Stories from Saturday, January 3, 2015

It's Christmas night as I stare at my keyboard, and I've put this off as long as I can but there's just no easy or nice way to say it.

On Jan. 8, 2015, Jason and April Lloyd will pack up their two kids and their belongings, and begin a 7,000-mile journey to complete their family.

I, The Great Fitzini, Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, Sage of Sages and Sports Prophet Extraordinaire, will once again look into my crystal iPad and see what will occur in the sports world for 2015. There is no need to waste time by watching the games. All of the major outcomes will be given in this column...

Gosnell firemen spent part of New Year's night training. Pictured are Gosnell firemen making their way through an artificial smoke-filled Gosnell Community Center as part of the training. Smoke was so thick one couldn't see through it. Part of the training included pulling a fellow fireman out of the smoke...

The Blytheville Fire Department worked a small fire on South Franklin Street late Saturday evening. No injuries were reported and the home was empty when the fire occurred.