Stories from Saturday, March 22, 2014

Well, spring has sprung, and yet we know that as crazy as this weather has been, we will probably have snow Easter Sunday. Wouldn't be the first time!

Ri'Yona Michele Wright, 5 months old, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock.

Ronnie Lynn Green, 51, of Blytheville, died on Tuesday, March 18, 2014.

Sandra L. Carter-Fugate, 73, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., and formerly of Blytheville, went to meet the Lord on Friday, March 21, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

The Armorel Lady Tigers picked up another win Friday night. In a non-conference matchup against Southland, Mo., the Lady Tigers took home a 10-0 win in five innings.

The medical examiner has ruled that 55-year-old Barbara Faye Jackson died of environmental hypothermia, according Sgt. Eric Ferrell of the Blytheville Police Department.

The Blytheville City Council's Parks and Recreation Committee approved approximately $300,000 in equipment for Thunder Bayou Golf Links from Ladd's, Thursday night.

Rep. Tim Griffin visited Blytheville Friday evening to speak to local Republicans. Griffin is a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor and currently represents Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District in the House of Representatives.

Blytheville Mayor James Sanders announced his intentions to seek a second term in front of a crowd of supporters Saturday at Walker Park.