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The Marked Tree City Council voted on two ordinances Monday night for refinancing bond issues. The first refinancement concerned the 1996 one cent sales tax. Marshall Hughes with Crews and Associates said the council had asked him a year ago to look into refinancing bonds. ...

The condemning of houses was the top issue during the Trumann City Council's monthly meeting Tuesday. Four houses were set for condemnation with the first being at 120 Campbell Street. Carl Wilson told the council that he has bought the house and is in the process of taking it down. ...

Several area mayors met for an Intergovernmental Council meeting in Harrisburg Tuesday to update each other about what's going on in their towns. Due to attendance at the last few meetings, County Judge Bob Cantrell brought up the idea of changing the meetings from quarterly to twice a year. Everyone agreed to this and set the next meeting for Oct. 9...

Science, Arts and Crafts, Health and Wellness, Photography, and Animal Science are among the project groups that members of the East Poinsett County, Lepanto Elementary Warriors 4-H Club members can select from to learn more about during their after-school club meetings...

Columbia Forest Products has committed to donating cabinets to all nine of the houses in Habitat for Humanity's Build Up for Phillip project. In addition, the Columbia Forest Products' Foundation has also donated $25,000 towards the fundraising efforts of the project...

No one works harder for the Marked Tree Chamber of Commerce than Sandy Teague. She has served as president for several years, many of them in a row, and has made it her mission to make sure that, though Marked Tree is a small town, its chamber is an active one...

Despite a very windy afternoon, the city of Trumann celebrated Arbor Day with the planting of a tree in front of the Trumann High School auditorium Tuesday, March 27. Community members joined with FFA officers and other THS students for the planting...

Poinsett County and with neighboring Mississippi County are home to several attractions that bring in tourists from across the country and even the world. Most recently, a group of 30 tourists from Loudoun County in Northern Virginia, located about 30 miles west of Washington D.C., made a stop in Poinsett County as part of a week-long trip to see some sights in Tennessee and Arkansas...

Ronnie Samuel, with Rage Fabrications, LLC, was the guest speaker last Wednesday at the Trumann Lions Club's weekly meeting at the Old Community House in Trumann. Samuel is lifelong Trumann native who has worked with his dad Austin at Samuel's Muffler and Drive Shaft business on Speedway in Trumann for the last 30 years. ...

The Lepanto City Council approved purchasing a new security/alarm system for the Water Department Tuesday night. Mayor Dale Dunlap told the council that the system was needed after they had problems with the current system. Installation of the new system is $5,000, but the mayor said it does a lot more than the current system does, and after installation it will be $300 a year, which is what the city is paying now...

Tyronza Mayor Charles Glover spoke to the city council about the plan to fix the water tower during this month's council meeting. According to Mayor Glover, the water tower is in need of renovation, which is estimated to cost between $235-250,000. The water tower was built in 1935. ...

The first new business during the Trumann City Council's meeting this month was the appointment of Kim Wortham to replace Kari Mullins on the Parks and Recreation Board. The next new business was the council's approval of Jimmy Kincaid being re-elected to serve on Trumann Housing Board of Commissioners. Kincaid will serve through March 7, 2023. The council approved a proclamation declaring March 27 as Arbor Day in Trumann. The THS FFA club will plant a new tree at the high school on this day...

Betty Shaw addressed the Marked Tree City Council recently about the parks committee's first meeting, which she said was wonderful and resulted in a lot of suggestions for the parks. Shaw informed the council of the donation of a pavilion by the Arnold family for the Sports Complex. ...

Colonel Clarence Overbay, along with Battalion Commander Hannah Short and 2nd Lieutenant Hunter May of the Trumann JROTC program, were the guest speakers at the Trumann Lions Club's weekly meeting last Wednesday. Short has been a member of JROTC for four years and said it has helped her in so many areas. ...

The Marked Tree Chamber of Commerce honored the late Mayor Mary Ann Arnold at their annual banquet, along with several other community members as they gave out the largest number of awards they've given in years. After a slideshow remembering Arnold and her community involvement, State Rep. ...

A Trumann veteran who served in both the Korean and Vietnam wars was awarded a Quilt of Valor last week. Carlton Chandler served in the U.S. Army for 21 years from October of 1949 until July of 1970, and after receiving the quilt surrounded by family and friends at his home, he said it was the first time he had been publicly recognized for his service...

Deck rehabilitation on 16 bridges located along 1.7 miles of I-555 in an area known as the Sunken Lands in Poinsett County is expected to begin in mid-March, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. In late August 2017, a $12,272,673.80 contract was awarded to American Contracting Services Inc. ...

Jeff Weaver, founder of Stepping Stone Sanctuary, was on hand to give an update about the sanctuary during last week's Trumann Lions Club meeting. Gene Adams, manager of the sanctuary, was also there to speak about his experience. Weaver told the group it seemed he was just recently here speaking to the club. ...