Stories from Friday, March 29, 2019

Robert Warren “Pee Wee” White, 78, of Blytheville, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019, at his home. Robert was born in Blytheville to Hollis and Helen Strickland White. He was a lifelong resident of Blytheville and of the Pentecost faith. Robert was a former employee of Railway Express and a professional gambler for most of his life...

The Blytheville Chickasaws were defeated Thursday night on the road 24-0 and 16-2 by the Valley View Blazers in a 4A-3 conference matchup. Monday night, the Chicks were defeated at home 10-0 by the Pocahontas Redskins. The Chicks’ record is 1-8 overall and 1-7 in conference...

Riverside remained unbeaten in 2A-3 conference baseball action, posting an 11-5 come from behind victory over archrival Buffalo Island Central Thursday at Monette. Riverside took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. BIC came right back, scoring five unearned runs thanks to some sloppy defense by the Rebels. ...

Fay Normalee Taylor, 89, of Caraway passed from this life Monday, March 25, 2019, at Lakeside Nursing Home in Lake City. She was born to the late Lewis and Dona Brewer on Nov. 9, 1929 in Mountain View. Fay has resided in Caraway for her entire life and was a member of the First Baptist Church...

State Rep. Monte Hodges (D-Blytheville) recently sponsored a resolution recognizing the 21 young men killed in a fire at the Arkansas Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville, Arkansas on March 5, 1959. Among the dead from Blytheville were 16-year-old Joe Charles Crittenden and 17-year-old Cecil Preston...

Diane Taylor of Blytheville was born Nov. 9, 1958 to James F. and Bernetta J. Goodwin in Ashtabula, Ohio. Diane graduated from Ashtabula High School in 1976 and 1988 she graduated from Erie Business Center in Pennsylvania with a BA in Computer Science...