Stories from Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Executives from the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas were in Blytheville Monday as part of their statewide "Door-to-Door" campaign. At the noon luncheon hosted by the Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce, Randy Zook, state chamber president and CEO, Susie Marks, senior vice president, and Kenny Hall, executive vice president, briefed local citizens on the statewide organization's efforts to enhance the economic climate in Arkansas...

ARMOREL -- The Armorel school board elected officers for the 2010-11 school year Monday night at the district's monthly board meeting. Susan Hughes was elected president with Marcus Kortan vice president and John Schmalzried as secretary. Hughes was also elected the primary board disbursing officer...

Residents of Westminster Village held a Fall Festival and White Elephant sale Saturday morning at the Ramey Center.

Mike Carney to replace retiring Ivory Diamond

Patsy Ruth Albrecht, 68, of Manila, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, at the Allegiance Specialty Hospital of Little Rock. Born at Red Onion, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Thomas Hayward and Bessie Wagner Morris and had lived most of her life in Manila. She was a retired florist and a member of the Blackwater Baptist Church near Manila...

Dr. Cary Milton Crawford passed Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, from complications with his heart transplanted 11 years ago. Cary was born in Benton, Ark., on July 4, 1959, to Milton "Budge" Crawford and Mary Helen (Heathman) Crawford. ...

Riana Lurie Martin, infant daughter of Rick and Liana Garcia Martin, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, at the family home in Manila. Riana was born July 2, 2010, in Rowlett, Texas, and she and her family moved to Manila about one month ago...

Gledis Woods Hester, 97, of Mountain View, former longtime Manila resident, died Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, at her home in Mountain View where she had lived since 2006. Born Sept. 27, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Will and Nancy Attaberry Woods and the widow of Grey Hester, who she married Jan. ...

Lady Rebel Meagan Goza inked a letter of intent to play basketball for Williams Baptist College Tuesday afternoon at Riverside's High School Gymnasium in Lake City. Goza chose WBC over the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a Division 1 school. ...

The Buffalo Island Central Junior High Homecoming was held Friday at the gymnasium on the East campus in Leachville. The theme for the homecoming was Hollywood Nite in Lites. The master and mistress of ceremonies were Lance McMinn and Stephanie Hill. Kelsey Strickland did the music and Brianna Bearden and Ben Sands were in charge of flowers and programs...

Twins Sarah and Lauren Roddy of Monette love the game of golf. The Buffalo Island Central juniors are fairly new to the sport. They began playing three years ago, just before their first golf season as freshmen at BIC...

Wanda Carroll of Jonesboro, formerly of Black Oak, won the Super Senior Trophy at the WSGA Senior Amateur Tournament held at the Texarkana Country Club Oct. 26-28. There were 108 women in the tournament...

Several run-off elections will be held in the area with the run-off date Tuesday, Nov. 23. Manila: Manila Aldermen positions will be moving from a two year to four year terms by a vote of 456 for and 367 against. The four year terms will take effect after the next election in two years...

Joyce Barrett of Caraway is looking forward to seeing her story in print as she participated in a literacy project through Riverside Junior High School headed by business teacher Michelle Freeman. Ms. Freeman was looking over curriculum standards and literacy standards and decided to combine the two in a project giving students and staff members the opportunity to participate in a special project...

Four students at Buffalo Island Central West Elementary are on a mission -- an ecybermission. They are working toward getting a stop-light installed at a dangerous intersection. Dax Hurst, Maddigan Carroll, MaKensie Walker and Adrian Lopez, sixth grade students, are dedicated to the project of getting a stop-light installed at the intersection of 139 South and Highway 18...

Over 155 women veterans from around the state gathered Saturday, Oct. 30, for Arkansas's First Annual Women Veterans Summit at Pulaski Technical College Campus Center in North Little Rock. Marie George of Lake City attended the summit meeting...

Monette American Legion Post #136 held its annual luncheon Saturday, Nov. 6, and paid tribute to fallen veteran Joe Junior Mask. Post Commander Larry Rolland welcomed fellow veterans, family and visitors to the noon luncheon of barbecue, side dishes and desserts...