Stories from Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Dannie Dwight Castleman died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, at Kaiser Hospital in San Jose, Calif. He was born Dec. 4, 1944, at Blytheville to Carl and Ora Lee Caery Castleman of Manila. Dan enjoyed his school years, sports, and his church work. ...

Regina Ann Fuell died Saturday, Oct, 2, 2010, at the age of 55 in St. Vincent Doctors Hospital at Little Rock. Regina was born May 19, 1955, in Blytheville to L.G. and Virgina Faye Fleeman Gammill who were residents of Manila...

Christa McQueen, 64, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Mrs. McQueen was born Aug. 29, 1946 in Stuttgart, Germany, to the late Emma Witt. Mrs. McQueen enjoyed yard sales and knitting...

John William "Bill" Walker, 47, passed away Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born Dec. 31, 1962 in Dawson, Ga., to the late John and Daisy Walker. He was a graduate of Trumann High School and had attended Arkansas State University and was a past member of the Jonesboro Jaycees. ...

Riverside continued its domination in high school tennis, capturing both the boys and girls 2A-3 District team titles Oct. 5 at Allen Park in Jonesboro. Riverside's boys racked up 13 total points to outdistance Crowley's Ridge Academy and Ridgefield Christian who finished tied for second with four points apiece. Walnut Ridge placed fourth with one point...

Manila grabbed an early 6-0 lead but Hoxie responded by scoring the next 33 points en route to a 46-18 victory over the Lions in 3A-3 conference football action Friday night at Hoxie. Manila put together a 10-play, 65-yard scoring drive capped off by a four yard touchdown pass from quarterback Dillon Burrow to wide receiver Brian Borden with 3:46 left in the opening period for an early 6-0 Lion lead.. ...

CARAWAY -- The Caraway City Council reviewed state grants and county amendments at the regular council meeting held Thursday evening, Oct. 14. The council passed a resolution accepting a $35,000 grant for replacement of the City Municipal Building roof...

Buffalo Island Central School Board members elected officers for the 2010-11 school year at the regular October meeting. Nathan Sanders was elected president with Scott Colbert elected to serve as vice president. Todd Edwards was elected secretary...

The Leachville City Council met Monday, Oct. 11, and worked through a short of agenda consisting of reports, updates and holiday plans. All departments gave reports for September and opened the floor for discussions and questions from the council...

Caraway Senior Center recognized 13 cancer survivors on Tuesday, Oct. 12, during the center's Cancer Awareness Month festivities. "We are so proud of these people," Site Manager Cleffie Gipson said. "They have been an inspiration to all of us. This has been a wonderful battle that they have fought and won."...

Barry Riley of Caraway was honored last week as a recipient of the 2010 Chairman's Award, during the American Greetings World Headquarters Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. Riley was one of 18 recipients selected worldwide to receive the award, which celebrates the work and achievements of American Greetings associates...

Volunteers can be found when and where there is a need, and a group of caring citizens are organizing to create the Buffalo Island Angel Fund to help ill children and their families during difficult times...

Troy Lee Case, 64, of Caraway was killed and four other people injured in a two-vehicle accident on Arkansas Highway 18 near County Road 831 between Lake City and Black Oak on Saturday, Oct. 16, at approximately 4:42 p.m...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the sixth in a series of interview questions with the three candidates for Blytheville mayor: Tommy Abbott, James Sanders and Carol White. Candidates were given 10 questions, and asked to respond in 350 words or less. The responses here are the candidates' own words...

Burton Furlow has announced his candidacy for Blytheville city treasurer. Furlow was born in Dell, the ninth out of 21 children. He was educated at Dell School and Harrison High School. He and his wife have been married for 28 years, and they have 10 children, ranging in age from 26 to 41...

What many Blytheville area citizens have known for years is finally being noticed nationally -- that members of Blytheville High School's FFA Chapter touch a lot of lives through their community service. The chapter will be recognized Thursday afternoon as the National FFA Organization's "Small Chapter, Big Impact" Award winner. ...

Voters will decided whether or not to add three new amendments to Arkansas' Constitution on Election Day. The first will guarantee Arkansans' rights to hunt and fish in the state. The first section of the amendment states: "The right to hunt, fish,trap and harvest wildlife shall be subject only to regulations that promote sound wildlife conservation and management."...

Deadline is at year's end