Stories from Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Michael Anthony Crews, 43, of Leachville passed away Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Auburn, Wash., he was the son of the late Jerry Crews and had lived most of his life in Birmingham, Ala., where he attended the University of Alabama. He was a retired automotive repair specialist and had been a Leachville resident since 2001...

Rev. William and Lillie Mae Piercy celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Sept. 5. The celebration was held after the service at Blackwater Baptist Church near Manila. Rev. Piercy serves as pastor at Blackwater...

Well ladies and gentlemen, I think the time has come to get Caroline a puppy. Over the course of the last few weeks, she's been playing this game where she crawls around and, I kid you not, barks like a dog.

I wish I had saved all of the junk mail I get every day from politicians wanting my vote so I could take a picture to show the stack of waste. I will never donate my hard-earned cash to any politician or party knowing this is how it is spent. This also got me thinking about how to get myself removed from the mailing lists. ...

Linda Lou Neisler, 57, of Blytheville went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, at Great River Medical Center.

Danny Lee Green, 61, a lifelong resident of Blytheville, died at his home Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014.

The Gosnell Pirates return home to face the Cave City Cavemen Friday night in their second 3-4A contest of the season. The Pirates are coming off another road romp last week. This time it was a 40-16 rout of the Brookland Bearcats in their conference opener...

John Kevin Sneed, 52, of Leachville, passed away Monday morning, Sept. 29, 2014, at home.

Petra Rode Baugh, 55, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, at her home in Gosnell.

New options may be on the horizon for county officials looking to start costly repairs on the Blytheville courthouse.

A water well being repaired near Williams Park flooded part of the park Tuesday, but the issue is being resolved, according to J.T. Harris of Mayor James Sanders' office.