Stories from Friday, November 30, 2012

Two interesting items at the Buffalo Island Museum are Civil War bond certificates belonging to David Lane. They had been stored in a warehouse in London and he purchased the bond certificates in 1988 at a sale in Dallas...

The Mississippi County Extension Homemakers County Council meeting was held recently at the Mississippi County Public Library Multi-Purpose Room in Blytheville. ...

Mr. Luke Smith, 76, of Gosnell, passed from this life early Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville.

I guess the biggest news this week was John Ed Regenold's election as chairman of the Arkansas State Highway Commission.

Local leaders and citizens from Mississippi County will be among those from 12 counties to see a first glimpse of how their recent efforts could come to life in the future during the East Arkansas Regional Planning Partnership's next meeting at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at Arkansas Northeastern College.

The Arkansas Northeastern College Department of Music will present its annual Christmas programm "A Festival of Lessons and Carols" Sunday afternoon at First Baptist Church.

The Energy and Property Committee of the Mississippi County Quorum Court recently approved to move a resolution to the full Court for the county to accept the Moore building as a gift from Arkansas Northeastern College.

The Armorel School District may benefit from a decision handed down by the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday.

Blytheville Mayor James Sanders released his proposed 2013 budget Thursday.

After losing their first five games of the year, the Blytheville Chickasaws put all of the pieces together and defeated their longtime rival, Osceola, 68-51, Thursday night in front of an energetic crowd at Chickasaw Gym. The Chicks completed a three-game sweep as the boys "B" team defeated the Seminoles, 45-43 in overtime and the senior high girls also won going away, 64-35...