Stories from Friday, December 30, 2011

This week's Pet of the Week at the Blytheville Humane Society is "Gismo," a small adult male. Gismo is quite the character. He likes to be held most of the time, but needs to be the only dogchild in a home. He is up-to-date with routine shots. For more information, call the Humane Society at 870-838-5512 or send email to humanesocietyofblytheville@hotmail.com.

DYERSBURG, Tenn. --The Blytheville Chickasaws have had some memorable moments over their holiday break playing six games in two different tournaments. Beating rival Greene County Tech last Thursday night on the final game played at Tech's Multipurpose building and Tuesday night's battle against Caruthersville, Mo. are probably the two most memorable...

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department: Dec. 27 A flat screen TV, a Nintendo Wii, a Playstation 3, and a laptop computer were all stolen from a home on South Circle Drive. No suspects are known. A Nook color and some jewelry were stolen from a residence on Broadmoor Street. No suspects are known...

Mrs. Mary Huffman, 77, of the Huffman Community and widow of Charles Murvin Huffman, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cobb Funeral Home.

Mrs. Polly Ann "Annie" Malott, 102, of Blytheville, formerly of Cardwell, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, in Russellville. Born March 27, 1909, to the late Robert and Sedalia Combs Adams, she was of the Church of Christ faith. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Prentice Malott; and three sons, Harley Malott, Glen Malott and Robert Malott...

Mrs. Mitsuko "Mitzi" Ishida Patterson, 78, of Gosnell, passed from this life Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Born in Sapporo, Japan, Mitzi was a homemaker, who was a very active volunteer in community activities. She was a Unit Commissioner in Cub Scouting. She was also involved in the Extension Homermakers Club and Ruritan Club of Gosnell and volunteered for the American Red Cross, where she was a swimming instructor for many years...

Allie Mable Richardson, 95, of Blytheville, died Dec. 28, 2011 at the Manila Nursing Home. Born Sept. 12, 1916 in Blytheville, she was a retired factory worker and a member of the Pentecostal Church of God in Gosnell. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Landrum and Joanna Jones Landrum, her husband, Joe Richardson, and two sons, Carlos Richardson and Gary Richardson...

The three freshmen Blytheville City Council members brought a new energy and fresh ideas to the table in 2011. Council members John Musgraves, Missy Langston and Stan Parks generated a number of positive headlines this year, not the least of which were taking recycling to another level and the CleanerSafer Blytheville campaign that brought hundreds together for a common cause...

Twice I've mentioned in this column that I was (with reservations) going to vote YES in the upcoming special election for a sales tax add-on to take care of the city of Blytheville's multi-million dollar debt to the IRS. I've stated that the vote had little chance of approval my vote notwithstanding; I was just thinking of the easiest way out for the city...

First of all, I want to say that I agree with Robert Christian's letter to the editor. To even consider making the tax-payers pay the city's debt is just ridiculous! Taxpayers should not have to bail out the city of Blytheville. The city would not be owing the IRS if the people that were elected to office held up to responsibility ... ...