Stories from Thursday, May 30, 2013

The 2013 Leachville Horseshoe Pitching Tournament will be held Saturday, June 8, at North Main Street, behind Southern Bank. There will be singles and doubles events (double elimination). The entry fee is $10 per person, per event. There will be cash prizes for first, second and third place winners in each event. Prizes will be based on the number of entries...

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Mrs. Lillie V. Yarbrough, 83, of Blytheville, died Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis.

Mr. Grover Cleveland Travis, 84, of Osceola, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, in Osceola.

Emily Bunch Reams, 69, of Jonesboro, formerly of Blytheville, died Friday, May 24, 2013, at her home of natural causes.

Mrs. Mary Mantz of Lake Village, formerly of Blytheville, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, in Lake Village.

Mrs. Bette Jo Ann Galloway, 82, of Paragould, formerly of Blytheville, passed from this life Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould.

Mark Eugene Davis, 43, of Lake City, was found dead Sunday May 26, 2013, near Lake City.

Mrs. Ethylen (Sally) Attaway, 93, of Paragould, formerly of Blytheville and Jonesboro, passed from this life Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Have you ever been to one of those restaurants that has a giant steak challenge? You know, some ungodly amount of meet that usually costs $100 or more, unless you can eat it all. If you manage to cram the left half of a cow in your stomach it's free. And you're a hero!

Overgrown street corners around town are getting cleaned up by community service workers in an attempt to make hard-to-navigate right-of-ways a little safer for drivers.

A new business will soon be locating in Osceola, which hopes to serve all of the factories and large industries in the area.

On Monday, The Mississippi County Library System will kick off its annual summer reading program titled "Dig Into Reading."

Summer is here and so is swimming season. The pool at Walker Park is set to open as early as Saturday, provided the "all clear" is given by the Health Department.

Mark Eugene Davis, age 43, of Lake City, was found dead Sunday May 26, 2013, near Lake City. Born in Harrisburg, Ark., he was the son of the late Dwight Davis and had attended Lake City High School. He was a self-employed tree trimmer and a member of the Bethabara Baptist Church...

Mr. Leamon Thurmon Gould Sr., 79, of Lepanto, died Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Osceola.