Stories from Friday, March 4, 2016

Blytheville Courier News MAYNARD-The Armorel Tigers opened the 1A-3 East season where they left off last season-a shutout victory. The Tigers traveled to Maynard Thursday night and left with a 9-0 win over the host Tigers. Armorel (1-0, 1-0 1A-3 East) scored two runs in the first, one in each of the third and fourth innings, a pair in the fifth and three more in the sixth...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police took a report of a stolen gun in the 5500 block of Appletree Circle. -- Police investigated a battery report at Gary's Food Mart on West Moultrie. The report said two men fought inside the store, knocking several items to the floor...

The Polack Brothers Circus (PBC) is in Blytheville today (Friday) only at the Mississippi County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building. The PBC is a third generation circus family originating from Mexico and the United States. They feature clowns, juggling, acrobats, daredevils, fire-eating, motorcycle madness (the Globe of Death), pony rides, cotton candy and more. ...

Joy Wooldridge Riggs, 86, of Brandon, Miss. and formerly of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2016 at Highland Home Nursing Center in Ridgeland, Miss. Born to Rufus and Iantha (Rustin) Wooldridge, Joy was a homemaker and was a longtime resident of Blytheville. ...

Mary Leona Northcutt, 81, of Blytheville, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Brookhaven Healthcare in West Plains, Mo. Born to Irving and Pearl (Mays) Alexander, Mary was retired from Walmart after being a faithful employee of 26 years. She also worked as the account supervisor at the Credit Union for 24 years. ...

Georgia Bell Cox, 89, of Halfmoon, was called home to be with the Lord Thursday, March 3, 2016 at her home in Halfmoon. Born to Bill and Eva (Warren) Overton, Georgia was a true homemaker. She liked to work in her yard and fish. Georgia was a Born Again member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Her children, grandchildren, church, and home were her life. She enjoyed watching her grandchildren play...

Mary Linda Stigall Sipes, 67, of Gosnell, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016. She was a retired employee of 18 years of Borg Warner. She loved spending time with her grand and great grandchildren. Prior to her illness, she loved to hunt, fish, and search the cotton fields for marbles...

Bettye Gaines Gann Claxton, 89, left this earthly realm and entered her Heavenly home on March 4, 2016. She was born October 3, 1926 to Roy H. and Effie Cobb Gaines of Blytheville. A farmer's daughter and farmer's wife, Bettye lived in Blytheville all of her life. ...

Mrs. Charlie Ann McKinney, 75, of Burdette, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. She was born in Scooba, Miss., the daughter of Charlie Pams and Mary Adams Pams. She moved to Luxora as a teenager and later to Burdette...

Documents obtained by the CN show that Aviation Repair Technology (ART), operating on the Aeroplex, is delinquent to the tune of $51,880.09 in business personal property taxes for tax years 2013 and 2014. This is not the first time that the company has been delinquent in payments to the county...

ARMOREL-The Tigers won their second straight game in as many days thanks to a 7-2 win over 5A Paragould Friday night at Billy Brown/Hugh Don Ashmore Field. Armorel scored a run in each of the first two innings, two in both the third and fourth innings and one more in the fifth...

MARION -- Dakota Atkinson and Andy Roberts combined for a one-hit, 9-1 win over the Marion Patriots Friday night. The Patriots' lone hit game with two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the seventh inning. Their lone run came on a dropped third strike and a couple of Pirate errors in the bottom of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead...

The Blytheville Chickasaws are off to a 2-0 start after a 9-7 come-from-behind win over county rival, Rivercrest, Friday night at the Blytheville Sportsplex. The Chicks trailed 5-2 after five innings but plated seven runs over the final two innings to get the win...