Stories from Thursday, May 8, 2014

The baseball and softball regionals begin Friday and there is plenty of representation throughout the county. Each team needs to win in the opening round to advance to their respective state tournaments. The Gosnell Pirates open 4A East Region play at 10 a.m. Friday morning. The four seed Pirates take on one seed, and Regional host, Lonoke...

Mr. Carmon L. Rushing, 82, of Conway, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014, in Little Rock.

Mr. Nathaniel Postell, 87, of Blytheville, died Thursday, May 1, 2014, in his home in Blytheville.

Mr. Charles "Chuck" Neighbors, 46, of Gosnell, passed from this life Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at his home.

A Tourism Day celebration will be held Saturday at the Arkansas Welcome Center, located on Interstate 55 south, just north of Blytheville.

Blytheville Mayor James Sanders honored lifelong Blytheville resident Bill Haney with a key to the city as a symbol of admiration and respect for his contributions to the community and across the world.

Blytheville Parks and Recreation Director Elroy Brown reminds everyone about the inaugural Parks and Recreation Fishing Derby, to be held from 7-9 a.m. Saturday at the Walker Park pond.

After a major fire two weekends ago, Benny Bob's Barbecue owner Benny Murray said he's anxious to start rebuilding, but with the full extent of the damage still unknown, it could be the end of the year before the popular restaurant re-opens.

Big River Steel's founder John Correnti responded to the threat of new legal action by Nucor Steel against his company by saying that the company's actions "confirm the validity" of the Big River project.