Stories from Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Charles Lewis Adams, 61 of Manila, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in an auto accident near Bay. Born at Tyronza, he had been a Manila resident for the past 29 years. He was a retired postal clerk and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War...

Jenanne M. Martin, 61, of Jonesboro, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. She was born in Jonesboro on Jan. 7, 1948. Mrs. Martin was a retired school teacher. She graduated from ASU in 1969 and received a Master's Degree from ASU in 1979. ...

Charles Sherman Masterson, 78, of Leachville, died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born at Corning, he was the son of the late Andrew and Minnie Waller Masterson and had lived much of his life in Clarkton, Mo. ...

Clarence Darrel Reese, 87, of Trumann, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, at the family residence. He was born in Pryor, Mo., and had lived most of his life in Trumann. He was a retired service manager for the former Firestone and Goodyear Stores in Trumann, was a veteran of the U.S. ...

The Monette City Council heard reports on the eastern St. Francis River levee district and discussed problems in Northview Estates at the council meeting held Monday evening, Nov. 23. Mayor Chub Qualls introduced George Johnson, coordinator of the Craighead County Flood Plain...

George Johnson of 1905 Eldorado Cove, Jonesboro, a lifelong resident of Craighead County, is announcing his candidacy for Craighead County Judge. Mr. Johnson currently serves as the Craighead County Director of Environmental Services and Craighead County Floodplain manager...

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held for Bargain Connection in Caraway last week, at 201 E. State Street. The business owners are Denise and Marvin Browning. The store stocks mostly new items with just a few specialty resale things placed in a bargain corner...

Jill Sanders, Buffalo Island Central East elementary teacher, and Tonia Eubanks, Manila High School business teacher, are the first teachers in their districts to earn the status of National Board Teacher Certification (NBTC)...

Kam Ashabranner and Blake Wheeler combined for 40 points as Manila destroyed Tuckerman 84-38 Tuesday night at Tuckerman. Ashabranner scored a game high 22 points while Wheeler chipped in 18 more. Levi Wallace tallied 14 points as the Lions improved to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in 3A-3 conference play...

Buffalo Island Central connected on seven of eight free throws in the final quarter and held off arch-rival Riverside 49-46 in senior girls basketball action Monday night at Caraway. Riverside freshman Lauren Weaver started the fourth quarter by draining a three pointer from the top of the key to tie the game at 40-40. ...

It was typical Riverside-Buffalo Island Central basketball Tuesday night at Caraway, as the two old rivals continued their feud. BIC came out on top this time, rallying for a heart-stopping 48-47 victory in the conference opener for both teams...

A few short months ago, the entrance at Williams Park was overgrown with thick brush and weeds. Now, thanks to work by resident Louis Rankin and his crew, and a mammoth sign donated by Hinson Sign Company, the entrance looks much more inviting. Tuesday afternoon, Hinson Sign Company put up the new sign, bolted to a brick monument that honors Carter Roane "Sonny" Williams -- a civil rights leader and brick mason who died tragically, Aug. 28, 1970. Hinson Signs plans to paint the poles today...

The Arkansas Northeastern College Music Department will present its annual holiday concert at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Adams/Vines Recital Hall on the Blytheville campus. Several groups are slated to perform, including the Concert Singers, the Women's Choir, the Chamber Singers and the Community Choir...

The annual spaghetti supper fundraiser for the Humane Society of Blytheville will be Saturday at the former Jaycees Building on North Second Street. This is the only official fundraising event for the group each year, according to President Pam Ford...

Blytheville firefighters were called to this structure fire at 310 Cherry around 12:25 p.m. Tuesday, according to fire reports. When firemen arrived, they found an abandoned house fully engulfed in flames and also threatening to catch nearby trees and power lines on fire. ...