Stories from Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The Caraway council met twice last week as they worked through Police Department promotions, demotions and restorations. The council went into executive session on Thursday night, June 11, to discuss promotions but reconvened without taking any action...

City-wide recycling in Blytheville has been a long, slow process, but the July 1 mandatory date is creeping up quickly. Blytheville City Councilwoman Shirley Connealy is expected to introduce an ordinance tonight that would officially establish a recycling program in the city of Blytheville...

The city of Blytheville recorded its fourth homicide of the year Sunday morning with the suspect taken into custody at the scene, according to a report from the Blytheville Police Department. At 8:25 a.m. Sunday, Blytheville Police received a 911 call for a report of a woman being stabbed at an apartment in the 1100 block of Willow...

It was a deadly weekend on the roadways of Mississippi County according to the Arkansas State Police and the Blytheville Police Department. Sunday at 9:43 a.m., emergency personnel responded to a one-vehicle accident at the intersection of 10th and Henderson in Blytheville, for a report of a car striking a utility pole...

ARMOREL -- The Armorel school district will no longer allow students to charge breakfast or lunch meals beginning in the 2009-10 school year. At a special school board meeting Monday evening, the board approved a "no charge" policy on school meals. Under the plan, students will be allowed to pay at the time of service or they can prepay for future meals as well...

ARMOREL -- The Armorel school district will no longer allow students to charge breakfast or lunch meals beginning in the 2009-10 school year. At a special school board meeting Monday evening, the board approved a "no charge" policy on school meals. Under the plan, students will be allowed to pay at the time of service or they can prepay for future meals as well...

Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach was the guest speaker at Monday's Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon held at the Holiday Inn. A third-generation farmer, Veach spoke about the importance of the agricultural industry on a national level and a global level...

A Blytheville business was robbed at gunpoint Sunday morning, with the assailants captured a short time later, according to Blytheville Police. Sunday at 3:30 a.m., police were called to the Flash Market Convenience Store located at 1305 East Main for a report of an aggravated robbery...

Donald Max Anthony, 61, of Robinsonville, Miss., formerly of Leachville, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tenn. Born and raised in Leachville, he was the son of the late Hawley Lee and Amelia Robins Anthony and had spent many years in northwest Arkansas. ...

Garry Lee Boyd was called home to be with our Lord, Friday, June 12, 2009. He was a resident of Blytheville for many years. He lived at home with his dog Lem and his cat Johnny Girl. Garry was born to Doris O'Dell Boyd of Jonesboro and the late James Edward Boyd on Sept. ...

Barbara Jean (Harris) Tyler, 71, died Tuesday June 9, 2009, at St. Bernards Medical Center due to a sudden illness. Born Jan. 5, 1938 to the late Etta D. Harris in Los Angeles, Calif., she was raised in Eudora, Ark., and lived most of her life in Brinkley before moving to Jonesboro five years ago. ...

The June meeting of the Buffalo Island School Board was held in Jonesboro where a board in-service meeting was held before the regular business was conducted. Scott Beardsley, financial agent with First Security -- Beardsley Public Finance, conducted the board in-service workshop. The school finance workshop covered both state and local revenue sources, calculations and projections...

Environmental Officer George Johnson, of Jonesboro, has made several illegal dumping site discoveries in eastern Craighead County this month and is determined to penalize offenders. "Discovery was so productive on the western side of the county, that we wanted to see what we could find in the Eastern District," Johnson said. ...

NEA Storm placed second in the FCA " Heart Of A Champion" held June 5-7, at Gameday Baseball on First Tennessee Fields in Cordova, Tenn. Players are, front: Blake Hall, Matthew Fraser, Tyler Swaim, Dax Hurst, Braden Overman. ...

Leachville First Baptist Church recently welcomed new pastor David Price. Brother Price offered his first sermon at Leachville on Easter Sunday. Price is a native of Tennessee, born and raised in Oak Ridge, just outside of Knoxville...

Manila hosted its annual basketball camp June 8-11 for students from third to ninth grades. Elementary players met in morning sessions and the junior high students during the afternoon with over 80 students attending...

The 11th annual Wayne Taylor Memorial Golf Tournament was held Tuesday, June 9, at the Big Lake Country Club in Manila. Eighteen teams participated in this year's tournament, which was a record turn-out for the event. The weather cooperated to provide a great day of golf for a very worthwhile cause...

The Leachville City Council passed a resolution for application of a grant to make city ball park improvements at the Monday, June 8, council meeting. Nathan Sanders presented the council with a request for a resolution allowing the Leachville Ballpark Association to apply for a matching grant from Arkansas Rural Development Commission for $21,615.36...

Rick Sparks of Manila, father of two daughters and grandfather of three, said every day for the last four years has been Father's Day for him. "Every day I get up and I thank the Lord I made it through the night and look forward to what the day has to offer," Sparks said. "They are usually pretty eventful."...