Stories from Monday, February 28, 2011

The Blytheville Baseball Softball Boosters has added a supplemental registration date, set for 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Mary Kasperek, 93, of Osceola, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at the Floe and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro.

Gary Gene Wells, 56, of Cleburne, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011.

Mozelle Waddell, 85, of Jackson, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Jackson.

Mona Lee Jones, 64, of Osceola, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Ruby Smith Stone, 81, of Leachville, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Betty Jean Shelton, 83, of Manila, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at the Manila Nursing Center.

Mr. Robert O. "Robbie" Talbot, 57, was born Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1953, the son of the late James Allen "J.A." and Juanita Mae Terry Talbot. He died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.

The Blytheville, Rivercrest and Manila boys basketball teams will all compete in their respective state tournaments this week.

The complete regional brackets have been posted on the AAA website at www.ahsaa.org. Click on Sports (red line), then click on Basketball. Stroll down to Basketball News, then click on 2011 Basketball Regional Brackets. Class 4A North Region at Pottsville...

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department.

Mississippi County Judge Randy Carney challenged Sheriff Dale Cook to do more to curtail the county's drug problem during a speech Monday before the Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce.