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Trumann Food Pantry will be holding a food drive at the Trumann Walmart at 512 Industrial Park Drive. The food drive will take place on November 15, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. A one dollar donation can help provide up to four meals. For more information contact Amber Horton at 870-932-3663...

The Community House Foundation will be holding their annual meeting at the Old Community House on November 18, at 6:00 p.m. Thee meeting is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend.

Thirteen individuals have filed to run for seats on the Poinsett Quorum Court before deadline ended this past Tuesday at noon. Those who have filed are: Randy L. Jones (Harrisburg), Incumbent District 1, Elizabeth T. Schwarz (Weiner), Incumbent District 2, Carmack W. ...

The Family Caregiver Support Program of East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging will hold monthly scheduled meetings for residents of Craighead and Poinsett County on Tuesday, November 19, at 12:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Agency’s offices, 2005 E. Highland Drive, Jonesboro...

The Harrisburg City Council met this past Tuesday for their monthly meeting. The brief meeting saw Harrisburg City Council discuss and vote on two different ordinances. After accepting the minutes from the previous meeting and accepting the financial statements from the month of October, the council then began discussing the adoption of Resolution 2019-013. ...

The calls have started coming in again lately about Lady Beetles invading people’s homes. If large numbers of lady beetles gather around the home, it may be a sign of a multicolored Asian lady beetle infestation, said Dr. John Hopkins, extension urban entomologist with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture...

The meeting began with Mayor Barbara Lewallen explaining that each department has been given their budget and allowed to make adjustments over last years' budget. These adjustments and budgets form the proposed 2020 budget, which was proposed to the Trumann City Council this past Tuesday...

As the weather starts to cool down in the fall, which it looks like it finally occurring, some pest become more of problem for homeowners. Asian lady beetles, spiders, stink bugs, and crickets as just some common creatures to become a nuisance. Most commonly homeowners think what insecticide can I treat with to control my pest problem? While that is a good way to control insects now, pest proofing your home is the best way to prevent these unwanted invaders...

To honor America’s service members, Arkansas State University has established a special scholarship plan for all United States active duty personnel and their spouses. Chancellor Kelly Damphousse made the announcement to coincide with Veterans Day, and the start of Heroes Week at A-State...

Poinsett County Sheriff Kevin Molder presented his Public Safety Plan to the Poinsett County Quorum Court this past Monday night at their monthly meeting in Harrisburg. The plan is for a 10 year period. “I think this plan will get us to jail standards and will make things better for the employees who work with us,” Molder said. ...

Rebekah Whittley, Program Director at Restoration House Ministries (RHM), along with two of her residents, Hannah and Sarah, were the guest speakers at the Harrisburg Rotary Club meeting last Thursday. “Thank you so much for allowing us to come talk today and tell you about the things that happening and upcoming for our ministry,” Whittley said...

This past Monday, November 4 at noon, was the start of the filing period for the Preferential Primary Election, Nonpartisan General Election and Annual School Election to be held March 3, 2020. Poinsett County saw several candidates file on the first day allowed. Independent candidates must file there intention to run during the same filing period...

Goodfellows, Christmas For Kids sign-up set for Nov. 10 The Jonesboro Jaycees will be at the Trumann Fire Department on Sunday, November 10 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to sign people up for our Goodfellows and Christmas For Kids Program. The Goodfellows is a program that provides a weeks worth of food and the Christmas For Kids provides a toy to children under 12. Those wishing to sign-up can find needed documents at www.jonesborojaycees.org...

Governor Asa Hutchinson presented $67,500 to the City of Marked Tree (Poinsett County) from Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) Rural Services Division at a ceremony held October 24 at the Arkansas State Capitol. In total, some $1.35 million was awarded to 49 communities throughout Arkansas. Marked Tree will receive funding to convert the Marked Tree Armory building into a community center...

