Stories from Friday, January 20, 2012

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

GOSNELL -- The Gosnell Lady Pirates jumped out to a 12-2 lead at the end of one period and never looked back on their way to a 51-38 win over the Osceola Lady Seminoles Thursday night in their final scheduled game of the season at Pirate Gym. The Lady Pirates (7-9, 4-5) pitched a near shutout in the first period holding Osceola scoreless for the first 7:48 of the period...

GOSNELL -- The Gosnell Lady Pirates jumped out to a 12-2 lead at the end of one period and never looked back on their way to a 51-38 win over the Osceola Lady Seminoles Thursday night in their final scheduled game of the season at Pirate Gym. The Lady Pirates (7-9, 4-5) pitched a near shutout in the first period holding Osceola scoreless for the first 7:48 of the period...

Mr. Hollen Jefferson Sr., 80, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at Northeast Arkansas Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro.

Aneea Monique Brown recently celebrated her first birthday. She is the daughter of Timothy Brown and Stephanie Blackburn. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs Johnny Brown of Blytheville and Barry and Alfreda Anderson of Gosnell.

I was watching what used to be the Bob Hope Classic golf tournament on TV Thursday night (mostly reading my latest book, actually, but watching out of the corner of my eye).

Members of the Quorum Court's personnel committee voted unanimously Thursday afternoon to create an additional full-time position for a cook at Blytheville's Senior Citizen's Center.

A special election will be held Feb. 14 to decide the immediate fate of the Wilson, Keiser and Luxora elementary campuses; and emotions are running high.

The Blytheville Archeological Research Station will be opening its doors to the public Saturday for an open lab day.

Four residential burglaries were solved Wednesday when the Blytheville Police Department arrested Demarcus Williams and Rodrek "Allee" Hill.

Blytheville Mayor James Sanders hopes citizens will put aside emotions when considering a 15-month, 1-cent tax to pay the city's multimillion dollar IRS bill.

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Did you see the news or perhaps read about the two women caught transporting 100-plus dogs in a U-Haul trailer? No ventilation. Animals cramped into cages, some ill and most not properly cared for.

Mr. Weld, you go entirely too far! Barrett Harrison is a fine person, who has dedicated himself to making our city a better place. The only thing that Barry Harrison is guilty of is trusting his finance director, an employee who worked for the city for 27 years, to do her job. ...

Mr. Weld, I would like to ask that your newspaper step back and take an unbiased look at what is happening to my son, Barrett Harrison, in the IRS issue. In March, an IRS representative knocked on his door and informed him that the city was delinquent on payroll tax payments. ...

This week's Pet of the Week at the Blytheville Humane Society is Goldenflower, an adult female Domestic Short Hair cat. Goldenflower interacts well with other cats, and in foster care to help her better learn to socialize with people. She is up-to-date with routine shots. For more information, call the Humane Society at 870-838-5512 or send email to humanesociety1@earthlink.net.