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Chad Emerson, manager of Country Mart in Trumann, was the guest speaker last Wednesday for the Trumann Lions Club. Emerson told the group he has been the manager at the Trumann store for almost a year. Having been in retail since he was 16, Emerson said he started in Piggott and then moved to the Jonesboro location when he was 20 to manage the meat department before coming to Trumann. "I'm happy and excited to be here in Trumann," Emerson added...

Marked Tree municipal candidates have finished filing for the General Election in November, and no one will be running unopposed this year. For the office of Mayor, Code Enforcer Jim Huff will be running against Alderman McDaniel Danny Johnson. Three candidates will be running for City Attorney: incumbent Jobi Teague, Mike Dabney, and Rhonda Gail Davis. For Clerk/Treasurer, incumbent Pam Wright will run against Susan Johnson Macefe...

Roach Manufacturing Corporation filed suit against Edward M. Cooper Jr. and Osborn & Osborn, CPAs, PLLC on May 31, alleging that $4.5 million was embezzled from the company over the last decade. According to the court filing, Cooper has been the sole accountant working with Roach on behalf of Osborn & Osborn for more than 20 years, providing expertise in bookkeeping, accounting, financial systems, financial reporting, tax matters, and tax filings. ...

The Trumann Food Pantry is trying something new to encourage healthy eating. They have started a community garden at the corner of Douglas Street and Oakland Avenue. Jane Baldwin, who serves on the board for the Trumann Food Pantry, said they started it to encourage both kids and adults to eat more fresh vegetables...

Communities members gathered at the American Legion Memorial Park in Trumann to observe Memorial Day. This year, the American Legion passed out poppies for everyone to wear. According to Ron Taylor with American Legion Post 42, poppies used to be passed out during the ceremony to raise money for the Ladies Auxiliary. ...

Last Friday, several community members and veterans gathered at the courthouse square in Harrisburg for a number of presentations as part of the Poinsett County Commemorative Day. Commander Everett Evans, with the NEA Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, presented a plaque for Poinsett County joining the Purple Heart Trail. ...

A man was arrested by Trumann police Sunday following a home invasion and shooting of a 15-year-old last week. According to Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson, officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Arrowhead Road around 12:30 a.m. on May 18 in reference to a shooting. ...

Results are in for the May 22 Primary Election. In local results, incumbent Bob Cantrell won the Republican race for county judge over Mark Weston with a vote of 930-699, according to unofficial results from County Clerk Teresa Rouse's office. Other local Republican Primary races included Justice of the Peace 11, where incumbent Harold Blackwood beat out Michael Ferguson 105-90, and Constable of the Willis Township, where Jay Paul Woods beat Wayne Hogan 250-173...

The Poinsett County Judge's Office and Poinsett County Historical Society (PCHS) have teamed together to host a County Commemorative Day on Friday, May 25, around Court Square in downtown Harrisburg. The events for the day will begin at 10 a.m. on the east side of the Poinsett County Courthouse...

The Trumann City Council voted to approve a resolution to put seven properties up for sale on the open market with sealed bids to be submitted to 225 Highway 463 N. by 2 p.m. on May 14. The properties up for sale are as follows: 0.7 acre lot off Highway 463 S (formerly Smith acreage), 520 West Main Street (0.21 acre), 408 West Speedway (0.15 acre), 201 Diamant Street (0.37 acre), 201 Cross Street (0.15 acre), 301 Locust (0.30 acre and 115 South Ozark (0.12 acre)...

During Tyronza's City Council meeting Tuesday night, the council heard from Police Chief B.J. Carter about new vests the police department recently acquired and heard from Fire Chief David Wood about the need for a new fire truck. The police department's old vests were expired, and the department was able to get new ones thanks in part to a donation from Dead Timber, a business owned by Chris McCorkle. ...

Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson was on hand to speak to the Trumann Lions Club last week about the opioid epidemic. Henson told the group that opioids are heroin in pill form. Some drugs that are opioids are hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl, and morphine. ...

Tyronza's annual Stars and Stripes Festival will take place this Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5. Things kick off with music Friday night as Rebourn takes the stage from 6-7 p.m., followed by The Purple Hulls from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Bounce-N-Fund will provide a carnival from noon to 6 p.m. with a 22' slide, a 12' food slide, an obstacle course, a rock wall, and more. The rest of Saturday's schedule is as follows...

The Trumann Police Department made two arrests in a kidnapping Monday night. According to a press release from Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson, officers responded to call about a woman being kidnapped at gunpoint at Cedar Park. Witnesses told police a white man and white woman, carrying a black pistol and wooden bat, had forced the victim into a white Nissan Altima...

A man was killed Sunday after attempting to intervene in a domestic dispute outside the Trumann Walmart. According to the Trumann Police Department, they received a call about a situation involving a man with a gun at Walmart Sunday night around 9:15 p.m. ...

Cami Foxx knows what it's like to turn a life around and wants to help others do the same. Foxx, who is assistant manager at Flash Market in Trumann, is a recovering addict. "I used to be a drug dealer and a serious addict," Foxx said. But last year, she was sent to the Arkansas Community Correction Women's Unit in West Memphis. "Getting sent there changed my life for the better," she said...