Members of the Marked Tree Friends of the Library and the Historical Society have been and are working on updating the local library and museum complex. Recently, a new earth-toned roof and new carpeting were added to the library, along with refinishing the ceramic and vinyl tile floors in both the library and the meeting room. ...

New Subway is open for business.

Trumann Planning and Zoning Committee met this past Monday, October 28, for a brief meeting to review the new city plan before presenting it to city council. Zoning codes were reviewed and modified slightly to make the wording more accurate and concise...

The Marked Tree Parent Teacher Organization held the first emergency school supply drive, in which supplied were donated by the Marked Tree community to Tyronza Elementary School. Supplies such as, glue sticks, pencils, paper, sanitizer, crayons and much more were donated...

Safe handling of firearms and hunter safety BY Poinsett County Extension Office With Youth Modern Firearm Season coming up and firearm deer and duck season on the horizon, I wanted to write about hunting safety to hopefully raise awareness and possibly avoid a fatal accident this year in the woods, duck blind or in the home...

The Trumann Area Fine Arts Council will meet November 14 at 6 p.m. at the CLC Family Life Building in Trumann. All interested are invited to attend.

Trunk or Treat Around the Block will happen on Highway 463 North as H&R Block, Victory Insurance, KidSpot, Southern Bancorp, Unico Bank & Island Glow Tanning Salon will all be set up for the kiddos to come by. Bilco will be having Trunk or Treat from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at their location on Highway 463 South...

The Three Rivers Food Pantry in Marked Tree will have a fall/winter clothing sale on Thursday, November 7 from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. This event is open to the public. Buy as many bags as you would like for one dollar each and stuff it with as many items that you can and need. There will also be a food distribution for registered clients from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m...

Trumann American Legion gives out $1,000 raffle prize.

We lots of damage still to deal with, Tyronza returned to a little bit of normal this past Monday a week after a EF-1 tornado did major damage in the small Arkansas town. School was back in session as the school was declared structurally sound by a state fire marshal. ...

June Williams, English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor at ASU-Newport in Jonesboro, was the guest speaker of the Harrisburg Rotary Club as their weekly last Thursday in Harrisburg. “I am delighted to be hear and thanks to passing my name along to come and speak with you today,” Williams said. “It's good to see former colleagues from Harrisburg school here today,” Williams added...

Jessica Homan, Biologist for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, was the guest speaker last Wednesday at the Trumann Lions Club's weekly meeting at the Old Community Center. Homan talked about changes at Shirey Bay and St. Francis Sunken Lands WMAs...

The Preferential Primary Election, Nonpartisan General Election and Annual School Election (if being held in March) will be March 3, 2020. The filing period will begin at 12:00 noon on Monday, November 4, 2019 and end Tuesday, November 12th at noon. ...

Do You Know? will give a brief introduction of the people who help with the daily operations of the City of Trumann.

The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation unveiled SMILES: POSSIBLE, on October 17, 2019, a $1.3 million grant initiative aimed at improving Arkansans’ oral health. The new program is part of the Foundation’s five-year strategic plan to transform communities and lives through oral health education, prevention and treatment. Eligible Arkansas-based organizations are encouraged to apply for funding now through December 16 at...

First United Methodist Church of Trumann would like to invite all children to their Annual Trunk and Treat at the church on Thursday October 31 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. This is a safe place for children to fulfill their sweet tooth. The church is located at 210 North Pine Avenue (across from Trumann Middle School)...

Nancy Franks of Lepanto was recently named as the Region III nominee for the State Ombudsman Program’s Volunteer of the Year award. Franks serves as a volunteer ombudsman at Three Rivers Healthcare and Rehab in Marked Tree. Ombudsman volunteers serve as an advocate for nursing home residents. Through regular visitation, the ombudsman investigates complaints by interacting with both the residents and staff to facilitate a resolution to problems...

