Stories from Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Poyen rode the one-two scoring punch of Kylie Smith and Alex Shaffer in the Lady Indians' 70-37 victory over Riverside, eliminating the Lady Rebels in the first round of the Class 2A State Tournament Wednesday night at Marmaduke...

Cedar Ridge broke away from Riverside in the third quarter and went on to claim a 63-36 victory over the Rebels Saturday night in the semifinals of the Class 2A State Tournament at Marmaduke. ...

Jessieville used a strong second half performance, breaking a 20-20 halftime deadlock, and went on to defeat Manila 51-38 in the first round of the Class 3A State Tournament Tuesday afternoon at Riverview High School in Searcy...

Fourth seeded Jessieville pulled off the first surprise of the Class 3A State Tournament Tuesday afternoon at Riverview, stunning top seeded Manila 60-45, ending the Lions' storybook season...

Norphlet broke a 44-44 deadlock in the final four minutes, going on a 14-0 run, to end Buffalo Island Central's state tournament title dreams with a 58-46 victory over the Lady Mustangs in the Class 2A State Semifinals Saturday afternoon at Marmaduke...

The Riverside Junior High Quiz Bowl Team recently placed third in regional competition which was held Saturday, Feb. 2. Placing in this competition allowed the team to advance to the state finals held Saturday, Feb. 23, at Pulaski Tech in North Little Rock...

The Mississippi County 4-H Horse Shoes Riding Club held its first meeting Saturday, Feb. 16, at Carousel Farm south of Blytheville. Eight 4-Hers from various parts of the county joined the club, which will begin preparing to enter events in the Arkansas 4-H Delta District Horse Show, to take place June 25 in Searcy...

Mr. Floyd Wayne Shepperson, 49, of Manila, died March 3, 2013, in Jonesboro.

Mr. Ricky Stephen Courtney, 57, of Blytheville, passed from this life Monday, March 4, 2013, at his home.

This weekend was a busy one for us, mostly because this weekend was our baby shower. I know I joked about the only purpose for the shower being gifts a few weeks ago, but it dawned on me Saturday that the baby shower is important for another reason.

This past year, a decision was very quietly made by a group of renowned scientists that put an end, officially, to a massive search effort in Arkansas.

The Delta Gateway Museum hosted its inaugural Heritage Party Saturday.

A 40-year-old ordinance regarding the City Council's authority over the appointment of department heads got a closer look from the city of Blytheville's Personnel Committee during a meeting Monday afternoon.

A Blytheville man is behind bars after a shooting Saturday left four wounded and caused several other violent outbreaks.

The Manila City Council heard a request from Benny Marr with the Pilots Association to hold the first annual Big Lake fly-in for light aircraft at the Manila Airport. He addressed the council at the regular February meeting held on Thursday evening...

Manila School board members voted unanimously, with all members present on Tuesday, Feb. 26, to renew principal contracts for the 2013-14 school year. Principals are Robin Baugher, high school; LeAnn Helms, middle school; and Dale Case, elementary...

ARMOREL -- Junior Payton Brown allowed no earned runs over six innings on three hits and seven strikeouts as the Armorel Tigers defeated south Mississippi County foe, Rivercrest, 2-1, Monday night. The Tigers won their fourth in a row to start the 2013 season after winning the Tri County Tournament over the weekend at Marked Tree...

GOSNELL -- Gosnell's Jake Westmoreland swung a big stick and flashed the leather Monday night as the Pirates downed Marked Tree, 9-3, in their home opener. Westmoreland went 3-for-3 at the plate, smashing two doubles, driving in two runs and scoring twice...

On March 14, 2013, the Manila Public Schools ABC Pre-K program will be accepting applications for children turning four years of age by Aug. 1, 2013. A birth certificate and proof of residency will be needed the day of registration...

Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten pre-registration will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 15, at Buffalo Island Central East and West elementary schools. Birthday must be on or before Aug. 1 to be eligible...

Riverside School District Riverside School District will have Kindergarten registration for the 2013-2014 school year on Thursday, March 28th from 8:30 -- 2:30 at Riverside East Elementary, 502 West State Street, Caraway, AR 72419, (870) 482-3351 and at Riverside West Elementary, 2001 Highway 18,...

The staff at Wagner Medical Clinic staff designed tee-shirts in memory of their friend and co-worker Julie Tarver and to encourage colorectal cancer awareness. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month...

Cute is the word to describe a set of sextuplets born Feb. 24 on Joni Cagle's GGG (Gracie's Goat Galaxy) Hobby Farm, located near Cardwell, just inside the Missouri Bootheel. The farm welcomed six adorable kids (baby goats)...

New Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema is the first to acknowledge that he hasn't won a game yet for the Razorbacks -- of course, he hasn't lost one, either. But that fact doesn't detract at all from the realization the new Head Hog is very popular with fans in the early going of his career on The Hill...