Stories from Friday, March 2, 2018

Blytheville High School Interact Club students recently signed a sympathy card that they sent to Stoneman Douglas Interact Club students. Stoneman Douglas students returned to class this week for the first time since the mass shooting that killed 17. ...

A Blytheville Middle School student has been suspended for 10 days after allegedly threatening to “shoot the school up,” according to a Blytheville Police Department report. The report said at approximately 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Blytheville Middle School Principal Mike Wallace told police that the juvenile made a threat in class in front of several students...

MAUMELLE — The Blytheville Chickasaws’ (17-13) season ended Thursday in the 5A State Elite 8, after they were upended by the Hot Spring Trojans, 40-32. The Chicks trailed 20-14 at the half to the Trojans. "I've told my teams since day one, the offense doesn't always travel but the defense does," said Chickasaws head coach McKenzie Pierce. ...

MORRILTON — The Armorel Tigers (20-16) came away from Thursday with more than just a 62-52 victory over the Deer Antlers; they survived the first round of the 1A State Tournament for the first time since the early 2000's. The Tigers led the Antlers, 25-24, heading into the half, after trailing 13-7 after the first quarter...

The Blytheville Baseball/ Softball evaluations will be pushed back a week due to the wet conditions. Evaluations that were scheduled for Saturday will be held on March 10. Evaluations scheduled for March 10 will be held on Saturday, March 17. All evaluations will remain at the same time...

Wednesday night, Mississippi County deputies rescued a missing elderly Batesville, Miss. woman whose vehicle was stuck on a dirt road for more than 24 hours. Anne Reed, 73, who had last been seen Tuesday afternoon, was found sitting in her 2013 Hyundai Tucson, which was stuck in eight inches of water and mud on SCR 407, according to the police report...

Johnny Davis Evans was born July 28, 1924 in Marked Tree to Robert Willis and Mary Josephine Cook Evans. He was a retired mechanic, WWII Army Veteran, and a member of Church of God in Osceola. Mr. Evans passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 93. ...

Daisy Ann Payne, 79, of Hernando, Mississippi and formerly of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Methodist Hospital in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Daisy was born in Blytheville to Mayo and Dorothy McDermott and was a member of Main and 13th Street Church of Christ. ...