Stories from Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Mrs. Billie Jean Jackson Boren, 84, of Mountain View, and formerly of Dell, passed from this life Sunday, May 27, 2012, at the Stone County Nursing and Rehab Facility in Mountain View.

Although I have been gardening most of my life, I only recently (the last 10 years or so) started growing herbs. The reason was simple: in my family, you cooked what the men wanted to eat.

Joe Black of Southern Bancorp's Delta Bridge Project spoke last week at the regular meeting of Mississippi County mayors about the project's plans for the area.

Rumble on the Delta, a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Saturday at the Charles Strong Recreation Center in Luxora. The weigh in for the cage fighters will be from 3-5 p.m. There will be 17 to 20 action packed bouts. General admission is $20; floor seats are $35; and age 6-10 tickets are $10...

The Sports Hall Thunder Bayou Baseball Blowout begins Friday and runs through Sunday at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. There will be 32 teams from Arkansas and Missouri competing this weekend in the annual tournament. This is the ninth consecutive year for the event and the second straight year that Sports Hall has sponsored it...

Mr. Wesley Keith Harmon, 52, of Manila, passed from this life, Thursday, May 24, 2012, at his home. Born at Bunker Hill Air Force Base in Peru, Ind., he was the son of the late Arviel Dean Harmon and was a 1980 graduate of Eastern-Wayne High School in Goldsboro, N.C. He had worked as an insurance salesman and had lived in Tupelo, Miss., before moving to Manila six years ago...

Atrell B. Thornell Turner, 86, of Lake City passed away Monday May 21, 2012, at Lakeside Nursing Center. Atrell B. Thornell Turner was born Nov. 25, 1925, in Eros, La., to the late Thomas and Clemmie Roberts Thornell. ...

The annual Relay for Life wrestling will be held at the Manila Community Center starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 9. Doors will open at 7 p.m. All proceeds go to the Buffalo Island Relay for Life. Former Manila resident, Ron Horn, volunteers each year to be part of the benefit wrestling in memory of his father, Ronnie Horner...

Buffalo Island Veterans' Park DVDs will be available and can be purchased at Leachville, Manila, and Monette City Halls. Barbara Lloyd, committee member, said the DVDs were created as a keepsake/fundraiser for the Buffalo Island Veterans' Park dedication ceremony. ...

Manila City Council welcomed Janella Caraway to the May 21 meeting. Ms. Caraway signed the deed for land where the new swimming pool/water park will be located on the corner of Davis and Lake Streets...

Retiring teachers at Manila Elementary School were the honored guests at a luncheon in their honor on Monday, May 21. Georgia Beach, Linda Brumley, Donna Trammel and Donna McFarlin had a combined 110 years of experience. Co-workers, administrators, family members, and friends gathered to wish them well in their retirement...

John Carter Cash and officials at Arkansas State University announced the lineup for this year's Johnny Cash Music Festival, at a Thursday morning news conference at Cooper Alumni Center, 2600 Alumni Boulevard, Jonesboro. Proceeds from the event will fund the restoration of the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home in Dyess...