Stories from Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Floyd Matheny, 79, of Caruthersville, Mo., passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Floyd was born in Huffman to Fred and Martha Singleton Matheny. He loved working and was a farm hand for Billy Poole and was an avid squirrel hunter...

Robert Neal Haynes, 68, of Blytheville, passed away Monday, Sept. 9, 2019 at his home. Robert was born in Blytheville to Ernest and Margaret Wright Haynes. One of Blytheville’s brightest young musicians, he was a disc jockey for KLCN Blytheville from 1967-1969. ...

The traffic light at Franklin and Highway 18 in Blytheville is now operational. Shelby Electric installed a temporary electric cabinet on Monday. The permanent electric cabinet is expected to be installed in 15 months, according to Blytheville assistant police chief Ricky Jefferson...

The city of Blytheville used its two half-million dollar fire trucks in a way other than fighting fires. On Friday, Blytheville firemen were at Walker Park spraying off geese feces from the sidewalk around the pond in preparation for the First Missionary Baptist Church 5th Annual Fishing Rodeo, which was open to children up to 16 years old. ...

ARMOREL— The Armorel School Board met Monday for its monthly meeting and the anticipation was high as Gov. Asa Hutchinson was set to be speaking at Armorel at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. High School Principal Theresa Lawrence said, “ As you know the governor will be here tomorrow speaking to our students about the importance of coding and computer science. ...