Stories from Tuesday, November 3, 2015

The Mississippi County Thanksgiving Feed's 6th Thanksgiving meal is set to happen on Thanksgiving Day again this year and donations are being taken now to help make this meal happen. "Last year we served 1,425 plates," Aaron Brassfield, one of the event organizers, said. "This is for the entire county. We deliver meals to the Southern tip of the County to West of the Lake. It mainly targets people in need on a meal on that day, seniors and shut-ins."...

This week I talked with a sweet, beautiful, mature young lady, just out of high school, and after hearing her story, I felt such compassion (and indignation). I write in hopes that others will not feel so alone if they have to go through what she went through. Please note that none of this happened in Arkansas...

Harrisburg -- Mr. Billie Gene Clements, 80, passed away Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. He was born June 18, 1935, in Bay Village to the late Tom and Albertine Clements. He was a construction worker, who enjoyed hunting, farming, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren...

Doris Louise Colbert, 84, of Lake City, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She had lived most of her life in Northeast Arkansas. She loved working in her yard and in her flower garden...

Manila's talented backfield duo of Layne Sims and Brett Carter ran roughshod over Corning, combining for 335 yards on the ground in leading the Lions to a 44-28 season ending victory over the Bobcats in junior high football action Thursday night at Lion Field...

In a season full of firsts, Manila was rewarded with a ticket to the Class 3A State football playoffs, thanks to Friday night's 47-14 demolition of Corning. The Lions put on an offensive fireworks display to gain their first ever road victory on the Bobcat's home field, while improving to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in league play. ...

Bay rallied from a five point halftime deficit, outscoring Riverside 47-26 in the second half to claim a 77-61 come-from-behind victory over the Rebels Tuesday night at Lake City...

Buffalo Island Central squeezed past Riverside 42-37 to claim the championship of the Marmaduke Junior Invitational Tournament Saturday afternoon. It marked the third consecutive year the Mustangs have brought home the tournament championship...

Lake City councilmen accepted paving bids, resignation of a council member and approved ordinances and employee bonuses at the regular meeting held Oct. 26. Lake City Clerk Linda Simpson read Ordinance No. 2015-278, an ordinance providing for election of aldermen to four year terms. Council accepted unanimously the first reading of the ordinance...

Stephanie Bolar has recently joined Centennial Bank as branch manager of the company's Monette location, according to Jay Clevenger, retail leader for Northeast Arkansas...

MANILA -- On Friday, Oct. 23, Southworth Products -- AR along with Southworth International celebrated 125 years in business with a party at the Red Goose Inn in Paragould, AR. The event was just a small part of a major commemoration effort that began on Jan. 1 and will continue through the end of the year...

Buffalo Island Museum in Monette had eight new ceiling fans installed using grant funds. Committee members expressed their appreciation to the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Department of Arkansas Heritage for awarding the grant to install replacement ceiling fans for exhibit areas and the reference room in the museum housed in the historic bank building built in 1918.. ...

Memories of cotton picking before machines was the topic of discussion at the new Manila Historical Museum on Thursday, Oct. 29...

Monette Mayor Jerry "Chub" Qualls informed the members at the Monday, Oct. 26, council meeting, Governor Asa Hutchinson had presented Bob Chambers and Mayor Qualls with a check of $7,573 from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. ...

Leachville Council approved the hiring of a new chief of police at the Monday, Oct. 26, meeting. They also hired a part-time officer and heard a statement from former Chief of Police Steve Lancaster...

Thanks to a very creative group of high school boys, the Ghost Rider rode through the halls at Buffalo Island Central East and the streets of Leachville on Friday morning, Oct. ...

Al Roker of The Today Show will be in Blytheville Monday morning to do the weather from the Blytheville Bus Station, according to Main Street Blytheville executive director Tucker Nunn. Nunn said the event is part of "Rokerthon," and the famed weatherman will broadcast the weather from a variety of locations. Rokerthon begins Friday in Honolulu and includes a trip to the Pacific Northwest. He will also be in Union City, Tenn. and Cape Girardeau...