Stories from Thursday, September 25, 2014

This is one of the fun times of the year. For the next several weeks, the local calendar is jam-packed with community events.

I, The Great Fitzini, Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, Sage of Sages and Sports Prophet Extraordinaire, am back for another week of predicting prep football games and defending my NEA Fantasy League title. Blytheville is 3-0 for the first time in five years while Gosnell opens the 3-4A season on the heels of a 29-29 tie. I heard tie games described as "like kissing your sister."...

The Blytheville coaching staff is drilling discipline into players this week as they prepare to open 5A-East play Friday against Class 5A top-ranked Wynne at Haley Field. Off to their best start since 2008, the Chicks (3-0) face the 2013 conference runner-up Yellowjackets (3-0) in a battle of explosive offenses. A lot of Wynne's success is predicated on creating confusion...

Pictured are members of the defensive secondary for the 1996 Blytheville Chickasaws, who included:(kneeling, from left) Shane Parks, Larry Williams, Anthony Hudson, Marshall Crudup, Ricky Landrum, Carlus Murphy, Trevor McClodden, Avery Bonner and Paul Brister. In back are (from left) Pat Cason, Leonard Williams, Hamilton Hill, Brian Montgomery, Antonio Everette, Randy Givens, Win Moseley and Kevin Reynolds. Moseley is currently a member of the Blytheville High School football coaching staff...

The board of the Solid Waste Management District met Wednesday to discuss options on insurance for recycling trailers, but took no action on purchasing.

Hugh Lynn Adams Sr., 87, of Bassett, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, in Bassett.

Shawn Jefferson, was due to appear in circuit court Thursday morning, but received a continuance.

A woman was flown to The Regional Medical Center in Memphis after a one-vehicle accident early Thursday morning near Manila.