Stories from Friday, October 30, 2020

Gary Don Hughey, 73, passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville. He was born Jan. 15, 1947, in Portageville, Mo., to Drew and Ann (Patton) Hughey. He was preceded in death by his parents. Gary was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Fayetteville. He previously served as a deacon, taught Adult III Sunday School Class, sang in Adult Sanctuary Choir, and served on various committees at church...

Manila cheerleaders are sponsoring a fundraising Haunting on Main for Halloween. It opens Friday night and will be open Saturday night for Halloween starting at 7 p.m. The Haunted House is located on Baltimore Street. All proceeds will go to to Manila Junior High cheerleaders...

Trick or Treat 2020 Pandemic Edition hosted by Mailboxes and Beyond will be moving to Walker Park for its annual festivities on Halloween from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The event will be following COVID-19 guidelines as all volunteers and booth sponsors are expected to wear masks and gloves, while social distancing is also expected to be maintained...

The Blytheville School District announced Friday afternoon that due to positive cases of Covid-19 and close contacts to positive cases, Blytheville Primary School K-2 will remain virtual for one more week (Monday, Nov. 2 to Friday, Nov. 6). All other schools will be face to face again starting Monday, with the exception of the 3rd grade which has one more day of quarantine and will return on Tuesday, Nov. 3...

The Blytheville Chickasaws pulled out a clutch 21-20 victory Oct. 30 against the Pocahontas Redskins, scoring in the final minute on a long run by its back-up quarterback. Both defenses stood tall on their opening possessions, but the Blytheville offense was able to break through and find the end zone first...

After missing two weeks because of COVID-19 issues, the Gosnell Pirates returned to the field Friday night, routing host Cave City, 46-8. Gosnell (3-3, 3-1 4A-3) never trailed Cave City (2-5, 1-4), jumping out to a 22-0 lead. Just 10 seconds into the game, Gosnell forced and recovered a fumble on the Cave City 31...