Stories from Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Mr. Stephen Lee Mitchell, 48, of Joiner, passed away on February 27, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was a factory worker and of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his parents, Johnny L. Brown and Johnnie M. Johnson Brown both of Joiner; Wife, Jan Elizabeth Mitchell of Indianapolis, Ind.;...

Ms. Lourisa Denise Jefferson, 42 of Blytheville transitioned into the presence of the Lord on Friday, March 3, 2017 surrounded by those she loved and those who loved her at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born February 6, 1975 in Osceola, Lourisa was the daughter of Ernest Jefferson and Doris Benson. ...

Mrs. Charline Lacer Haile, 79, of Steele, Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Charline was born in Cooter, Missouri to Charles and Rudy (Bomar) Lacer. She was retired from Acco and was a member of Huffman Church of God...

Mr. Eddie Lee Howell, 58 passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 in Blytheville. He was born on July 10, 1959 to David and Elizabeth "Mike" Howell in Dell. Mr. Howell was member of the National Guard and was a mechanic by trade. He is preceded in death by his parents David and Elizabeth Howell and his wife, Evon Goodman...

Mr. Monroe Love, 58, of Earle, Arkansas passed away on March 3, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a factory worker and of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his mother, Willie M. love of Marked Tree; Two daughters, Cherelle Love of Marked Tree and Christy Ramey of Port Hueneme, Calif.;...

Mrs. Linda Faye Carthon, 60, of Osceola, passed away on March 4, 2017 in Jonesboro. She was a teacher at EOC Headstart and a member of the Naked Truth Training and Empowerment Center in Gosnell. She is survived by her parents, Walter Johnson, Sr. and Evelyn Williams Johnson both of Osceola, AR;...

Mr. Prince Phillip Carter was born July 2, 1964 in Osceola, Arkansas to the parentage of Albert Carter, Jr. and Mary Carter Jones Pittman. He was educated in the Blytheville School System and was a former employee of R.D. Hughes AG. He was a U.S. Amy veteran and served in Desert Storm. He received many awards and medals while in the military. He united with the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ under the leadership of Bishop John Blair...

Episcopal 65, Riverside 48 Episcopal Collegiate out-scored Riverside 17-1 in the final 5:25 of Saturday's Class 3A State semifinal showdown at Bald Knob, as the Wildcats downed the Rebels 65-48. It was a disappointing loss for five Rebel seniors, who saw their careers come to a close one game shy of a state finals trip to Hot Springs...

Lamar used its decided height advantage and a hot night from the field to end Manila's state tournament run, posting a 59-45 victory over the Lions in quarterfinal action of the 3A State Tournament Friday at Bald Knob. ...

Mrs. Atlas (Pace) Harding of Lake City turned 102 years old on March 7. Born in 1915, she is the daughter of Odie and Bessie (Caton) Pace. Her family moved to Lake City from Tennessee when she was two years old...

Moba Lee Miller, Melody Theater committee member, could not hold back a few tears as she inspected the fire damage to the theater, a Leachville landmark. A fire broke out early Wednesday morning about 4 a.m. at the back of the theater during storms that caused damage across Buffalo Island. Lightning is suspected to be the cause of the fire...

Leachville Police Department is investigating two main street burglaries that occurred at two local businesses over the weekend. According to Lt. Brandon Womack the first burglary was at Gary's Food Mart at approximately 1:05 a.m. Saturday. There was forced entry at the front door, the phones lines were cut, and suspects took an undisclosed amount of cash from the safe and ATM machine...

Monette City Council members discussed the possibility of a one time reduction in sanitation fees during the Feb. 27 meeting. Residential sanitation fees will lower from $11 before taxes to $7 before taxes beginning the next billing cycle. Fees will remain at that level until March 1 of 2018 at which time the Council will reconvene to decide charges...

Council members voted unanimously at the Feb. 27 meeting to revise/adjust the recent increase in utilities to a lower amount. The revised rates for the first thousand gallons of water will be $10; first thousand for sewer will be $12; sanitation will be $15 for a minimum bill of $37. ...

The first Lake City Spring Fest will be held from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Biscuit Short ballpark...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police investigated an assault in the 900 block of Rose. -- Officers investigated a burglary in the 100 block of West Kentucky. Missing were pills and a cell phone. -- Police investigated a commercial burglary at Jesus Only Apostolic Temple on South Lake. Missing was a laptop and power wheel toy...

ARMOREL -- The defending 1A State champion Armorel Tigers defeated the Paragould Rams, 12-2, on Friday after coming off a 7-0 loss the night before on the road to the Greene County Tech Eagles. The Tigers won the first inning, 4-2, and then went on to score a total of eight runs in the second (three runs) and the third (five runs)...

ARMOREL-- Only being separated by 10 miles, the Armorel Lady Tigers hosted the Blytheville Lady Chickasaws on Friday, and the 1A State Final Four finalist defeated the 5A Lady Chickasaws, 17-0. The Lady Tigers were helped out with a two big blasts from senior Brooke Trout (two-run shot) and junior Alyssa Benefield (two-run shot) to lead to the 17-0 shutout...

The 37th Annual ESA St. Jude Country Cares for Kids Radio and Cablethon raised $201,715 Friday and Saturday. All money raised benefits St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, one of the world's premier centers for the research and treatment of childhood cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Over the past decade that Ritter has broadcasted this event, over $2.4 million has been raised...

At around 7:30 a.m. today (Wednesday), members of the Arkansas Community Corrections SRT team captured Terrance Jackson without incident in the 100 block of West Coleridge, according to Capt. Scott Adams, the Blytheville Police Department Criminal Investigations Division commander.

The special election for the City of Blytheville's proposed Public Safety Tax will be held on Tuesday, May 9. Early voting will take place beginning on Tuesday, May 2 at the Mississippi County Election Center from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. each weekday. There will be no Saturday voting. Election Day voting will be done at the Election Center (500 W. Chickasawba) for Ward 2, Trinity Baptist Church (918 E. Main) for Ward 1 and the former A.A.M.O.D Building (801 S. Elm St.) for Ward 3...