Stories from Saturday, July 13, 2013

Many thanks to Diana Holmes. She advised me of the Jonesboro Club program last Tuesday which would most certainly be of interest to me (Paws in Prison).

Defining equal justice under law: Equal justice under the law means justice without concessions or special treatment. The meaning also refers to citizens that are treated and judged fairly. In fact, no matter their race, color, creed or national origin, justice must be the same for one and all. ...

Mr. Binford Ercle Aycock, 81, of Athens, Tenn., died Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at Life Care Center of Athens. Born in Pontotoc, Miss., to Ercle and Leddie Ferguson Aycock, he served in the U.S. Army in Korea, and was a member of Decatur Church of God in Decatur, Tenn...

Mrs. Vivian Oliver Tucker, 95, of Blytheville, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, July 12, 2013, at Elmcroft. She was born to Earl Eugene Oliver and Lillian Fox Oliver Sept. 26, 1917, in Chicago. She worked for the AC Nielson Rating Company for approximately 6 years early on, but her husband's career required them to relocate several times, so she spent most of her married life as a homemaker. ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) -- The third annual Johnny Cash Music Festival is set for next month at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Vince Gill is headlining the event, which raises money for the restoration of Cash's boyhood home in Dyess. The show will also feature the Gatlin Brothers, Jimmy Fortune and Joanne Cash Yates...

With the 2013-14 school year just around the corner, Blytheville High School teachers and staff members have been working hard to get ready for the district's first year as a New Tech Network school -- a move they are certainly ready for. After a recent trip to Grand Rapids, Mich., 21 BHS teachers now have a better picture of what it is going to look like for them to be a part of the New Tech Network when school starts in August, a picture they've been piecing together for most of this year. ...

A group of Blytheville citizens representing a number of local entities met last week to look at what it might take to build appreciation and support for Cultural Heritage Tourism in and around Blytheville. The purpose behind the meeting -- gaining local supports for heritage tourism --stemmed from a proposal made in May by the Blytheville Chamber of Commerce asking for $280,300 of the parks and recreation tax revenue to use at the Ritz Civic Center, The Delta Gateway Museum and the Greyhound Bus Station to help make these city-owned historic properties bigger players in Cultural Heritage Tourism.. ...

LUXORA -- Louisville head football coach, Charlie Strong attended Luxora's annual Kids Day festivities Friday at the place named after his father, the Charles Strong Recreation Center in Luxora. Named after the late longtime educator and coach in the Luxora school system, the recreation center was the site for a full day of activities for Mississippi County children and for a successful native Arkansan to return to Northeast Arkansas and visit with friends...