Stories from Saturday, October 27, 2012

There will be a Veteran's Day ceremony held at the Herman Davis Monument in Manila at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, honoring all area veterans. Guest speaker will be Terry Selby who will have a display of military memorabilia...

For the first time ever, Manila High School has a competitive robotics team. After meeting with Dr. Ed Hammerand, computer science chair at Arkansas State University, the MHS science teachers Brandon Burgess and Cindy Bunch decided they would form a team to compete in the BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics competition...

As this month comes to a close, I hope many of you were able to participate in this October month, which is "adopt a shelter dog month."

GOSNELL -- With the final seconds of the first half ticking down and the Westside defense playing pass, Gosnell tailback Marcus Mullins took the pitch and bounced it outside. Mullins got loose and slipped a couple of tackles down field, while tight-roping the Westside sideline on his way to a 51-yard touchdown with 10.2 seconds showing...

To say that the 2012 Blytheville Chickasaw season has been "unpredictable" would be an understatement. But nothing could have been more unpredictable than what happened at Haley Field on Friday night. The Paragould Rams, who have been at or near the bottom of the 5A-East for most of the past decade, including this season with only one conference win coming into the game, came into Haley Field on Senior Night and soundly defeated the Chicks, 28-12, and in the process provided an even more difficult path to the playoffs for the Chicks.. ...

Carving pumpkins and putting on your costume for Halloween can be fun, but the Blytheville Police Department and Center for Disease Control are reminding citizens that it is important to keep certain precautions in mind so everybody can have a safe and Happy Halloween...

Main Street Blytheville has once again organized its Trick or Treating on Main Street for Halloween, which will provide a safe and worry-free area for members of the community to get together and enjoy the holiday, according to executive director Megan Atzert...

Last Monday, on Oct. 22, Westminster Village residents Bob and Lavenia Jordan celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary. They shared their special day with friends who hold something unique in common with one another -- the same anniversary year. It's one thing to share the same year of your wedding anniversary with another couple. But when that year is 1954 and you share it with three other couples in the same neighborhood, it makes it all the more special...

Early voting is in full swing at its temporary location for this November's election. Voters wishing to avoid long lines on election day still have another full week to cast their ballot at the Greyhound Bus Station/Main Street Office on 5th and Walnut...

Volunteers from around the community bundled up Saturday and headed out to be a part of the Cleaner Safer Blytheville clean up.

PINE BLUFF -- Jefferson County prosecutors say they will not pursue charges against a Little Rock man previously wanted for residential burglary, being a felon in possession of a firearm, rape, kidnapping and aggravated assault. Anthony James Welspom, 53, was arrested on the charges in August. Prior to his arrest, it was briefly believed that Welspom might have been headed to the Blytheville area, which was reported in an August edition of the Courier News...

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department: 10/25 Brandon McDuffie was arrested and charged with fleeing on foot when an officer driving a marked patrol car tried to speak to him after seeing a suspicious item hidden in McDuffie's waist band. Also, Blytheville Police Department officers arrested Ronnie Taylor and charged him with public intoxication after being called out to West Rose Street in reference to Taylor refusing to leave the property...

Mr. Kenneth Wayne Robertson, 57, of Caruthersville, died Thursday in Kennett. Born March 8, 1955, to the late James Wesley Robertson and Jewell Alma Robertson, he was a retired construction worker and a member of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents he was proceeded on death by one sister, Lillian Cameron, and one brother, Bobby Joe Parker...

L.C. Hartsfield, Jr., 83, of Luxora entered into rest Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Memphis. He was born Oct. 19, 1929 in Brighton, Tenn. to the late Lola Claudell Hartsfield, Sr. and Lillie Hall Hartsfield. Three step daughters, Cheryl Sells of Collierville, Cynthia Thrasher of Mountain Home and Marsha Johnston of Osceola and;...

Brenda Sue Guge, 57, of Leachville passed from this life, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 at her home. Born in St. Louis, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Vondella Tinsley Guge and was a former resident of Granite City, Ill. She had been a Leachville resident for the past 40 years and was a retired truck driver. Brenda was of the Baptist Faith...