Stories from Saturday, June 27, 2020

The Mississippi County Quorum Court held their June meeting Tuesday night at the Osceola Courthouse where the eight Justices in attendance unanimously passed two resolutions and three appropriation ordinances. A policy on social media for county employees and a policy prohibiting excessive force were the two resolutions passed...

Manila Cemetery Committee member Linda Donovan said the cemetery is in need of support to continue with the maintenance and equipment required to keep the cemetery in the condition that citizens want to see it maintained. “I don’t think most people are aware of the high cost of keeping up the cemetery,” Donovan said. “We have maintenance, equipment and insurance, to name a few of the costs.”...

Monette City Council announced completion of painting the historic water tower on the southwest corner of North Edmonds Street and Texie Avenue, during Monday evening’s meeting. The tower was built as part of the New Deal Recovery Effort in Arkansas in 1936 and is on the National Register of Historic Places...