Stories from Wednesday, September 21, 2016

The Finance Committee of the Mississippi County Quorum Court issued a memorandum to all county officials mandating a freeze on all expenditures from the "county general account" for all things excluding personnel services [payroll, insurance and retirement]. They also placed a freeze on all new hires including the hiring of replacement personnel. The motion was made by Justice Bill Nelson and seconded by Justice Barry Ball...

The alleged orchestrator of a June attack and robbery at Capri Apartments has been arraigned in Mississippi County following numerous attempts by police to nab him. Austin Wayne Nicholson, 22, was taken into custody by law enforcement officials in Gregg County, Texas, on Sept. ...

After the heartbreaking loss to the Rivercrest Colts Friday night, the Gosnell Pirates look to travel to Brookland to face 3-4A foe, the Brookland Bearcats. The Bearcats are 2-1 on the young season after beating Cedar Ridge and Corning in weeks one and two. The Cats lost their last game at the hand of the Manila Lions...

A pedestrian suffered fatal injuries in an accident at the intersection of State Highway 18 and Franklin Street on Monday. According to Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson, at 4:45 p.m. Monday, 65-year-old Ezzard C. Shannon of Blytheville sustained "significant injuries from the accident," and later perished at Regional Medical Center in Memphis...

Mrs. Mary Ellen Scott, 87, of Osceola, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016 in Memphis. Born on May 25, 1929 in Tomato to the late Arthur Lee Cochran and the late Mary Dockery Cochran, she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by four of her sisters and six of her brothers...

Mr. Ezzard Charles Shannon, 65, of Blytheville, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016 at Region One Medical Center, in Memphis. Born June 26, 1951, in Blytheville, to the late Shelby Shannon and the late Lorene Hudson, he was a landscaper and of the Baptist faith...