Stories from Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Winter weather limited Buffalo Island Central's boys to just one game, but the Mustangs took full advantage, defeating Cross County 66-53 Tuesday night at Cherry Valley. BIC, who evened their record at 7-7 on the season, led 20-11 after the first break, 33-23 at the half and 48-32 after three quarters of play...

Manila held off Armorel 61-51 in nonconference basketball action Tuesday night at Lion Gym. The Tigers grabbed a 14-8 lead after the opening quarter before the Lions clawed their way back to take a 22-19 halftime edge. Manila stretched its advantage to 41-36 entering the final frame...

Riverside picked up a crucial conference victory with a 59-48 victory over Rivercrest Tuesday night at Lake City. Riverside held a slim 14-12 edge after the first quarter, thanks to a 12-foot pullup jumper by Chris Sain to close out the period. ...

Riverside Lady Rebels, fresh off an NEA Tournament championship, continued their winning ways by hammering Trumann 59-16 Thursday night at Lake City. The Lady Rebels put nine players in the scoring column, led by Haven Robertson's game high 22. ...

Wilma Imogene Foster, 88, of Wilson, passed away Jan. 8, 2017. Born July 22, 1928, to Oscar W. and Mary Ellen (Wilson) Thompson, she was an employee of Osceola Shoe Factory and American Greetings and a member of Etowah Pentecostal Church of God...

Riverside Superintendent Jeff Priest shared plans with board members to travel to Little Rock Jan. 11 to make a bid for regional tournamet. The first meeting of the 2017 was held on Monday, Jan. 2...

B&B Restaurant in Monette (215 West Drew Street) was destroyed by fire Saturday evening. Owners Terry and Barbara Carr purchased the building in 2006, where they operated a family restaurant from 2006 until 2010. They returned in 2013 and have been there since...

Tommy Schoolfield of Caraway felt honored to be named among the Friends of the NEA. The high school tournament is held each December at Arkansas State University and Mr. Schoolfield is a longtime fan of the NEA. Awards were presented on the final night of the NEA Tournament held at the ASU Convocation Center...

Every year during the Northeast Arkansas Invitational Tournament, officials recognize players and fans from the past. This year's honorees included a pair of Monette natives, who just happen to be grandmother and grandson...

Alice Kirkwood, a longtime Blytheville resident, was born on February 18, 1922 in Osceola, to Len Campbell and Virginia Jones. She passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 in Chicago, Ill. at the age of 94. Alice leaves to cherish her precious memories, three sons, Willie Smothers (Debra) of Mabelton, Ga., Larry Kirkwood and Robert Kirkwood, Jr., both of Blytheville;...

GOSNELL-- Coach Jimmy Porter's Gosnell Pirates kept it interesting with Mississippi County rival, the Osceola Seminoles. The Seminoles are predicted to win the 3A state championship at the end of the season. The Pirates, however, would lose to the Seminoles, 90-80, in Gosnell on Tuesday night...

Tuesday night's rematch of the Northeast Arkansas Invitational tournament title game provided another thriller -- this time in a 6A/5A-East conference contest at Chickasaw Gym. Just as they did for the NEA title, the Blytheville Chickasaws held off Nettleton down the stretch and claimed a 63-60 win...

With each new year, come new committee assignments at all levels of government. The Blytheville City Council committee assignments, as a result, were announced recently. Mayor James Sanders must appoint one member from each of the three wards to each of the six committees. Sanders said that he is very pleased with the make up of the committees this year...

Coaches are often asked why do you still coach? Or what keeps you coming back every year? Well, I am no coach but I hope to be a coach of a very successful team one day. But in one of my favorite television shows, One Tree Hill, the coach Whitey Durham said the reason why he kept coaching was to make a difference in the players' lives. ...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police took a theft report (riffle) in the 200 block of North 21st Street. -- Officers cited Candice Isable on shoplifting charges at Walmart. -- Police arrested Charlotte Weimar, 38, of Blytheville on charges of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and shoplifting at Hays Grocer on East Main...