Stories from Thursday, December 27, 2012

Coach Mike Bridges was honored with a retirement luncheon Thursday, Dec. 20, at the Manila High School auditorium. Co-workers, administrators, staff, family members and former players stopped by to wish him well...

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

John 3:16 Ministries will host the first annual Winter Blast on Saturday, Jan. 12, at the ASU Convocation Center in Jonesboro. There will be a fish fry dinner with fish, chicken and all of the trimmings at 5 p.m. A silent auction will be held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. and a live auction will be held at 6 p.m. Entertainment will be held at 7 p.m...

Mary Shenova Taylor, 82, of Selmer, Tenn., formerly of Blytheville, passed from this life Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at Hardin County Medical Center in Savannah, Tenn.

Mr. Chester Augusta Ross, 78, of Trumann, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, in Trumann.

Mary Alice Meadows, 67, of Osceola entered into rest Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, in Osceola.

Mr. Jimmy Joe McCain, 55, of Keiser, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, in Jonesboro.

Mr. William E. Johnson, 82, of Blytheville, passed from this life Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at his home.

I owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Dean Gurley and Owens Drugstore owner Louie Dudley, who turned a scary Christmas morning into a fairly pleasant Christmas and demonstrated the spirit of the season.

Blytheville residents are again being reminded not to shoot guns in celebration of New Year's Eve.

Nearly 1,000 customers across the county are still without power after the winter storm that passed through the area Tuesday evening and into Wednesday morning.

Mr. Roosevelt Jackson Sr., 80, of Steele, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Steele.