Stories from Thursday, May 9, 2013

Marie George of Lake City will be conducting a program on gluten-free baking on May 15 at 9:30 a.m. Lake City City Hall. She has been conducting classes on gluten-free baking for 12 years. The public is welcome to attend...

JONESBORO -- Bill Carter, a graduate of Arkansas State who went on to enjoy several successful careers and is the driving force behind the Johnny Cash Music Festival, will address the May 2013 graduating class during ASU's commencement ceremonies, Saturday, May 11...

Mr. Durant Brown, 62, of Paragould, formerly of Gosnell, passed from this life Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at his home.

Here we go again. We have extra funds in the Parks and Recreation fund and Main Street Blytheville and the Chamber of Commerce are looking for an excuse to get their hands on it. Blytheville has already shelled out over a million dollars on the bus station and the Kress Center and still fell short on getting all the renovations complete. It's a scam that our elected officials keep falling for and the citizens of Blytheville keep paying for...

There will be no shortage of things to do in Blytheville this weekend.

Bob Tarter, of the Natural History Educational Company of the Mid-South, presented "Bebop" the bobcat to the first- and second-graders at Blytheville Primary School during their animal assembly Wednesday morning.

The U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct the nation's largest single-day food drive on Saturday.

The office of constable is one that has evolved over the years in Mississippi County from a traditional law enforcement role to one who helps his or her community with various problems, while providing support and backup for officers.

Blytheville Parks and Recreation Director Elroy Brown sees a potential obstacle in the ongoing effort to beautify the city parks.

With the game tied going into the bottom of the sixth inning, Lions plated a run to edge out Precision Technology, 6-5, Wednesday night in Major League action at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. Precision Tech scored two in the top of the six to stay alive, but Lions rallied in the home half to give hurler Brayden Hohn the win...

It's early May and that has meant two things around Armorel for nearly the past decade --unpredictable weather and the Tigers are in the state tournament. With their 17-1 win over Izard County in the first round of the regional tournament Monday, the Tigers advanced to the state tournament for the sixth straight season and ninth out of their last 10. ...