Stories from Monday, July 20, 2015

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Friday, July 17 -- Police took a battery report in the 200 block of Dougan. -- Officers took a report of a stolen 1999 Cadillac Deville in the the 400 block of East Rose. -- Murphy Express reported that a customer used a fake $10 bill to purchase gas...

Though the calendar only says July, students at KIPP Blytheville College Preparatory School and KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School are already getting a jump on the new school year with the schools' annual Summer School session. The two-week program began Monday, and continues through Friday, July 31, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. daily...

The Blytheville City Council is expected to discuss and possibly approve, at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening, a new ordinance establishing procedures for the sale of city property. Properties that will fall under this ordinance will be properties that either have been condemned by the City Council or have been declared excess to the city's needs and will be sold at public sale. ...

County hospital officials said Monday that while they have received their first batch of revenue from the sales tax passed in their support last fall, the funds have not yet been spent. "The tax voted in for the hospital just took effect on April 1," said C.E.O. ...

In 2001, when I was just six years old, my grandfather on my father's side died. Some of you may know him as Dr. Doyle Brewer, the chiropractor on Main Street, but I knew him as "Papa." According to my family I was his whole world, and I know this now. ...

The Arts Council of Mississippi County has announced its program schedule for the 2015-2016 season. Music offerings will include a wide variety of music such bluegrass, big band, an off-Broadway professional touring production and an event featuring singing and dancing giant puppets...

Numerous local officials and approximately sixty citizens braved three hours of intense heat Saturday morning in order to denounce violence of all kinds and pray for its end in Blytheville. Blytheville Mayor James W. Sanders, Mississippi County County Judge Randy Carney, District 55 State Representative Monte Hodges, Mississippi County Sheriff Dale Cook and Blytheville Chief of Police Ross Thompson were the dignitaries that chose to speak at this year's event. ...

Approximately one hundred people met Sunday afternoon for an emotional commemorative event on the Blytheville Courthouse lawn to thank local veterans that fought in the Vietnam War, fifty years later. The names of all those killed and known to be from Mississippi County were read one by one. ...

The green light was given to two county officials to make personnel changes Monday by the Mississippi County Quorum Court's finance committee. Already passed through the personnel committee with recommendation, the two moves were to add an employee to county clerk Janice Curry's Blytheville office, at a salary of $20,000 a year, and to create a new job description and title for one employee in county assessor Harley Bradley's office, with a raise of $3,000 a year...

Children, John and Billie Jean Macre of Germantown, Tenn. and Sam and Beth Macre Jr. of Springdale, Ark.; Grandchildren, Michael and Wendy Macre of Memphis, Ben Macre of Memphis, Justin and Kristy Macre of Memphis, Jessica Macre of Springdale, and Jason Macre of Springdale;...

Luther "L.D." Dophis Mask, 70, of Blytheville, died July 19, 2015. He was born May 29, 1945 to Luther Mask and Susie Smith Mask of Blytheville. He was a retired air condition repairman of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Stanley Mask...

Ruth Ramona Duncan Briley, age 86, of Blytheville, passed from this life on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the StoneBridge Assisted Living and Rehab Center in Blytheville. Born to James and Siena Wilbanks Duncan in Savannah, Tenn., she was a resident of Blytheville for most of her life. ...

Charles Postley Sr. of Blytheville passed away in Saturday, July 18th at St. Bernard Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 87. Funeral arrangements will be announced by McDonald-Horne Funeral Home.

Mr. Arthur Lee Richardson passed away on Saturday, July 11th at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Mr. Richardson was born on December 8th, 1960 in Hayti, MO and lived most of his life as a farmer. Mr. Richardson is preceded in death by his father Percy Richardson Sr. and his mother Iossie Taylor Richardson...

MOUNTAIN HOME-After finishing in third place in the AAA American Legion Zone 2 regular season, the Blytheville Hardy Sales and Service Casons turned on the jets in the zone tournament winning all three games that they played on their way to the Zone 2 championship...

Blytheville Courier News The Blytheville Sheet Metal and ANC Jr. Casons will play for the Junior Legion baseball state championship Tuesday after a 6-3 win over Paragould in the Junior Legion semifinals Monday night in Sheridan. The Junior Casons advance to the state championship for the first time since 2007...

The Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Great River Economic Development Foundation and Arkansas Learns hosted an informational meeting Monday night to inform parents and members of the community about School Choice. Many showed up to the meeting, including Blytheville Mayor James Sanders, State Representative Monte Hodges and former State Representative Wes Wagner...