Stories from Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Sharon Kay Montgomery, 65, of Keiser, died of heart failure Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center in Osceola.

Carolyn Elizabeth Henson, 67, of Chicago, formerly of Blytheville, passed from this life Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012.

Mrs. Imogene Beggs Elder, 81, of Blytheville passed from this life Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at Great River Medical Center.

Robert W. "Bobby" Brewer, 75, of Blytheville passed from this life Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at Grear River Medical Center.

I wish to say thanks, Shirley Connealy for your blunt comments. When people who are not even smart enough to know what directionals are for on their vehicles, why would they be smart enough to take of -- or neuter -- their pets? We need more caring people like you!...

This is a political letter, so I need to inform you about my politics. The politics that some of you have seen from me recently are pretty much conservative Republican stuff, but that is misleading. For all my life up to now, I have been rather apathetic to politics. My political history is to vote for candidates whose issues I support. I voted for Jimmy Carter and for Bill Clinton vs. Bob Dole. I grew up in a Democrat-voting family...

Driving home from church with my the kids the other night, the conversation quite naturally turned to flying cars.

Members of the Mississippi County Election Commission met early in the week to finalize times and locations for both early voting and election day, should there be a runoff following the general election in November, and to discuss the issues facing the county with the overuse of absentee ballots.

The North Mississippi County Relay for Life will be hosting its annual Survivors Dinner Oct. 25 at Fairview Baptist Church.

The Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce is encouraging both consumers and merchants to become more involved in developing the local economy through a new initiative bearing the slogan "Buy local, Blytheville is our business."

The Mississippi County Sheriff Department is investigating an alleged assault incident that occurred last week that left one man in a Memphis hospital in serious condition.

Mississippi County is likely in for another big expenditure before the year is up.

In an emphatic call for action Tuesday night, Mississippi County Judge Randy Carney told the Blytheville City Council that the jail fees issue has become personal and he outlined a proposal to settle the matter.

Tuesday night, the Blytheville City Council tabled a proposed 1-mill property tax hike.

Here's a look at this week's matchups. Blytheville (3-4, 2-2 5A East) at Batesville (5-2, 3-1 5A East) After winning two in a row on the road, Blytheville appeared to take a step back last week with a one-point loss to previously winless Beebe. Batesville's chances at a second straight conference championship probably were washed away last week with a 40-27 loss at Wynne...