Stories from Wednesday, March 12, 2014

One antique at the Buffalo Island Museum is a Zenith radio made in 1940 and donated to the museum by Bobby Flannigan and the Flannigan family. This floor model radio is still beautiful after more than seventy years. It appears to be made of mahogany wood with intricate designs...

Mr. Oliver Larry West, 64, of Osceola, entered into rest Monday, March 10, 2014, in Osceola.

Black mold. Toxic black mold, in just about every trailer in the park of off South Gosnell to West Gosnell and Center Street. Back in the summer, I was hospitalized. I stayed sick most of the summer. We hadn't been here that long. I walked my dog in this direction. I was horrified. It appears to be the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina...

Unprepared. That's really the only word that can be used to describe the response to last week's winter storm, which dropped more than 7 inches of sleet and snow on the region, leaving the community virtually paralyzed for almost a week.

More equipment and manpower are needed for highway officials to improve their immediate responses to winter weather conditions in Arkansas, the director of the state Highway and Transportation Department said Tuesday.

The Arts Council of Mississippi County will be presenting internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Peter Fletcher in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at The Ritz Civic Center in downtown Blytheville.

Luebertha Ingram answered questions from the Blytheville Code Enforcement Committee Tuesday night, trying to convince members of the Blytheville City Council to confirm her reappointment to the Blytheville Housing Authority Board.

BROOKLAND--The Armorel Lady Tigers dropped both games of a doubleheader against the 4A Brookland Lady Bearcats Tuesday night.
Brookland 5, Armorel 1 Brookland scored three in the first inning on their way to a 5-1 win over Armorel. The Bearcats scored another run in the second and one more in the fourth in the five inning contest...

OBION COUNTY, Tenn. --The Blytheville Chickasaws lost their opening game of the season, 7-6, to Obion County, Tenn. Ahead, 3-1, in the third, the Chicks gave up four runs in the bottom of the inning and Obion County held on for the win. Jamal Washington took the loss for the Chicks (0-1). ...

The Armorel Tigers begin the 2014 baseball season Thursday afternoon at home against the Rivercrest Colts. The Tigers are coming off another banner year in 2013. Armorel won conference, district and regional titles and advanced to the state semifinals for the sixth straight year...