Stories from Friday, November 18, 2016

Lonoke -- Ida Lee Battles Guthrie, 88, formerly of Monette, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. She was born June 6, 1928, in Black Oak to late James Calvin Battles and Ina Bell Anderson Battles. She was a co-owner of a grocery store for many years. She enjoyed all kinds of puzzles and will be remembered as a loving sister, mother and grandmother...

James Henderson Risinger, 88, of Paragould, went to be with his Lord and Savior, following his death, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born in Kennett, Mo., he was the son of the late Lawrence and Tishie Sissom Risinger and was raised in Cardwell. ...

Mr. Jimmy Matt Corkran, 82, of Luxora, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Jimmy was born to Roy and Lorine (Hall) Corkran in O'Donnell Bend, Arkansas. He owned Jimmy's 66 service station and was a lifelong resident of Luxora. ...

Mrs. Pauline Edwards Reed, 90, of Ash Flat, Arkansas and formerly of Blytheville, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Monette Manor Nursing Home in Monette. Pauline was born in Marshall County, Mississippi to George and Clara (Allen) Edwards. She retired from the First Baptist Church Daycare in Blytheville. She was a member of the Lone Oak Missionary Baptist church and was a Blytheville resident for most of her life...

Mississippi County Judge Randy Carney has issued a burn ban in the county. As of Friday, 34 of the state's 75 counties have issued burn bans, including Poinsett and Cross counties.

Friday's Scores The Associated Press Bentonville 31, FS Northside 10 Bryant 23, Har-Ber 16 Fayetteville 35, Conway 0 North Little Rock 49, Cabot 19 Quarterfinal Benton 56, Jonesboro 52 Greenwood 20, El Dorado 3 Pine Bluff 42, Searcy 13 Russellville 34, West Memphis 7...

GOSNELL --It started out as a rainy, chilly Friday night at J.W. Rea Field, but the Gosnell Pirates offense warmed up the Pirate faithful as the host team overcame the Ozark Hillbillies, 25-14, to move on to the quarterfinals of the 4A state playoffs...

With high school football season close to the end and local basketball games starting to take place in the area, it literally is becoming my favorite part of the year in Blytheville. The weather is starting to chill down, which sometimes is irritating because when I get out in the morning I'm freezing but by mid afternoon it's in the high 70s and then by the time I cover the local football game or get out of the hot gyms the temperature is back down in the 50s or colder. ...