Stories from Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Skip and Marla Layne of Monette recently marked their 40th wedding anniversary with a trip to Maui. Skip Layne and Marla Cook were married June 29, 1973, at the First Baptist Church in Monette. They have lived a lifetime in the Monette area and have two children, Chip Layne and Crystal Layne Cline, both of Jonesboro...

Doctor Barry Pierce of Mountain View was installed as the 66th president of the Arkansas Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians on June 14 in the ballroom of the Doubletree hotel in Little Rock during the annual Scientific Assembly...

Faith and Kane Ashley of Monette welcomed their daughter, Kamden Roe Ashley, who was born April 26, 2013. She weighed in at 8 pounds 2 ounces and measured 22.5 inches. Welcoming Kamden were big brother, Isaac; grandparents, Loy and Donna Jackson of Manila and Robin and Carlotta Ashley of Monette; and great-grandparents, Dorothy and Weldon Penter of Lake City...

Community United Methodist Church, one mile south of Manila just off Highway 77, turned 50 and has quite a bit of history in its own right. Community Methodist Church was created when Sunnyland Methodist Church, located in the 16 Community, and St. John's Methodist Church, four miles south of Manila on Highway 77, merged...

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

The first Faith and Freedom Fest was held from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at the Wayne "Biscuits" Short Field in Lake City. The event was sponsored by the Lake City Christian Churches and included free admission with food, games, horse rides, archery range, musical entertainment and a special message from U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford...

Mrs. Margot Rose Payne, 74, of Blytheville, died Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville.

Mrs. Jewel Mae Smothers Hardin, 84, of Marked Tree, died Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree.

Billy Wayne Robert Davis, 15, of Blytheville, died Friday in Luxora.

I am writing this letter to draw attention to the residents of the Gosnell community. This is just a friendly reminder to please keep your dogs (pets) in your yard on a leash or behind a secure fence. We need to remember that we want our streets to be safe to work in our yards. Dogs are supposed to be on a leash, or under the owner's command on their own property. They are not allowed to roam free on other people's property...

I think I've made it known already that I like for things to, for the most part, stay the same. This is especially true when it comes to my day-to-day activities.

With Independence Day only a couple of days away, we are being besieged with quotes and misquotes from John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Ben Franklin, the most notable of the Founding Fathers of this country.

Blytheville Parks and Recreation Director Elroy Brown said leaving litter in the park pavilions will not be tolerated.

The Blytheville Police Department is still looking for two suspects wanted in connection with a robbery that took place early Monday morning at Dodge's Chicken Store.

The Blytheville Fourth of July fireworks display is set to kick off at dusk at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex on Thursday, but the event is more than just a celebration of independence, according to sponsors.

Missco Junior Football League officials feel like they have been left on the back burner too long.

A federal judge denied a request from nearly a dozen Blytheville residents to allow their children to transfer out of the Blytheville School District for the 2013-14 school year.

The Blytheville 14-year-old All-Stars claimed the Junior Babe Ruth District championship Sunday night by defeating Jonesboro, 10-6, at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. Down 1-0 after four innings, Blytheville scored three in the in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead...

PARAGOULD -- The Blytheville ANC Casons defeated the Missouri Jayhawks, 7-2, Saturday, then followed that with a 6-2 win over Marion in the Paragould tournament. On Friday, the Casons fell to Jackson, Mo. 6-4, in the tournament. Blytheville 6, Marion 2...