Stories from Monday, March 26, 2012

The Blytheville Police Department is looking for a suspect in a homicide which occurred early Monday morning.

Lucille Babb, 85, of Manila, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born June 22, 1926, at Little River, Ark. She was a homemaker and member of Blackwater Church of God...

Mr. Dustin Ray Brady, 37, of Manila, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at his home. Born at Osceola he was the son of the late Terry Brady, Sr. and had lived most of his life in Manila. He was a longtime employee of Walker Welding of Manila...

Mrs. Marion Francis Fox, 88, of Lenoir City, Tenn., formerly of Manila, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012, in Lenoir City. Mrs. Fox was born Dec. 17, 1923, in Evansville, Ind., the only child of Marvin and Lydia Wagner Hubbard. ...

Mrs. Patsy Marie Hayes, 64, of Rector, Ark., died Monday, March 19, 2012, at her home after a brave battle with cancer. Mrs. Hayes was born Aug. 10, 1947, in Rector Ark., to Hubert and Lucy Lucille Groves Ellis. Mrs. Hayes was an LPN and loved spending time with her family and friends...

Lela Mae Hoskins, 94, of Paragould, died Friday, March 16, 2012, at Rector Nursing and Rehab in Rector, Ark. She was born Feb.9, 1918, in Tuckerman, Ark., the daughter of the late James and Burtha MacReath Watkins...

The First Tee program is about to begin sign-ups for its spring session. The First Tee program not only teaches aspiring youth golfers the sport, it is also a great life and skills experience for kids and teenagers alike...

Monette sixth grade boys basketball team won the NEA conference by finishing with a record of 12-1. Pictured are, from left: front - Jayden Fowler, Chanse Rose, Logan Harrison. Middle - Coach Jeremy Couch, Conner Manning, Chayse Carmichael, Coach Michael McFarlin. Back - Hunter Petty, Braden Sims, Jace Couch, Gunner Bolar, and Andrew McFarlin. (photo provided)...

Many items at the Buffalo Island Museum in Monette are over one hundred years old. One item is a cast iron Reading 78 Apple Parer made by the Reading Hardware Co. of Reading, Penn., in 1878. It was donated to the museum by the Steele family. ...