Stories from Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Buffalo Island Museum has two pairs of antique roller skates in its collection. One pair is the Omnia platform sandal roller skates from the 1960s, and the other is a pair of adjustable skates from the 1950s. The Omnia skates were made in Italy and feature a button on the side that will raise or lower the hidden wheels...

The youth group of First Christian Church is holding a fundraiser for Jim Shaw who is currently battling cancer. On Jan. 25 at 2:30 p.m., at First Christian Church Carney Hall, we will be hosing a bake sale fundraiser. If anyone would like to donate a baked good to auction off they can contact Tiffany Snyder at 870-740-1005 to sign up. If they can't bake, they can help out two others ways: come buy some of our delicious treats, or simply donate some money to the cause...

My son Brock and I visited Thunder Bayou for a round of golf July 5, more out of curiosity than anything else ... I am course superintendent at Blytheville Country Club and Brock is assistant superintendent at Jonesboro Country Club.

We're three weeks into January now, so if there's a time to start griping about the winter weather, this is it. (If you haven't already.)

The Arts Council of Mississippi County is looking for local musicians and bands to sign up for Support Live Music, scheduled for Feb. 1. Interested bands must sign up no later than Friday.

After only a year in the county, Southern Bancorp's Community Partners division is making great strides in propelling Mississippi County forward by working with local elected officials and community members on projects such as the Delta Bridge Project, according to company officials.

Tuesday night, the Blytheville City Council unanimously approved a $15.2 million budget for 2014 and lifted the hiring freeze that had been in effect since October.

Several citizens lamented the living conditions provided by the Blytheville Housing Authority, Tuesday night, prior to the Blytheville City Council voting in a new member to the organization's board of commissioners.

Mrs. Bessie Virginia Youngblood, 89, of Blytheville, passed from this life Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at the Heritage Square Nursing Center in Blytheville.

MAYNARD -- The Armorel Tigers stunned Class A second-ranked Maynard in its own gym Tuesday night, winning the 1A-3 East conference game, 95-91. The Tigers (12-11, 2-4 1A-3 East) overcame 53 points from Maynard standout Colton Watson. Armorel's Lane Finley and Peyton Brown both had huge nights as well. ...

JONESBORO--The Blytheville Chickasaws tried to win back-to-back games for the first time in almost two years Tuesday night but were upended on the road at Nettleton, 50-35. Blytheville had an early lead in the game and looked poised to continue where they left off last Friday night in their win over Batesville but a scoring drought in the third period along with hot shooting from the struggling Raiders allowed Nettleton to take control of the game...