Stories from Thursday, February 9, 2017

Rickie Lynn Hitchcock, 55, of Imboden, formerly of Manila, passed from this life Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Imboden. Born at Blytheville and raised in Manila, he was the son of the late William and Sarah Lee Edwards Hitchcock and had been a lifelong resident of Northeast Arkansas. ...

Glynn Ray "P-nut" Welker, 66, of Jonesboro, formerly of Leachville, passed from this life Feb. 1, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born at Jonesboro he was the son of the late Elzie and Verna Herman Welker and was raised in Leachville. ...

Blytheville School District Superintendent Richard Atwill has informed the CN that the Arkansas Board of Education, meeting in Little Rock Thursday, voted to formally accept the recommendation of the Arkansas Department of Education by removing the academic distress designation from Blytheville High School and the Blytheville Public School System...

CAVE CITY -- The Gosnell Junior Pirates advanced to the 3-4A District Tournament championship game on Thursday night with a 50-48 win over Westside. With the game tied 48-48, Brayden Burcham swiped a steal, tossed it ahead to Rashon Gates for the go-ahead layup with four seconds left...