Stories from Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Alfred Gene Wright of Gosnell was born Jan. 10, 1942, in Joiner to the late Roy Wright and the late Gertrude Wright Woods. He was a tractor mechanic and was of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Wright passed away on Jan. 25, 2019, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 77...

Harry James Turner, 76, of Osceola, died Jan. 23, 2019, at SMC Medical Center in Osceola. He was a farmer. Mr. Turner was born March 22, 1942, in Victoria to Samuel and Pearl Robinson Turner. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Leola Turner, his son Harry Turner, Jr. and his sister Betty Turner...

Charles Burt, Jr. of Blytheville was born July 7, 1943 in Sanford, Fla., to the late Charles Burt, Sr. and the late Mae Bell Bryant Burt. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a retired welder. Mr. Burt passed away on Jan. 23, 2019, at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville at the age of 75...

Michael Dean Dingler of Gosnell was born Nov. 20, 1954, in Blytheville to the late Johnny Dingler and the late Dorothy Gifford Dingler. He was a construction worker and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Dingler passed away Jan. 25, 2019, at his home in Gosnell at the age of 63...

Nathan Allen Greer, 33, of Manila, passed from this life Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, at his home. Born in Jonesboro, he was the son of the late Roland and Michelle Butler Greer and had been a lifelong resident of Northeast Arkansas. He had attended Manila Schools and was a welder by trade...

A Blytheville baby suffered multiple skull fractures during an incident Monday night in the 1000 block of Hearn, according to a report from the Blytheville Police Department. The baby was flown to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, but the child's condition is unknown at this time...

Manila School Superintendent Jason Evers; John Parrish, high school principal; Steven Milligan, assistant high school principal and athletic director; several board members and coaches welcomed guests from Southworth on Monday, Jan. 28. The visitors came to see the finished gymnasium floor which was provided by Southworth. Southworth, headquartered in Maine, has a manufacturing facility in Manila...

The Armorel Tigers were defeated Monday night at home 59-5 by the Delta C-7 Chargers. The Tigers led 29-27 at the half but were outscored 32-22 in the second half. Senior forward Bo Hale and junior guard Quinn Crosskno led the Tigers with 11 points, apiece...

The Gosnell Pirates dropped a 56-53 decision to host Trumann on Friday night. Trumann’s Ben Turner poured in a game-high 37 points, including scoring 27 in the first half. Gosnell trailed 17-16 at the end of the first quarter and 30-29 at halftime. The Pirates held a narrow 47-46 lead going into the fourth quarter...

Behind solid defense, the Blytheville Chickasaws easily defeated Pocahontas, 69-33, Tuesday night in a 4A-3 contest at Chickasaw Gym. The Chicks (14-5, 9-3 4A-3) jumped out to a 19-5 lead in the first quarter, and the Redskins never threatened. Blytheville stretched its lead in the second quarter by outscoring Pocahontas 22-12...

The Gosnell Lady Pirates defeated Armorel, Tuesday night, 39-33 in a game that was dominated by GHS senior Kaylee Miller. GHS led 24-12 at the end of the first half and 30-18 at end of the third quarter but a late serge by the Lady Tigers in the fourth quarter made things interesting...