Stories from Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Riverside bounces back with win over Cross County Bay won its 14th consecutive game with a 56-26 rout of Riverside Monday night in senior girls basketball action in Lake City...

Old foes Manila and Riverside met in the first round of the 69th Annual Northeast Arkansas Invitational Basketball Tournament Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro. ...

Trumann made enough free throws down the stretch to hold off a fourth quarter Manila rally, eliminating the Lady Lions 53-43 in the first round of the 69th Annual Northeast Arkansas Invitational Basketball Tournament Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro...

Buffalo Island Central swept a pair of games in the Pangburn Classic, defeating Beebe 68-57 on Friday night before downing Rose Bud 67-52 Saturday...

Buffalo Island Central and Rector waged war in a three point duel in the first round of the Division II Girls portion of the 69th Annual Northeast Arkansas Invitational Basketball Tournament Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center on the campus of Arkansas State University...

Buffalo Island Central School Board met Dec. 17 to discuss hiring of a new employee and a bid for baseball scoreboards. Following the approval of minutes and the financial report the Board approved the hiring of Lou Morris to the East Elementary Cafeteria...

Monette City Council held the monthly meeting at the Buffalo Island Museum Dec. 14 to discuss city business. Following an executive session, the Council approved a $1,000 promotional raise for Kevin Bond of the Monette Police Department...

Manila builder Bobby Walton met with the Manila Council at the December meeting submitting plans for a subdivision he plans to develop north of the post office on Dunkin Street. ...

Newly appointed Alderman Donald Davis took his position at the December Lake City Council meeting held Thursday, Dec. 17. Davis is filling the vacant seat of Linda Stone who recently resigned because she had moved out of her district...

Leachville Mayor Ralph Wells welcomed two members of the Buffalo Island Central School Board, Nathan Sanders and John Field, to the Dec. 14 city council meeting...

Manila School Board members viewed a power point presentation by John Mixon, architect for the new high school building project at the regular December meeting held Thursday, Dec. 17...

Thomas Puckett and the former Dortha Stockinger were married Dec. 27, 1955. The couple will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a 2-4 p.m. reception on Sunday, Dec. 27, at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Leachville...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Monday, Dec. 21 -- Police took a harassment report in the 2800 block of South Division. -- Officers are investigating a report of $7,800 missing from Walmart cash registers. One register had a $4,300 shortage on Monday; there were also $1,400 and $2,100 shortages, respectively, on Dec. 7 and Dec. 11. One employee is suspected of taking the money...

Richard Randall Brehm, 55, formerly of Blytheville, passed away on Dec. 3, 2015, in Evansville, Ind. Born in St. Louis to Bobbi Jean and Robert L. Brehm on July 12, 1960, he was Randy to everyone who knew him. Aside from his parents, Mr. Brehm was preceded in death by his two brothers, Robert Brehm and John Brehm...

Eva Earnestine Stracener, 87, of Luxora, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015, in Olive Branch, Miss. Born September 26, 1928, in Nashville, Ark. to Clell and Ercile Flemister, she was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Luxora...