Stories from Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Ken Yang of Little Rock with Family Council Action Committee presented Senator Dave Wallace with the Statesman Award at Leachville City Council meeting on Monday night. Senator Wallace said Mr. Yang stands for the family values and works with them in Little Rock...

A proposed one cent sales tax was the topic of discussion at a Leachville public meeting held on Monday prior to the regular January council meeting. The city has proposed a one cent sales tax with one half cent going to the water/sewer department; one fourth cent going to the fire department; and one fourth going to the police department. The tax will sunset in 15 years...

The inaugural “MLK Unity Parade” was held Monday on Main Street in Blytheville. The event was organized by Melisa Logan and deemed a success, overcoming the frigid temperatures. The parade participants included the Blytheville Police Department, Blytheville Fire Department, Mayor James Sanders, Mississippi County Judge John Alan Nelson, Mississippi County Sheriff Dale Cook, State Rep. ...

MANILA — Manila senior guard Daley Belew hit a pair of free throws with 6.7 seconds on the clock to secure a 53-49 Conference 3-3A victory over Rivercrest Friday. Belew’s second free toss gave Manila a four-point lead, and allowed the Lions faithful to exhale a sigh of relief. The game started out with Manila getting an 11-2 lead in the first five minutes of the opening quarter, as the Colts struggled to find the range from the field...

PIGGOTT — The Gosnell Pirates used a big second quarter to defeat 3A-3 conference foe the Piggott Mohawks Friday night on the road, 64-28. The Pirates and Mohawks had a close 17-14 first quarter but the Pirates outscored the Mohawks 17-2 in the second quarter to lead 34-16 at the half...

Do you ever just do something for someone else for no gain? It seems we live in a world where too many people are out for themselves giving no thought to others. In today's society, time is precious. We all keep a busy schedule coming and going. We have careers and we have chores and sometimes there is not enough time in the day to get it all done...

A juvenile has been released from The Regional Medical Center in Memphis after sustaining gunshot wounds Tuesday night, according to a hospital spokesperson. Few details have been released in the shooting on Lonnie Street around 11 p.m., Tuesday. "Officers responded to the Great River Medical Center emergency room in reference to a juvenile who had been shot," Blytheville Police Department Capt. ...

Blytheville police have arrested Mariah Diamond in connection with the August slaying of 23-year-old Kevondre Williams in the 2400 block of South Elm, according to Blytheville Police Department Capt. John Frazier. A city of Blytheville worker discovered Williams’ body while mowing the roadside of the rural area on South Elm around 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19...