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Lake Poinsett State Park Superintendent Seth Boone released an update recently to keep the public informed of the current status of the Lake Poinsett Project. According to the update, the current total expenditures and commitments since July 1, 2017 to the present come to $1,033,254...

A representative with BNSF Railway spoke to the Marked Tree City Council Monday night about a proposed project to close the railroad crossing at Elm Street, which is the only crossing in town that goes over the tracks rather than under them. The representative, John Caufield, said it was primarily a safety concern. ...

Northeast Arkansas continues to have a hepatitis A (hep A) outbreak, and the ADH is warning of a possible hep A exposure after an employee of Subway in Trumann tested positive for the virus. Anyone who ate at the Subway restaurant at 121 Highway 463 North in Trumann from Jan. ...

For the past two years, Marked Tree High School Social Studies teacher Heather Wolfe has taken students on educational trips to Washington, D.C. Wolfe has taken two groups of students so far. The first group went in June of 2017 and stayed for the three days, and the second group went last June for four days. The trips are through an educational tour company called WorldStrides, which plans the itinerary and provides a tour guide. Tickets and meals are included in the trip price...

Jeff Field, Scout Master for Troop 379 of Trumann, was the guest speaker of the Trumann Lions Club during their weekly meeting last Wednesday at the Old Community House. Field told the group that he had been working with Trumann's Cub Scouts Troop 60 when the older kids showed an interest in getting into scouting. ...

This school year, Marked Tree Elementary School has been working to get kids excited about reading. Assistant Principal Tina Hotchkiss said they started the initiative after noticing a need to get students reading more and that the purpose of the program is to foster a love of reading...

The Trumann City Council held their first meeting of 2019 and welcomed four new council members this past Tuesday night at the Trumann Court Room. In new business, the council approved a request from Janna Stotts to have a bucket brigade at the traffic light at Highways 463 and 69 on Feb. 15 from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to collect money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Jason Hogan was also approved by the council for another term on the Planning and Zoning Commission...

The Harrisburg City Council heard from representatives with the school Tuesday night regarding a state funded work program for students. Last year, Harrisburg School District was chosen as one of the first 15 schools in the state to participate in the OWL program (Opportunities for Work-based Learning). ...