Stories from Thursday, September 13, 2012

Mr. Jeff Redden, 60, of Blytheville, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Newport.

Last year around this time, hundreds poured into Cypress Park and disbursed into groups to tackle unsightly and unsanitary areas on the West End of Blytheville.

"Field of Tulips" by Dr. Bill Patterson of Conway is one of more than 65 pieces of art on display at the Ritz Civic Center. Each of the pieces is part of the silent auction that will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday

Cost estimates were received by the committee for the Mississippi County Animal Shelter project during its Wednesday meeting.

Three Blytheville sanitation workers turned into heroes last Wednesday.

The Carson and Barnes Circus, tagged "the world's biggest big top show," will be performing two shows Saturday at the Arkansas Aeorplex.

The temporary 1-cent sales tax money for the multimillion payroll tax debt owed to the Internal Revenue Service will have to go through city of Blytheville coffers instead of directly to the IRS because there is no installment agreement.

Last year, Gosnell snapped then-defending 3A state champion Rivercrest's 17-game winning streak. Friday night, the Pirates and Colts are both just hoping to start any winning streak. The two former conference rivals clash at the Cotton Patch in Wilson at 7 p.m. Friday night in the final nonconference game for both teams...

The Blytheville Chickasaws head to Little Rock Friday night to take on the 5A- Central Mills University Studies Comets. The Comets, coached by Patrick Russell, enter the game with a 1-1 record. They opened the season with a 35-7 loss at Little Rock Parkview and followed that up with a weather-shortened, 14-0 win over Little Rock Hall last Friday night...