Stories from Wednesday, November 2, 2011

The first-degree murder trial of 27-year-old Kurion Hughes Jr. is set to begin Tuesday in Osceola Circuit Court.

Arkansas Northeastern College will present "In Thanksgiving" at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Adams/Vines Recital Hall on the Blytheville Main Campus.

On the heels of the county raising landfill fees, Tuesday night Blytheville Public Works director Rick Mosley asked the City Council's Health and Sanitation Committee to consider raising the city's sanitation fees.

League unbeaten Batesville has locked up at least a share of the 5A-East title and the top seed. Wynne will be the second seed. And, barring something unforeseen, Beebe should own the East third seed. That leaves Blytheville and Nettleton to fight over the fourth and final spot...

The Gosnell Pirates wrap up the 2011 regular season Thursday night against the Valley View Blazers at J.W. Rea Field. The Pirates are coming off a 35-13 win over the Westside Warriors. After the game, head coach Brian Sims was critical of his team's lack of enthusiasm during the game. That was something he hoped to remedy this week in practice...