Stories from Friday, July 1, 2011

Gosnell and defending state champion Rivercrest are picked to win their respective conferences, while Blytheville is expected to finish fourth in the 5A-East, according to the Coaches' polls printed in Hooten's Arkansas Football magazine. The 3-4A coaches predict Osceola will bounce back from a down year by its standards and finish second behind the defending league champion Pirates...

Mr. Larry Floyd, 55, of Blytheville, died Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville.

Pre-registration for the 2011-12 school year began several weeks ago at five of the seven schools in the Blytheville School District, and it will continue throughout most of July.

First responders from the Blytheville Emergency Squad assisted at the scene of a vehicle accident near the pumping station at Mallard Lake Thursday night.

Dr. Fred Day, a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia, has opened up a podiatry practice in Blytheville, in addition to one he already runs in Hot Springs.

After serving as the administrative assistant to three different county judges and nearly two years as Mississippi County judge herself, Karen Green Hogue is retiring.

Lucian "Jiggs" Layne, 89, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born June 7, 1922, in Sharp County at Simstown Community near Evening Shade to the late Alvis and Willie Layne. ...

The following reports were filed recently by officers of the Blytheville Police Department:

This week's Pet of the Week at the Blytheville Humane Society is Zelda, an small, young, female Miniature Pinscher/Mountain Dog mix. Zelda has been at the shelter since she was tiny. She has short hair and should not be a shedding problem. For more, call the Humane Society at 870-838-5512 or send email to humanesociety1@earthlink.net.