Stories from Thursday, April 26, 2012

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Mrs. Ruby Lowe Moore, 93, of Blytheville, died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Heritage Square Nursing Center in Blytheville.

Ayden Jevar Lane and Jayden Levar Lane died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville.

On behalf of the Blytheville Lions Club, we would all like to give a big thanks to our sponsors and players in our recent Lions Club golf tournament. The proceeds will help the club serve the community in eyesight, glasses, etc. I would especially like to give a big thanks to the Lions Club Golf Committee. It was a big team effort that resulted in a 28 team result...

On Saturday, April 14, 2012, Boy Scout Troop 104's job was to help fill the Blytheville/Gosnell Food Pantry via the "Scouting-for-Food" program. Two assistant Scoutmasters, Craig Fosburg and Tom Holmes, and six Scouts collected a massive amount of food and donated money for the pantry at Hays grocery store...

I was at a town over the weekend most anyone could be proud to call home.

Mississippi County Judge Randy Carney recently declared May to be Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in the county

Arkansas farmers will need one, and possibly two extra insecticide applications this growing season, as the early spring has provided more time for a crop pests to create an extra generation.

As part of its efforts to turn around financially during the past two years, the administration of Mississippi County Hospital Systems began a campaign to hire multiple new physicians.

The crowd was thin but enthusiastic for the opening night of the Blytheville Spring Carnival Wednesday.

The annual spring cleanup sponsored by the Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce is Saturday, and citizens are being urged to get out and help make a difference in their city.

The Gosnell Pirates and the Armorel Tigers begin postseason play Friday afternoon in their respective district tournaments. At this point, neither team knows who their first round opponent will be. The Pirates, who will travel to Pocahontas, will play either the host team Redskins or the Osceola Seminoles at 6:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the defending 1A state champion Tigers will host the 1A-3 East District Tournament and play either Bay or Weiner at 6 p.m. Friday...