Stories from Saturday, March 2, 2019

Does anyone remember the famous line in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar play: “Beware the ides of March. The idea that March 15, the ides of March, is unlucky goes back to ancient traditions and superstitions. I don't believe in superstitions but when March arrived I thought about ides of March. I've been out of school for a long time and I have not read Shakespeare since those days but those words have stayed with me...

Buffalo Island Central School Board extended all principal and vice principal contracts for the 2019-2020 year during the monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 26. These include High School Principal Randy Rose and Assistant Principal Mark Hurst, as well as Elementary Principal Kima Stewart and Assistant Principal Nicole Stewart...

Tuesday night, the Quorum Court (QC) met for their monthly meeting in the Blytheville Courthouse to discuss the future of the Essence Event Center, Inc. Three Justices of the Peace — Michael White, Howard Norvell and Slyvester Belcher — were not in attendance...