Stories from Saturday, October 22, 2011

First of all, let me say thank you for allowing me to be one of your councilmen here in our great city. This has been more than a humbling experience to say the least. As we prepare to bring our last cleanup to and end Oct. 29, until the spring, I ask all of you who will to come out and join us this last time. Let's go out with a bang. We'll have some great memories to take from our cleanups...

How would some one explain a person like Richard Schlosser? I suppose I would describe him as a good friend to everybody.

Defending 5A-East champion Batesville is well on its way to another conference title. The Pioneers showed why they are the favorites to repeat, Friday night, scoring on all but two of their possessions and shutting out Blytheville in the second half as they handed the Chicks a 56-21 loss at Haley Field...

GOSNELL -- The 3-4A continued its wild and unpredictable season Friday night as the Pocahontas Redskins defeated the Gosnell Pirates, 42-28 at J.W. Rea Field. A Redskin victory seemed unlikely before the game, but anyone who witnessed Friday's contest knows that it wasn't a fluke...

Mr. Donald Gene Mosley, 68, a lifelong resident of Blytheville, died Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born to James Victor Mosley and Birdie Baswell Mosley, he was of the Pentecost Faith. Mr. Mosley was a retired construction worker. He loved music and was a local musician who also enjoyed gardening and spending time with his family...

Residents of the neighborhood of 21st Street have been voicing frustrations over wild dogs roaming the area, and occasionally attacking people walking the neighborhood's streets. Several bites were recorded by police, and law enforcement turned out to the neighborhood en masse Friday afternoon when a young boy was bitten by one of the dogs...

The North Mississippi County Relay For Life, an organization developed by the American Cancer Society, is kicking back up this fall with various fundraisers and activities being planned that will lead up to the big Relay For Life event held early every summer at the Arkansas Aeroplex...