Stories from Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Manila Girls Lunch Bunch, made up of women who have roots in Manila, met Tuesday, July 15, for their monthly luncheon at LaCascada Restaurant in Manila with 22 attending. The luncheons began in August of 2010 when three former Manila residents, Susan Wortham Lewis, Ann White Hoggard and Missy Stahr Threadgill, started meeting for lunch...

I just read an article in the newspaper regarding the pending court decision on school choice. I am only one of the parents anxiously awaiting a decision that cannot come soon enough. I am very disappointed, to say the least, at the decision of the superintendent, and board to opt out of school choice. While the Blytheville School System does have a lot going for it, it is not the perfect fit for everyone. No school is. That is why the governor gave power back to parents regarding school choice...

I don't understand my town. Today, my grandfather got shot with a BB gun. I called the police. When they came, we told them the problem; mind you, he got a big bruise on his leg. The police weren't going to do a report until I called the chief. Apparently, he did not care; I called twice. ...

Blytheville Chickasaws feel the heat and take a well-deserved water break during a scrimmage against Gosnell and Osceola Tuesday morning at the Blytheville practice field.

Candidates for municipal office who wish to be on the November general election ballot may begin filing at the county courthouse on Friday.

Former U.S. Sen. and Arkansas Gov. David Pryor, along with his wife, Barbara, and their grandson, Adams, are hard at work campaigning for Pryor's son, and current U.S. senator, Democrat Mark Pryor, who's up for re-election this year against Rep. Tom Cotton.