Stories from Friday, April 3, 2015

Kevin Lloyd Cagle, 20, of Leachville, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in San Francisco.

Mr. Clois Thomas "Tommy" Skipper, 73, of Tyronza, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Methodist Hospital in Memphis.

Brother Jackie Eugene Wood, 58, of Luxora, died Thursday, April 2, 2015, at his home.

Whasuup with the members of the Humane Society of Blytheville? Panic stricken over the thoughts of having a county shelter? Wouldn't you think an addition of a county shelter would solve many of their problems as well as the county? This ain't no competive tri-athalon!...

Friday morning a tractor-trailer ran off the northbound lanes of Interstate 55 south of Blytheville.

Wednesday at 10:51 p.m., Blytheville area residents experienced the jolts of a significant earthquake that happened about 2 miles southwest of Steele. Many people were woken from their sleep as their houses shook.

The Blytheville Chickasaws dropped a non-conference contest to the Trumann Wildcats Thursday, 14-2, at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. The Chicks were scheduled to begin play in the Glen Sain Tournament in Paragould but the annual tournament was cancelled after the passing of former Paragould High School and American Legion coach, Anthony Faulkner, last Sunday...

ARMOREL -- The Armorel Lady Tigers defeated crosstown rival, Gosnell, 7-4, Friday night under rapidly dropping temperatures and strong winds out of the north. Armorel scored a run in the second, two in the third and four in the fourth. Gosnell plated all four of its runs in the top of the fifth. ...