Stories from Thursday, October 1, 2015

Arkansas is well positioned to take advantage of the changes in national environmental regulations energy policy. Coal-fired plants produced about 53 percent of the state's electricity, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration...

Once again it is I, the Great Fitzini, Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, back for another week of "predicting" prep football games. I used " " because the high school schedule just about wiped me out last week. This has been one of the most unpredictable seasons that I can remember. ...

By AARON FITZPATRICK Blytheville Courier News The Blytheville Chickasaws return home Friday night to take on the Nettleton Raiders at Haley Field. This will be the first home game since the Chicks upset 7A West Memphis on September 11th. Since their 23-14 win over the Blue Devils, the Chicks (2-2, 0-1 5A-East) have lost two close games in a row. They lost their final non-conference game, 43-40, at Marion and dropped their 5A-East opener, 28-20, at Wynne last Friday night...

By AARON FITZPATRICK Blytheville Courier News The Gosnell Pirates hit the road again this time to take on the Cave City Cavemen Friday night. The Pirates (3-0, 1-0 3-4A) played in front of their home crowd for the first time last week and treated them to a 55-13 win against Brookland...

Blytheville police arrested three suspects in an aggravated robbery that occurred around 2 a.m., Thursday in the 1000 block of South Franklin. D'Marcus Black, Nathaniel Preston and Deonte' Love were arraigned in Blytheville District Court, Thursday, on charges of aggravated robbery, attempted theft of property, and engaging in criminal gang activity...

The Blytheville homecoming parade will be at 4:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 9. Anyone interested in entering a float is asked to call Jackie Plunkett at 762-9799 by Wednesday. The parade will start near the Greyhound Bus station on Main Street.

Donald Ray Whitehead, age 76, of Manila, died Thursday Oct. 1, 2015, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Texarkana, Ark., he was the son of the late John Laneer and Jamie McDaniel Whitehead and has been a Manila resident since 1981. He was retired from the Manila Nursing Center in Manila and attended the Apostolic House of Prayer in Leachville...