Stories from Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Last month the Blytheville Scouts Troop 104 held a court of honor to formally recognize the youth who had earned advancement, however, in addition to Troop 104, a new female troop, Troop 316, held its very first court of honor, which saw six girls earn the rank of scout. ...

The 2018-2019 Manila FFA Alumni Dinner/Auction held Friday, March 15, drew a large crowd at the Manila Airport Community Center. This was the 21st annual event to raise funds for scholarships for Manila graduates. A pork steak dinner was prepared by Dale Woody and served by members of the Manila FFA and Alumni members...

Monday afternoon the Quorum Court Finance Committee met for their March monthly meeting. Finance Chairman Michael White stated that currently the county is 16.70 percent, or 17 percent, through the 2019 year. White said the budget is “tracking very well” even though the first quarter is always the toughest quarter of the year due to revenues being down and expenditures are always taking place...

The Police and Fire committee met last week to hear a report from Blytheville Chief of Police Ross Thompson. Thompson reported that the department is currently staffed at 31 officers with a budget of 40. Recently, Thompson has been exploring different methods to help recruit certified officers to the Blytheville Police Department. ...

Gosnell Pirates 11, Armorel Tigers 4 ARMOREL— The Armorel Tigers finally had not only a healthy day on the field but also gained two players — senior Wesley Walls and freshman Jayce Fondren— back from injury last Friday as they defeated the BIC Mustangs 4-1...

The Blytheville Lady Chickasaws took runner-up in the Brookland Bearcat Blast Gray Division as they went two-for-three on the weekend with an 11-1 win over the Piggott Lady Mohawks and a 7-2 victory over the Manila Lady Lions. The Chicks fell in the championship game 7-1 to Metro East...

The Gosnell Lady Pirates were runner-up in the Brookland Bearcat Blast over the weekend as they went two-for-three. The Lady Pirates defeated the Highland Lady Rebels 12-5 and the Wynne Lady Yellowjackets 9-2. They were defeated in the championship game 6-1 by the Salem Lady Greyhounds...

Linda Louise Holaway, 70, of Paragould, passed from this life, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at her home. Born in Chicago, Ill., to the late Raymond and Ruby Alexander Tucker, she had been a resident of northeast Arkansas for the past 40 years. She was the widow of James Holaway, had lived in Paragould for over 20 years, and was an honor graduate of Mississippi County Community College in Blytheville. ...