Stories from Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Ralph Peyton, 79, of Manila, passed from this life Jan. 29, 2017, at the Manila Nursing Center. Born at Milligan Ridge he was the son of the late Clifford and Mary Jane Hicks Peyton and was raised in the Manila area. ...

Westside outscored Riverside 14-0 over the final 5:18 of the fourth quarter, and went on to defeat the Rebels 72-54 in high school basketball action Friday night at Warrior Gym...

Riverside gained revenge over an earlier season loss to Brookland, downing the Lady Bearcats 46-36 Tuesday night in senior girls basketball action at Lake City. Bailey Fisher and Brittany Sain scored 10 points apiece to lead the Lady Rebels. ...

Manila overcame a sluggish first half and rallied past Harrisburg 51-46 in senior boys basketball action Tuesday night on the road. Harrisburg held a 16-10 lead after the first quarter and built their advantage to as many as nine points in the second period before settling on a 23-19 halftime edge...

Trumann dealt Manila a heartbreaking defeat, slipping past the Lady Lions 40-39 in senior girls basketball action Thursday night at Trumann. Manila held a 23-21 edge at the half before the Lady Wildcats rallied to grab a 32-28 advantage heading into the fourth quarter. Olivia Greenwell topped Trumann with 10 points while Starlasia Simmons added nine...

Buffalo Island Central hammered KIPP Blytheville 56-22 in senior boys basketball action Friday night at the Mustang Athletic Complex in Monette. Andrew McFarlin paced the Mustangs with 13 points, five assists and four rebounds. ...

Buffalo Island Central's Lady Mustangs picked up a pair of key conference victories last week, defeating East Poinsett County 50-45 Monday night at Lepanto, followed by a 44-41 victory Thursday night at Marked Tree...

Leachville City Council passed the 2017 budget at a special called meeting Thursday, Jan. 26. The council approved the $1,248,169 total budget for all departments. The Council voted to hire Casey Shepard as new officer with the police department...

The Monette City Council heard news during the Jan. 23 meeting of construction to begin on the sewer treatment plant. Mayor Jerry "Chub" Qualls met with Ricky Carter and Wayne Menley of Miller Newell Engineers to discuss progress on the sewer treatment plant project. ...

Roots go deep for Rudy Anderson who has lived most of his 87 years on Digalo Road near Caraway. Anderson is one of the few early pioneers who still lives on land he helped clear...

Mr. Bennie Holliman, 38, of Blytheville died Sunday, January 29, 2017 at the Great River Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Holliman are incomplete at this time. McDonald-Horne Funeral Home is in charge of services and arrangements

Mr. Brian Avery Stringer, 51, of Blytheville, was born on October 22, 1965 to George Stringer, Sr. and Pinkie Henderson in Armorel. He departed this life on Friday, January 27, 2017 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his parents...

Lois Fleeman, 76, of Selma, Ala., passed from this life Jan. 30, 2017, at the Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma. She was the daughter of the late William and Velma Fleeman Riggs and had lived much of her life in Manila...

On Tuesday, a 14-year-old female juvenile was arraigned in Blytheville District Court in the weekend slaying of 38-year-old Bennie Holliman. Judge Shannon Langston found probable cause for second degree murder and bound her over to Circuit Court. Bond was set at $100,000 and her next court appearance will be Feb. 21...

ARMOREL-- The Armorel Tigers defeated the Delta C-7 Chargers, 67-50, on Monday night. Coach Gary Burnside's Tigers were playing without senior guard Seth Wyatt, who has a sprained ankle. The Tigers jumped out to a 13-8 lead in the first quarter. Tiger junior center Monroe Carr contributed seven points in the first quarter with a big three coming with 4:20 left in the first to spark a 6-2 run to end the quarter...

PARAGOULD -- The Blytheville Chickasaws snapped a four-game skid and completed a season sweep of Greene County Tech Tuesday night, topping their 5A/6A rival, 58-50. Josh Richardson had a big game for the Chicks (12-10, 6-7 5A/6A-East), pouring in 25 points, including a sizzling 10 of 12 at the free throw line...

ARMOREL-- The Armorel Tigers kept it close, only trailing by two at the half, but the East Poinsett County Warriors outscored the Tigers, 37-26, in the second half to win 66-53 on Tuesday night. Leading the way for the Warriors in the victory was J.Sebian Brown with 20 points. Xzavier Reed also chipped in 14 points for the Warriors...