Lake Poinsett State Park recently held a fall cleanup on Saturday, October 5, as part of the Great Arkansas Cleanup. 11 people assisted and were able to collected over 50 bags of trash and several large items from the roads adjacent to the park. In total, two miles of roadside were covered and cleaned up...

Poinsett County awards eight scholarships for the Fall 2019 Semester Eight single parent students were presented scholarship award checks by the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) of Poinsett County at a ceremony held Tuesday, October 8. ...

The Alabaster Box Street Market, Urban Runway, Blossom, Trumann Music Center and more are hosting their first annual Halloween Street Trunk or Treat on October 29th 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the newly renovated South End Plaza. Come on out for candy, fun, and games! Free admission!...

Marked Tree City Council held their monthly meeting on Monday, October 14. The council discussed an amendment to the vacation policy, cyber-security, and events that will be happening this month in Marked Tree. The meeting began with an announcement from the council in which they announced a grant application for the community center had been reviewed and accepted. Members from the Marked Tree City Council will be heading to Little Rock on, October 24, to accept the grant...

Along with four other colleges, the Delta Regional Authority and U.S. Department of Labor awarded Arkansas State University-Newport more than $300,000 to invest in the Mississippi River Delta region. The Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities grant was awarded to Arkansas Northeastern College, Phillips Community College, East Arkansas Community College, ASU-Newport and ASU-Mid South. A total of $2,324,336 will be divided among the institutions with ASU-Newport receiving $379,443...

Moving Marked Tree Forward will hold it's first annual Craft and Vendor Holiday Event on Saturday, December 7, 2019. Limited spaces available. Watch for more information to come.

The Industrial Street Church of Christ will hold their Fall Fellowship on October 19 and 20. Saturday will be from 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m and Sunday will be 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dr. Bruce McClure, minister of Church of Christ in Landover, Maryland will be the guest speaker...

The Poinsett County Extension Service gave their annual report to the Poinsett County Quorum Court during their monthly meeting this past Monday at the Poinsett County Annex Building in Harrisburg. The meeting was called to order by Poinsett County Judge Bob Cantrell, the invocation was given by Justice Carmack Sanders and roll was called with Justice Randy Jones being absent. The minutes from the last meeting and financial report were both approved...

The Harrisburg School District held their Annual Report to the Public on Monday, October 14, 2019 in the Center for the Arts. Doug Worley, Interim Superintendent, provided the District Report, Accreditation Report, Finance, Facilities Report (Master Plan), Enrollment Report, and progress toward district goals. ...

The Harrisburg School Board met for a regular Board meeting this past Monday in the Central Office Board Room. President Fonda Eaton called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Ashley Rowton, Todd Bartholomew, and Nacole Sweeney were present, Jeb Bass was absent...

Dr. Erica Armstrong, owner of Armstrong Family Dentistry in Harrisburg, was the quest speaker of the Harrisburg Rotary Club at their weekly meeting last Thursday at the United Methodist Church in Harrisburg. Armstrong told the group about her international adoption journey...

Harrisburg City Council met for their monthly meeting on October 8. The council discussed a new ordinance which would amend a previous ordinance. The meeting began with the council accepting the minutes from last month's meeting and accepting the financial statements. Council also heard from Ralph Hooker of Harrisburg Water and Gas. The water and gas stats were accepted along with the financial statements and the 2020 water and gas budget...

Arkansas State University’s Department of Theatre will open the 2019-20 season with “Into the Woods,” a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. Performances are Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11-12, at 7:30 p.m., a matinee performance on Sunday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the Drama Theatre of Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Dr...

Representative Johnny Rye presents grant.

The Trumann City Council of Trumann, Arkansas, held its regular meeting on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at 6:00 pm in the Municipal Courtroom on Melton Avenue. Mayor Lewallen called the meeting to order. Council members stood for the Pledge of Allegiance followed by prayer given by David Thompson...

Rye, Lewallen meet to discuss issues with Highway 69.