Daughter missing for more than a year reunited with father
A Paragould father has been reunited with his daughter who had been missing for more than a year. According to the Jonesboro Police Department, 4-year-old Alyssa Lee was reunited with her custodial...
View ArticlePolice chiefs gather for regional meeting
PARAGOULD, AR - Police chiefs from all over Region 8 came together Thursday to better Region 8 law enforcement. It was all a part of the Northeast Regional Meeting for the Association of Chiefs of...
View ArticleNew app lets people submit crime tips anonymously
TRUMANN, AR - According to Trumann police, only 49% of crimes are reported, and the department wants to lower the 51% that aren't reported. Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson encourages everyone to...
View ArticleTrumann's new GeoArt program a success for students and school
TRUMANN, AR - Geometry and Art, important subjects, but when combined the learning environment can completely change. Trumann High School started a GeoArt class this past year. The Geometry and Art...
View ArticleTrumann calls for special election for sales tax extension
TRUMANN, AR - Citizens of Trumann will soon be getting some information regarding a special election in August. The special election is to vote on extending the cities current sales tax. Lewallen said...
View ArticlePolice arrest 3 suspected in rash of car break-ins
JONESBORO, AR - Jonesboro police have arrested three men suspected in a series of vehicle break-ins. Eiichi Jumwanna Moore, 19, of Trumann; Terrance A. West, 19, of Hayti; and Kerry L. Kindred, 24, of...
View ArticleTrumann repaving streets thanks to grant
TRUMANN, AR - A Region 8 city makes more plans to improve the community. The city of Trumann has big plans ahead. Mayor Barbara Lewallen said these streets were chosen based on being high traffic...
View ArticleViral Video: Local man plays 'Amazing Grace' on harmonica
- A man from Trumann has received a lot of attention online through his musical talents. A video of Michael Spray playing his harmonica to the tune of "Amazing Grace" was posted 2 years ago on...
View Article2 in Arkansas House race shift to GOP
The state House of Representatives is composed of 64 Republicans, 35 Democrats and an independent, state Rep. Supreme Court's June 26 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage "was basically what changed my...
View ArticleTrumann woman finds special dress in the road
- A Trumann woman found a wedding dress abandoned in the middle of the road. Haynes decided to stop and see if the contents were important. "It was a wedding dress and I was just bowled over," Haynes...
View Article3 arrested after train crashes into car
- Three people were arrested after a train crashed into their vehicle Tuesday night. Poinsett County Sheriff Larry Mills said a train hit a car shortly after 9:08 Tuesday night after the driver tried...
View ArticleVolunteers requested to help small community from possible flooding
- Residents in Poinsett County are fighting the flood waters to keep their neighbors dry and are asking for help. According to Neal Vickers of the Trumann Area Chamber of Commerce, the Trumann Fire...
View ArticleAdam Hill, 37, Jonesboro
- A Craighead County man was arrested last week for theft and fraud after officers used surveillance video from an ATM to identify him. 29, dispatch received a report of a red car abandoned on County...
View ArticleActive-shooter alert by ASU went too far, defense tells jurors
Arkansas State University officials overreacted when they issued an active-shooter alert after Brad Kenneth Bartelt drove onto campus with a loaded shotgun Dec. 10, his defense attorney said Monday in...
View ArticleWater leak causes traffic flow change at school
TRUMANN, AR - The Trumann School District said the car line at Cedar Park Elementary will be down two lanes. They posted on their Facebook page that a water leak is being repaired and that is what...
View ArticleBartelt guilty, faces 18 years for ASU scare
Brad Kenneth Bartelt is guilty of making a terroristic threat and terroristic threatening after driving onto the Arkansas State University campus with a shotgun and a propane tank and holding police at...
View ArticleCity of Trumann in Poinsett County sees steady economy
Tucked away on the outskirts of Jonesboro, the City of Trumann has been able to carve out a steady economy with no shortage of locally owned businesses and industries. While many towns across the state...
View ArticleTrumann bank hit by graying robber
Trumann police are looking for a middle-aged man who they say robbed the First Delta Bank on Arkansas 463 on Wednesday afternoon. Trumann police Sgt.
View ArticleTrumann votes next week on improvement-funding tax
Trumann voters will decide Sept. 13 on a 1 percent citywide sales tax that's proposed to generate enough money to fund long-range projects for the Poinsett County city.
View ArticleVoters back 1% sales tax for projects in Trumann
Voters approved a 1 percent sales tax in a special election in Trumann on Tuesday to fund several improvement projects in the Poinsett County town of 7,155. "We are excited about the passage, but we...
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