Stories from Saturday, May 10, 2014

LONOKE -- Will Camp has been clutch in both of Gosnell's 4A East Region Tournament games. With the Pirates holding a three-run lead in the bottom of the seventh, Newport loaded the bases with no outs, sending the winning run to the plate. But Camp entered to record three outs, including inducing a game-ending 5-3 double play to send the Pirates to the championship game with a 5-2 win. He also extended his hitting streak to 29 games...

Early voting has wrapped up its first week in Mississippi County, leading up to the primary election on May 20. As of Friday afternoon, approximately 840 votes had been cast in Blytheville, 130 in Manila, and 429 in Osceola. Statewide, there had been 33,855 early voters and 2,993 absentee ballots on Friday afternoon...

The Blytheville Police Department has rolled out a new feature on its website that allows citizens to file certain reports online, which police chief Ross Thompson said will help streamline the the department's process. BPD's website, www.blythevillepd.org, now features an intuitive tab labeled "File a Police Report" that allows people to file full reports for certain misdemeanor crimes. ...

5/8 Scott Davis, 34, of Blytheville, was taken into custody and charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a firearm by certain persons. cpinkard@couriernews.net

Mr. James Samuel Renzo Hayes, 78, of Searcy passed away Friday, May 9, 2014. He was born July 6, 1935, to the late Jessie and Grace Criss Hayes in Mannington, W.V. He was a member of Revival Church. He loved to talk and was always faithful to church...