Stories from Friday, December 13, 2013

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Guelda Lee Deason, 80, of Manila passed away Dec. 7, 2013. She was born Nov. 28, 1933 in Manila to the late William M. and Clara G. Harrelson-Simpson. Mrs. Deason was a seamstress most of her life and was a faithful member of the Blackwater Baptist Church. ...

GOSNELL--The No. 1 seed, Manila Lions, advanced to the championship game of the Gerald Jennings Invitational Tournament with a 58-42 win over the host Gosnell Pirates Thursday night at the Gosnell Physical Education Center. Leading by just three points with under two minutes to play in the third period, the Lions went on a 14-6 run into the middle of the fourth period to pull away from the pesky Pirates. ...

Mr. Kortez Lamar Peoples, 18, of Maple Heights, Ohio, formerly of Blytheville, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at Metro Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

The baby ice storm of late last week cost the community a few days of school and a few days of getting around town without slip-sliding away, but it was a breeze compared to the big mess in 2009.

The Blytheville City Council's Finance and Purchasing Committee is proposing lifting the city's hiring freeze once the city's governing body passes the 2014 budget.

The Delta Gateway Museum is inviting area residents to come out Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon for its latest "Heirloom Saturday at the Museum." The theme for this month is vintage Christmas ornaments and decorations.

That Bookstore in Blytheville is getting ready to change hands for the second time in 12 months, a move current owner Grant Hill said will be a positive step forward for the legendary local shop.

Thursday night, the Blytheville City Council's Finance and Purchasing Committee decided not to recommend that the city reimburse former Mayor Barrett Harrison the $8,381.30 joint federal tax refund that he claims was applied to the city's $3.2 million IRS debt.