Stories from Thursday, September 17, 2015

There is nothing sadder than having to look far back into the past for "glory days" because the current is so pitiful. For a number of years, stAte fans have pointed back to the mid 1980s, or even further back to the 1968-1970 seasons to console their souls. ...

The Arkansas National Guard (ANG) held a property transfer ceremony Wednesday morning for the Billy C. Hyde Readiness Center located at 1700 South Division. The ANG transferred full ownership of the property to the City of Blytheville before a crowd of approximately 40 people...

Freddie and Krissy Pruiett, of Blytheville, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Elizabeth Ann Pruiett. Born on September 5, 2015 in Jonesboro, Elizabeth was 6 pounds, 10.8 ounces and 19 and three fourths inches long. She joins siblings Will Pruiett, 18, and Addyson, 4...

Ruthie and Frankie Ramirez of Tucson, Ariz., announce the engagement of their daughter, Andrea Munoz, of Blytheville, to Jayson Meyer, of Blytheville. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Kim and Felix Ramirez of Tucson, Ariz. She is 20-years-old, has two beautiful step daughters and is a 2014 graduate of Manila High School...

Rotary Club of Blytheville president Scott Trotter inducts Tucker Nunn into the club on Thursday, Sept. 17. Also pictured is Rotarian Mary Gay Shipley, who sponsored Nunn. Nunn is the Main Street Blytheville director.

Danna Deaton, Executive Director for The Butterfly House in Manila, recently visited the Blytheville Lions Club. The Butterfly House is a faith-based transitional living facility for women recovering from addiction or incarceration. Pictured (from left) are Lion President Ben Hubbard, Shelly Johnson, Lion Leon Jones, Deaton, and Susan Francis...