Stories from Friday, August 14, 2015

The Marked Tree City Council's discussion of the Carver Gym went in circles Monday night since the council did not have prices for renovating the gym compared to building a new one. The council finally voted unanimously to have Mayor Mary Ann Arnold get prices from an engineer on a turn-key job for both a new gym and renovating the current gym, which has been closed since April due to a leaking roof and dangerous conditions. But it took several failed votes to get there...

At 180 feet in length, it's the biggest sign she's ever painted. Last week, Cindy Schrader Dougherty, owner of Graphix Advertising, completed work in Trumann on a sign to go on the roof of the municipal airport in Covington, Tenn. She and two of her employees, Elizabeth Dryer and Kathryn White, finished work on the sign Friday, Aug. 7...