Stories from Monday, June 1, 2015

What started out as two men diagnosed with terminal cancer wanting to make their lives count, has turned into a life changing ministry for the people of Honduras. missionaries Eric Downs and Omar Rosales traveled to Honduras seven years ago with the intent of making their last days count. ...

By KAYLA EVANS Blytheville Courier News Last weekend's Farmers' Market and Last Saturday Morning was a huge success despite the rain, according to Tucker Nunn, Director of Main Street Blytheville. The Farmers' Market ,which is a weekly event that will take place every Saturday during the produce season of the year, had over 100 visitors. It began at 8 a.m. and ended at 11a.m., just in time for it to start raining...

Blytheville Courier News The Wildy family of Manila has been announced as Mississippi County's 2015 Farm Family of the Year. The Farm Family of the Year Program is sponsored by the Mississippi County Farm Bureau and The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service...

By TOM HENRY Blytheville Courier News The North Mississippi County Relay for Life will hold its annual community event Saturday at the Arkansas Aeroplex. The event will focus on both reaching this year's fundraising goal as well as celebrating hope for those battling cancer, including their support groups of friends, families and caregivers...

A Blytheville man is in serious condition following a collision with an 18-wheeler Saturday morning five miles south of Hayti on Interstate 55. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Anthony L. Jackson, 48, ran off the right side of the on ramp in his 1998 Ford Explorer, overcorrected and was struck on the driver's side by a 2014 Freightliner Tractor Trailer, driven by Marlisa G. Garst, 55, of Chickasha, Oklahoma...

Blytheville Courier News A 14-year-old boy apparently shot himself in the leg, after trying to conceal a loaded gun Friday night. According to Blytheville Police Department Capt. Scott Adams, at approximately 9:10 p.m. officers responded to Great River Medical Center in reference to a juvenile with a gunshot wound...

New Immanuel Missionary Baptist Church of Blytheville, pastored by Rev. Burton Furlow, announces that their "Summer Sack Lunch Program" begins this week. Sack lunches will be provided free to all from 11 a.m. until noon Monday through Friday and the program will run each weekday ending on Friday, July 10th...

The Blytheville Hardy Sales and Service Casons opened their 2015 campaign with a 10-4 win over Poplar Bluff, Mo. Monday night at the Blytheivlle Youth Sportsplex. A weekend's worth of rain nearly flooded out Monday's game but by early afternoon, Larry Morris and his field crew were able to get all of the fields at the Sportsplex in playing condition...

The Sports Hall Thunder Bayou Blowout ended a day early after inclement weather moved into the area Sunday morning causing cancelations on the final day of the three day tournament that began Friday night at the Blytheville YouthSportsplex. 34 teams ended up competing and winners in each of the seven brackets were awarded based upon their final seedings after Saturday's games...

Charles Anderson, 79, of Blytheville, died Friday, May 29, 2015 at Great River Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by McDonald-Horne Funeral Home.