Stories from Tuesday, October 18, 2016

It was an amazing game with an incredible ending, but unfortunately for the Lions, it turned into a heartbreaking loss. Piggott rallied from 10 points down in the final 2:49 to stun Manila 20-18 in junior high football action Thursday night at Lion Field...

The Lions visited the Piggott Mohawks Friday night for a contest with playoff implications, and fell in overtime 21-20. Of greater impact is the loss of junior running back Logan Hamilton to an apparent concussion, as the team prepares to host Osceola...

Harvest yields on test plots on the Manila Airport ground will contribute to data gathered by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Information on cotton varieties, nitrogen rates, seeding rates, insect pest management, and irrigation timing will be gathered, compiled and ready for distribution before the end of the year...

Jeff Knowlton is the new pastor at Little River Missionary Baptist Church, 1208 North County Road 309, Manila. He and his wife, Jessica, have moved into the parsonage and are enjoying living in the country. They have been serving at Little River Church since Sept. 11...

It was an evening of good food and lively bidding as Manila FFA Alumni Association hosted the annual FFA (Future Farmers of America) dinner and auction...

A multi-jurisdiction operation began early Tuesday morning in Blytheville, according to Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson. A helicopter awoke several local residents this morning during the operation. State, local and federal authorities were seen at various locations around town, including Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agents...

Mrs. Peggy Sue Larrow, 82, of Gallatin, Tenn. and formerly of Blytheville, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016 at Sumner Regional Hospital in Gallatin. She was born to William and Ethel Campbells in Halls, Tenn. and was a retired lunchroom employee for the Blytheville School District. She also attended Cornerstone General Baptist Church in Gallatin...

Mr. James "Pee Wee" Stout, Jr., 78, of Blytheville passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016 at his home. He was born in Monroe, Ark., to the late James and Annie (Pitts) Stout. He was a retired bus driver and he loved the kids on his bus, even knowing them all by name. ...

Mr. Everett "Edsel" Harber, 88, of Blytheville passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at his home. He was born in Blytheville to the late Everett and Leona (Sims) Harber. He was an attorney and just celebrated 50 years in the Arkansas Bar Association. ...

Mrs. Patricia Kirkpatrick, 53, of Lepanto passed from this life on Saturday, October 8, 2016 in Jonesboro. Born on November 5, 1962 to the late Warren and Lee Sulcer, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Kirkpatrick leaves behind: One son, Daniel Toural, Jr. of Baton Rouge, La...

Mr. Bobby Ray Claybrooks, 62, of Osceola passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at his home. Born on April 15, 1954 in Osceola to the late Eugene Lawson and the late Helen Alexander, he was a gin worker and was member of the St. John Full Gospel Church in Osceola...

Ms. Cathy Lou Baker, 62, of Osceola, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016. Born on November 14, 1953 in Osceola to the late James "Jake" Williams and Ida Mae Williams of Osceola, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Grace Temple M.B Church and was the secretary and choir vice president...

One of Blytheville's oldest citizens, Mrs. Norel W. Harvey, 105, died Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. She came to Blytheville in 1913 from Brownsville, Tennessee, the daughter of George and Lela Wilson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her daughter Joyce, her sons Earl Bynum, Edgar Harvey and George Harvey, her beloved sister Mrs. Corine Perloat Askew and her brother Willie Gene Wilson...

Mrs. Delores Ann Walls, 77, of Osceola, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. She was born to the late Clarence and Beuna Gilliland, she was a homemaker and attended Westside Baptist Church. She loved to do arts and crafts; even making and embroidering baby blankets for all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Delores also loved to cook and spend time with her family...

The Blytheville City Council held the second reading on Tuesday of an ordinance to increase water rates in the city, but nearly skipped the third reading and approved the ordinance outright. After no one from the public in attendance spoke up about the rate increase, councilman Stan Parks motioned to skip the third reading and adopt the rate increase immediately. ...

According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Arkansas, The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, it was announced that a multiple counts indictment charging 13 defendants in northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri with multiple drug and weapons charges was unsealed Tuesday...