Stories from Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Mrs. Charlyn McLeod Day, 90, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011, following a brief illness.

Amid the euphoria that followed Monday night's dramatic win by my son's Rookie League baseball team, Drew said something which brought the jubilation down a notch, at least for me.

The city of Blytheville plans to begin picking up recyclables weekly starting in August with the hope more residents will recycle.

With a loving husband, a newborn daughter, a successful career as a nurse practitioner and a supportive family, Danna Deaton's life had always gone according to plan.

Cars, trucks and cycles of all eras, makes and models will roll into Blytheville this weekend for the Eighth Annual Cars and Cycles Against Cancer.

The Blytheville Century 21 McWaters Casons opened 2011 Zone 2 play with a 9-4 loss to Paragould 7-UP Tuesday night at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. Pargould won the night cap, 14-6, which did not count in zone play. Paragould got a run in the top of the first thanks to a sacrifice ground out from Elon Moncado scoring Logan Garner...