Stories from Thursday, October 1, 2009

The Buffalo Island Central girls golf team participated in the 2A Regional Tournament in Melbourne on Friday, Sept. 18. The tournament date was postponed due to excessive rainfall on the course. At the Regional Tournament, both Sarah and Lauren Roddy earned honors to advance to the 2A State Tournament...

The Buffalo Island Central girls golf team brought home the district championship trophy on Wednesday, Sept. 9, from the 2A-3 North Conference tournament held at Sage Meadows Country Club in Jonesboro...

The Leachville High School Class of 1954 met Labor Day weekend for their 55th year class reunion. Starting the festivities off, the class met Friday night, Sept. 4, at the home of Snowden and Martha Hawkins. ...

Howard "Alex" Alexander was honored with a retirement reception on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Southworth Products, Inc. in Manila. It was a second retirement for Alexander as he retired from the U.S. Air Force in, serving 21 years...

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Tuesday, Sept. 24, to welcome K&M Consignment and Tanning into the Monette business community. Monette Mayor Chub Qualls and members of the Monette City Beautification Committee were on hand for the formal ribbon cutting and welcome certificate presentation, in front of the new business at 107 W. Drew Avenue...

Reba Dill of Manila has been living with Parkinson's Disease for over seven years, but she has not let it stop her from living life to its fullest and enjoying the blessings of life she finds all around her...

Manila City Council approved annexation in three different areas at the regular Sept. 21 meeting. City Attorney Wayne Wagner read the ordinances and distributed maps with the location of the three areas. ...

There will be several opportunities for local residents to get a flu shot this fall, including a mass, free clinic at the local Health Department. Flu shots will be given at the Kroger pharmacy on Oct. 8. The cost will be $20. Pneumonia shots will also be available...

Blytheville Mayor Barrett Harrison and State Rep. Charolette Wagner of Manila recently presented proclamations to board members of The Haven, to bring awareness and prevention of domestic violence to Blytheville and Mississippi County. The proclamations were a result of work done by five members of a sociology class at Arkansas State University. ...

Audiences will be transported to the days of yesteryear at 7 p.m. Saturday, as the Act 2! community theater group brings the radio play "Frankenstein" to the stage of the Ritz Theater. The radio play is by Philip Grecian and is based on his Grecian's own stage play and on the novel by Mary Wollstencraft Shelley. The show is presented as a fundraiser for The Arts Council of Mississippi County, and tickets are $5...