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Christmas parades are coming up, with the first ones beginning this weekend. Harrisburg begins first with a Christmas tree lighting in Veteran's Park at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30. The Community Carolers will sing, and hot chocolate will be served. At 6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church will have a live nativity. There will also be a drawing for $50 in Harrisburg Bonus Bucks for those who attend...

Three Rivers Food Pantry in Marked Tree had some help last week from teachers with the Marked Tree School District. Twenty-five teachers came to the pantry on Wednesday to help prepare for Thursday, when the pantry gives out food. Connie Huff, who is co-director of the food pantry, said Marked Tree Elementary also did a food drive and was able to donate 354 pounds of canned food, which was brought to the pantry Wednesday. ...

The Poinsett County Quorum Court only had two items of new business on the agenda for their November meeting Monday at the court room of the Poinsett County Detention Center. The first item on the agenda was the Ordinance 2018-16 authorizing the establishment of the Sheriff's Equipment Fund. ...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission met with a packed room of community members to give an update on the status of Lake Poinsett last week. Ben Batten, AGFC Chief of Fisheries, told those gathered that the project is a priority up to the highest level of AGFC and that they have already spent half a million dollars...

Scotty Jones, Public Works Director for Trumann, was the the speaker last Thursday at the Trumann Lions Club's weekly meeting at the Old Community House. Jones has been employed by the city of Trumann since 2001 and in 2008 became the Water Works manager. ...

On Nov. 6, Harrisburg voters will decide whether or not the millage for the school district is increased to 41 mills. Harrisburg's current millage is 35.5 and the former Weiner district's millage is 39.9. During a town hall meeting Monday, residents were able to hear the reasons why the school board is asking for a millage increase as well as ask questions of the board and two advisory committees made up of teachers and community members...

Fisheries biologists with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will hold a special public meeting on the progress of the Lake Poinsett renovation at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, at Calvary Church in Harrisburg. The focus of the meeting will be updating all interested parties in the overall plan and timeline of the project as well as highlighting milestones and work that may have gone unnoticed so far...