Stories from Thursday, March 21, 2013

Manila Middle Future Business Leaders of America held the annual March of Dimes Walk-a-Thon recently as the students assembled for the cause. Students, teachers, and staff placed their donations in a baby car seat as they arrived...

The annual Buffalo Island Central Future Farmers of America (FFA) dinner/auction was held Monday evening, March 11, with lots of food catered by Bigg Butts, auction items, and fun...

March Madness is in full swing, even if Spring is not. While my New Year prediction of Louisville defeating Creighton in the finals can't come true since they are in the same region, the Cardinals come into the tournament as the No. 1 team in the nation, which mostly likely means they'll lose somewhere down the line...

LITTLE ROCK (AP) -- A winter storm warning is in place for northeastern Arkansas, where a springtime storm system is predicted to bring 3 to 5 inches of snow. The National Weather Service issued the warning for Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett and Randolph counties. It's in place from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday...

Local gospel group Tim Rogers & the Fellas has been receiving widespread attention in the music business for some time, but the singers were recently recognized in a way that makes them feel especially blessed. The four Blytheville natives won a BET Stella award for traditional gospel in January, and while in Nashville for the event, met representatives from Jet, Essence, and other national magazines. ...

The Mississippi County Sheriff's Department Intake Report for March 11, 2013 through March 17, 2013 Calvin Aldridge, 26, Blytheville, parole violation, aggravated robbery, batter and failure to appear Isaac Black Jr., 28, Jonesboro, sale and delivery of controlled substance...

When former All-State quarterback Brice Beck left Blytheville High School in 2005, he took with him a bushel full of passing and offensive records which still stand today. And these days, the former college quarterback who graduated from Arkansas State is still helping to set records as an offensive coordinator at the prep level in Missouri...

The upsets. The dramatic finishes. The emergence of a star from some obscure school. The expert analysis that Team X will win because they have the prettier uniforms or the better mascot. It all makes the NCAA Tournament the fun event that it is, year in and year out...

The Ghost of Highway 61 National Antique Bus Tour will be making its way to Blytheville April 4-6 for a weekend-long set of events. The tour, which is being organized by Main Street Blytheville and Tom McNally's National Antique Bus Show, will host a number of events for bus owners as well as events geared toward the public, such as a bus ride to Graceland in Memphis, a pancake breakfast, a parade down Main Street and outdoor music and other activities...