Stories from Friday, November 17, 2017

Mr. Walter Franklin Ashby, Jr. was born December 19, 1954 in Blytheville to Joann Wilder Johnson and the late Walter Ashby, Sr. He was a crain operator for Nucor. Mr. Ashby passed away at his home in Blytheville on November 15, 2017 at the age of 62...

Ms. Alice Faye Lovins, 70, of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced when completed. Cobb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. — Police took a report of a sawed off shotgun found in the 1000 block of East Main. — Officers took a harassment report in the 1000 block of North Second. — Police took a theft report (phone) in the 800 block of South Ruddle...

Tuesday night, the Gosnell City Council held the first reading of an ordinance that would halt pickup of trash such as old furniture and other discarded items. Ordinance 299 must be read two more times, then voted on before it would become law. Trash and garbage are not the same...

The late John D. Correnti, the powerhouse behind Big River Steel, will be inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame February 9, 2018 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. Correnti will be joined by fellow inductees James “Jim” A. Bottin, Herbert H. McAdams, and James “Kirk” Thompson...

GOSNELL — Pressure and hardwork on the defensive side of the ball paid off for the Gosnell Lady Pirates on Thursday as they continued their impressive 3-0 start to the season going with a 51-32 victory over conference opponent the Westside Lady Warriors...

ARMOREL — In a David vs. Goliath matchup, history repeated itself as the Armorel Lady Tigers (3-4, 1-1 1A-3) defeated the 3A Manila Lady Lions, 59-52. Due to a school function, Lady Tigers head coach Shannon Miller was left with six players. Lady Tigers junior center Ayrielle Appleton had a huge night and earned herself a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds. ...

The Blytheville Chickasaws were scheduled to host the EPC Warriors — Chickasaws head coach McKenzie Pierce’s former team — on Friday night for an exhibition basketball game. However, due to EPC’s 2A football state playoff second round matchup against the Harmony Grove Hornets, the Warriors had to cancel the exhibition game...

FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas built up a big lead much of the game, but then had to hang on and hit some free throws down the stretch to take an 83-75 victory over Fresno State in Bud Walton Arena before 12,227 fans. The Razorbacks' largest lead of the game came with 10:32 remaining when true freshman Daniel Gafford dunked for a 57-38 advantage. ...

GOSNELL— At the beginning of the season, Gosnell Pirates head coach Brandon Barbaree had a goal of returning to the Class 4A quarterfinals. His red-hot Pirates accomplished that goal in convincing fashion, Friday night, as they cruised into the state quarterfinals with a 35-7 win over the Heber Springs Panthers at J.W. Rea Stadium...