Stories from Tuesday, June 17, 2014

JONESBORO--The Hardy Sales and Service Senior American Legion Casons were in action Sunday morning at the Jonesboro Classic at Arkansas State University. Blytheville played Pocahontas in their final game of the round robin tournament. Brady Jones picked up the 8-4 win pitching three innings for the Casons...

Blytheville Baseball Softball Boosters teams returned to action Monday night at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex after a week and a half of rainouts. Softball tournaments wrapped up, Major League began their championship round, Minor League finished their regular season and high school action continued Monday night...

Atlanta Falcons Pro Bowl safety William Moore is coming home to Hayti to host a free youth football camp on Saturday. The former University of Missouri and Hayti Indians standout, along with Sharod "Roddy" White (Atlanta Falcons) and Peria Jerry (Atlanta Falcons), will hold the camp from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Hayti High School...

Mr. Willard Mosley, 82, of Gosnell, passed from this life Sunday, June 15, 2014, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Mrs. Virginia Myrick Huffman, 97, of Richmond, Va., formerly of Blytheville, died May 21, 2014.

R. J. Bennett, 81, of Manila, died Monday, June 16, 2014, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

I was driving through Walker Park the other day with my grandchildren, and we were looking at the geese, of course. Suddenly several geese came running/flying across the road in front of us.

Well folks, it's officially begun ... the summer lull. It happens every year, and depending on what beats we cover here, it hits some of us harder than others. Along with my slower work schedule summer also brings a lull in my personal life.

Staffers with U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor's mobile office will be setting up in Mississippi County on Wednesday to offer help to residents who may be having problems with the Veterans Administration, Medicare, Social Security or other federal government services.

The Armorel School District has retained the legal services of Eugene Sayre in relation to its Universal Rate of Tax (URT) payment that the Arkansas Department of Education is demanding from the district.

Robert Hunter with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality spoke at Monday's luncheon of the Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce, focusing his talk on the positive impacts recycling can have not only for a community but as a way of significantly cutting expenses for businesses.

Melva Bibb Harsh, 79, of Leesburg, Fla., formerly of Monette, died Sunday, June 8, 2014, in Leesburg. She was born Jan. 7, 1935, to the late David and Irene Coffee Wiser in Leachville. She lived in Leachville for 15 years then married James Bibb of Monette and moved to Sturgis, Mich., for 25 years before moving back to Leachville in 1975. ...

It has been a very difficult year for Caraway and its residents as it has been in the process of rebuilding from the Oct. 31, 2013, tornado that damaged and destroyed most of the downtown area. As it was rebuilding, the winds came again and did more damage to buildings and trees...

Mole trap An interesting, but deadly looking, item at the Buffalo Island Museum is a mole trap made by the Animal Trap Company of Lititz, Pa., in the early 1940s. It was donated by Russell Strickland. ...

Rob Rash, of the St. Francis Levee District, talked to the Caraway City Council Thursday, June 12, about the Levee District purchasing the land they use in Caraway and constructing a new building on that land...

The Buffalo Island School Board is getting closer to settling on a design plan for the district's proposed new preK-12 grade campus to be built on the Mississippi/Craighead County line. Architects from Little and Cromwell brought to the board's Monday, June 9, meeting a narrowed down design plan for the facility...

Following an executive session, Manila School Board accepted the resignation of several staff members, hired new personnel and made reassignments at the Tuesday, June 10, meeting...

The seniors of Caraway Senior Citizen Center hosted a drop in retirement party for center site director Cleffie Gipson on Sunday, June 8, at the center. Gipson, who worked for Thermagas for 21 years, took on site director of the Caraway Senior Citizen Center as her second career...

Amber Stone of Leachville was named the June Employee of the Month at Monette Manor. Amber has been at Monette Manor for a year and serves as a certified nursing assistant (CNA). She and her husband, T.R. Stone, have two sons, Tommy, 7, and Cameron, 5...

Haley Henderson, a 2104 graduate of Manila High School, plans to continue competing in reining and riding horses at a college level as she will be attending the University of Tennessee Martin. She will be on the equestrian team. She is the daughter of Kim and Greg Hart...

Being a high performing school not only draws recognition and honor, but it now results in direct financial incentives to build upon that success...

Ashley Hall of Lake City returned from Japan just two days before her graduation at Arkansas State University. Ashley, daughter of Marshall and Terri Hall, earned a degree in mid-level education. The 2010 Riverside High School graduate was selected to attend an educational trip to Japan...

Twelve four-person teams graced the course of the Big Lake Country Club in Manila for the 16th Annual Wayne Taylor Memorial Golf Tournament. This event is held each year by the ANC foundation to raise scholarship funds.Despite torrential rain downpours prior to and after the event, players were able to complete all 18 holes...

Janet Lucille Lambert, 67, of Manila, passed away Monday, June 16, 2014, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Mrs. Lambert was born May 24, 1947, in Kennett, Mo., to the late Price and Grace Herron Nettles. Mrs. Lambert enjoyed coloring, crossword puzzles, and buying shoes and purses...