Harrisburg News

A long-time educator who has worked for several school districts in the area will be retiring at the end of the 2009-2010 school year, closing the door on a career of more than 30-years. Raymond Lasley, the current superintendent of the Southland School District, recently announced that at the end of his current contract, he will be retiring from ...

Posted Thursday, November 5, 2009, at 11:58 AM << Previous Respond As winter approaches, a lot is going on this month at the Democrat Tribune.

The Caraway Senior Citizen Center hosted the annual Northeast Arkansas Halloween party Tuesday, Oct.

Nellie Pearl Valentine 99, of Trumann, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

As of the first of October, 529 families have been served by the Bread of Life Food Pantry of Harrisburg.

Sorry for my absence the last few months but things have been busy! We have so much going on around here -- we have new exhibits at the Museum and we are working with the Sunken Lands Regional Chamber of Commerce on several projects.

Harrisburg, AR Some Region 8 residents took time on Saturday to volunteer and make Arkansas more beautiful.

The Poinsett County Intergovernmental Council met at Tyronza with Alan McVey of the Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development Tuesday, Oct.

In the regular monthly meeting of the Poinsett County Quorum Court Monday night, the subject of repairs took up much of the agenda.

Corrie Lehman was chosen football homecoming queen for 2009 at Piggott High School, and to her left is volleyball beau Trent Edwards.

Three Poinsett County downtown areas were added to the National Register of Historic places last week.

You may have noticed something a little different inside your paper this week. There, with some other inserts, you'll find the first annual Poinsett County Community Guide.

The ASU Delta Center for Economic Development has been working with two Region 8 counties in recent months.

Dan Wilson enjoys spending his days at Murray's Barber Shop in Harrisburg. Dan Wilson is fortunate.

A large group of students at Harrisburg Middle School and Harrisburg High School participated in a worldwide event known as See You At The Pole last week.

Residents who live along Old Military Road, Pleasant Grove Lane and Senteny Road in Harrisburg told Region 8 News they are upset with the way their roads are being maintained.

Alto, Fry's Mill and Wilbeth. This was all swampland. In the 1800's, the federal government made huge grants of land to railroad companies here and elsewhere to encourage them to open up the areas by building tracks and selling land to settlers.

Back for more, are ya? After last week's total and complete El Nino shitstorm of comments, we need to make a fresh start this week.

When Terri Kane was a college student at ASU starting her criminology studies with an eye to law school, she had no idea that in the fall of 2009, she would be teaching high school math, including advanced placement calculus, at Marked Tree High School.

The meeting began as Josh Martin, advertising consultant of the Democrat Tribune, gave a brief presentation about the recently formed Poinsett County Democrat Tribune.