Stories from Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Samuel Scruggs and Shirley Pulliam recently recognized the 2014 Mississippi County EOC practical nursing graduates of Arkansas Northeastern College. Those recognized include Victoria Sierra of the EOC Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Center, Conneshia Bryant of the A-1 Head Start Center and Tashonna Fields-Hudson, a former EOC parent...

Rotary District 6150 Gov. Tim Bruner made his official visit to the Blytheville Rotary Club on Thursday. Bruner, who is from Batesville, updated Rotarians on some of the projects the various clubs in the district perform throughout the year. He addressed Rotary's key objective: ridding the world of polio...

Ginny Braswell (left) recently became the new Blytheville Rotary Club president, taking the gavel from Liz Smith.

Last week, I had the opportunity to go out to the boyhood home of the Man in Black himself, Johnny Cash.

Nevaeh Evans died one hour after birth, Wednesday, July 2, 2014, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville.

Leyton Clark of Blytheville cruised to a seven-stroke victory Tuesday in the Northeast Region PGA Junior Tour tournament held at the Blytheville Country Club. Clark carded a 4-under 68 to best runner-up Mac Wagner of Jonesboro, who shot a 3-over 75 in the 16-18 Boys Division...

The Charles Strong Recreation Center will host its annual Kids Day from 9 a.m to 12 p.m. July 11 in Luxora. The event concludes the center's annual summer enrichment program. Some organizations that will be on hand include the State Police, Mississippi County Sheriff's Office, Luxora police, the Blytheville Fire Department and its smokehouse, along with the Arkansas Game and Fish aquarium...

The Loyd family of Blytheville are making waves in Arkansas swimming. On Saturday and Sunday June 28th and 29th Adam, Anna, and Emily Loyd traveled to Little Rock to compete in the Arkansas AAU State Swimming Championships. To say that this swimming family achieved excellence is an understatement based on their results...

The CN received confirmation Wednesday afternoon that a Tractor Supply Company store will be opening in Blytheville.

A Blytheville Police Department patrol car caught on fire while officers were responding to a one-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon just north of Walmart off of Interstate 55.

P&D's Fish & Que, owned and operated by brother and sister team Danny Wells and Paulette Hodges, is approaching its first year in business, and the two say it's their passion for cooking and desire to make the restaurant feel like home that keeps the doors open.