Stories from Tuesday, August 21, 2018

The deadline for municipal filings ended on Friday, Aug. 17. The following area candidates filed   Black Oak: Henry E. Dunigan –- Mayor. Tina Davis -- Treasurer/Recorder. Timothy Jones -- Alderman P1. James Randall Hutchison -- Alderman P2. Troy Douglas -- Alderman P3...

Leachville Harvest Festival will be held Friday evening, Aug. 31, and a full day of activities on Saturday, Sept. 1. Petal Shelf Band will be performing on main street starting at 7 p.m. Friday. Sept. 1 events: 10 a.m. -- Parade. 10:30 -- Kick Start Festival...

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said it was good to be back in Mississippi County. Gov. Hutchinson was the keynote speaker for the Arkansas Northeastern College's new Center for Allied Technologies' open house held Friday, Aug. 17. ANC President Dr. James Shemwell welcomed the large crowd saying it has been a long time in the making...

The Town Crier office is moving. Effective Monday, Sept. 10, the Town Crier office will be located at 510 West Main, Blytheville. The move will be underway Thursday and Friday, Sept. 6 and 7. The new phone number will be 763-4461. The office will be open in the new location from 8 a.m. To 5 p.m., Monday through Friday...

Teachers and staff of Buffalo Island Central Elementary welcomed students, parents and guests to the new elementary school on the Leachville campus Thursday. Students brought supplies, found their new classrooms and had the opportunity to walk through the beautiful new building. The students had their first day of school on Monday, Aug. 20...

Rosemary Monaghan Gee passed away on August 17, 2018. At the time of her death Rosemary “Rosie” was 83 years old. She resided in Ocala, Florida and passed away in the loving care of her family and friends. Rosemary was born on October 28, 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee and lives most of her life in Blytheville Arkansas. She was one of two children of Matt and Irene Monaghan of Blytheville...

Clarence Edward Crosskno, 82, of Dell, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Clarence was born in Blytheville to Bill and Lois (Heflin) Crosskno. He was a retired farmer and of the Baptist faith. He served his country with honor in the United States Army and was a 32nd degree Mason. Clarence was the founder of Cotton Growers cotton gin at Dell. Family was important to Clarence and they always came first...

The Mississippi County Union Mission was immensely impacted by last week’s thunderstorms. For the first time in its history, The Mission, located at 400 East Walnut, flooded, as some six inches of water made its way in the kitchen, hallways and dormitories Friday morning...

One of the world’s top test pilots was in Blytheville over the weekend to evaluate new brakes on Lockheed Martin’s massive LM-100J. Capt. Wayne Roberts, Lockheed Martin’s chief test pilot and chief of flight operations, said he was pleased with the results Sunday afternoon at the Arkansas Aeroplex...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department.   —Police investigated a theft report (computer tablets and jewelry) in the 800 block of North Second. —Police took a terroristic threatening report in the 2200 block of West Rose. —Police took a theft report (vehicle parts) in the 1100 block of Chickasawba...