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High school juniors and seniors face many decisions. They receive a lot of pressure to make the right decisions and meet expectations, but making a decision outside the norm may provide ample opportunities they didn't know were possible. Six Marked Tree High School students are attending Arkansas State University-Newport at Marked Tree while still in high school and will graduate with the ability to go straight to work, earn a living, and start a new career...

Community members gathered at Trumann's American Legion Memorial Park Monday in observance of Memorial Day. This year's guest speaker was Deputy Chief Jonathan Redman with the Trumann Police Department. Redman spoke about his brother-in-law Sgt. Erich Smallwood, who died May 26, 2007, serving with the 875th Engineer Battalion in Iraq...

Trumann graduating senior Paydon Bradley will be joining the Arkansas State University mascot team as one of the students who play mascot Howl. Bradley made it official with a signing ceremony held at Trumann High School Monday. Paige Pauley, Coordinator for the ASU Cheer Squad, said that when she met with Bradley, he was excited and eager, and she knew he would be a great choice. Bradley will receive a scholarship for the mascot program and has already been able to start training and shadowing...

Eleven years ago, a group of Vietnam veterans with the 1st Cavalry were invited to Marked Tree to visit the Wall that Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The veterans had been at a reunion in Memphis, and on the way to Marked Tree, they were joined by the Iron Posse, a group of motorcyclists who escorted them. ...

Poinsett County mayors and officials got together recently for an Intergovernmental Cooperative Council meeting to give each other updates about cities and the counties. One of the major topics talked about was maintenance needed at the county Detention Center. After a one cent sales tax to support the Sheriff's Office and Detention Center failed last year, the Quorum Court is looking at the possibility of having a special election for a smaller sales tax...

During their regular meeting this month, the Lepanto City Council approved entering into a contract with Vector Disease Control International for mosquito control. Mayor Earnie Hill said the public meeting with a representative from the company was well attended and that everyone who came was in favor of it. ...

Columbia Forest Products announced plans to cease all hardwood plywood production activities and permanently close its Trumann facility. CFP anticipates that the permanent closure of the mill will take place sometime this fall. Remaining orders for panel products manufactured at this facility are moving to other production sites within Columbia's existing North American network. The company had been operating the Trumann facility since 1986...

Among the items the Harrisburg City Council approved this month was a $1 raise for all city employees. Mayor Justin Kimble presented the council with proposals for a three percent, five percent, and $1 an hour raise--with the $1 coming to about a six percent raise...

Angie Lacy, Harrisburg City Librarian, was the guest speaker at the Harrisburg Rotary Club's weekly meeting last Wednesday at Mel's Steakhouse in Harrisburg. "Thank you for having me today," Lacy said in opening. "I hope I can share something about the library today that's a resource for everybody," Lacy added. Lacy has been with the Harrisburg Library for 28 years...

Tess Pruett, Supervisor of the Hampson Archaeological State Park Museum in Wilson, was on hand to tell the Trumann Lions Club about the museum at their weekly meeting last Wednesday at the Old Community House in Trumann. The museum is named after Dr. ...