Stories from Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Recent reports from the 2nd Judicial Drug Task Force:

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Ellen Lynnette Williams, 52, of Clinton, died of heart failure Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at Conway Regional Health System.

Mr. Greg Adams, 47, of Hernando, Miss., died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, in Memphis.

My 12-year-old daughter, Katie, and one of her friends had their photo taken Sunday afternoon in the cotton field that is behind our house. Probably a good thing they got it taken when they did, for by Monday night, all the cotton in that field had been picked.

Mississippi County Republicans held a "straw poll" for the Republican Presidential candidates at their Chili Cookoff booth Saturday. There were 192 voters who participated in the poll. The results were as follows: Herman Cain, 48 votes (25 percent); Mitt Romney, 39 (20.3 percent); Rick Perry, 34 (17.7 percent); Michele Bachmann, 28 (14.6 percent); Newt Gingrich, 20 (10.4 percent); Ron Paul, 18 (9.4 percent); Rick Santorum, 3 (1.6 percent); Jon Huntsman, 2 (1 percent)...

Farmers Bank and Trust is having its annual coat drive this month.

Four inmates in the Mississippi County Jail have been charged with rape.

Manila voters said yes to a 1-cent sales tax to construct a swimming pool/water park facility and plans will move forward.

Discussion about raising the millage tax in Mississippi County was at the forefront Monday, as the Quorum Court's Finance Committee met again, as part of an ongoing attempt to create a budget for 2012 with struggling county finances.

The Blytheville Emergency Squad will hold its annual fundraising auction event Saturday at the Main Exhibit Building on the Mississippi County Fairgrounds at Walker Park.

Tuesday night, the Blytheville City Council took a step toward calling for a special election seeking to levy a 1-cent sales tax to pay the outstanding $3.2 million IRS debt.

Both Blytheville and Batesville enter Friday night's 5A-East battle at Haley Field coming off surprising games. For Blytheville (4-3, 2-2 5A-East), it was the stunning way the Chicks lost at Beebe -- allowing 16 points in the final 3:28, including a controversial game-winning special teams touchdown, a muffed kickoff as time expired. It's hard to imagine a more difficult way to lose a game...

ARMOREL-- The Armorel Tigers got off to a rough start to the 2011-12 year with a 65-48 loss to the Marmaduke Greyhounds Tuesday night. The Greyhounds led from start to finish. Their lead was never much in doubt. Kasey Reagams' three-pointer with 5:39 left in the first period finished a 10-0 run to start the game for Marmaduke and the visitors never looked back. ...

In February 2010, at age 50, Teresa Whatley heard news that every woman dreads. Irregularities were found on her annual mammogram results, and she was asked to come back for more tests, which revealed that she had malignant micro calcifications in one breast.

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Local law enforcement recently arrested four young men associated with a rash of armed robberies which took place in Blytheville over the past few days.