Stories from Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Riverside Lady Rebel basketball coach and head baseball coach Jeff Womack shocked the Rebel Nation when he abruptly resigned last week to enter private business. Womack, who just completed his third season at Riverside, compiled a 58-41 record as the Lady Rebel roundball coach, and a 54-22 mark at the helm of the baseball program. ...

Members of the Buffalo Island Central journalism staff came home with many honors at the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association's convention in Rogers. Among their many awards, Greydon Williams was named Photojournalist of the Year for the second consecutive year and Yearbook Editor of the Year. Camden Metheny was also named runner-up Photojournalist of the Year...

Matt and Brigette McWhirter announce the arrival of their daughter, Kennedy Jae McWhirter, at 4:20 p.m. June 6, 2015. Kennedy weighed 7.18 pounds. She is the baby sister of Kinsley Yancey and Kallum McWhirter...

Caraway Mayor Barry Riley advised the city council at the Thursday, June 11, meeting he had talked to auditors about taking the debt reserve CD on the sewer plant and paying off the loan which will save the city money...

In a short special called meeting on Tuesday, June 9, Manila school board members accepted two resignations and filled several positions for the 2015-2016 school year. Superintendent Pam Castor recommended the board accept the resignations of Keith McCann, bus driver, and Alesa Lea, high school art teacher...

Leachville City Council discussed acquiring a vehicle equipped for a police K9 unit at a special called meeting Monday, June 8. "The special meeting has been called to discuss transportation needs for the K9 the police department will need," Mayor Ralph Wells explained...

Harper Lynn Hampton, born at 2:20 a.m., May 22, 2015, proved babies arrive in their own time. Harper gave her parents, Tammy Hecker and James Hampton, an experience they will never forget...

Mrs. Wanda Briley, 81, of Manila passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Briley was born March 5, 1934, in Manila to the late Brady and Beatrice Brown Camp. Mrs. Briley was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church and enjoyed watching westerns on television...

Jerlean Hogland, 89, of Arbyrd, Mo., widow of Robert Lee Hogland, passed from this life Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at the Senath Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Senath, Mo. Born in Steele, Mo., she was the daughter of the late John and Lina Fiddler Bradfield and has been an Arbyrd resident since 1973. She was a homemaker and a member of LuLu Baptist Church near Senath...

Winford Doyle Pyland Monette Winford Doyle Pyland, 88, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Monette Manor. He was born May 28, 1927, in Monette to the late Jim Pyland and Pearl Ward Pyland. He served in the U.S. ...