Stories from Friday, January 25, 2019

Harold Coleman, 80, of Zwolle, La., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, at his home. Harold was born in Tomato to James Ambrose and Stella Viva Blackwell Coleman and was a retired instrumentationalist/pipefitter, working for Brown and Root all around the United States. ...

Lottie Neilia Marjorie Hale, 74, of Monette, widow of Melvin Hale, passed from this life, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born and raised in Twining, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Elijah and Pearl Shoup Spencer and had been a Monette resident since 1981. ...

Norma Jane Avis Sellers, 75, of Germantown, Tenn., and formerly of Blytheville, passed away peacefully on Jan. 14, 2019. Born on July 11, 1943, in Caruthersville, Mo., she grew up with her parents and two brothers on her family’s farm in Pemiscot County. ...

Herman Edwin (Sonnie) Willis, 75, went to be with his Lord on Thursday Jan. 24, 2019. Born in Kennett, Mo., Feb. 1, 1943, he grew up in Treasure Island, Mo. A 1961 graduate of Hornersville High School, Mr. Willis soon went to work for Randall Textron in Blytheville, Ark. ...

James “Jim” Loy Woods, 71 year old resident of Siloam Springs, died Jan. 22, 2019, at his home. He was born Feb. 24, 1947 in Durham, N.C, to Delomar Woods and Mary Davis Woods. James married Jeanine Martin on July 6, 1968, in Sioux City, Iowa. He was an Army veteran who served in Korea during the Vietnam War, where he met Jeanine. ...

During last year's election season a few candidates running for political office had ethics complaints filed against them to the Arkansas State Ethics Commission. Susan McCormick, who was at the time of the complaint serving as Mississippi County Collector and has since been re-elected, Janice Currie, who was serving as Mississippi County Clerk and has been re-elected, and John Alan Nelson, who was running for Mississippi County Judge and was elected all had a complaint filed against them with McCormick having two complaints filed against her. ...

On Tuesday, Feb. 12, voters will decide whether to extend the current ˝ percent hospital tax and split it to also include renovations to the Blytheville and Osceola courthouses. Early voting is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 5 through Friday, Feb. 8 and Monday, Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Mississippi County Election Center...

The Gosnell Pirates cruised to a 75-52 win over Corning, Tuesday night. The Pirates led 13-10 at the end of the first quarter and boosted the advantage to 35-27 going into halftime. Gosnell began to pull away in the third quarter, outscoring Corning, 19-9, in the period...

GOSNELL— The Gosnell Lady Pirates (2-18, 0-14) were defeated 58-39 by the Trumann Lady Wildcats on Senior Night, Thursday. The Lady Wildcats led 32-19 at the half after jumping out to an 18-8 lead. GHS was outscored by six points in the second half...

Jordan Dail poured in 26 points to power Sloan Hendrix to a 60-41 victory over Buffalo Island Central in 2A-3 senior boys action Tuesday night at Imboden. Jacob Smith and Logan Dail chipped in 14 and 13 points respectively for the Greyhounds. Devin Pemberton paced BIC with 15 points while Blaine Wildy added 14. ...

Manila strengthened its hold on first place in the 3A-3 league standings with a 50-37 win over Trumann Tuesday night at Lion Gymnasium. The victory gives the Lions a two-game cushion over second place Osceola. Manila bolted to a 10-3 lead after the first break and upped its margin to 24-11 by halftime. The Lions held a 17-point advantage, 35-18, after three periods of play...

Melbourne charged from behind to post a 49-43 over Riverside in 2A-3 conference basketball Tuesday night at Lake City. The Bearkatz trailed 36-32 entering the final frame. Layton Hennings fueled the Melbourne comeback, converting a three-point play at the 5:11 mark to close the gap to two. Three consecutive free throws gave Melbourne a 39-38 edge. Gage Lawrence drained a long three pointer and suddenly, the Bearkatz held a 42-38 advantage with just 2:54 remaining in the game...

In a battle between two of the top teams in Class 2A, Melbourne stunned Riverside on the Lady Rebels’ home court, posting a 50-38 victory Tuesday at Lake City. The Lady Bearkatz’ win over top ranked Riverside evened the 3A-3 conference race between the two schools and halted the Lady Rebels’ 17 game winning streak...

Rivercrest outscored Manila 14-5 in overtime to outlast the Lady Lions 48-39 in 3A-3 senior girls basketball action Wednesday night at Wilson. Brailey Hampton and Micah Beach paced Manila with 12 points apiece. Sydney Adcock scored nine while Meg Gifford pitched in six...