Stories from Tuesday, November 17, 2015

The 21st annual Lights of the Delta (LOTD) will be kicking off their opening night events at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov 23. Just as in the past, opening night will benefit the local IGNITE group. "There is no set amount to get in. It's all donations and everything we get will go to the IGNITE group. ...

Blytheville Courier News ARMOREL-The Armorel Tigers treated a spirited Homecoming crowd to a 56-45 win over the Piggott Mohawks Friday night. Behind a 26-point performance from Nash Winters, the Tigers turned a one-point halftime deficit into an 11-point victory...

Blytheville Courier News Former Blytheville Chickasaw, Julie Church, was inducted into the Lyon College Athletic Hall of Fame. Church attended Lyon College and played basketball and golf from 2000-04 where she was a four-year letter winner in both sports...

Top seeded Smackover played the role of poor host, spoiling Manila's first state playoff appearance with a 53-16 victory over the Lions Friday night in Class 3A state football playoff action...

Riverside Luke Baker poured in 24 points to propel Riverside to an easy 65-29 thrashing over Ridgefield Christian in nonconference basketball action Tuesday night in Jonesboro...

Veterans were welcomed to the Manila High School Wednesday morning by a path of red, white and blue American flags lining the way to the gymnasium. The annual Veterans Day program is held to honor men and women who have served in the armed forces...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Monday, Nov. 16 -- Police investigated a commercial burglary at John Bradley law firm. Missing were a handgun, television, brass plates on a door, a laptop and computer tablet. -- Officers took a theft report at Carlock. The offender reportedly had $7,311 worth of repairs, wrote a check and stopped payment on the check before Carlock could cash it...

Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Pam Honeycutt issued an "order to show cause" in the matter of James Anthony Welspom v. James W. Sanders on Friday, Nov. 12. The order directs the Mayor to appear in court on November 23 before Circuit Court Judge John Fogelman to show cause why the mayor's office "did willfully violate" the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act by refusing to deliver to Welspom documents that answered a list of fifteen questions which he and the court says were delivered on August 24, 2015.. ...

Principal Nicole Stewart presented the Buffalo Island Central School Board with an update on East Elementary activity and enrollment at the Monday, Nov. 9, meeting. Stewart shared a slide show along with video of students in the newly merged fifth and sixth grade East Elementary...

Buffalo Island Central West has been named in the top 10 percent of high performing schools in Arkansas for the second consecutive year...

Caraway Mayor Barry Riley and council members heard a request from two Riverside EAST students requesting the playground area behind city hall be smoke free for the well being of the children...

Manila Lions Club has a new, metal sign on Highway 18. The Manila Lions Club is one of the oldest clubs in the state and has worked for the betterment of the community and its citizens for many years...

Will do business as First Commercial Bank (WYNNE) -- Cross County Bank, headquartered in Wynne, Ark., has announced that all regulatory approvals have been granted to complete the transaction to merge the SOUTHBank, F.S.B. ...

Six soldiers and a service dog completed the third annual "Veteran's Walk" along Highway 18 Wednesday, Nov. 11, as a tribute to their beloved comrades. The six veterans and the flags they carried were: Dick Pace, Monette, POW-MIA flag; Robert Chambers, Monette, USA flag; Robert McFarlin, Hot Springs, Army flag; Gunner Tyler, Lake City, Air Force flag; Dusty Harrell, Jackson, Tenn., and dog Chico, Marine flag; and Marcos Sheppard, Caraway, Navy flag.. ...