Stories from Saturday, April 9, 2011

Calling all bean eaters! Don't forget Monday night for a fun, fun bean feed! We will have several kinds of beans (four to be exact); and several kinds of cornbread from several great cooks.

At 6-foot-2, Brown could do it all. He could take on a team's best post man or guard the perimeter when needed. On offense he could take it to the opposition's post players, beat you off of the dribble or drain a three-pointer. Like the entire Colt squad, Brown seemed to be everywhere on defense as Rivercrest provided full court pressure for most of the season, a big reason for his first-team All-CN selection...

With the warmer weather of spring arriving, so does the threat of severe weather. Residents of northeast Arkansas should be prepared in case of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms and the flooding that can accompany them, said Joseph Richmond, the director of Mississippi County's Office of Emergency Management...

Nationally renowned Gospel artist and pastor John P. Kee was in Blytheville Friday, making a stop on his tour to perform a free concert at a packed Prince of Peace Church. Blytheville Mayor James Sanders presented Kee with a key to the city and proclaimed Friday as "John. P. Kee Day."...

The Blytheville Waterworks is partnering with area businesses to increase the availability of the blue recycling bags in the community. Previously, the blue bags were available only at the Blytheville Waterworks Tower. It is the hope of the Waterworks that increased availability of the bags will see an increased usage by the citizens of Blytheville...

(Right photo) Blytheville City Councilman Mylas Jeffers (second from left) and his wife Sue (left) enjoy the Kiwanis Pancake Day breakfast Saturday morning. (Left photo) Kiwanian David Cooke cooks up pancakes.

While Blytheville is filled with charitable organizations that do their best to attend to the needy among us, there are still people who fall through the gaps in certain situations. One of these groups of people, according to Dr. Terri Brassfield of Harvest Time Ministries, is the one made up elderly, low or no-income people who rely on the Senior Center or Meals on Wheels for their food...