Stories from Wednesday, June 4, 2014

The Mississippi County Election Commission addressed the Buffalo Island Central millage issue when it met Thursday, May 29, at the Mississippi County Courthouse in Blytheville to review provisional and absentee ballots before certifying the election results Friday, May 30...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is in response to Andy Weld's May 21 column. You can read that column here I agree with your assessment. In the age of entitlement, where "everyone gets a trophy," some things should be left to the simple definition. The valedictorian is The Top person in the class, period. ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is in response to Andy Weld's May 21 column. You can read that column here. I would like to shed a positive light on the seven valedictorians honored recently at Gosnell High School. In a time when so many families seem to be leaving our area, I think encouraging our youth for their achievement would be a wise investment. After all, don't we all want these bright minds to rush off to college, only to return in a few years to serve us well and make us proud?...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is in response to Andy Weld's May 21 column. You can read that column here. I am writing this letter in response to Andy Weld's opinion article entitled "Valedictorian label should mark the elite." First, I believe that the students, faculty and parents of all area schools work hard and want the best for the students in their districts. ...

Rotary exploded for nine runs in the second inning on its way to a 10-4 win over Lions, Tuesday night, in the first round of the Cal Ripken Major League Tournament at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. Andy Jacoby tossed two innings, fanning four in the win...

Those golfing at Thunder Bayou Golf Links will have a chance to ride in Yamaha's first batch of 2015 golf carts. Yamaha delivered 48 brand new golf carts and four utility carts to the local golf course Tuesday afternoon. The Blytheville Youth Sportsplex also received a new Yamaha utility golf cart and one of Thunder Bayou's used golf carts...

The Blytheville Chickasaws held their annual Maroon and White scrimmage Tuesday night at Haley Field.

Suppose you had a million bajillion dollars. What would you do with it? Buy a fancy house? Pay off debts? Get a new car or two (or three)? Create a college fund for the kids? Retire to an island in the Caribbean?

Mr. Utah Von Price, 91, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., and former longtime resident of Gosnell, passed from this life Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

The Blytheville School Board met during a special session Tuesday to address personnel changes for the 2014-15 school year, which will begin in August.

Blytheville Public Works Director Marvin Crawford plans to meet with City Attorney Mike Bearden "for possible legal action" regarding the city's still-broken street sweeper.

BlueOak Arkansas, a first-of-its-kind e-waste recycling facility, will hold its groundbreaking ceremony in Osceola next week.

As a way to attack the city's deficit, two Blytheville City Council committees are considering a plan to crack down on delinquent water users and potentially generate another $1.7 million over the next five years.

Cedric Dewayne Roberts,III, infant son of Cedric Dewayne Roberts,Jr. and Heather Nicole Yancey, was born March 13, 2014, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro and passed from this life May 31, 2014 at his parents home in Jonesboro...

The Blytheville Parks and Recreation crew was busy Wednesday cleaning the Walker Park swimming pool in preparation for the upcoming swimming season.