Stories from Wednesday, December 30, 2015

The Supreme Court of Arkansas affirmed the opinion delivered Nov. 2, 2011 by the Arkansas Court of Appeals in the matter of Kenyghatta Davis v. City of Blytheville (and its Water Department). Davis filed a class action suit against the city alleging that she and others like her were "entitled to interest on customer security deposits, that the City's mosquito-control fees were illegal, that the City's late fees and penalties were usurious, unreasonable and unconscionable." Judge Pamela Honeycutt dismissed the case in Mississippi County Circuit Court. ...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police arrested a juvenile runaway in the 200 block of Kentucky. -- Officers took a criminal trespass report in t4he 300 block of Cotton Road. -- Police took a report of an outside air conditioning unit stolen in the 600 block of North 5th...

Jim Pogue, spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in Memphis, said they are expecting the Mississippi River to crest at its fourth highest level in recorded history. "We're looking at the highest levels since 2011," Pogue said, "We are forecasting it to be the fourth highest behind the killer floods of 1927, 1937 and the one four years ago in 2011."...

Blytheville firemen were called to East Davis on Wednesday. A fire at 214 East Davis was reported around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, but according to Capt. Scott Edwards it was actually a short in the water heater. No major damage was reported.

Alta Davis Kincaid, 98, of Blytheville, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti. Born to Lee and Lucy (Lamb) Davis, Alta was retired from Ango where she was a seamstress. She enjoyed the outdoors and doing things such as gardening, fishing, and hunting. Alta loved her family, children, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren...

Mr. Arthur Curtis Parnell, 79, of Blytheville died Monday, Dec. 28, 2015 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Sept. 13, 1936 in Osceola to the late Johnnie Parnell and the late Venola McDonald Taylor, he was a retired factory worker and of the Baptist faith...

Ms. Juanita "Nita" Holmes, age 95, of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 at Heritage Square Nursing Home in Blytheville. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Cobb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Monette -- Ted L. Finley, 73, passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born Sept. 16, 1942, in Campbell, Mo., to the late Guy and Vista Metcalf Finley. Ted retired after 29 years with the Southwestern Energy Company. ...

To the Editor: I attended the Blytheville Finance Committee meeting held Monday, December 7th and I read the letter to the editor December 19th and I must say "Racism" is alive and well in the city of Blytheville. If you notice the only ones that are criticized in the December 19th Letter to the Editor are "Black", Mayor James Sanders, Councilman Jones, Councilman Musgraves and Parks Director Elroy Brown...