Stories from Thursday, November 12, 2015

The filing period for candidates running in the 2016 election ended Monday. In Poinsett County, two candidates are running for Sheriff with current Sheriff Larry Mills retiring, two are running for County Assessor, and three are running for State Representative of District 54, which covers Trumann and Lepanto...

Larry Teague, 64, of Marked Tree was charged with theft last week after an investigation by the Craighead County Sheriff's Office showed he had embezzled over $56,000 from Black Oak Gin. Teague turned himself in Thursday, Nov. 5, following the investigation to face charges of theft of $25,000 or more, a class B felony, and fraudulent use of credit card for $1,000 or less, a class A misdemeanor...