Stories from Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Edward "Ed" Franklin Ball, 71, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at his residence. He was born Sept. 11, 1937, in Macey. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Amanda (Harrell) Ball. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Carolyn Jo (Woodsmall) Ball of the home; two sons, Ken Ball of Stuttgart and Russell Ball of Heber Springs; three grandchildren, Aaron Ball of Little Rock and Jessica and Alyssa Ball of Jonesboro; two sisters, Nancy Bowman of Cordova, Tenn. ...

Allene Faye Clark, 46, of Manila, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, at her home. She had been a lifelong Manila resident and a 1981 graduate of Manila High School. She was a homemaker and attended the First Baptist Church in Manila...

Dwight Lee Dunkerson, 65, of Jonesboro, died Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Black Oak, he lived most of his life in Lake City and Jonesboro. He was retired from G.E. of Jonesboro with 38 years of service. He was an Arkansas National Guard veteran and a member of the Church of Christ...

Francis Diann Long, 58, of Osceola, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 15, 1950, in Mississippi County, the daughter of Charles Boyd of West Ridge, and the late Verna Spradlin. She was a homemaker and of the Mormon faith...

Mary Marshall, 75, of Lake City died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Tommy Marshall, of the home; a son, Tommy Gerald Marshall, of West Point, Calif.; a daughter, Glenda Sue Doucey, of Siloam Springs; her mother, Aurora Trinidad; three brothers, Loranzo Trinidad, of Trumann, Dimas Trinidad of Lake City, and Domingo Trinidad of Jonesboro; two sisters, Felis Trinidad of Monette and Clotilda Stowers of Hoxie; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.. ...

James Donald Rodgers, 67, formerly of Black Oak, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born May 20, 1941, in Black Oak to the late Oliver and Anna Mae Rodgers, where he owned and operated Rodgers Enterprise Cotton Gin for most of his life. He was a member of Windover Baptist Church...

Christian Carroll Still, 24, of Paragould, died Thursday at his home. Born at Jonesboro, he had lived most of his life in Paragould. He was a 2003 graduate of Greene County Tech High School and was scheduled to graduate from Arkansas State University in May with a major in English and minor in religious studies. He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Paragould...

The February Leachville City Council meeting was held Thursday evening with all council members present. Following the reading of the minutes of the regular and special meetings, Ruth Ann Keith, city treasurer/clerk, gave the financial report. ...

The Monette City Council reviewed damages incurred during the recent ice storm and new projects being undertaken by the city at the regular council meeting Monday, Feb. 23. "The ice storm hit us with a terrible financial bind," Monette Mayor Chub Qualls said. "Like other cities, we are looking to FEMA to give us some help...

Several deaths are being blamed on Saturday night's snowfall.

The Blytheville Chamber has sold thousands in gift certificates through the company.

Entergy and Mississippi County Electrical Cooperative are in the final cleanup stages after January's ice storm. While all residential customers have power, both companies are still have contracted workers cleaning up in rural areas. "We still have a few agriculture accounts that we are working on," said MCEC spokeswoman Pat O'Neal. "For the most part, we are in the final stages of the cleanup."...

Although most schools in the county were closed Monday because of weather conditions, students at Blytheville attended classes. Dr. Bruce Daniels, school superintendent, said he and other school officials determined early Monday morning that conditions would allow most students to get to school...

Accident at casino Blytheville Courier News CARUTHERSVILLE -- A Blytheville woman was involved in a two-vehicle accident in Caruthersville on Monday according to a report from the Caruthersville Police Department. At 4:45 p.m., police were called to the Lady Luck Casino for an accident in the parking lot. A 2001 Pontiac Aztec being driven by Joan Tooms of Blytheville, apparently collided with a 2001 Dodge Dakota pickup being driven by Jacob Higgins of Sikeston...