Stories from Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Mrs. Virginia E. McGhee, 91, of Blytheville, departed this life Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at Gosnell Healthcare.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Collins Jr. announce the upcoming wedding of their daughter, Amy LeAnn Collins, to Christopher Lee Middleton.

So there's no lead in paragraph this week, I'm just jumping right in. I hope that's OK with everyone.

This is Rep. Monte Hodges reminding you of an important deadline coming up very soon. Oct. 6 is the last day you can register to vote and still cast a ballot in the November general election.

The Blytheville Fire Department was working to manage at fire that broke out around noon today (Wednesday) at Goolsby's Scrap Yard, located at the west edge of Blytheville.

Two new retailers have officially signed leases for Chickasaw Plaza, according to Ryan George, who represents the site' developer.

MELBOURNE--The Armorel boys and girls golf teams captured 1A District 4 crowns Tuesday afternoon at Cooper's Hawk Golf Course in Melbourne. Armorel boys finished with a team score of 313 -- ahead of Ridgefield Christian (327), Hillcrest (334), Izard County (335), Mammoth Rock (338) and Calico Rock (369). Medalist Leyton Clark led the Tigers, shooting a 72 followed by Jonathan Willard (117), Jared Wyatt (124) and Nieko Sorrentino (136)...

The Gosnell Pirates open the 2014 3-4A conference season Friday night on the road against the Brookland Bearcats. The Pirates (2-0-1) are coming off a hard fought game last week against Rivercrest that ended in a 29-29 tie. When asked about the psychology of a team coming off of a game that they neither won nor lost, Pirate head coach Gary Moody said his team has moved on and ready for Brookland...