Stories from Friday, October 28, 2011

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Blytheville is in a must-win situation tonight when the Chicks travel to Paragould to take on the upset-minded Rams. The Chicks (4-4, 2-3 5A-East) have to win out to have a shot at either the third or fourth East playoff spots. They also need Nettleton (4-3-1, 3-2 5A-East) to lose one of its final two games. The Raiders host Beebe tonight and travel to Wynne next Friday night. They will be the underdog in both games...

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Bruce Oliver Harlan Sr., 58, of Blytheville, passed from this life Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis.

I would like to thank the many people who worked so hard to make the American Cancer Society Survivor Dinner a success. It is encouraging to see the many survivors from our area who our beating this disease. As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to an end, I would like to encourage all women to have their annual mammogram. As a breast cancer survivor, I know how important it is to have your annual screening; early detection is the key...

The North Mississippi County Relay for Life teams sponsored a Survivor Dinner Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Fairview Baptist Family Center in Blytheville. Approximately 25 survivors were in attendance along with the Relay for Life team members and guests. It is an honor for the Relay for Life teams to sponsor this event and we hope each year that more and more survivors will be able to attend...

I had a couple of things I wanted to do last night, one was the "Denim and Diamonds" fundraiser for Arkansas Northeastern College that used to be known as the "Car Party."

Statewide, citizens of Arkansas will head to the polls on Nov. 8 for a highway bond issue special election.

The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Extension office in Blytheville has a new 4-H agent who is no stranger to the Mississippi County 4-H program.

The final fall cleanup scheduled for this weekend has been canceled.

Pre Coat Metals out of St. Louis has purchased Roll Coater, a metal finishing and coating facility in Armorel.

A Gosnell Police officer was injured Friday morning when a suspect involved in a car chase with law enforcement hit his unit head-on.

Bat added to Jackson collection Matthew Jackson of Manila, longtime collector of baseball cards and other sports memorabilia, is always on the lookout for professional baseball players with ties to Arkansas. He was pleasantly surprised when his research led him to the discovery that baseball pitcher and coach Mel Wright was born in Manila, Ark...

This week's Pet of the Week at the Blytheville Humane Society is Silver, a female Domestic Short Hair cat. Silver is medium in size, and is up-to-date with routine shots. For more information, call the Humane Society at 870-838-5512 or send email to humanesociety1@earthlink.net.

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department: