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Stories from Thursday, September 20, 2012

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Blytheville Police reports -- 9-19-12 (Local News ~ 09/20/12)
Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:
Pirates get fresh start as they begin league play at Brookland (High School Sports ~ 09/20/12)
The Gosnell Pirates get a fresh start Friday night as the second season begins in Bearcat country. The Pirates open 3-4A conference play with league newcomer and host Brookland at 7 p.m. While Gosnell enters 0-3 and Brookland is 2-0, the only number that matters at this point is their 0-0 conference marks...
Conference play begins Friday night for area teams (High School Sports ~ 09/20/12)
Blytheville and Gosnell have ended their non-conference schedules and will begin conference play this Friday night. The Chicks return home to take on Wynne while the Pirates head to Brookland. The 5A-East is shaping up to be quite competitive. The Chicks are 1-2 and coming off a disappointing loss to Little Rock Mills in a rain-soaked Little Rock...
Lady Tigers win district golf title (High School Sports ~ 09/20/12)
The Armorel girls golf team won the 1A District 4 championship hosted by Izard County Consolidated Tuesday afternoon at Cooper's Hawk Golf Club in Melbourne. The Lady Tigers finished with a team score of 307 while Izard County took second with a score of 320. Armorel advances to the 1A state tournament on Sept. 25 in Magnolia...
Chicks to open league play with Wynne (High School Sports ~ 09/20/12)
The Blytheville Chickasaws open the 2012 5A-East season Friday night against the Wynne Yellowjackets at Haley Field. Blytheville (1-2) is in the midst of a two-game losing streak and is coming off a disappointing, 21-0 loss at Little Rock Mills last Friday night. ...
Helen Hodge Mosley (Obituary ~ 09/20/12)
Helen Hodge Mosley, of Blytheville, passed from this life Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, at her home.
Willie Gene McFarland (Obituary ~ 09/20/12)
Mr. Willie Gene McFarland, 75, of Leachville, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Nevin Hayes (Obituary ~ 09/20/12)
Nevin Hayes, son of Dominique Hayes, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, at Children's Hospital in Little Rock.
Avery Curtis Bell (Obituary ~ 09/20/12)
Mr. Avery Curtis Bell, 56, of Blytheville, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville.
BMS Robotics Club gearing up for competition (Local News ~ 09/20/12)
The Blytheville Middle School Robotics Club has begun preparing for its second SMART Robotics competition, hosted at the Arkansas State University Convocation Center.
No changes expected locally after sale of drug stores (Local News ~ 09/20/12)
Blytheville's Super D Drug Store is part of a multi-million dollar purchase of a chain of regional drugstores by the Walgreen Co., but company officials say the move will have little change on the local store.
City might farm out its street sweeping service (Local News ~ 09/20/12)
The city of Blytheville is considering farming out its street sweeping service.
Hospital tackling ER service, other issues (Local News ~ 09/20/12)
Administrators at Great River Medical Center are working to improve the quality of care patients receive in their emergency room.
Thoughts of Grandma weigh heavy on heart (Column ~ 09/20/12)
This is by far the most difficult column I've written. Most reading this don't know the subject, but she's really all I can think about this week.

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