Stories from Friday, February 12, 2016

Mrs. Karen Lorine Dale, 52, of Leachville, passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, at Arkansas Methodist Hospital. Mrs. Dale was born Aug. 7, 1963 in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to the late James Stevenson and Minnie Shirley Luke Price. She enjoyed shopping, cooking and rock 'n roll music and spending time with her grandchildren...

Mrs. Deborah Hill, 52, of Manila, passed away Feb. 9, 2016, at the Monette Manor Nursing Home. Born April 18, 1963, in Monette, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Eudith Conner Seymour and been a long-time area resident. Mrs. Hill was of the Church of God belief and enjoyed shopping, cooking and homemaking...

KIPP Delta (KIPP), a charter school that provides education via one elementary school (Helena-West Helena), three middle schools (Helena-West Helena, Blytheville and Forrest City) and two high schools (Helena-West Helena and Blytheville) in the Arkansas Delta, recently released its 2014-15 Annual Report recently highlighting the system's growth and success. The report does not give site-specific statistics, so the following metrics represent the entire system of six schools...

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasure. After that the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship..." is a quote attributed to the Scottish Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler. ...

By AARON FITZPATRICK Blytheville Courier News GOSNELL-In front of a large Senior Night crowd, the Gosnell Pirates and Rivercrest Colts finished the regular season in entertaining fashion. The county rivals played to a 72-70 Colt win Friday night at the Gosnell Physical Education Center...

Both the Blytheville Chickasaws and Lady Chicks completed a season sweep of Wynne in front of a spirited Chickasaw Gym crowd Friday night. The Lady Chicks opened the evening with a 73-46 victory, and the boys prevailed, 57-44. With the win, the Chicks stayed in contention for the 5A-East's fourth and final state tournament position with just four games remaining...