Stories from Friday, October 24, 2014

The Blytheville Junior Chickasaws fell to Batesville, 14-0, Thursday night at Haley Field.

First Baptist Church of Blytheville was the setting recently for a Jamboree Family Night. Leon Jones was the master of ceremonies, and introduced Dylan Riley and family members for a fun night of entertainment. Super-talented Dylan pleased the crowd with keyboard, piano, vocal and drum selections, and was interacting with other family members -- the Rev. ...

Friday, Oct. 18, was a great night for football and for local missions. At Blytheville First United Methodist Church's Tailgate for Missions fundraiser, organizers served 225 bowls of chili and collected $1,382 for the following local missions: the Red Cross, the Blytheville/Gosnell Area Food Pantry, the Great River Charitable Clinic, the Mississippi County Union Mission, the Blytheville Community Samaritan Ministry and The Haven...

Hugh Walter Smalley, 80, of Blytheville, passed away Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Linda Lou Sutton, 53, passed away at home early Friday morning.

Mrs. LaFalene Stewart, 85, of Blytheville, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2014.

The Rev. F. Roland Chappell (Frank Roland Chappell), 83, of Dell, passed from this life Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at the NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro.

Justices of the Quorum Court's Finance Committee decided Thursday that a FEMA "blue roof" is the best option to pursue for stopping leaks in the Blytheville courthouse until funding can be secured for a more permanent fix.

Last weekend's Blytheville Chili Cookoff was a big hit, according to Main Street Blytheville Interim Director L.C. Hartsfield, and the results for the chili winners are now in.

The theme for this year's Blytheville Christmas parade is "All I Want for Christmas," picking up the theme from last year's parade which was canceled because of icy conditions.

Mississippi County is one of eight entities expected to bid for a new $100 million Arkansas prison that would house maximum-security prisoners.

BATESVILLE -- A fake punt set up one of seven Batesville first-half touchdowns Friday night as Blytheville fell to the host Pioneers, 48-0, in a 5A-East contest. To add injury to insult, star Chickasaw running back DeMadre Clark hobbled off the field in the middle of the second quarter and didn't return...

Friday's Scores The Associated Press Alma 20, Russellville 16 Ashdown 35, Arkadelphia 33, 2OT Barton 31, Bald Knob 28 Batesville 48, Blytheville 0 Bauxite 41, Waldron 7 Beebe 37, JA Fair 0 Benton 31, Lake Hamilton 0 Bentonville 49, Rogers 0 Booneville 48, Mansfield 25...

POCAHONTAS -- For the second Friday in a row, the Gosnell Pirates found themselves tied on the road with a league unbeaten at halftime. A week after knocking off the Highland Rebels with two fourth quarter touchdowns, the Pirates were locked in a 20-20 showdown with the Pocahontas Redskins. This night, however, the Pirates ran out of time and suffered their first defeat in conference 3-4A and for the season, 26-20...