Stories from Saturday, March 1, 2014

For the life of me, I cannot understand why people will buy, take or steal a dog and then tie it up with whatever is available.

Rev. George Warren "Preacher" Nichols, 87, of Blytheville, passed away early Saturday morning at Great River Medical Center. He was born Nov. 28, 1926 in Black Rock, Ark. Mr. Nichols was working for the railroad in the early 1950s in Lula, Miss., where he attended a little Baptist church. ...

Lamenting members of the Blytheville City Council plan to invite deputy prosecuting attorney Curtis Walker Jr. to this month's Police and Fire Committee meeting to discuss the sentence of the mayor's former executive assistant, Felisha Bell. On Feb. 19, Bell pleaded guilty to theft of property, paying full restitution to the city for the amount stolen in a fraud scheme -- $4,777.07...

Wayne Turner of "Wayne's World Barber Shop" on Ash St. is celebrating 30 years in the business. Turner has been cutting hair for 34 years and it all began while he was in reform school as a teenager. "It was a blessing in disguise," said Turner. "I was finishing reform school when my counselor asked me, 'So, what are you going to do now?' I didn't know. ...

Armorel earned a spot in the 1A state tournament for the first time since 2008 with a 67-66 win over the Hillcrest Sceamin' Eagles Thursday night in the 1A Region 2 quarterfinals. Trailing 66-62 with 20 seconds to play, the Tigers scored five unanswered points to pull out the win in a chaotic finish...

Civil judgments The following civil judgments were recorded during January, 2014, in the circuit and chancery clerk's office at the Mississippi County Courthouse, Chickasawba District, in Blytheville: Baker and Taylor, INC vs. Delta Heart LLC d/b/a That Bookstore in Blytheville and George Grant Hill ... $1,333.41...

Filings for the May primary election will continue until noon Monday. Incumbent State Rep. Wes Wagner, of Manila, filed as a Democrat, while Dave Wallace of Leachville has filed as a Republican for the District 54 State Representative race. District 55 State Rep. Monte Hodges, D-Blytheville, also filed for re-election...

Mr. Jack Vernon Copley passed away quietly, surrounded by his family at his home in Blytheville Friday evening, Feb. 28, 2014.