Stories from Saturday, August 24, 2013

OK, all right! I should have been a teacher so I could say, "We're going to do this 'til we get it right."

John Bradford, Jr., 41, of Blytheville, died Aug. 21, 2013 in Blytheville. Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date by McDonald-Horne Funeral Home.

Mr. Aubrey "Tommy" Stanley, 82, of Luxora died on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 at Baptist East in Memphis. Mr. Stanley was born on Aug. 9, 1931 in Hayward County, Tenn. to the late David and Mattie Stanley. He was a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Millington, Tenn., loved reading the Bible and spreading the Word of God. He enjoyed working on cars, yard work, and spending time with family and friends...

Mississippi County Sheriff's Department Intake Report for Aug. 12-18: Joseph Anderson Jr., 45, Blytheville, parole violations and criminal mischief Jason Barron, 33, Luxora, disorderly conduct Shakur Bingham, 18, Osceola, residential burglary and theft of property...

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department: Aug. 23 Curtis Williams, 46, of Blytheville, was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication and criminal mischief. Aug. 22 Charlie Jamison, 56, of Blytheville, was taken into custody and charged with obstruction of government operations...

The Cleaner Safer Blytheville Initiative's 2nd Annual Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7 at Thunder Bayou Golf Links. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. that day with a shotgun start at 9:30 p.m. The three-person scramble has a 50-team limit, and all teams must be signed up by Aug. ...

By MARK BRASFIELD Blytheville Courier News Organizers are gearing up for the Cleaner Safer Blytheville cleanup, which is scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 21. Volunteers will gather at the old Mahoney Park and disburse to tackle the overgrown Locust and Railroad area. While most volunteers will be busy in that particular area, Councilman John Musgraves said there will be some demolition work elsewhere in the city...

Blytheville Public School's Parent Teacher Organization is reaching out to parents in the community to boost morale and school pride with a new program designed to help parents find exactly where they fit best. PICK Blytheville was developed when a group of PTO volunteers were looking for ways to get more parents involved in the school system. ...

This week Blytheville High School kicked off its first week as Blytheville High School New Tech, and the focus for the first week was centered around what it's going to take to be successful as a New Tech school. New Tech Network works with schools, districts and communities to develop innovative public schools through "culture that empowers, technology that enables and teaching that engages" graduating students that are better prepared for life after high school. ...