Stories from Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Bart Calhoun, a partner in the Little Rock law firm of McDaniel, Richardson and Calhoun, who represents the City of Osceola, announced Monday that a new lawsuit will be filed within the next few weeks to once again ask a circuit judge to once again enjoin an upcoming special election (set for March 14, 2017) called by the Mississippi County Quorum Court...

The 22nd Annual Lights of the Delta (LOTD) is still ongoing and is on pace to set numerous records, particularly in the areas of Santa pictures, souvenirs and even had its second largest day of cars in its history on Saturday, Dec. 10. They were on track to set a record number of cars for the season until the thunderstorms and bitter cold blew through the area this past weekend...

In the year 1599, a famous playwriter by the name of William Shakespeare wrote "There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune," in his famous play, Julius Caesar. In present day, Nick Saban, head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, deals with the affairs of men every day...

Authorities have released the name of the man who lost his life in an industrial accident Tuesday afternoon at Nucor-Yamato Steel. According to coroner Mike Godsey, NYS employee Bobby Sellars, 54, of Burdette was hitching up two rail cars when he was pinned between them around 4 p.m. Tuesday...

Blytheville police have made two arrests in Monday's slaying of 52-year-old Dennis Moore on Harmon Street. According to Capt. Scott Adams, at approximately 8 p.m. Tuesday, 19-year- old Camiya Storey surrendered herself to the Blytheville Police Department. Then, around 5 a.m. Wednesday, 26-year-old Travis Young also surrendered to the Blytheville Police Department...

Mrs. Luise Barbara Enos, 77, of Blytheville, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2016 at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro, Ar. She was born on March 24, 1939 in Neiderfol, Germany to Johann Karl Reif and Martha Schmidt Reif. Mrs. Enos worked in the school cafeteria for 17 years. She was a professional gourmet cook. Everything she made was excellent...

Blytheville firemen battled an early morning blaze on West Vine Wednesday. According to the Blytheville Fire Department report, at 1:58 a.m. Wednesday, firemen were called to a fully involved fire on West Vine. The first arriving units located fire in 1700 block of West Vine and determined the house to be vacant with no active utilities. Fire crews protected exposures and departed the scene at 4:34am with no reported injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation...

Mr. James Lee Middlebrook, of Blytheville, AR, was born on September 12, 1947 in Joiner to Lonnie Middlebrook Sr. and Pauline Parker. James worked as a factory worker. James departed this life on Sunday December 18, 2016 at Great River Hospital in Blytheville at the age of 69. He was preceded in death by his parents...

Mrs. Willie B. Drumwright, 91, of Nashville, Illinois and formerly of Blytheville, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016. Willie was born to Joe and Maude (Jones) Fincher in Halls, Tennessee. She worked in the lunchroom for Blytheville Public Schools and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Before Willie's eyesight started to fail, she loved to quilt, make dolls, and Christmas ornament...

With his family at his bedside, Asa C. Thomas died peacefully Thursday afternoon, Dec. 15, 2016, at his home in Show Low, Navajo County, Ariz. He was 85 years old. Asa was born Tuesday, July 7, 1931, in Leachville, Mississippi County, Ark., to his parents, the late Asa Crittenden and Hazel Georgia (Selby) Thomas...

Mr. Tederian "PJ" DeAndre Blair, 36 of Blytheville died on Monday, December 19, 2016. Tederian was born July 3, 1980 and was the son of Roy Blair and Anita Hoy Hudson. He was employed by Beelman Trucking Company. "PJ" is survived by sons Isaiah Blair of the home and La'Marco Wilborn of Blytheville;...