Trumann Committee Won't Change Ordinance for Pet Pig
A committee examining whether a Trumann woman can keep a pot-bellied pig as an emotional support animal says the city council should decide the issue. Matt Miller says the pig, Gordy, helps with his...
View ArticleTrumann man sentenced in robbery case
BAY, AR - A Trumann man will spend the next 5 years in jail after he pled guilty to robbery. According to court documents, Preston Todd Williams, 19, negotiated a plea to the felony charge Aug. 8....
View ArticleTrumann Housing Authority hosts 22nd annual Red Ribbon Picnic
TRUMANN, AR - Teaching youth about drug safety, as well as how to be safe during Halloween. The Trumann Housing Authority held their 22nd annual Red Ribbon Picnic Thursday afternoon The event is...
View ArticleSecond suspect pleads guilty in robbery case
BAY, AR - A Trumann man will spend the next five years in jail after he pleaded guilty to robbery. According to court documents, Ethan Chase Cahoon, 18, of Trumann negotiated a plea to the felony charge.
View ArticleRemodeling underway at Trumann Animal Control
TRUMANN, AR - Trumann Animal Control is in the process of remodeling their dog pound. According to a post on their Facebook page, windows and an air conditioning system are being installed.
View ArticleMarijuana, air duster found inside crashed vehicle
JONESBORO, AR - Jonesboro police say they found drugs and a can of air duster while investigating a crash Tuesday. Two people were injured in a head-on crash on Nestle Way near the I-555 exit which...
View ArticleWrong-way wreck injures man, woman
A man and a woman from Trumann suffered serious injuries when the car they were in crossed the centerline and hit an oncoming truck Tuesday in Jonesboro, authorities said, noting police recovered a...
View ArticleToy drive helps children
TRUMANN, AR - Poinsett County deputies worked Saturday to help get toys for children in need just in time for Christmas. The Poinsett County Sheriff's Department, along with the Poinsett County Health...
View ArticleTrumann Fire Department looking to build new substation
TRUMANN, AR - The Trumann Fire Department wants to cut down response times by adding a new substation. Fire Chief Revis Kemper said the city is looking to add the substation on the north side of the city.
View ArticleCCSD: ASP, authorities search area for suspect or suspects in vehicle theft
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, AR - According to Capt. Justin Rolland of the Craighead County Sheriff's Office, authorities in two states are searching for a suspect or suspects involved in a stolen vehicle taken...
View ArticleLocal shelter full ahead of winter weather
TRUMANN, AR - With cold air and winter weather moving into Region 8, many people in Poinsett County sought shelter Thursday. The Stepping Stone Sanctuary in Trumann filled up within hours of opening...
View ArticleMan accused of driving erratically arrested for endangering minors
GREENE COUNTY, AR - A Trumann man was arrested in Greene County accused of driving erratically to stop a woman with small children in the car. On Sunday, Deputy Hunter Wright spoke with the couple...
View ArticleDepartment will soon have access to Narcan
TRUMANN, AR - According to Police Chief Chad Henson, the city of Trumann will soon have access to Narcan, the drug given to citizens to combat an opioid overdose. Trumann was just one of many cities...
View ArticleTeen sentenced to 40 years in shooting of Arkansas gas station clerk
A 19-year-old was sentenced to 40 years in prison Wednesday in the 2017 shooting of a northeast Arkansas gas station clerk, authorities said. Dwalin Lamonte Woods of Trumann pleaded guilty to attempted...
View ArticlePolice: Missing Trumann teen possibly spotted in Blytheville; Reward offered
Assistant Chief John Redman said 16-year-old Arissa Farmer may be with someone who "does not have her best interests at heart." Monday afternoon police told Farmer's parents their daughter may have...
View ArticleTrumann Fire Department extinguishes vacant house fire
TRUMANN, AR - The Trumann Fire Department worked a vacant house fire Tuesday afternoon. According to Captain Anthony Blackwood with the Trumann Fire Department, the fire happened on Douglas Street...
View ArticleFamily of missing teen makes blue ribbons to unite community
TRUMANN, AR - Members of the Trumann community paid a visit to the home of Arissa Farmer Tuesday to help the family continue the search for the missing 16-year-old. Not only has the community donated...
View ArticlePolice doubt woman in video is missing teen
Chief Chad Henson tells Region 8 News they have learned in the last few hours that the video released may not be Arissa Farmer. After viewing the video, Farmer's parents said it was their daughter.
View ArticleThe name of the suspect with missing Trumann teen released
According to the Holt County Attorney's Office in O'Neill, Nebraska, 52-year-old Craig Gillum from Dover, Tennessee is being held in the Holt County Nebraska Jail on charges of felony child abuse and...
View ArticleNew vehicle to help animal group; still needs plastic kennels
TRUMANN, AR - A new transport vehicle will help an area animal group with taking dogs to foster homes. Now the group is needing plastic kennels to store the animals as they are moved.
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