Stories from Thursday, July 17, 2014

In this July 19, 2005 photo, Blytheville Marine Terminal celebrates a 10-0 win over host North Little Rock in the 2005 A American Legion state championship game. The team included (front, from left) tournament MVP Jeremy Slaughter, Hunter Hughes, (back, from left) head coach John Charles Rose, Justin Slaughter, assistant coach Joel Huffman, Phillip Keiter, Cody Wells, Tim Betts, assistant coach Kris Overman, Timmy Kirk, Jason Macre, Tyler Kinkead, Cal Rose, Blake Belford, Zach Ezell and P.J. ...

In nearly 15 years of working with David Tennyson, I think I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen him truly angry.

Debbie Wammack has spent the last six years of her career in education as an administrator, but her true love is in the classroom and with the students, she said.

Louise Kenchens, 84, of Leachville, widow of Chestine Kenchens, died Monday July 14, 2014, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Jan. 29, 1930, in Sulphur Rock, the daughter of the late George and Myrtle Reddell Keller and had been a Leachville resident for most of her life. ...

Lorene Frances Parks, 88, of Manila, widow of Clarence Parks, died Sunday, July 13, 2014, at the Manila Nursing Center. Born Aug. 15, 1925, in Paragould, she was a lifetime Manila area resident and a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Manila...

Three months after an appeals hearing in St. Louis, the parents who filed suit against the Blytheville School District last year for opting out of school choice are still waiting for a judgment to be made.

Ricky Daniel Parsley, 46, of Manila, died Tuesday July 15, 2014, at his home.

Augusta Louvinna Facon, 76, of Osceola, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014, in Jonesboro.

According to representatives from Stephens Insurance LLC, which manages health insurance for Mississippi County, the county is in a good place as far as changes related to the Affordable Care Act are concerned.