributing, possessing, or viewing matter depicting sexual conduct involving a child and 35 counts of video voyeurism on Wednesday, May 8 by Craighead County District Court Judge Tommy Fowler...

The Poinsett County Sheriff’s Department began an investigation involving Gaylon Payton, 45, back in January 2024. Payton was accused sexually assaulting or harassing two female employees. The sheriff’s office interviewed the victims about their experiences with Payton...

The late Garey Martin was recently honored by the city of Trumann.

Poinsett County Judge J.C. Carter announced the appointment and welcomed Laura Molder to the Poinsett County Quorum Court for the remainder of this year during the court's monthly meeting this past Monday. Justice Randy Jones gave personnel committee reports recommending the Part Time Operator position at the jail be redesignated to Part Time Civil Attorney, to create the position of School Resource Officer for Harrisburg School District and to allow a road department employee to return to his former position at the same salary he resigned at. ...

The Trumann School Board elected new officers during their monthly meeting on April 8. Kevin Bishop was elected as the new president, Zac Qualls was elected as the new vice-president and Anthony Patterson was elected as the new secretary. The board also appointed Bishop as Primary Disbursement Officer and Patterson as Secondary Primary Disbursement Officer...

The Lepanto Police Department are telling residents and visitors to stay out of the water at Little River. The department made the announcement this past Sunday that the river is off-limits to swimmers and anglers. The department said people have been throwing trash into the river causing dangerous conditions, especially for children. Fears that someone might get hurt, the department has ordered everyone to stay out of the river until it can be cleaned up...

EPC School District honored for banner year.

We all suffer from some form of anxiety at some point in our lives. But what about our four-legged counterparts? Yes, they can have anxiety issues. Fortunately for humans, there are resources readily available to help decrease their anxieties. How can we best help them when they are unable to express verbally what is bothering them?...

A quality fishing pond requires a balance in size and abundance of predator species, usually largemouth bass, and their prey, most commonly bluegill. A pond owner or manager needs to have a basic understanding of the size range and species composition in the pond to maintain quality fishing. It is a good idea to perform annual check-ups of the fish, as this information can help track and identify problems with the fish population...

Albert Pike Consistory celebrates 100 years.

ASUN students participate in SkillsUSA.

The Harrisburg School District will offer free summer meals at the Harrisburg High School and Weiner Elementary School this summer. K-12 grades can pick up meals from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on June 3 through June 27 and on July 8 through July 22. Please call 870-578-2417, ext. 2024, before 9:00 a.m. on Mondays. Please leave your child's name and pick-up location. Students must be present...

The Marked Tree Indians, 1A State Basketball Champions, recently visited the state capitol in Little Rock.