Stories from Friday, January 27, 2017

Mr. Jessie Lee Ottinger, 58, of Little Rock, AR, formerly of Osceola, AR, passed away on January 25, 2017 in Little Rock, AR. He is survived by two sisters Lorie and Sheila Ottinger both of Paragould; A niece Lorissa Throne of Jacksonville, Ark.; A nephew Curtis Mayfield of Milwaukee, Wis.;...

In a brief special meeting Friday, the Blytheville City Council settled a civil rights lawsuit filed last summer. With the 5-0 vote, the city agreed to pay Chardrick Mitchell $35,000, though denied any wrongdoing, as part of the terms of the settlement...

GOSNELL-- The Gosnell Pirates edged out county rival, the Rivercrest Colts, Friday on Senior Night, 66-59. The Pirates trailed, 21-17, at the end of the first and, 38-34, at the half. However, the Pirates would outscore the Colts, 15-7, in the third quarter to lead, 49-45, going into the fourth quarter...

Blytheville's AJ Love misfired on a potential game-tying three-pointer in the closing seconds, and the Chickasaws lost a heartbreaker to 5A/6A-East conference rival West Memphis, 50-45, Friday night in front of a large crowd at Chickasaw Gym. After the miss, West Memphis' Kelsey Hubbard scored in transition to set the final margin and hand the Chicks their fourth straight defeat...

The Gosnell Junior Pirates defeated Rivercrest, 51-30, Friday night. The host Junior Pirates (19-4, 11-2 conference) led 12-4 at the end of the first quarter, 24-10 at halftime and 37-22 after three quarters. Leading scorers were Jydarian Young with 16 pts. (3 3-pointers), Caleb Brown 13 (3 3-pointers), and Jordan Lewis and Rashin Gates both with 6 points. They play at Jonesboro Westside next Friday. The 7th grade Pirates also won their game Friday night, 35-27. Travell Anderson had 15 points and Daniel Sullivan 10 points in the win.