Stories from Saturday, November 12, 2011

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following letter was written in response to Managing Editor Mark Brasfield's Nov. 10 column, "City should reconsider mayoral retirement benefits." Congratulations to Mr. Brasfield. If the Blytheville Courier News would follow the leadership of Mr., Brasfield, the city of Blytheville would not be broke...

Well whaddya you know? The Democrat-Gazette out of Little Rock, on the front page, if you please, shows a dog headed for the Rescue Waggin'.

Those struggling to pay their water bills may have some help in the coming months, thanks to a generous donation from Nucor-Yamato Steel and Nucor Steel Arkansas.

By I.C. MURRELL Pine Bluff Commercial WHITE HALL -- The trick plays came as often as White Hall needed them, but it was the big plays that mattered most. Nathan Lee threw for 151 yards and Jeremy Sprinkle caught five passes for 101 yards Friday night, leading White Hall to a 37-20 victory over...

MALVERN -- Malvern High School Coach John Fogleman said the Leopards had to do several things to win the opening round of the 4A State Playoffs Friday night. First and foremost, Malvern couldn't allow Gosnell to chew up the clock. Secondly, the Leopard defense had to stop Gosnell running back Farontae Royster from having a big night. Royster had a major outing in the regular season finale. Against Valley View in a 45-34 win the Pirate back ran for a school record 337 yards on 32 carries...

Nucor-Yamato Steel general manager Chad Utermark spoke at Friday's Chamber of Commerce Luncheon. Utermark's focus, however, was not on Nucor's operations. Despite being from Texas, Utermark started his career with Nucor here in Blytheville as little more than a janitor while Nucor was, at the same time, starting its career here...