Stories from Monday, February 4, 2013

BEEBE -- The Blytheville Chickasaws dropped to 1-7 in the 5A-East after a hard-fought, 50-45, loss to the first place Beebe Badgers. Blytheville (4-17, 1-7 5A-East) gave the Badgers all they could handle and had a chance to take the lead with 45 seconds remaining...

GOSNELL--The Gosnell Pirates stumbled for the first time since December Friday night. Winners of eight in a row and 18 out of their last 19, the second place Pirates saw their lead in the standings get cut to a game after the Pocahontas Redskins upset the Pirates, 76-60, at the Gosnell Physical Education Center...

Linda Gale Morris, 48, of Monette, formerly of Manila, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born at Manila, she was the daughter of the late Vera Jean King Gordon and had been a lifelong area resident. She attended Caraway Public Schools, was a retired bookkeeper for Universal Manufacturing in Blytheville, and was of the Pentecostal faith...

Russell Morries Rhodes, 81, of Caraway, died early Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born at Poplar Ridge, he was the son of the late Clarence and Flora Thomas Rhodes, a lifelong Caraway area resident, and a retired farmer. Mr. Rhodes was an avid hunter, fisherman, and outdoorsman...

Ronald Wayne Riggs, 75, of Manila, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, at his home. Born at Leachville, he was the son of the late Thelmar "T.L." and Noma Stutts Riggs and the grandson of Manila pioneer, Flenord Riggs. ...

Mrs. Louise White, 85, passed away Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, in Jonesboro. She was born Aug. 20, 1927, in Monette to the late Emit and Lillian Humphrey. She was a homemaker and a member of the Monette United Methodist Church and loved her family dearly. She was also a member of the United Methodist Women...