Stories from Thursday, May 5, 2011

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department.

She was there in anguish as you entered the world. She was there, in the kitchen, blurry-eyed at 2 a.m., warming up a bottle. She was there an hour later, in a shoulder-stained shirt, rocking you back to sleep.

Morgan Bliss Moore and Matthew Wade Noble, both of Manila, will exchange wedding vows at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at the First Baptist Church in Manila.

The Department of Continuing and Community Education at Arkansas Northeastern College will offer "Basketball Skills Camp" for junior high, senior high and college-bound students. Coach Bill Tyer will present the camps to help players at every level to improve their basketball skills...

SEMIFINAL GAME Armorel 13, Ridgefield Christian 3 The Lady Tigers advanced to the championship game after a 13-3 win over Ridgefield Christian in the semifinals earlier in the day. Armorel scored two in the first, four in the second, five in the third, a run in the fourth and sixth innings on their way to the final round...

Jakyrion Ladravious Moore, 19 months, of Osceola, died Monday, May 2, 2011, at the South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center in Osceola.

Miss Rachel Gaines, 88, of Searcy, formerly of Blytheville, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Searcy Healthcare Center.

The Great River Economic Development Foundation is having a great year thus far, said Clif Chitwood, the county's economic developer during the regular meeting of the foundation's board on Wednesday.

The Fishing Rodeo will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday and conclude at 9 a.m. so everyone can enjoy Mayfest in downtown Blytheville.

Overnight parking on Main Street will not be allowed Friday night because of Saturday's Mayfest, according to Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson.

The 2011 Small Works on Paper Juried Exhibition, on a 10-site statewide tour, will be moving to Blytheville. The exhibition will be on display at The Gallery of The Ritz Civic Center during May. Admission is free.

After more than 10 days of heavy rains over the last two weeks, Mississippi County is beginning to dry out, but officials from the surrounding area are still keeping an eye on the rising Mississippi river.

Recent reports from the Mississippi County Drug Task Force.

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department.

KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program -- a public charter school here in Blytheville) held their First Annual Gala Tuesday night at the Holiday Inn. Just guessing, it appears about 200 folks showed up. Not bad for an organization that has been in town all of 10 months with a fifth-grade class beginning last July...