Stories from Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Mrs. Elaine Foreman Mustion, 80, of Paducah, Ky., formerly of Luxora, passed from this life Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Baptist Health in Paducah.

In the nearly 14 years in which I have lived in Arkansas, I have had the fortune to travel to many areas and communities across the state.

After a recent survey, KIPP Blytheville College Preparatory School was rewarded for its high standards and hard work, receiving a 99 percent approval rating from parents -- the highest mark of all 141 KIPP schools.

Fourth-graders from across the Delta will get their hands wet at the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality's annual Make a Splash with Project WET Festival Thursday at Blytheville High School.

Riding off of last year's success, Main Street Blytheville has already seen record numbers of vendors signing up for Mayfest, and despite a Wednesday deadline to sign up, organizers expect to see even more vendors before the end of the week.