Stories from Friday, September 19, 2014

James Curtis Sharp, 88, of Manila passed away Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Born in Oakwood, Mo., he was the son of the late Oran F. and Ery Steele Sharp and had been a longtime resident of Sunnyvale, Calif., before making his home in Manila in 1991. ...

All creatures, great and small, are invited to a community-wide Blessing of the Animals scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct 5 at First United Methodist Church in Blytheville. Everyone is welcome to bring their pets (either crated or leashed) to the west lawn of the church, located at Eighth and Main streets. ...

Your editorial on the U.S. Constitution was very interesting. You made one comment pertaining to "It's inherent that citizens of a country know about the land they call home. And in the United States, that knowledge starts with the Constitution." How wonderful it would be for the citizens of Blytheville to refer to this statement and include "Arkansas State Constitution."...

The Master Gardener program was started in 2009 in Mississippi County and provides multiple beautification and educational programs. Five Mississippi County Master Gardeners received five-year pins and certificates for volunteering their time and expertise to the county program. ...

Lawrence and Ashley Whitlow announce the arrival of Gabrielle Elisabeth Shyann Whitlow, born on Aug. 21, 2014, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro.

Floyd Coston passed recently from this life at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis at the age of 85 years, 6 months and 15 days.

The next Cleaner Safer Blytheville cleanup event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27, and public is invited to participate.

A companion event to the Cody Adcock International Childhood Cancer Balloon Release will be held from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at Blytheville Primary School.

Out of a total of 12 proposed measures, only five issues have made it onto the November general election ballot for Arkansas voters to decide.

During pre-game warm ups, Marion players jumped up and down on the "B" painted at midfield of Blytheville's Haley Field. Big mistake. The move fired up the host Chickasaws, who erupted for 27 points less than eight minutes into the game on their way to a 51-0 shellacking of the 6A Patriots...

Alma 53, Harrison 16 Arkadelphia 35, Hot Springs 13 Ashdown 40, De Queen 14 Bald Knob 7, Riverview 0 Barton 61, Marked Tree 24 Bauxite 41, Jessieville 9 Bearden 44, Parkers Chapel 20 Benton 53, Greenbrier 32 Bergen Catholic, N.J. 21, Bentonville 10 Berryville 36, Green Forest 34...

Members of the Mississippi County Election Commission have decided to do some switching up of regular poll workers in a few locations for the upcoming October and November elections.