Stories from Saturday, November 9, 2013

Rodney Kankey, 52 of Viola, will be tried Dec. 3 in Fulton County Circuit Court in Salem. Pretrial will be held next week. He was charged nearly three years ago with 118 counts of animal cruelty.

Coming into Friday night's matchup against the Forrest City Mustangs, Blytheville interim head coach Ben Fisher knew his team had to stop the big play ability of Forrest City Division I recruit, Joseph Tripp. That was easier said than done as Tripp collected four touchdowns on the night, including three during a 28-point Mustang second quarter, as Forrest City defeated Blytheville on Senior Night at Haley Field, 48-20...

The man wanted in connection with the July 7 murder of 26-year-old Daniel Goodwin is still incarcerated in an Indiana jail, according to local authorities. On Friday afternoon, Capt. Scott Adams of the Blytheville Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division said Tevarius Tevon Green, 24, remains at the Elkhart County, Ind. Jail awaiting extradition to Blytheville...