Stories from Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Blytheville looks a lot different after nearly 40 years, according to attendees of Friday and Saturday's Fourth Annual Eaker Air Force Base Reunion. Emilie Payne, who lived on the air base with her husband Jim from 1965 to 1971, said, "It doesn't look like Blytheville; Main Street wasn't curved like it is now. But it's good to be back, we made a lot of dear friends here." The Paynes ran the Non-Commissioned Officer's Club on base, otherwise known as the Sargeant's Club...

GOSNELL -- Bonard Mace, superintendent of Gosnell Schools, called Monday night's public meeting to order by saying that he is very proud of the staff and faculty that he is working with this school year, and that "everyone here is just perfect for the job that they are doing."...

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Blytheville police are investigating the murder of Taurus Harris, 34, of Blytheville. Harris died early Saturday morning at Great River Medical Center of a gunshot wound to his chest, said Capt. Tim Bentley, commander of the criminal investigations division of the BPD...

Algie Wayne McCullough, 81, of Manila died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, at his home surrounded by his family. Born Oct. 27, 1928, in Manila, he was the son of the late Rulen and Bessie Huggins McCullough and had been a lifelong Manila resident. ...

Manila traveled to the Sugar Creek Country Club in Piggott Wednesday afternoon and came back with the 3A-3 District Golf Championship. J.J. Helton fired a one over par 73 to lead the Lions to a 244 team score while claiming medalist honors...

Harrisburg quarterback Zach Davis threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, all in the first half, to lead the Hornets to a 66-24 thumping of Manila Friday night at Harrisburg in the conference opener for both teams...

The Monette Buffalo Island 4-H Club educational exhibit was named overall Best of Show last week during the Northeast Arkansas District Fair in Jonesboro and was awarded $175 in prize money. The fair booth exhibit was titled "Me and My Community" and depicted individual growth attained by being a community volunteer...

Manila City Council passed several resolutions and an ordinance at the regular meeting Monday, Sept. 20. The resolutions and ordinance were part of the grant process for several projects underway...

Madelyn Gathright of Monette had such a grand seventh birthday celebration that she decided she wanted to give someone else a present too. She decided to give all of her birthday money, totaling $105, to St. Jude Hospital in the name of her friend, Scout Lylery...

(Special to the Town Crier submitted by Barbara Hargrove Lloyd) Thirty-two classmates of the Leachville High School Class of 1960 were in attendance Friday, Sept. 3, at the Community Center in Leachville...

The Manila Lions Club will sponsor the 21st annual Big Lake Chili Cook-off Saturday offering a $1,000 first prize to the first place chili team. Second place prize will be $500 and third place will receive $300. The cash prizes will be awarded in the adult division only...

The ages ranged from one week to 103 at the annual Lost Cane, Whistleville, Little River and Roseland reunion held Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Manila Community Center. Kyndall Denton, the newest member of the Parks family, is one week old and Letha Veach of Corning, early settler of the Lost Cane community, is 103...