Stories from Saturday, June 18, 2011

Many years ago, early on a Sunday morn approximately 16 years, my Laurie came to the shelter with the saddest looking dog we have ever seen before or since.

More Arkansans could be eligible for state and federal grants and loans as a result of an official change in the dates of the spring disaster.

The Blytheville Boys and Girls Club will hold its 10th Annual Steak and Burger Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday at the Holiday Inn.

Mrs. Rosie Lee Jones was born Feb. 26, 1926, in Tutwieler, Miss., to James and Jetaner Lee. She died April 27, 2011. After moving to Blytheville at an early age, she became a member of Nehemiah Temple C.O.G.I.C under the leadership of Bishop Miner Jones...

Clyde O'Neal of Farm Fresh Produce gathers peaches for a customer Saturday morning at the first day for the Farmers Market on Main Street in Blytheville. O'Neal said customers were lined up waiting on vendors when they arrived at 7 a.m. The O'Neals ran out of tomatoes and other items quickly, but still had green beans, peaches, zucchini and a few cucumbers at 10:30 Saturday morning. ...