Stories from Thursday, August 23, 2012

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Mr. Cloyce L. Sutton Sr., 90, of Blytheville died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at his home in Blytheville.

Mrs. Martha Hill, 103, widow of Alex Hill, formerly of Blytheville, passed away this morning at Rolling Hills Nursing Home in Batesville.

Mr. James Oneal "Jim" Hart, 70, of Mishawaka, Ind., formerly of Blytheville, passed from this life Sunday, August 19, 2012, at his home.

Mr. Luther R.V. Chunn, 83, of Villa Ridge, Mo., passed from this life Sunday, August 19, 2012, at his home.

You couldn't have asked for a beautiful morning that started off for me. I picked up Bydra, my granddaughter, the morning of First Things First, which she called me several times to make sure I was up and getting dressed. We went first to pick up her schedule which was done so promptly and effectively. There were greeters placed...

Constantly relying on the Water Department as a primary funding source should be cause for concern.

Several officers of the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department and the Second Judicial Drug Task Force officially received promotions this week from Sheriff Dale Cook.

An early voting site for the November election was chosen Wednesday by the Mississippi County Election Commission.

Armorel resident Kelly Coalter pleaded guilty this week to second-degree murder in the 2011 shooting death of Claudine Hendrix.