Stories from Thursday, August 11, 2011

Mr. Jerald Franklin Sizemore, 84, of Leachville died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, at the Monette Manor Nursing Center in Monette. Born at Leachville, Ark., he was the son of the late Ben Franklin and Rosa Lee Perry Sizemore and had been a lifelong Leachville resident. ...

Mr. Jerald Franklin Sizemore, 84, of Leachville, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, at the Monette Manor Nursing Center in Monette.

Mrs. Francis Aline Huffins, 66, of Paragould, died of heart failure Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, at his home.

Three arrests were made Tuesday when a narcotics search warrant was carried out by the 2nd Judicial Drug Task Force and the Blytheville Police Department Special Response Team.

Farmers Bank & Trust would like to make known our appreciation to our customers and everyone who contributed to our school supply drive. The drive benefited the foster children here in Mississippi County and The Haven. We especially, want to thank The Courier newspaper for the ads and article, Ritter Communication for the ads placed on our local community channel and Sudbury Broadcasting for the air time they donated. ...

Aug. 4, 2011, was President Obama's 50th birthday. Obama supporters across America honored the president's birthday by hosting house meetings. I hosted a meeting at my home. There were 22 guests from Blytheville, Luxora and Osceola. We talked about our cities, county and state government, and President Obama's re-election...

A couple of years ago, a once high-ranking local official lamented to me a lot of Blytheville's problems could be solved if churches worked together, not competed with one another.

Arkansas Northeastern College hosted a Student Success Symposium on Wednesday, and with nearly 425 participants in attendance, organizers called the symposium was a tremendous success.

The Ritz is looking for anyone with dreams of becoming a singer or playing an instrument to sign up for its latest installment of "Support Live Music" no later than Monday, Aug. 29.

Authorities have confirmed that two of the three items of interest found in the past two days in the case of Breeann Rodriguez, 3, are training wheels, however, they have not directly tied them to the case.

On Saturday, officers of the Blytheville Police Department made an arrest related to the 2009 murder of Charlie Wimbley.

When a school bus vehicle stops and displays its alternating red warning lights for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers, every operator of a motor vehicle or motorcycle meeting or overtaking the school bus from any direction shall bring the motor vehicle or motorcycle to a complete stop before reaching the school bus.

Historic Downtown on Main Street in Blytheville is having its annual Sidewalk Sale today through Saturday.

In spite of the constantly wavering national economy, Mississippi County has done very well compared to other areas of the country, according to Cliff Chitwood, Mississippi County economic developer.

The 80th annual Mississippi County Fair will be held Tuesday, Aug. 23-Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Mississippi County Fair Grounds in Blytheville.

Mr. William Cornelius "Neal" Arnold Sr., 71, of Rector, formerly of the Blytheville area, died Monday, Aug. 8, 2011 in Rector.