Stories from Thursday, November 7, 2024

Poinsett County leaders broke ground on the new annex building being built in Harrisburg.

Representative Rick Crawford (AR-01) joined 47 of his colleagues in introducing legislation that will provide immediate support to farmers as Congress continues debating a long-term Farm Bill. The Farm Assistance and Revenue Mitigation Act (FARM Act) provides emergency assistance to producers of eligible commodities for which the expected revenue in crop year 2024 is below the projected per-acre cost of production. ...

Jordan Kevin Castor, 24, of Paragould turned himself in to the Trumann Police Department this past Thursday after he threatened to send explicit photos of a woman to her boss if she did not do what he wanted. Castor is being held in the Poinsett County Detention Center on two counts of sexual extortion...

The Harrisburg School Board met in regular session on Monday, September 16 and then convened again on September 28. In the meeting on September 16, the board approved an out of state trip for the Harrisburg FFA before taking no action on the Academic Achievement Report presented by Superintendent Julie Isbell...

Arkansas is home to more than 182,000 veterans. As we approach Veteran's Day, we'd like to thank every one of them for their selflessness and bravery. We are also grateful to the families of service members and veterans who serve this nation with their support and sacrifice...

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) launched the eighth year of his Congressional Youth Cabinet on Tuesday at the Old Statehouse Museum in Little Rock. The meeting brought together 114 high school juniors who were selected from public, private, charter and homeschool students across the state for their involvement and leadership in their communities. The annual initiative aims to foster civic engagement...

MTSD names Students of the Month for October.

Tyronza Elementary School names October Principal's Pals.

There are many factors that contribute to why a dog does shed. Genetics, sunlight, diet, stress, and hormones are the most common. Double-coated dogs tend to lose more hair than single coated dogs. Most dogs tend to shed more when the weather starts to warm up. Dogs may shed quite a bit in winter if the home is very dry because their skin may dry out...

It’s that time of year again, when the weather starts getting cooler and people decide to fire up the chainsaw and gather firewood in hopes of heating their house or to just enjoy the comfort of a fire in the fireplace. Just a few safety precautions can mean the difference between a warm fire and a trip to the hospital...

The Trumann Junior Wildcats had trouble stopping the Southside offense as the Junior Wildcats lost their season finale 46-16 at RMC Stadium. The Junior Southerners got the ball first and moved into Trumann territory before fumbling the ball with Cooper Hatley recovering for Trumann as the Wildcats’ 23-yard line with 7:19 left. ...

Marked Tree (6-3, 4-2) traveled to Cross County (6-3, 4-2) this past Friday night and was handed a 40-28 loss by Cross County in 2A-2 football action. The Indians set in fourth place in the conference with one game left as they host EPC this coming Thursday...

Harrisburg (27-2) fell 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 23-25, 23-25) to Central Arkansas Christian to end their season this past Thursday at the 3A state volleyball tournament in Paris. This past Wednesday, Harrisburg rallied and won the final three sets to eliminate Mansfield 3-2 (20-25, 25-21, 25-18, 26-24) in the Class 3A state volleyball quarterfinals. ...

Trumann and Cave City are both out of the playoff as they meet this coming Friday at RMC Stadium for each’s final game of the season. The Cavemen beat the Wildcats 20-13 in their last meeting in 2021. The Wildcats are looking to stop a five game losing streak and will look for their running game to control the clock. ...

Marked Tree (6-3, 4-2) is coming off a 40-28 loss to Cross County as EPC (6-3, 5-1) comes off a 36-30 win over Des Arc. EPC is now in the drivers’ seat in the 2A-2 conference as Marked Tree is still in the hunt for one of the four playoff spots. EPC beat Marked Tree 38-32 in overtime last year...