Stories from Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Murelene Walker, fifth and sixth grade math teacher at Buffalo Island Central, received a welcome surprise on Monday, Oct. 29. She was nominated and received the Favorite Teacher award. She was presented with a $500 check from Arvest Bank. Ms. Walker has taught for 15 years. She started her teaching career at Arkansas Northeastern College in adult education where she taught for four years. She then started teaching math at Buffalo Island Central Elementary...

Riverside picked up its second victory of the season as they trounced Armorel 59-39 in senior boys basketball action Friday night at Lake City. The Rebels jumped to a 14-5 lead after the first quarter and increased their advantage to 35-11 at the half. Riverside took a commanding 55-21 lead into the fourth period...

Riverside remained undefeated on the young season by hammering Hillcrest 74-29 Monday night on the road. The Lady Rebels bolted to a 26-6 lead after the first quarter and headed to the dressing room up 38-12 at halftime. Riverside took a 59-25 advantage into the final frame...

Buffalo Island Central’s Lady Mustangs opened the 2018-2019 basketball season with a 50-28 victory at Armorel Thursday night. Haddyn Hurst drilled four three pointers and finished with a game high 17 points to lead BIC. Jealynn Cates also hit double digits, scoring 10 points...

Harrisburg spoiled senior night for Manila, as the Hornets handed the Lions a 34-6 defeat Friday night at Lion Field. Harrisburg quarterback Jett Jackson fired three touchdown passes while running back Tayeshaun Warren added two rushing touchdowns to catapult the Hornets to the victory...

Manila Senior Night was held on Friday, Nov. 2, at the final football game of the season. Senior band members, cheerleaders, and football players were recognized and escorted by their parents. Senior members are: Band – Mackinze Bailey, Kaylee Barber, Eric Harmon, Tri Jones, Dalton Parsley; Cheerleaders – Madison Adams (Leo the Lion), Madisyn Carter and Carson Hammons, Kailey Manuel; Football seniors – Brett Carter, Lynn Hurley, David Keys, Abraham Lopez, William McCain, Jacob McCollum, Tanner McComas, Ethan Navarro, Michael Parker, Grant Salzer, Layne Sims, and Dalton Slaughter.. ...

Charlene (Poe) and Bill Ashmore will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Caraway Community Life Center (305 N. New York Avenue). The event will be hosted by the couple’s family. All friends and family are invited. The couple requests no gifts. (photo provided)...

The annual Caraway Fall Festival was held Saturday, Oct. 27, with food vendors, games and entertainment throughout the day. Among the vendors were The Pfeifers of Jonesboro with chuck wagon cooking; Caraway Girl Scout Troop 3210 with games they created while working on game badges; homemade jellies and baked goods by Granny Margaret of Bay; sno cones and more. Alexis Roberson, state youth volunteer of the year of Caraway, was making jewelry with proceeds going toward her upcoming projects...

The new Commissioned School Security Officers (CSSO) at Buffalo Island Central Elementary in Leachville are a welcome presence among the students, teachers and staff. The team includes Patrol Sgt. Steve Lancaster, Patrol Sgt. Larry Whitehead, and Lt. Chuck Brown (training officer with the Sheriff's Department and BIC), all with the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department...

Joe Chipman of Manila, a Navy Veteran, served during Desert Storm aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger as the Weapons Department, Weapons Elevators and Weapons Support Equipment Division Officer, and later as "Weapons Department Bomb and Missile Assembly Officer"...

The U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) was established on July 30, 1942, by President Roosevelt. In August of 1942 women from all over the country were applying for admission. The first training available was for yeoman. The course was 12 weeks long and the women were taught secretarial and clerical duties. The first class graduated 644 women at the United States Naval Training Center (USNTC) in Bainbridge, MD...

A representative with the State Board of Elections is in Mississippi County monitoring the election today (Tuesday). The representative, Chuck Eick, was at the Mississippi County Election Center in Blytheville this morning and planned to go to Osceola afterwards. Eick inspected the assisted voters list in Blytheville, among other documents, this morning...

Carol Hudson, 77, of Blytheville passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced when complete. Cobb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Gertrude Garrett Collins was born March 28, 1929 in Pontotoc, MS to the late John Wash Garrett and Eugenia White Garrett. She departed this life on Monday, November 5, 2018 at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 89. Mrs. Collins was a homemaker...

The Blytheville Chickasaws showcased their talents in front of fans at Chickasaw Gym, Monday night, during “Chickasaw Madness.” The scrimmage was fans' first look at the team.

According to unofficial results, Mississippi County Sheriff Dale Cook won his re-election bid Tuesday, defeating challenger Bobby Ephlin, 6,022-4,392. Sheriff Cook had a big lead after early voting, up 4,013 to Ephlin’s 2,518. He will begin his fifth term on Jan. 1...

Ward 1 candidate Vera James knocked off incumbent Blytheville City Councilman Stan Parks and fellow challenger Don Driskell, Tuesday, without needing a run-off. James received 547 votes, while Parks had 250 and Driskell 166. In the Ward 2 race, Matt Perrin unseated Councilman L.C. Hartsfield, 894-428...

John Alan Nelson was elected Mississippi County Judge, Tuesday, defeating Darell Gist, 5,874-4,222. Nelson held the advantage in early voting, 3,649-2,662. “We’ll start off this new year in the County Judge’s office and we’ve got some plans to make some big changes and I’ll be waiting,” Nelson said. “I think everyone will see some big changes in the month of January, more in February and we are going to make a lot of changes.”...