Stories from Tuesday, September 29, 2015

The Mississippi County Hospital Board agreed to support the Mississippi County Quorum court's proposal for a repurposing of their half-cent sales tax to be split between the county and the hospital. The Mississippi County Hospital System Finance Committee held its regular meeting at 11 a.m. ...

In an attempt to fund the construction of a new county courthouse without raising taxes, Justice Michael White of the Mississippi County Quorum Court announced Monday that he and the rest of the court have reached an agreement with the county hospital system's board of governors to split revenues from the current hospital tax...

Buffalo Island Central walked away with the 2A-3 District Golf Championship, shooting a team score of 228 to outdistance second place Salem by a whopping 24 shots Monday afternoon at the Turkey Mountain Golf Club in Horseshoe Bend...

Marveline Shrable, 73, of Manila, passed away Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, at Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Mrs. Shrable was born June 14, 1942, in Dyess to the late Sidney and Odlene Smith Posey. Mrs. Shrable was a member of Souls Harbor Church and enjoyed going to yard sales and thrift stores...

Gerald Stanley Gadberry, 66, of Monette, died Thursday Sept. 24, 2015, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Monette, he was the son of the late Hope and Opal McFarlin Gadberry and had been a lifelong area resident...

Manila junior high boys and girls cross country teams did an outstanding job Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Race On The Ridge in Paragould hosted by Greene County Tech...

A week after picking up their first win of the season, the Manila Junior Lions seemed to have victory number two safe in hand when Ethan Navarro pulled down a 26-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Layne Sims, giving Manila a 12-8 lead over Melbourne with just 38 seconds remaining in the game. ...

Manila freshman Brock Birmingham fired an 82 to capture medalist honors Monday afternoon at the 3A-3 District Golf Tournament in Batesville. Playing on the tough Eagle Mountain Golf Course, Birmingham joined sophomore Joel Burrow as qualifiers for the state tournament Oct. 6, also in Batesville...

Robert Earl Hamilton, 51, of Manila, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at his home. Born Feb. 11, 1964, in Visalia, Calif., he had been a Manila resident for most of his life. He attended Manila High School and was a retired millwright having worked through the Millwright Local Union #1544 in Nashville. Robert was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing with family and friends...

Over 200 gathered for the fifth annual sorghum festival held at Poor Boy's Garden near Caraway on Saturday, Sept. ...

Lake City Council ruled on two requests from the Planning and Zoning Committee at the Sept. 21 council meeting. Harold Barker, chairman of the planning and zoning committee, presented the requests. The council was asked to start proceedings for condemnation of property at 90 Skylark, which has burned for the second time. The motion was passed unanimously, 5-0...

Manila Mayor Wayne Wagner and the city council members presented retiring Chief of Police Jackie Hill with a plaque in appreciation for his years of service. "On behalf of the council, I want to express our appreciation to you for the years of service you have given to the citizens of Manila," Mayor Wagner said. "We will look to you for help in the future."...

Dan Robbins and David Keys members of the Masonic Lodge #588 in Manila were honored Monday, Sept. 21, receiving the Pillars of Solomon Award. The award is presented to members for outstanding service and dedication to their lodge. ...

Leachville First Baptist Church will celebrate their 100th Year Anniversary with a special service on Sunday, Nov. 8. Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Former pastor Dennis Dodson will be the guest preacher. Harvest Day lunch will be served immediately following the service,...

Leachville Chief of Police Steve Lancaster and Nathan Johnson with Grace Communications/Radios addressed the city council at the Sept. 21 meeting with information on a new communication system...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Monday, Sept. 28 -- Police investigated a burglary in the 800 block of Henderson. Several items were reported missing. Quinshun Nance and a juvenile were arrested in connection with the incident...

An accident, involving one Ford Explorer, occurred Saturday afternoon around 3:29 p.m. on State Highway 18 in a sharp 45 degree turn just east of Dell. The driver failed to correctly negotiate the turn and while going off the road overcorrected his turn thereby rolling the vehicle, according to a report from the Arkansas State Police. As a result, temporarily, State Highway 18 was shut down...

Mary Eveline Wallace Harrell, 92 of Monette, passed away Monday, Sep. 28, 2015. She was born Dec. 6, 1922, in Pocahontas to the late Deewitt and Birdie Jones Poe. She was a farmer and a homemaker. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, being with her family and reading her Bible. Mrs. Eveline was a member of the Monette Church of Christ...

Cabot -- Wendell L. Nettles Sr., 81, passed away Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Wendell was born Dec. 22, 1933, in Monette to the late Ira and Mildred Nettles. After attending Monette High School, he enlisted in the United States Air Force in February 1952 and retired as a Chief Master Sergeant on May 1, 1978. ...

The White House has named 10 communities as rural IMPACT Demonstration Sites and Blytheville is one of them. "Mississippi County has been selected as one of the sites for this project, which deals with poverty reduction," Sam Scruggs, director of the Mississippi County Arkansas EOC said. ...

GOSNELL -- Around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, a family pet perished in a fire at 535 Laura Street. There were no other reported injuries and the extent of the damage is unclear at this time. Lt. Rodney Duncan of the Gosnell Fire Department said the dryer caused the fire. Firemen are still investigating...