Stories from Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Shannon Morris, owner of Glam Hair Salon in Manila, received her Cosmetology Instructor License from Arkansas State on March 13. Morris completed 600 hours of specialized cosmetology training and will be returning full time to her shop in Manila. She has been a cosmetologist for over three years. During her training she was working part time in her shop...

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

ARMOREL -- The Armorel Tigers got back on the winning track Tuesday night. After a tough trip to west Tennessee last week, the Tigers returned to 1A-3 East action with a 10-0 win over Ridgefield Christian in six innings. Pitcher Taylor Hopper tossed a two-hit shut out striking out 11 Warrior batters in the process...

The Blytheville Lady Chickasaws remained winless in the 5A-East after a 10-0 loss to the Paragould Rams Tuesday night in game one of a double-header at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. The Lady Chicks (1-5, 0-3 5A-East) trailed just 2-0 heading into the fourth before Paragould scored four in each of the fourth and fifth innings to end the game...

GOSNELL--The Gosnell Pirates suffered a huge blow to the 3-4A standings after dropping both games of a doubleheader to Trumann Tuesday night. The Pirates (7-5, 3-3 3-4A) wasted strong outings from starting pitchers Blake Sullivan and Will Camp on their way to 2-1 and 5-4 losses to the Wildcats...

Mr. Jimmy Dale Rolland, 70, of Leachville, died Monday, March 25, 2013, at the Monette Manor Nursing Center.

Mrs. Brenda Ellen Woolverton Pierson, 69, of Evansville, Ind., died Monday, March 25, 2013, at Cyprus Grove Rehabilitation Center in Newburg, Ind.

I would like to call on the citizens of Blytheville to be aware of wasted tax dollars. Every time we spend money in Blytheville, we are charged a tax. 1/4 cent of that tax is put in a special fund specifically for the Parks and Recreation Department. ...

On March 10, a windy, rainy Sunday afternoon, many of you in our community came to the ANC Governors Ballroom for Chapter CI PEO's Chocolate Fantasy. We are so grateful that you came to indulge in the assortment of desirable chocolate combinations that we had prepared. Many of you purchased tickets knowing you would not be able to attend. Some of you gave donations. We thank you for your generosity...

I guess I'm just not that big of a fan of cactus. That was among the things I learned during my recent spring break trip.

The Blytheville Courier News took home 17 total awards, including eight first-place finishes, from Saturday's annual awards luncheon, sponsored by the Arkansas Associated Press Managing Editors.

A group of Chinese acrobats stopped at Blytheville Primary School Tuesday to perform for students as they make their way across the country.

So far, the files from the joint investigation of the Arkansas State Police and FBI "haven't revealed anything," but prosecutors are still looking into the circumstances surrounding the city of Blytheville's multimillion dollar payroll tax debt to the Internal Revenue Service.

Approval was given by the Mississippi County Quorum Court Tuesday night to appropriate $14.5 million in county economic development tax funds for its part in the state's incentive deal with Big River Steel.

The Blytheville Ministerial Alliance is currently sponsoring a series of special weekday Holy Week services leading up to Easter Sunday.