Stories from Wednesday, January 29, 2014

BAY -- Armorel narrowly led Class 1A second-ranked Bay at halftime, but the Tigers couldn't quite pull off the big upset on the road, falling to the Yellowjackets, 59-43. The win gave undefeated Bay its sixth straight 1A-3 East conference title. Armorel (12-12, 2-5 1A-3 East) trailed 13-9 going into the second quarter, but rallied to take a 20-19 lead at halftime...

GOSNELL -- Coming into Tuesday night's 3-4A conference battle against the Brookland Bearcats, the Gosnell Pirates knew that points would come at a premium and the game would be a defensive struggle. No one could have guessed just how tough it would be for points to be scored...

PARAGOULD -- Tuesday night, Blytheville won back-to-back games for the first time since February, 2012, defeating rival and host Greene County Tech, 59-48. The Chicks (3-17, 3-3 5A East) have now won three of their last four games, putting themselves in a position to make a run at one of the four 5A-East State Tournament spots...

Mrs. Jessie Mae Overman Jacobs, 82, of Osceola, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2014, at SMC Regional Hospital in Osceola.

Mrs. Mildrend Francis Ferrell, 78, of Steele, Mo., passed away Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis.

Reading through my Facebook news feed Monday morning, I felt kind of like the only guy who had just missed a good party.

Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center adopted Shorty, a black and tan mixed-breed dog, from the Blytheville Humane Society this week.

A new ordinance adopted by the Mississippi County Quorum Court Tuesday night requires authorization from the Court to contract temporary or part-time work with any individual related to a current county employee for the foreseeable future.

Mississippi County ended 2013 with a slight downtick in tax revenues, according to reports from County Treasurer Peggy Meatte.

Mississippi County Judge Randy Carney announced Wednesday morning that a burn ban has been issued county-wide until further notice.

Blytheville Elementary School participated in a dental health program last week that provided free preventative care for more than 160 second-fifth-graders who haven't seen a dentist in 12 months or more.

Christopher Sowell, 17, won't be back in court until April after a judge issued a continuance on the case before Sowell's most recent court date, which had been scheduled for Monday.