Stories from Friday, March 1, 2019

Louise Carter, 85, of Michie, Tenn., passed away Feb. 27, 2019, at her home. She was retired from American Greetings and a member of Blackwater Church of God at Blackwater. Louise was born March 12, 1933, in Ripley, Miss., to James Franklin and Lillie Tollison Bates...

Virginia Christeen Emery, 96, of Summersville, S.C., and formerly of Blytheville, passed away Feb. 23, 2019 at her home. Born to Jessie and Georgie (Powell) Cohea, Christeen was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Christeen was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Emery; her parents; son, Allen Emery; daughter, Kathy Schmidt; two brothers, Granville and Theo Cohea; three sisters, Evelyn Koehler, Estelle Phillips and Bernice Broadway...

Dashanay Symone Wilson, 19, of Blytheville passed away Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. She was born June 25, 1999 in Chicago, Ill., to Jessie Wilson and LaTina James. Dahanay leaves to cherish her memories her mother, LaTina James of Blytheville; her father, Jessie Wilson of Chicago, Ill.; one sister, Akleeah Ford of Blytheville; two brothers, Eneal Walker and Devonte Walker, both of Blytheville; her grandmother, Beatrice Wilson of Chicago, Ill., and a host of other relatives and friends.. ...

The Armorel EAST program is working to bring the first electric bus to the Armorel School District. On Thursday, Armorel junior Abby Kennedy told the Rotary Club of Blytheville that the goal is to have an electric bus by the fall for use in the 2019-2020 school year. If the plan comes to fruition, Armorel would be the first school in Arkansas and the Southern region to utilize an electric bus, according to Kennedy...

Riverside had little trouble disposing of Lavaca in Thursday afternoon’s Class 2A State Tournament matchup at Carlisle. The Lady Rebels held Lavaca scoreless in the first quarter and went on to defeat the Lady Golden Arrows 37-20 to advance to quarterfinal action...

JONESBORO — The Gosnell Pirates (1-1) outlasted the Salem Greyhounds Wednesday night with a five-run sixth inning. The Greyhounds added a run in the seventh inning but the Pirates held on to defeat SHS, 7-5. The Pirates scored an early run in the first inning and led 1-0 until the top of the fourth when the Greyhounds tied the game at 1. GHS regained the lead with a run in the bottom of fifth...

BAY — The Armorel Tigers (0-2) fell behind early but made a comeback down the stretch. However, an error in the bottom of the seventh allowed the Bay Yellowjackets to prevail over the Tigers, 8-7, on opening day. Bay jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the third to lead 5-0...

In a gritty performance, the Blytheville Chickasaws came up just short of a state semifinal appearance Friday night, falling to host Magnolia, 63-61, in the Class 4A State Tournament quarterfinals. The Chicks (21-7) trailed by 14 points in the first half, but rallied with an 18-0 run of their own to take the lead. ...