Stories from Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Monette -- Alma Ruth Marshall, 86, departed this life on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. She was born Aug. 21, 1930, in Lake City to the late Rudy Marshall and Lucille Ishmael Marshall. Mrs. Marshall was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening and raising her children and grandchildren. She was a faithful member of Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church...

Riverside improved to 4-2 on the season with a pair of victories in high school basketball action last week. The Rebels took care of Ridgefield Christian 66-43 Tuesday night at Lake City and followed up with an easy 65-39 win Friday night over Armorel at home...

Riverside outscored Buffalo Island Central 10-1 over the last 4:39 of the fourth quarter to rally past the Lady Mustangs 49-41 in senior high basketball action Thursday night at Monette...

Newport 27, Manila 26 -- Newport's Jerry Ellis sprinted 63 yards for the go-ahead touchdown and a controversial call snuffed out Manila's last minute comeback bid as the Greyhounds rallied for a 27-26 victory, handing the Lions a heartbreaking loss in their regular season finale Friday night at Newport...

Bethany Baptist Church in Manila will celebrate 40 years with a revival from Nov. 16-20. The churches first pastor, Bengy Massey, will be the guest evangelist. Brother Massey served as pastor of Bethany from 1976 until 1992...

Big Lake Country Club in Manila has a 50+ year history of serving golfers of all ages and skills. The nine hole golf course was established in 1962 and has continued to thrive as a great source of recreation for golfers in all towns across Buffalo Island and the surrounding area...

Veterans Day 2016 will be celebrated on Friday with parades, flags, and programs in honor of men and women who have served their country. Veterans Day is a time to honor veterans and a time to remember the ones who gave their all...

Mr. Theodore "TH" "Duck" Love, Sr., was born September 02, 1955 to late James Love and Pearline Minor Love, in Blytheville, Arkansas. Theodore worked as a Mechanic for Car Lock Nissan for 25 years. He confess hope in Christ at an early age. Theodore departed this life on Tuesday November 01, 2016 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas at the age of 61...

A thief apparently tried to break into an ATM with a backhoe early Tuesday morning. "On November 8, 2016 at approximately 4:50 am officers responded to Southern Bancorp located at 1040 South Division in reference to strange activity," Capt. Scott Adams wrote in a press release. ...

Mrs. Agnes Walker Cavanaugh, 76, of Blytheville, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Agnes was born in Sardis, Mississippi to I.T. and Edna (Aycock) Walker. She was a retired advisor at State Technical College Institute and was a member of the Gosnell Baptist Church. Agnes loved to spend time with her family as well as travel, bake, and shop...

Ms. Terrie Gaines, 56, of Blytheville, passed away November 7, 2016 at Great River Medical Center. Terrie was the Animal Control Officer for the City of Blytheville for 17 years. She was very dedicated to her job and loved what she did. She never met a stranger. Terrie had a big heart and a great love for animals. She was a member of the Blytheville Emergency Squad and member of the First Church of the Nazarene...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police took a report of a stolen motorcycle in the 1100 block of Leawood. -- Officers investigated a burglary in the 2200 block of South Circle. Missing were a guitar, DVD player and checkbook...

ARMOREL -- For the first time since the 2009 season, the Armorel senior boys beat the defending back-to-back 1A state champions, the Bay Yellowjackets. New Tigers head coach Gary Burnside, in just his second game with the Tigers, got his first win as AHS head coach, 74-58, over the conference rival on Monday night...

The Blytheville boys basketball action will get underway on Saturday. "Chickasaws Madness" will start at 11 a.m. with the fourth grade boys and the senior high game will tip off around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The gate fee will be $2 per person with concessions available. Also, there will be a baked goods silent auction. Fans are invited to come out and support the boys basketball programs and kick off the 2016-2017 season...

GOSNELL -- The Gosnell Lady Pirates pulled out a thrilling 62-47, overtime victory over the Rector Cougars Monday night. The Lady Pirates were without head coach Keelan Newsom, who was forced to miss the game because he was thrown out of the final game last season -- a loss to Trumann in the 3-4A District Tournament contest...

After a hard-fought race, County Judge Randy Carney won another term, holding off challenger John Alan Nelson 6,522 (51.75 percent)-6,082 (48.25 percent), according to unofficial results. "I appreciate all the citizens of Mississippi County that took time out of their busy schedule to vote," Carney said. "I appreciate the vote of confidence from the citizens of Mississippi County and I look forward to serving the people for another two years."...