Stories from Thursday, April 30, 2009

Written words, particularly some of the ones children study in their classrooms, aren't normally thought of as "scary" or "intimidating" to a young person, but that is one of the reasons Barrett Travis spent the first part of this week at Blytheville Intermediate School. He wanted to make the students more comfortable and confident with creative writing and expressing themselves through that writing...

Blind student pursuing second college degree

On May 16, the March of Dimes will have it's annual, March for Babies at Walker Park in Blytheville. Among those walking will be the Snider family. For Doni and David Snider, this year's march holds a little more significance then previous marches. It happens to fall on their son, Devin's 10th birthday...

A book-signing Friday in Blytheville will help raise money for the local soccer association. Author Warren St. John will be at That Bookstore in Blytheville to sign copies of his book new book, "Outcasts United." TBIB will be hosting a "pot-luck" supper along with the book-signing beginning at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds from the book sales will benefit the Blytheville Area Soccer Association...

Blytheville Police are still investigating the armed robbery of the Tobacco Super Store, located on East Main, that occurred last Friday morning. According to police, a call was received by Tobacco Super Store employee Brandy Roberson, advising that the store was being robbed and she was locked in the back of the store in the bathroom...