Stories from Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Bestselling author Ed Baldwin is an accomplished author that has quite the knack for writing very exciting plot lines and creating fascinating characters. He also has a knack for living a life every bit as exciting as the books he writes. His last trip to Blytheville was on August 29 to promote his newest techno thriller novel, The Fourth Domain, at That Bookstore in Blytheville...

As I left work yesterday around 5 pm, I could hear the First Methodist church bells playing an upbeat rendition of "How Great Thou Art." That was a wonderful way to end the workday. And as I drove home, it made me reflect on a lot of wonderful sights, sounds and smells of the town that I call home. It is now 2 am, and my nightly insomnia has my mind putting those thoughts to words...

Our old cat, Bubba, died last week. He was almost 16 years old, only had one eye, and wheezed all the time from allergies. If it took too long for you to give him a saucer of milk, he peed on your leg. If he got mad at Jingle, he peed on her bed. But Bubba was a good old cat, with a very interesting story...

Dear Editor, In today's society it seems all we hear anymore is all the negative in this world so I felt led to write about a positive for Blytheville. As a long time former member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church, I was heartbroken when the decision to consolidate with Dell UMC was made. ...

Buffalo Island Central's Lady golfers completed their season with a third place finish in the Class 2A State Tournament Tuesday at the Holiday Island Golf Course in Eureka Springs...

Cedar Ridge took advantage of costly Manila miscues, turning them into instant scores to rally past the Lions 36-14 in 3A-3 senior high football action Friday night at Newark...

The 29th annual Big Lake Chili Cook-off, sponsored by the Manila Lions Club, drew a large crowd in on Saturday, Oct. 3. The cooler weather was perfect for the variety of chili prepared by the 15 teams...

Monette Veteran's Committee members met Sept. 24 to formulate plans to build a new veterans' park near the downtown intersection. Henrietta Qualls spearheaded the effort to establish a veterans' park on the southeast corner of the stoplight intersection, at Drew Avenue and Edmonds Street...

Monette Mayor Jerry "Chub" Qualls informed the city council at the Sept. 28 meeting that work had started moving the utilities for the new by-pass. Alderman Bob Hurst asked if the city would be reimbursed for any costs. Mayor Qualls said the city will be reimbursed...

Buffalo Island Central superintendent Gaylon Taylor read an agreement signed by Taylor and the Steele family (John Steele, and Mr. Steele's sisters, Ruthie Cullum and Pat Qualls Taylor) at the Monday, Sept. ...

Harold's Auction opened Friday night at a new location, 21213 East Highway 18, Monette. Harold Stallings has over 50 years in business in the area. Harold's Auction is a family owned business with three generations of partners...

Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Jordan of Searcy announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Alice Ann, to Adam Donner Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jackson of Blytheville...

Layne Sims fired three touchdown passes, David Keys intercepted a lateral for a touchdown and Jacob McCullum raced 70 yards into the end zone with a kickoff return, helping Manila dominate Cedar Ridge 46-22 in junior high football action Thursday night at Lion Field...

Groupthink is a phenomenon within the field of psychology, which all leaders must continually be at war with. It occurs when a group of people (usually subconsciously) desires harmony and conformity even more than true leadership and wise solutions. ...

A man wanted in a shooting at Clearlake Apartments in June was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday, according to Blytheville Police Department Capt. Scott Adams. Timothy L. White is awaiting extradition back to Arkansas. Around 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, Janar Jordan was shot at Clearlake Apartments...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Monday, Oct. 5 -- Police investigated a burglary in the 800 block of Mayfair. A television was reported missing. -- Officers took a general information report at Great River Medical Center...

Blytheville police say a semi hit the bottom of a sign at the Dodge Store, Tuesday night. There was power to the sign and the pumps so the Blytheville Fire Department responded as a precaution. Then officials cut the power to both, used a boom (from Blytheville Sheet Metal) to lift the sign and the truck is free now...