TRUMANN, Ark. — The City of Trumann is facing a federal lawsuit that accuses several of its top officials of orchestrating a scheme to obtain search warrants under false pretenses to identify and silence critics of city leadership. However, Trumann officials say they’ve done nothing wrong. Jackie Sanders is a [read more…]
HARRISBURG, Ark. — Authorities have identified and charged a suspect in connection with a shooting that left a Harrisburg man critically injured and a dog dead, according to an update from the Harrisburg Police Department. The incident began at approximately 10:03 a.m. on March 13, 2026, when the Poinsett County [read more…]
[Trumann, AR] — St. Patrick’s Day 2026 celebrations will take place across the country on and around Tuesday, March 17. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urges drivers to remember that drinking and driving is deadly and never an option. Join NHTSA and the Trumann Police [read more…]
HARRISBURG, Ark. — A Pine Bluff man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty last week to sexually assaulting his stepdaughter during her childhood. Joseph Tongusi pleaded guilty on March 4, 2026, to sexual assault in the second degree and was sentenced to 20 years in [read more…]
TRUMANN, Ark. — A woman who was shot multiple times early March 7 on Tulot Road is now in stable condition, and investigators say the shooting stemmed from a domestic violence incident in which the suspect later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to the Poinsett County Sheriff’s Office, [read more…]
TRUMANN, Ark. – Aspiring entrepreneurs and new business owners will have the opportunity to gain expert guidance on launching a successful business at a free workshop hosted by the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University. The in-person workshop, “Starting a Business in Arkansas,” will [read more…]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A BIG THANK YOU goes out to the Trumann, AR community for raising vital funds to help support families staying at the Ronald McDonald House program in Memphis, TN! The community raised nearly a $1000, hitting $977.84 last month through the McDonald’s restaurant’s Round Up program. This [read more…]
Arkansans Across the State Win Big with $10,000 Stacked LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas lottery players continue to win big playing loaded instant games. E. Holley of Poinsett County won $50,000 playing $50,000 Stacked, a $20 scratch-off ticket. He claimed his prize at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Claim Center on [read more…]
LEPANTO, Ark. — A Lepanto man has been charged with manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a minor following the death of an 11-month-old child who was found unresponsive in a bathtub, according to a probable cause affidavit filed by the Poinsett County Sheriff’s Office. James Dawson, 31, of Lepanto, [read more…]
JONESBORO – Twenty professionals from counties across Northeast Arkansas have been selected to be part of the first class of the NEA Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy. The men and women who make up the class, which met for the first time earlier this week, are from eight counties in Northeast [read more…]
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