Stories from Saturday, May 17, 2014

NASHVILLE -- Michael Miller's walk-off double Saturday afternoon sent the Gosnell Pirates to the Class 4A semifinals as they rallied for a 7-6 win over Farmington. Trailing 6-4 going into the bottom of the seventh in the 4A quarterfinal, Gosnell plated three runs to move within one victory of a trip to Fayetteville. ...

Ronald Wayne "Ron" Fry, 79, of Mountain Home, former Cardwell, Mo., resident, passed from this life Thursday, May 15, 2014m at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Mio. Born in Cardwell to the late Roy and Flossie Fleeman Fry, he grew up in Cardwell and was a 1953 graduate of Cardwell High School...

Mr. James Vernon Smith Sr., 83, of Holland, Mo., went to be with his Heavenly Father Wednesday, May 14, 2014. He was born in Ripley, Miss., Jan. 21, 1931, to Hines and Rebecca Jane Smith. He was owner/operator, with his son, of James V. Smith & Son, Inc...

Twelve Blytheville High School seniors graduated Friday with the promise of a job working for one of the country's largest energy companies, all thanks to a new internship program that partners local businesses and industries with select BHS seniors...

Nicole Marie Jackson and Houston Tyler Talmage will be married on Saturday, May 24, at 1800 N. Broadway. The reception will be held at the Blytheville Country Club. The bride is the daughter of Les and Mary Jackson of Blytheville. The groom is the son of Connie Talmage of Armorel and Robert Talmage of Mounds, Okla...

By AARON FITZPATRICK Blytheville Courier News MOUNTAIN HOME -- After outscoring their opponents, 29-5 over the first two games of the 1A state playoffs, the Armorel Tigers needed just two runs to advance to the state championship game. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh and the game tied at 1-1, Nash Winters hit a blooper that found its way between shortstop and second base. ...

MOUNTAIN HOME -- The Armorel Lady Tigers season came to an abrupt end after a 3-1 loss to Midland in the 1A state quarterfinals. Brooke Trout's RBI double in the top of the third scoring Rylee Nelson put the Lady Tigers on top, 1-0, but Midland took advantage of an error and a wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth to plate three runs and hold on for the win. Armorel put two runners on in the top of the sixth but Midland pitcher, Paisley Pratt, kept the Lady Tigers from scoring...

An open house will be held next weekend for the Blytheville Prayer Garden project. The public is invited to attend, and information on the garden will be available, as well as samples of benches and pillars which can be purchased for memorials to support the garden's construction...