Stories from Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Mrs. Mary Irene Wilkey, 67, of Osceola passed away November 25, 2017 at SMC Medical Center in Osceola. She was born April 10, 1950 to Clarence and Alma Gilmore Counts in Carson Lake. She was a retired beautician, of the Baptist faith and in October 17, 2017 she was married for fifty years...

Mr. James Earl Shaw, 62, of Blytheville passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2017 in Walnut Ridge Nursing Home. He was born in Walnut Ridge on May 8, 1955 to Aaron Wesley Shaw and Bernice Ivy Smith Shaw. After high school Jim served in the U. S. Army in the 101st Airborne as a paratrooper. ...

Riverside’s goal is to accomplish what Hoxie did a year ago when the Lady Mustangs won the Class 3A state title. The Lady Rebels took a step in that direction Monday night by defeating the defending state champions 76-61 at Hoxie. Riverside, 9-0 on the season, led from start to finish in handing Hoxie its fourth defeat of the year. ...

Manila remained unbeaten on the year, posting a 58-43 victory over Buffalo Island Central Tuesday night at Lion Gym. The Lions struggled early, as the Mustangs controlled the tempo while holding an 8-4 lead after the first break. Manila began to find the range in the second quarter, and pulled ahead at halftime, holding a slim 20-19 edge. ...

Riverside opened play in the Williams Baptist College basketball tournament with a 74-57 victory Saturday over Maynard. The sixth seeded Rebels placed five players in double figures, led by senior Landon Moyer’s 19-point performance. Keech Wilmoth pumped in 15, Ethan Cash and Dillon Turner both scored 13 points apiece while Demo Bowers finished with 12...

Members of Chapter AC PEO addressed the Leachville City Council on Monday, Nov. 20, presenting the city with “Welcome to Leachville” packets. The women compiled packets filled with addresses, businesses cards, business names, telephone numbers, information on the school, churches and other pertinent information to help newcomers. The packets are to be left at city hall to be distributed...

Austin Jones is announcing this week his bid to be the Democratic nominee for Arkansas State Representative for District 54. This district bridges Poinsett and Mississippi County and encompasses the cities of Trumann, Lepanto, Gosnell, Leachville and Manila...

Lake City Mayor Jon Milligan introduced Cody Raye at the Nov. 20 meeting. Raye presented council members with a drawing of his proposed dog kennel. He informed the council he had already obtained his business license. After a brief disucssion, the council voted to amend ordinance No. ...

Blytheville police are investigating an armed robbery at Jordan’s Quick Stop in the 1100 block of West Main around 9:30 p.m. Monday. According to the police report, two unknown black males entered the store wearing masks, and one pointed a gun at the store employee, demanding that he open the safe. The other offender was the lookout, the report said...

County Judge Dr. Terri Brassfield has issued a burn ban for all of Mississippi County until further notice.

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. — Following a traffic stop on North 21st Street, police arrested Muranda Romero, David Dodson, Randy Lewis and Elbert Thomas on possession of a controlled substance charges. — Police took a domestic battery report in the 1500 block of North Division...

Aaliyah Davis is a sophomore at KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School. On November 17, Davis won picture of the year in the feature photo category at the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) Conference, which took place in Dallas, Texas. Davis’s photo was taken last year during the Blytheville’s annual Chili Cook-Off. It features students setting up for KIPP’s booth at the event. The photo was taken with a cellphone camera...

GOSNELL— The Gosnell Lady Pirates’ four-game win streak to open the season ended Monday after be defeated by the Harrisburg Lady Hornets, 44-39. The Lady Pirates (4-1) controlled the tip and started the game with sophomore guard Lakiya Turner’s three-pointer, but the Lady Hornets would end the first leading by four...