Stories from Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Eddie Eugene Taylor, 64, of Leachville, passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born Dec. 8, 1950, in Paragould. He had worked at Kirk Equipment in Paragould for 18 years and Baker's Implement in Monette. He enjoyed fishing and participating in tractor pulls and stock car racing...

Manila sent shockwaves through the 3A-3 conference Friday night when the Lions pulled off the upset of the year, knocking off league leader Rivercrest 39-21 before a packed house at Lion Field...

Twenty-one of the best high school golfers in the state of Arkansas gathered at the Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock last Thursday for the Overall State Golf Tournament...

Rivercrest showed off its blazing speed, highlighted by Alex Hinkle's 70-yard touchdown return on the game's opening kickoff, sparking the Colts to a 39-22 victory over Manila in 3A-3 junior high football action Thursday night at Wilson...

Manila Cross Country teams had a great showing at the Valley View Invitational on Oct. 13. The junior boys won first place and the junior girls won third place. ...

Manila Cross Country teams had a great showing at the Valley View Invitational on Oct. 13. The junior boys won first place and the junior girls won third place. ...

Darrin McFall was elected to serve as president of the Buffalo Island Central School Board for the 2015-2016 school year at the Thursday, Oct. 15 meeting. Other officers elected were Scott Colbert, vice president and Jason Stewart, secretary...

Caraway City Council members passed a resolution to accept a grant for a new police car at the Oct. 8 meeting. The council then voted 6-0 to allow Mayor Barry Riley and Recorder-treasurer Rick Stevens to sign for a loan from Iberia Bank for the balance of payment on the new police car, approximately $20,000...

David Kueter Boling has announced his candidacy for District Judge, Craighead County, Position One. "My desire to run for this important judgeship is based on the positive impact a District Court can have on the lives of individuals and their families," Boling said in a news release. ...

Mississippi County is under a burn ban until further notice. Joseph Richmond, of Mississippi County Emergency Management, said the ban was issued due to current conditions. "It is so dry," Richmond said. "The dry, with a little breeze and the humidity make conditions just right for a fire to get our of control quickly. That is why the ban has been issued. No one should burn yard debris or anything else during this time."...

Mississippi County Sheriff's Office Intake Report -- from 10/12/15 through 10/18/15...

Jay Ziolko, former executive director of the Mississippi County Library System, recently received the Frances P. Neal Award at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Library Association. The Frances P. Neal Award was first presented in 1984 in honor of Frances Potter Neal, who served as librarian and executive secretary of the Arkansas Library Commission from 1952-1977, as Arkansas Chapter councilor to the American Library Association from 1952-1971, and who was Arkansas Woman of the Year in 1958. ...

Principal Jason Evers gave an update on the elementary school at the Manila board meeting Thursday, Oct. 15. Evers announced enrollment in the elementary is up by five from the same time last year. He said pre-kindergarten continues to be full at 60, with a waiting list...

JONESBORO -- English teacher Jae Glass of Manila has been awarded the Early English Language Arts Educator Award in the state of Arkansas from the Arkansas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (ACTELA). ...

Monette Manor honored Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Cox with a wedding ceremony on Sept. 16, 2015. Ronnie and Sheila are both from Leachville. Brother Wesley Davis conducted the ceremony. After the couple said their wedding vows and exchanged rings a reception was held. (photo provided)...

Elliott and Sarah Jennings announce the birth of a son, Daniel Elijah Jennings. He arrived at 9:52 a.m. Oct. 7, 2015. Daniel was born at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital weighing eight pounds and one ounce. He has an older sister, Rachel...

The City of Blytheville's proposed one cent sales tax failed Tuesday night by more than two votes to one. The unofficial (uncertified) vote total at poll closing on election day was 633 votes for the tax and 1318 against. Mayor James Sanders said that he and his administration would work on another way to increase revenues...