Stories from Wednesday, October 10, 2018

GOSNELL — The Gosnell Pirates (2-4,1-2) hope to get back on the winning track this Friday as they will head to Jonesboro and take on the Brookland Bearcats (0-6, 0-3). Last week the Pirates lost to Trumann for the first time since 2008 and suffered back-to-back conference losses for the first time since 2009, according to longtime voice of the Pirates, Adrian Davis, who calls the games on KJAM each Friday night...

The Class 5A sixth-ranked Blytheville Chickasaws head into their homecoming matchup against the Valley View Blazers Friday night with an undefeated conference record— 4-2 overall and 3-0 in the conference. And the Chicks are alone atop the 5A-East standings...

The Mississippi County Quorum Court met for a special meeting Monday after their Finance Budget meeting to approve an appropriation ordinance on a bid on the landfill to fix an issue with Phase One overflow. Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has given the QC until December 20 to have the Phase One Landfill issues corrected...

Blytheville City Councilwoman Barbara Brothers stated at the Parks and Recreation meeting on Friday that she would like to consider reinstating a Ritz Commission to work with the Blytheville Arts Council and the Blytheville Mayor's office in operations of the Ritz Civic Center...

Longtime educator and civic leader Gene Henton passed away Sunday at the age of 86. Henton was retired from the Blytheville School District and served on the Blytheville School Board for 22 years. He also served on the Civil Service Commission for 15 years, chairing the Commission twice...

Several detailed statements were made by two of the Blytheville Mayoral candidates at Monday night’s three-hour United Spiritual Church candidate forum. Both candidates Harold Sudbury and Tom Henry spoke to the small crowd about their vision if elected mayor of Blytheville. ...

SkyCop Vice President of Sales Ken Shackleford attended the Blytheville Police and Fire Committee meeting on Monday to discuss with some local community leaders about the possibility of neighborhoods purchasing their own SkyCop units throughout the city of Blytheville...

Roger Dale Layton, 54, of Leachville, passed from this life Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at his home. Born and raised in Leachville, he was a 1982 graduate of Leachville High School and had worked at the former Arlee Manufacturing of Leachville and Colson Caster Corp. in Monette. ...