Stories from Saturday, January 14, 2012

Talk about " the cup runneth over." Terrie reports that this would fit the description of her shelter!

Armorel head coach Charlie Brown has been preaching becoming better defenders. His Tigers took the message to heart Friday night. Host Armorel forced 20 turnovers and limited Black Rock to 35.4 percent shooting as the Tigers rolled to their first conference win, 61-42...

The defending league champion Blytheville Chickasaws picked up their first 5A-East win of the year with a 53-51 win over the Batesville Pioneers Friday night at Chickasaw Gym. The Chicks shot 8-11 from the free throw line in the fourth period, including a perfect 6-6 from guard Ke'Andre Diamond in the final minute of the game, to keep the pesky Pioneers at bay and avoid the upset...

Mr. Damon Laffoon, 73, of Dover, formerly of Leachvillle, died Saturday, JAN. 14, 2012, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Howard Funeral Service of Leachville. A Guest register is available at www.HowardFuneralService.com...

Mr. Robert F. "Boss Hog" Mays passed from this life Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. Born in Holland, Mo., Feb. 12, 1929, to Hattie and Noble Capehart, "Boss Hog" served in the Navy on the USS St. Paul and fought during the Korean War era. He enjoyed spending time with his family, watching Razorback football, and motorcycles...

Mr. Charles Lee Phillips, 81, of Paragould, passed from this life Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born in Manila, he was the son of the late Raymond and Gennie Mae Boyd Phillips. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and had lived many years in Florida where he worked for the Velda Farms Milk Pasteurization Plant. ...

I think the transition from young person to old person begins at the moment when you realize that the opportunity to stay in your house in your sweat pants all day and hang curtains or something becomes an exciting idea, as opposed to an idea that makes you want to cry. Or maybe that's the moment when you begin to transform from a person with a social life into a hermit. I'm not sure...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Second Annual March will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Progressive Baptist Church, located at 800 McHaney. It will end at the Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church on Fifth and Ash Street, where a program and luncheon will be held with Shabaka Afrika, president of the West Memphis NAACP...

A lien has stalled a contract between the city of Blytheville and Black Dot Capital and Real Estate Group, which agreed to purchase the city's lease agreement with Sprint for $150,000. And once the issue is resolved, city attorney Mike Bearden suggested the funds be used to payoff a $125,000-130,000 bus station debt...

To the editor: Whether I'm a "Good Ole Boy" or a "Bad Ole Boy," I must respond to your editorial. First, the called planning meeting public comment period is open to anyone with or without opinion on the matter brought before the Blytheville Planning Commission, for or against the motion at hand. ...

To the editor: Why do you think citizens would vote for stealing or mishandling funds? First of all, I want to say stealing is a crime. That is one of our commandments. Even if you borrow money from one account to pay into another, it is still stealing. That money has been justified to that particular account...

The defendant charged in the death of Pemiscot County Officer Evan Burns appeared in court on Thursday, with a hearing being rescheduled for early next month. Deonta Williamson, 29, appeared in court before Judge Byron Luber, in the custody of the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Department and with his attorney, Public Defender T.J. Houck. His case has been reset for 10 a.m., on Monday, Feb. 6. The reason for the reschedule was not provided...

The month of January marks one year from the time of the car crash which nearly cost Blytheville Police Officer Cody Gentry his life. Still recovering and working towards the day when he can return to the career that he loves, Gentry sat down with the CN recently to reflect on the changes the past year have brought to his life...