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The Marked Tree School District posted on their Facebook page today that they received notification of one confirmed positive case of Covid-19 concerning a high school student athlete. For the privacy of students and staff, and by law, the Marked Tree School District cannot share personal information. ...

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Shatel Gaines will guide the Trumann Lady Wildcats' volleyball program for the 2020-2021 season. Gaines replaces Kayla Malcom who coached the team for the past two seasons. Gaines will also serve at the middle school counselor. Gaines was a setter, all-conference, all-state and state champion at Jonesboro High School. ...

The summer sun is beating down, but there are still plenty of ways to enjoy the outdoors without working up too much of a sweat. A visit to one of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s many archery ranges may be just the outdoor excitement you’re looking for this summer, and it’s a great way to keep your skills sharp for archery deer season, which opens Sept. 26...

Crown Lake reports the water being clear and at a normal level. Bream are good on redworms and crickets as anglers are catching them around all the docks and off the points. There has been no reports on the crappie. Black bass are good for anglers fishing the deep waters (they’re 30 feet deep). Try the late evenings and use a jig. Catfishing has been good with stink bait or chicken liver...

Jarrett Horst, a junior offensive lineman at Arkansas State University, has been named to the 2020 Outland Troply Watch List. The list was announced by the Football Writer's Association of America and features 85 Football Bowl Subdivision interior lineman from across the nation...

Arkansas State senior wide receiver Jonathan Adams Jr. has been named to the 2020 Biletnikoff Award watch list, announced Thursday by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation. The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes college football’s outstanding FBS receiver, regardless of position. ...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission unanimously approved the addition of the veteran’s/active duty military waterfowl hunt to Arkansas’s youth waterfowl hunt days during today’s regularly scheduled meeting. This is the second consecutive year the Commission has approved the option since it was made available by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...

Nearly 200 leftover WMA deer hunt permits for Arkansas wildlife management areas are available for purchase. These permits cover modern gun, muzzleloader and mobility-impaired hunts that weren’t awarded through the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s annual WMA deer permit drawing earlier this month...

The cover story for the 28th annual Hooten’s Arkansas Football bookazine goes in-depth with 58-year old Sam Pittman, documenting his rise from nomadic college assistant to SEC head coach. In the extensive high school section, conference coaches voted Trumann to finish sixth in the 3-4A, Harrisburg third in the 3-3A, EPC third in the 3-2A and Marked Tree to finish fifth in the 3-2A...

This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s weekly fishing report for July 15, 2020. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please email jim.harris@agfc.ar.gov with information on possible sources for reports about that lake or river. ...

Dove hunters will have more than 300 acres of privately owned farmland available via drawn permit for the early weeks of Arkansas’s 2020 dove season, which opens Saturday, Sept. 5. Several regions of the state have been represented by the private land permit hunts in the past three years since the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission initiated the program, but this year will mark the first time a northeast Arkansas field has been part of the roster...

Fish bait can be found in many forms at most tackle retailers. Worms, crickets, minnows, wax worms and other creatures fill boxes and bins. Prepared baits are also found in a wide variety of forms, smells and textures. All of these baits have their place and time on a hook, but few rival a natural seasonal bait that shows up in Arkansas in mid-summer: the catalpa worm...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is asking for public comments on possible changes to fishing regulations for 2021. Changes to general fishing rules, rules for commercial anglers and fish farms are all being evaluated before the Fisheries Division formally proposes them to the Commission in August. The AGFC posted a survey to gather public input in May which will close July 17...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will hosted a special virtual roundtable meeting with professionals in the wildlife management and veterinary fields to discuss management strategies and current science involving Chronic Wasting Disease on June 25. The virtual meeting was streamed live on the AGFC’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/ArkansasGameandFish...

The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission plans to hold a meeting this week to discuss chronic wasting disease (CWD). The AGFC said the virtual roundtable discussion is Thursday, June 25, at 8:30 a.m. The meeting includes professionals from around the country who know the complexity of CWD and the management strategies taken in Arkansas...

A new disease is sweeping through rabbit populations in the United States, and it has officials at both the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture concerned. Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV) is a highly contagious virus that is nearly always fatal and is capable of causing high mortality in both domestically raised rabbits and wild rabbit species found in Arkansas...

People interested in chasing an Arkansas alligator on public land and water this fall have until midnight June 30 to put their name in the hat. Applications for the 2020 Arkansas alligator season are available online at www.agfc.com. Each permit authorizes the harvest of one alligator, which must be at least 4 feet long. ...

The Buffalo River Elk Festival, originally planned for June 26-27 has been canceled, according to a social media post today from the festival planning committee. The cancellation was in accordance with Arkansas Department of Health guidelines amid the continuing battle to slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19...

The catfish may be one of the most misunderstood of all Arkansas’s sportfish. It occurs in practically every body of water in the state, grows to gigantic proportions, and is easy to catch with inexpensive equipment. Top off those features with its fantastic flavor, and it’s amazing that anyone would look down on these hardy fish...

The pre-season tournament that was supposed to start tonight in Trumann has been moved to Wednesday start date due to possible severe weather. Tournament will also play Thursday and Friday.