Stories from Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Recent reports from the Blytheville Fire Department:

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Floyd Ross, 82, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, at St. Bernards Regonal Medical Center in Jonesboro

Mr. Richard Leon Price, 78, of Gosnell, went to be with the Lord Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011.

Mr. Robert Allen Justice, 52, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, at Northeast Arkansas Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro.

Sally Marie Jones passed this life Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, at Wagnon Place Nursing Home in Warren.

Mr. Floyd Gilbert Henry, 94, of Manila, passed from this life early Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Mr. Hugh Joseph "Joey" Brooks, 54 of Manila, passed from this life Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, at his home.

Tyler Ray Askue, 19, of Blytheville, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 at his home.

Mrs. Jewel Anderson, 87, of Blytheville, passed from this life into the presence of her heavenly father Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, at her home.

Rusty and Juliana Green of Fairhope, Ala., announce the birth of Gabriela Faith Green, born Nov. 14, 2011 at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope.

Dec. 7 marks a very solemn anniversary in the history of our country, and I think it would be appropriate for all of us to pause in our shopping, baking and decorating activities for just a few minutes in remembrance.

A Blytheville man died over the weekend as the result of a car crash which occurred on Moultrie Street near the railroad tracks.

Monday afternoon, a representative with the Arkansas Division of Legislative Audit said the city of Blytheville's 2010 audit is not complete and offered no public timetable for when it will be finalized.

The Delta Gateway Museum in downtown Blytheville is hosting a traveling exhibit to honor the Civil War's 150th anniversary.

Mississippi County officials will have to wait until well into the new year before hearing back from the company which is looking at the county as a possible site for a new business.

Many areas in Blytheville and Gosnell saw constant rain over the weekend, beginning Saturday night.

Blytheville City Councilwoman Missy Langston doesn't believe all wards are being properly represented at committee meetings.

OSCEOLA -- Osceola High School will host the initial Mississippi County Shoot-Out Classic, Saturday, Dec. 17. This event will pit Junior and Senior High Boys squads from Manila, Blytheville, Osceola and Rivercrest against one another in a slate of four games...

WEST MEMPHIS -- The Blytheville Chickasaws will open the West Memphis Classic with Marion Friday night, Coach David Hixson said today. The Chicks (1-1) and Patriots (3-1) will square off at 7 p.m. Friday at Blue Devil Gym. Marion is coming off a 59-32 win at Paragould, while Blytheville is coming off an 81-67 win at county rival Osceola...

PARAGOULD -- The Blytheville Junior Chickasaw basketball teams split a pair of games Monday night with 5A-East foe and rival Greene County Tech. The 8th graders played their best game of the year and took the first game, 38-27 while the 9th graders dropped a tough 42-30 decision to the Eagles...

GIDEON -- For the second straight year, the Caruthersville Tigers boys Basketball Team opened their season with a tournament victory. Last Saturday night, the top-seeded Tigers won the Bulldog Classic in Gideon by beating the second seeded Gosnell Pirates in the finals 69-55...

MARKED TREE 74, GOSNELL 61 The Marked Tree Indians raced out to an early, 9-0, lead on the Gosnell Pirates and never looked back on their way to a more than convincing, 74-61, win over the Pirates in Monday night's opener. The Indians' defense held the Pirates scoreless for nearly the first six minutes of the first period on their way to a 15-4 lead after one...