Stories from Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Recent reports, according to the Mississippi County Unit of the Second Judicial Drug Task Force.

A Blytheville woman has been charged with aggravated assault and threatening a judicial officer, both felonies, after she reportedly tried to injure Blytheville District Judge Shannon Langston and harassed Blytheville City Attorney Mike Bearden.

Recent reports, according to the Blytheville Police Department.

JONESBORO -- The 4A-3 district baseball tournament was moved from Pocahontas to Jonesboro Westside High School over the weekend because of flooding conditions in Pocahontas. The change in venue didn't prevent the Pocahontas Redskins from eliminating the Gosnell Pirates from the tournament and ending their season with a 17-6 win Saturday afternoon in five innings...

The Blytheville Chickasaw baseball team was scheduled to play 5A-East leader Beebe Tuesday, but the doubleheader has been moved to Thursday at the currently flooded Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. The Chicks are slated to close conference play against Wynne Friday at the Sportsplex. Both games start at 4 p.m. The Sportsplex is closed Tuesday and Wednesday because of flooding...

Here are current standings for the local Cal Ripken baseball leagues.

Katherine Berniece Baker, 84, of Manila, passed from this life Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Manila Nursing Center. She was the daughter of the late William P. and Mary Jane McDole Holsclaw, widow of longtime Deputy Sheriff Lee Baker, and a lifelong Manila resident. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bethany Baptist Church...

Simmie Junior Berry, 73, of Caraway, passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday, April 27, 2011, surrounded by his loving family and friends after fighting a long, courageous battle with cancer. ...

Tommy Lee Walker of Fayette, Ala., was born April 2, 1947, and died April 24, 2011. Survivors include his wife, Linda Walker; mother, Bertha Walker Sparkman of Monette; sons, Tim Walker, Tommy Lee Walker, Jr., D.W. ...

Harold A. Walker, 82, of Paragould, died Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born at Blytheville, he was the son of the late James Arthur and Dora Kent Walker and had been a Paragould resident for the past 24 years. Mr. Walker was a U.S. Navy veteran and was a former Flushing, Mich., resident where he retired from General Motors Corp...

Kenneth Wayne Luff, 63, of Jonesboro, formerly of Caraway, departed this life Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. He was the Senior Class President of Caraway High School in 1965. He served in the Air Force from 1966-70. He was medically retired from American Greetings where he was a supervisor for 36 years. He was a member of the Caraway Baptist Church...

Poinsett County rolled over Riverside 13-3 in the first round of the 2A-3 District Tournament at Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge Thursday afternoon, ending the Rebel's season...

Riverside's bid to end Marmaduke's unbeaten streak in conference play fell short as the Lady Greyhounds pulled out a 10-7 win over the Lady Rebels Thursday afternoon at Caraway in 2A-3 conference softball action...

Senior right-hander Taylor Morgan fired a four-hit shutout to lead the Lions to a 4-0 whitewash over Hoxie in the first round of the 3A-3 District Tournament Saturday afternoon at Harrisburg. The win propels the Lions into next week's Regional Tournament to be played in Harrison...

Ben Cole blasted a three run walk-off homer with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Buffalo Island Central to a stunning 8-6 victory over Rector Friday afternoon in the first round of the 2A-3 District Tournament at Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge...

Manila senior JJ Helton has signed a letter of intent to play golf at University of Arkansas Monticello (UAM). JJ is known as a team leader in basketball and has also excelled in golf for the last two years for MHS...

Jim Cheadle of Manila will be the featured artist at Delta Art Gallery during the month of May. Cheadle, an award-winning artist, holds a Bachelor of Fine Art Degree from the University of Oklahoma. He has studied with many nationally known artists and is a member of the Northeast Arkansas Arts League. Cheadle has participated in many exhibitions in the Mid South Region...

Blytheville Courier News Saturday, several teams made up Cal Ripken games that were postponed last week because of the rain. ROOKIE LEAGUE Miss. Co. EMS 14, Courier News 12 Miss. Co. EMS scored five runs in the fifth inning and held on to beat Courier News, 14-12, in six innings...

Cindy Clements Conner was part of a mission trip in March to work with Greg and Tammy Rainwater in Uganda, Africa. The Rainwaters are former residents and teachers at Riverside. The focus of the trip was education and Bible study for people in remote areas near Tororro, Uganda...

Manila history came to life on Thursday, April 21, as four stories of Manila citizens from the past were revealed at the Manila Depot Center and the cemetery...

Mr. Michael Bradley Phillips, 54, passed from this life Saturday, April 30, 2011, at his home in Gosnell.

Beverly Jo Thompson Moore, 54, of Blytheville died Sunday, May 1, 2011, at her home

Mrs. Bernice Jones Collier, 74, of Luxora, died of heart failure Sunday, May 1, 2011, in Jonesboro.

Alvin Ray Allison, 66, of Tyronza, died Saturday, April 30, 2011, in Tyronza.

An Arkansas State Trooper who has been suspended with pay, fired, reinstated and suspended with pay again has pled no contest to a misdemeanor charge of negligent homicide.

All activities scheduled at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex have been canceled until at least Thursday, according to Blytheville Baseball Softball Booster board member Kenny Burge.

County officials are asking residents of Mississippi County to stay away from all area levees for their own safety and for the safety of the levees.

In spite of record flood levels in surrounding areas caused by relentless rain for extended time periods, Mississippi County is in no immediate river flood danger, according to county officials.

Mrs. Christine Overton Dorris, 73, of Blytheville, died Monday, May 2, 2011, at Heritage Square Nursing Center in Blytheville.

Dr. Kima Stewart was recently among the honorees at a banquet for the Arkansas State University Convocation of Scholars by the Department Educational Leadership, Curriculum & Special Education...

Recent reports, according to the Blytheville Police Department.

Mr. and Mrs. Don and Jenny Meacham of Gosnell announce the recent engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Nicole Lee Meacham of Stuttgart, formerly of Gosnell, to Taylor Anthony Burdett of Stuttgart, son of Pam Meehan Burdett of Stuttgart and Mark Burdett of Bauxite.

Make no mistake -- when I heard the news late Sunday night that Osama bin Laden was dead, I was pleased.