Stories from Saturday, May 6, 2017

The Blytheville City Council’s Code Enforcement, Animal Control and Parks and Recreation committees met for their regularly scheduled monthly meetings Monday evening to briefly discuss an array of topics ranging from the increase in visitors for the Delta Gateway Museum to revisiting of the amended animal control ordinances...

Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson believes the proposed Public Safety Tax has stronger, more specific language than the current Police and Fire Tax. Thompson said the proposed Public Safety Tax ballot is more specific and could not be changed by the city council, as an ordinance could. How do voters know the money would be used to supplement Public Safety and not replace general funds being spent currently on the police and fire departments?...

Gosnell Pirates senior cheer co-captain Callie Kennemore signed a letter of intent to the University of Central Arkansas Purple Bears in which she made the Purple Bear’s cheer team. “UCA, I went and visited it and Conway made me feel like I was at home, still made me feel like I was in a very family oriented place,” Kennemore said. ...

ARMOREL— The Armorel Lady Tigers overcame rain delays and windy conditions early Friday to clinch a spot in next week’s 1A State Tournament to held in Woodlawn, after knocking off the Norfork Lady Panthers, 7-2. “Our girls just hung in there and stuck to our game plan,” said Lady Tigers head coach Deanna Carr...

ARMOREL— The host defending 1A state champion Armorel Tigers narrowly escaped the first round of the 1A Regional tournament on Friday by defeating the Hillcrest Screaming Eagles, 3-0, and punching their ticket to the 1A State Tournament. “Survive and advance!,” longtime Tigers head coach Charlie Brown said. “First round for the state tournaments are always tough.”...

"The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained," President George Washington said during his first inaugural address in 1789. Wednesday, the president issued an executive order that does a number of things, but this column will only address one: that of allowing churches to exercise free speech when it comes to campaigns and political activity. ...

ARMOREL-- For the past four seasons, the Armorel Lady Tigers came up one run short each time against the Viola Lady Longhorns. But on Saturday, the Lady Tigers finally got over the Viola hump and pulled out a, 1-0, victory over the Lady Longhorns to advance to Regional championship game on Monday at 2:30 against the Calico Rock Lady Pirates...

ARMOREL-- The Armorel Tigers held their heads high after crucial mistakes late in the ballgame changed the once, 5-0, contest into a, 5-3, bases loaded situation against the Mammoth Springs Bears Saturday afternoon in the 1A Region 2 Regional semifinals...