Stories from Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Brock Birmingham fired a one over par 37, earning medalist honors in leading Manila to victory in a three-team high school golf match Tuesday at the Sugar Creek Country Club in Piggott. The Lions carded a winning team score of 121, 13 shots better than the second place Mohawks. Rivercrest finished with a 166 total...

Buffalo Island Central defeated Manila by seven strokes in a four-team golf match Monday afternoon at the Big Lake Country Club in Manila. Andrew McFarlin scorched the course, firing a two-under par 34 to lead the Mustangs, garnering medalist honors on the day. Andy Milligan played the course with an even par 36 while Canon Walling carded a 43 as the Mustangs finished with a 113-team score...

Manila kicks off their 2017 football campaign with a road trip Friday night to Westside. The Lions have defeated the Warriors the last two years. Manila prepped for its clash with Westside, defeating Harrisburg in a scrimmage game 44-34 Thursday night...

The Buffalo Island Central School Board had building materials presented to them, discussed the new lunch program and accepted a few new hires at the monthly meeting held Aug. 24. Britteny Mortin, architect, presented the board with full color digital renderings of the new buildings. ...

Lake City Mayor Jon Milligan gave the city council an update regarding property at 510 Court Street at the regular Aug. 21 meeting. Mayor Milligan said Michael Wright gave him a quitclaim deed from Charlene Effinger to Rhonda Bruce and left prior to the council meeting. Per the agreement from last month’s meeting Mr. Wright was to have brought a deed to the City of Lake City if the property had not been sold or the city would start condemnation proceedings...

Buddy Jewell, American country music singer who was the first winner on the USA Network talent show Nashville Star, will headline the Leachville Harvest Festival Saturday. The day will begin with a parade at 10 a.m. Jewell will take the stage from 7-9 p.m. A meet and greet with Jewell will be from 5:45-6:45 p.m...

A community meeting was held Thursday evening at the Airport Center in conjunction with the Moving Manila Forward organization. Mayor Wayne Wagner mentioned the passing of Judge Randy Carney. He said the county and Manila lost a friend in Judge Carney...

Ms. Pauline Payne turned 101 years old on Aug. 17, 2017. Ms. Payne has been a resident at Monette Manor for two years. Staff, residents, family and friends joined Ms. Payne at Monette Manor to celebrate her birthday. She had several guests join her for lunch and then cake and punch were served with many birthday wishes...

Janice White has begun her 43rd year with the Leachville/Buffalo Island Central School District. Mrs. White has not only spent all of those years at the same school, she has spent them all in the same classroom. She graduated from Leachville High School in 1970, went to Arkansas State University earning a degree in special education in 1974. She went on to earn a master's degree in 1975...

Ms. Kathy Ann Boyd, 59, of Frenchman Bayou, passed away August 26, 2017 at her home. She was born November 22, 1957 to the late Clifford and Lela Edna Odell May in Trumann. Ms. Boyd was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She is survived by two sons, Ricky May (Amber Rogers) of Frenchman Bayou and Ronnie (Leslie) Ainsworth of Caraway; one daughter, Sheryl (Junior) Boyd of Caraway; two brothers, Teddy May of Frenchman Bayou and Randal May of Jonesboro; two sisters, Patsy(Joe) Winford of Dyess and Wanda (Don) Vuncannon of Jonesboro; fourteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren.. ...

Mr. John Edward Meadows, Sr. passed away on August 26, 2017 at his home in Gosnell. He was born on July 3, 1933 in Blytheville to Jamies Earl Meadows and Edna Eiline Bowles Meadows. He was a licensed journeyman painter, specializing in commercial properties but also engaged in house painting...

Mrs. Donna Mae Poole, 82, of Blytheville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Donna was born in Holcomb, Missouri to William L. and Sylvia (Long) Sturgeon. She was retired from the Blytheville Air Force Base where she was the arts and crafts director. ...

Mr. Larry J. Burrow, 66 of Blytheville, formerly of Malden, Mo. passed on Friday, August 25, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Mr. Burrow, son of Paul and Mildred Kinnard Burrow, was born on Friday, August 10, 1951 in Gideon, Missouri...

A memorial service for Mr. Jimmy Wayne Connell will be held from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the Holiday Inn Ballroom in Blytheville. Friends and family are invited to come and celebrate Jimmy's very special life!

Johnny Ray Richard, Jr., age 4 ½ months, was born on April 7, 2017 at St. Bernard Hospital in Jonesboro. His parents are Johnny Ray Richard, Sr. and Christina Lynn Young Richard of Blytheville. He was a much loved little boy who was truly a blessing to his family...

The local Air Evac base has sent two crews to Texas to relocate patients affected by Hurricane Harvey. According to Blytheville Air Evac Lifeteam program director Francis Lewis, the local base sent two pilots, two nurses and two paramedics. At 4 p.m. Tuesday, Lewis said crews were waiting for the rain to cease to relocate critical patients...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. — Police took a report of a dog bite in the 1300 block of West Ash. The victim was transported to Great River Medical Center for treatment. — Police took a theft report (groceries) in the 300 block of South Ruddle...

Mrs. Peggy Jane Driver Godley Grady, 85, of Lake Charles, La. passed away peacefully with family present on August 26, 2017. She was born in Osceola to William Joshua Driver, Jr. and Peggy Fox Driver. Peggy Jane attended Gulf Park College for Women in Gulfport, Mississippi. Later she was a Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Mississippi as well as a member of the PEO sisterhood...

Mr. Raymond Sorrells was born September 15, 1941 in Okolona, Arkansas to Ephraim and Eddie Harrington Sorrells, he passed away on August 20, 2017 in Jonesboro at the age of 75. He was an engineer for GM and of the Christian Faith. Mr. Sorrells is survived by four daughters, Gwendolyn Sorrells of Jonesboro, Patricia Sorrells and Iris (Derrick) Allen, both of Blytheville and Krista (Nikki) Bailey of Ft. ...