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Tammie Stanford, secretary/treasurer of the Poinsett County Fair Board, spoke to the Harrisburg Rotary Club last Thursday about the events for the upcoming Poinsett County Fair to be held Aug. 14-18 at the fairgrounds in Harrisburg. Sew It, Grow It, Show It is the theme for this year's fair with the first event being the Poinsett County Fair Queen Pageant, which will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Harrisburg High School Fine Arts Center...

Authorities of the Trumann Police Department have asked for the assistance of the Arkansas State Police in the investigation of an officer-involved shooting that occurred Friday, Aug. 3. According to the Arkansas State Police, Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson was contacted about 10 a.m. by an individual identified as Johnny Kelley, 49, who resides near Trumann...

During School Breakfast Month in March, the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance and Arkansas No Kid Hungry campaign posed a challenge to Arkansas schools as a means of increasing breakfast participation rates (percentage of all students who eat breakfast at school). ...

Poinsett County Sheriff Kevin Molder has been making the rounds discussing the one cent sales tax which will be on the general election ballot in November. Recently, he spoke to both the Trumann Lions Club and the American Legion in Lepanto about why he was asking for the tax, which will go toward the sheriff's office and detention center if approved by voters...

Mindy Maupin, non-profit programs with Southern Bancorp in Trumann, was the guest speaker at the Trumann Lions Club's meeting last Wednesday. Maupin moved to Trumann from Helena to get better care for her autistic/special needs son who attends Nettleton School District. "That is reason I moved here, to get more services that will benefit my son," Maupin said...

The city of Harrisburg officially has a new police chief. Chief Cassandra Brandon was sworn in last Friday. Originally from Paragould, Brandon has lived in Poinsett County the last six years and has been in law enforcement for 13 and a half years. She started with the Jonesboro Police Department in 2004 and completed the Law Enforcement Academy at Black River Technical College in 2005. ...

The Marked Tree Board of Education reviewed bids for the constuction and renovation work to upgrade facilities during their regular meeting Monday night. Superintendent Matt Wright said bid estimates a few months ago had come to around $9.5 million for the project. ...

Sergeant Shane Blagg, with Trumann Civil Enforcement Division, was the the guest speaker last Wednesday at the Trumann Lions Club. Born and raised in Trumann, Blagg has been married for 29 years to his wife Katrina, and they have a 23 year old son named Devin. "I was born at Smith Clinic here in town, and I so enjoy working with the citizens of Trumann," Blagg said...

Lepanto voters will decide in November the question of annexing two tracts of land. Tuesday night, the Lepanto City Council approved an ordinance calling for the question of annexation to be placed on the ballot for the Nov. 6 general election. The first tract of land is north of the city along Highway 140, and the second tract is on the eastern side of the city in the area of Didemma Street and J. Martin Road...

The Trumann City Council approved an ordinace to establish zoning classification for newly annexed areas to the city at their monthly meeting Tuesday night. In new business, the council approved an ordinace to change the classification from R-1 to A-1 on ten pieces of property and classified two other pieces of property to R-1. All council members voted in favor of the change with alderman David Thompson abstaining, as he owned a piece of property named in the ordinance...

Harrisburg City Council's main item of business Tuesday night was discussion of an estimate to construct a community building. Mayor Randy Mills presented the council with a rough plan for the community building, which came to a total of around $838,000. Though he pointed out that the actual cost should be much lower due to several factors. "I think the $800,000-plus is a lot more than it's going to be," Mayor Mills said...

The Poinsett County Quorum Court voted unanimously to approve an ordinance to place a proposed one-cent sales and use tax on the November ballot for the voters of Poinsett County to vote on. The new tax will be allocated for use to run the county detention center and sheriff's office...

According to Trumann Mayor Barbara Lewallen , a visioning workshop for the Trumann Vision 2040 Plan, the new comprehensive plan for the Trumann community, will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 31, at the Trumann Sports Complex. According to James Walden, planner for the project, the workshop will focus on developing a vision for Trumann's future. ...

Candace Sapp, Nutritionist with East Arkansas Family Health Center (EAFHC), spoke at the Trumann Lions Club's weekly meeting last Wednesday. Sapp said there various types of diabetes, but the two main ones most people hear are Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 is where the body does not produce any insulin, requiring the person to take insulin shots. ...

Roach Manufacturing employees, family, community members, and even the governor showed up to honor Kathy Roach for her service in the U.S. Navy Monday. First Class Petty Officer Kathy Roach served in the Navy from 1979-2000, serving during the Cold War and First Gulf War as one of the first female sailors to serve on a Navy Warship, the USS Norton Sound AVM1 Missile Test Ship. ...

Trumann Director of Economic Development Neal Vickers said he was first approached by Ronnie Samuel in December of 2016 about expanding a new business he and his son Ian had started. And Monday morning a year and a half later, Rage Fabrications held their grand opening with Governor Asa Hutchinson in attendance...

Phillip Long received a surprise when he went out to eat with family last Thursday. His sister-in-law, Shirley Long, presented him with a Quilt of Valor honoring his military service. And the quilt is extra special because she handmade it for him. Phillip Long is a Vietnam veteran who served in the U.S. Army from 1969-1971 and served in Vietnam from 1969-1970. He was a combat engineer with the 18th Brigade 84th Engineer Battalion...

A proposal for a one cent sales tax increase, to be dedicated for use only for the Poinsett County Detention Center and Poinsett County Sheriff's Office, was presented to the Quorum Court Monday. Poinsett County Sheriff Kevin Molder presented the proposal after meeting with key officials and working out the details. ...