Stories from Wednesday, November 22, 2017

The Blytheville Police and Fire Committee held a special meeting Monday to discuss potential rehires, all ranked sergeant or above, by the Blytheville Police Department (BPD) as well as current departmental staffing. Police Chief Ross Thompson reported to the committee that BPD currently has 30 officers and is budgeted for 39. During 2017, they received approximately 60 applications and have hired one of those applicants with two others pending start dates. Three are still being assessed...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. — Police took a harassment report in the 1300 block of Walnut. — Officers arrested Melissa Johnson on domestic battery charges in the 800 block of North 1st Street. — Police investigated a burglary in the 2100 block of Edwards...

After achieving the goals of getting to play after Thanksgiving last week with a 35-7 victory over the Heber Spring Panthers, the Gosnell Pirates (9-3, 7-0 4A-3) will head to Little Rock on Friday where they will face off against the best team in the 4A, the Little Rock Robinson Senators...

The Blytheville Chickasaws hosted the Brinkley Tigers for an exbihition game on Saturday night and prevailed, 79-26. Seniors Michael Caruthers, a transfer from the Mississippi County rival Osceola Seminoles, and Treay Jamison led the way for the Chicks offensively with 15 and 14 points, respectively...

When you hear Thanksgiving Day, people think of three things: turkey and dressing (food), football games (Cowboys, Lions and Bears, usually) and going to Wal-Mart for the Black Friday sales. Many people may think with me being the Sports Editor here at the CN, that’d mean my favorite part of Thanksgiving Day would be the football games…right...

Marvin “Doug” Hall, 71, of Monette, passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at Twin Rivers Hospital in Kennett, Mo. He was born Nov. 23, 1945, in Lake City to the late Johnny and Elena Grimes Hall. He was of the Baptist faith, a 1964 graduate of Lake City High School, enjoyed fishing, picking up and shelling pecans, and going to auctions...