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In the regular monthly meeting of the Poinsett County Quorum Court, County Extension Service Agents presented their annual reports to justices. Printed material explaining all the programs the Extension Service is involved in throughout the year was handed out as well as printed material about the ballot issues on the mid-term election coming up in November...

The courtroom was packed Monday night for Marked Tree City Council with both citizens and news media from multiple organizations following the recent resignation of Police Chief Michael Matlock. Matlock was placed on paid administrative leave last Monday and resigned Friday. ...

The Tyronza City Council heard from Brett Killingsworth with Vector Disease Control Tuesday night about the services his company offers. Killingsworth said they are the biggest mosquito control contractors in the world and do work in 30 states. In addition to aerial spraying, they also set traps weekly to see what species of mosquitoes are active and where they are breeding in order to do more effective mosquito control, and use larvicide at breeding sites to keep their numbers down. ...

A group of citizens wants to breathe new life into Trumann through the power of gardening. The Trumann Garden Guild had their first meeting last week, and their first project is to turn the old barbecue grill area behind the historic Community House into a garden...

The Marked Tree community lost one of its pillars Monday in Jim Berry. Born in 1927, he would have been 91 on Sept. 15. Prior to Jim Berry's passing, this reporter was able to visit the Berrys last week and speak with their son, David Berry, about the lives of his father and mother...

A new volunteer organization, the Trumann Garden Guild, will discuss beautification projects at their first meeting set for 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, behind the Community House located at the corner of Poinsett Avenue and West Main Street.

The Marked Tree Chamber of Commerce heard from a few guests during their regular meeting last week. Among them was Michael Nowlin, Associate Dean of Applied Science and Senior Instructor of Automotive Service Technology at ASUN-Marked Tree, who spoke about a new program that will help high school students...

With the upcoming vote on a one cent sales tax for the sheriff's office and detention center during the general election in November, Sheriff Kevin Molder will host several town hall meetings where he will meet with the public to explain the need for the tax and talk in detail about what they will do with the revenue generated...

In a letter from Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington dated Aug. 25, Ellington states that Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson was justified in the use of deadly force against Johnny Kelley on Aug. 3. In the letter, addressed to Col. Bill Bryant of the Arkansas State Police, Ellington reveals his findings regarding the incident based on the investigative file and discussions with State Police investigators...

Harrisburg head football coach Aaron Thornton was the guest speaker last Thursday at the weekly meeting of the Harrisburg Rotary Club. Players Jett Jackson and Jared Lindsey were also on hand to speak about the team. Tayeshaun Warren and Daniel Jobe were also at the meeting...