Stories from Thursday, October 23, 2014

So we all know the world is changing, and pretty quickly, too. It's an age of technology, and future anthropologists will surely describe this era as the age of the smartphone

The Gosnell Pirates head to Pocahontas Friday night to take on the Redskins in another key 3-4A showdown. The Pirates (6-0-1, 4-0 3-4A) are coming off a huge 20-12 road win at Highland last week but have just as tough, if not a tougher, job this week with the undefeated Redskins (7-0, 4-0 3-4A)...

I, The Great Fitzini, Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, Sage of Sages and Sports Prophet Extraordinaire, am back for another week of predicting prep football games and defending my NEA Fantasy League title. Gosnell and Blytheville picked up big wins last week as the Pirates stayed in first place with their win over Highland and the Chicks kept their playoff hopes alive with a rout of Valley View...

Gaylon Lawrence, who recently purchased Lee Wilson & Co., and effectively the town of Wilson, addressed the monthly meeting of the county's mayors Tuesday in Manila.

The Blytheville Emergency Squad is collecting items in preparation for its annual fundraising auction, which will be held Nov. 1 at Walker Park.

Baylor's Sophia Young (33) and Louisiana State's Wendlyn Jones, right, dive for a loose ball in the first half during a national semifinal game at the NCAA Women's Final Four Sunday, April 3, 2005, in Indianapolis. Jones starred for the Blytheville Lady Chickasaws before becoming one of the top players on LSU, a team that made deep postseason runs. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)...

The Rev. Donald Wayne Emery, 72, of Kennett, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, at Twin Rivers Medical Center in Kennett.

Gus Montealegre, 68, of Hammond, Indiana, passed away on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014.