Stories from Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Councilwoman says businesses are unsanitary

MANILA -- A Saturday morning accident in Manila sent one person to The Regional Medical Center in Memphis and another to St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. According to State Trooper Moye Hawkins, the accident occurred at approximately 9:35 a.m. Saturday morning on Highway 18 in Manila...

Blytheville police are reminding residents that state law prohibits golf carts, ATVs, mini-bikes, go-carts and other such unauthorized vehicles from being driven on the public streets. "By law, no one under the age of 12 is even permitted to operate an ATV anywhere without their direct supervision of their parent, let alone on a city street," Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson said. ...

Early voting in North Mississippi County will be held at the Moore Center on Fifth Street in Blytheville instead of the Mississippi County Courthouse in Blytheville, and there will be off-site early voting in Manila and Leachville again this year. The Mississippi County Election Commission met Monday to set early voting sites for the May 18 Primary Election. ...

A Blytheville man was brutally shot to death early Sunday morning and found lying in a ditch near Myrtle Street. Few details were available at press time, but Blytheville Police are investigating the murder of 35-year-old Monroe McGee. According to Blytheville Assistant Police Chief Marvin Crawford, at 3 a.m. Sunday, police responded to the area of Myrtle Street at its intersection with Walls Street to investigate shots being fired...

Kyra Lynn Carpenter, infant daughter of Larry Joe and Amanda Dillon Carpenter of Manila, died Friday, April 9, 2010, at the NEA/Baptist Women's Center in Jonesboro. She was preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Noel and Betty Storey, and Evelyn Carpenter and Donald Dillon, and a sister, Ella Claire Carpenter, in 2008...

Manila swept a twin-bill from Brookland Friday afternoon, winning the first game 7-3 before taking the nightcap 20-10. The Lions (7-5, 5-1 3A-3) rode the hot bat and strong right arm of Tray Malone, who picked up the win in the opener. ...

Karla Marroquin pitched Buffalo Island Central to three straight wins in high school softball action last week. The Lady Mustangs began the week with a 4-1 victory over Marked Tree before sweeping a doubleheader 8-1 and 10-0 against East Poinsett County Tuesday afternoon at Lepanto...

Riverside scored 17 runs before Ridgefield Christian could record an out as the Lady Rebels pounded out a 22-2 victory Monday afternoon in high school softball action in Jonesboro...

Josh Freeman belted a three run homer to cap off a seven run first inning, leading Buffalo Island Central to a 13-3 victory over Riverside in 2A-3 conference action Thursday afternoon at Monette. Freeman finished the day with four RBIs while Nathan Whitlow contributed a two-run single. ...

Buffalo Island Central pitcher Karla Marroquin signed a letter of intent to play softball at Texarkana College. Family, friends, coaches, and the student body gathered in the Mustang Athletic Complex for the signing ceremony on Wednesday morning...

There is still time to get names submitted for the deadline of the first printing of veteran names on the monument that will be placed in the Veteran's Memorial Park in Leachville. The deadline for the first printing is April 15. Forms are available at Liberty Bank in Monette; Heritage Bank and City Hall in Leachville; and the Town Crier in Manila...

Tim Bassing started running in 1998 for his health and has been an example for many people, including his daughter, Leah Bassing Myers. Father and daughter recently ran a marathon in Nevada. Mr. Bassing has run many, many marathons through the years. ...