Stories from Friday, July 24, 2015

Thursday, July 23 -- Police took a report of a criminal mischief at Dr. Williams DDS on North 2nd Street. A window was broken and the offender cut wires. -- Police investigated a domestic battery report in the 3900 block of Promiseland Road. -- Police took a report of stolen medicine and $225 in cash from a residence in the 1100 block of Normandy...

The life struggles and motivations of local preschool teacher and master gardener Dedric Davis have made him a featured teacher in an online blog called Black Man Teach, by New York all-boys school administrator Jabali Sawicki. Sawicki is in the process of turning the stories highlighted on his blog into a book...

Friday at Arkansas Northeastern College, the graduating class of 2015's College Preparatory Academy for the Delta (CPAD) members received iPads for participating in the program through all four years of their high school career. Starting their freshman year, any student in a good academic standing may apply for acceptance in the CPAD. ...

Jimmie Lee Rucker, Sr., 76, of Blytheville, passed from this life Wednesday, July 22, 2015. He was born in Shady Grove, Virginia and was a member of the Holland Baptist Church in Holland, Missouri. Jimmie served his country and retired from the U.S. ...