The Town Crier: News

First bloom (07/01/09)
The first Buffalo Island cotton bloom was found on Dennis and Justin Gathright farms, near Black Oak, on Sunday, June 28. The Stoneville 5458 cotton was planted April 27. Pictured are Graham Blankenship, Presley Gathright, Gracelyn Blankenship, Madalyn Gathright and Chandler Gathright...

Descendants of early settlers have reunion in Manila (07/01/09)
Brenda Bunch Flagg of Manila had no idea a search of her family heritage would result in finding relatives she would never have known existed if not for her research. She and her husband, Larry Flagg, opened their home on May 23 with 39 descendants from the Hector, Gardner and Bunch family attending. ...

140 years of marriage celebrated at Monette Manor (07/01/09)
Monette Manor residents and staff, along with family members, celebrated two 70th wedding anniversaries on Monday, June 22. Couples honored were Roy and Birtha Clowers and Floyd and Frankie Henry. The party was a surprise to honorees. ...

Caraway Fourth of July picnic and rodeo activities planned (07/01/09)
Caraway will host its 63rd Fourth of July picnic with activities starting June 30 continuing through July 4. The Bluff City Carnival will arrive in Caraway Tuesday, June 30. Arm band nights will be Wednesday and Friday...

Buffalo Island heroes recognized (06/24/09)
The Buffalo Island Leadership organization recognized area heroes in a special program Monday evening, June 15, at the Monette First Baptist Church Family Life Center. Leadership Buffalo Island President Johnny Dunigan welcomed special guests and honorees to the program as Eddie Dunigan proceeded with the program...

Making way for the new (06/24/09)
Demolition work on Manila Elementary buildings began Thursday. The round buildings were built in the early 1960s. Goolsby's of Blytheville received the contract for the removal of the buildings. The work should be done in 10 days making room for new construction. (Town Crier photo/Revis Blaylock)...

Monette classmates reminiscence 50 years (06/24/09)
The 50-year reunion of the Monette High School class of 1959 was held Saturday, June 6, at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center in Monette. Members of the class are, from left: Ann Blankenship Nichols, Rose Shrable Lorren, Frances Davis Lowery, Val Perrin Smithee, Pat Chambers Mote, LaDon Rodgers Brown, June Vance Johnson, Carolyn Snider Kee, JoAnn Smith Boyd, Wanda Joy Dunigan Self, LeiLani Blasingame Mangrum, Randy Fortenberry, Larry Pillow, Leon Gragg, Larry Taylor, Larry Jackson, Robert Kee, Charles Welch, Jerry Qualls, Bob George, Jerold Bley, Jim Grisham, Larry Wallace, Bill Garrison, Larrey Rasberry, and Jim Garrison. ...

Lake City businesses welcomed with ribbons cuttings (06/24/09)
Lake City Mayor Billy Anderson and City Clerk Linda Simpson welcomed five businesses to Lake City with ribbon cuttings on Monday afternoon. "We are very proud to have all of our businesses and this is a good way to welcome them," Mayor Anderson said...

Lake City finalizes plans for volunteer appreciation day (06/24/09)
Lake City Mayor Billy Anderson gave several updates at the June 15 city council meeting. He announced the upcoming Volunteer Appreciation Day from 4-7 p.m. Saturday at the Wayne Short Park. He told the council members their help would be appreciated at the event. It has been set up to present certificates and show appreciation to the workers who helped during the ice storm...

Manila hires new art teacher (06/24/09)
Brooke Aguilar was hired as the elementary art teacher by unanimous vote following an executive session at the Thursday night Manila School Board meeting. Board members worked through a lengthy agenda awarding the picture contract for the 2010-11 school year to Alford Photography. Pam Castor, superintendent, recommended the company...

Manila council approves employee bonuses (06/24/09)
Manila City Council approved employee bonuses, hired a public works employee, heard a report on annexation and approved the application of a grant to renovate the large hangar at the airport at the June 15 council meeting...

Caraway chief demoted, then reinstated (06/16/09)
The Caraway council met twice last week as they worked through Police Department promotions, demotions and restorations. The council went into executive session on Thursday night, June 11, to discuss promotions but reconvened without taking any action...

Rick Sparks looks forward to every day (06/16/09)
Rick Sparks of Manila, father of two daughters and grandfather of three, said every day for the last four years has been Father's Day for him. "Every day I get up and I thank the Lord I made it through the night and look forward to what the day has to offer," Sparks said. "They are usually pretty eventful."...

Leachville ball park grant application OK'd (06/16/09)
The Leachville City Council passed a resolution for application of a grant to make city ball park improvements at the Monday, June 8, council meeting. Nathan Sanders presented the council with a request for a resolution allowing the Leachville Ballpark Association to apply for a matching grant from Arkansas Rural Development Commission for $21,615.36...

Wayne Taylor Memorial Golf Tournament held in Manila (06/16/09)
The 11th annual Wayne Taylor Memorial Golf Tournament was held Tuesday, June 9, at the Big Lake Country Club in Manila. Eighteen teams participated in this year's tournament, which was a record turn-out for the event. The weather cooperated to provide a great day of golf for a very worthwhile cause...

New pastor welcomed to Leachville First Baptist (06/16/09)
Leachville First Baptist Church recently welcomed new pastor David Price. Brother Price offered his first sermon at Leachville on Easter Sunday. Price is a native of Tennessee, born and raised in Oak Ridge, just outside of Knoxville...

Illegal dumping offenders will be prosecuted (06/16/09)
Environmental Officer George Johnson, of Jonesboro, has made several illegal dumping site discoveries in eastern Craighead County this month and is determined to penalize offenders. "Discovery was so productive on the western side of the county, that we wanted to see what we could find in the Eastern District," Johnson said. ...

BIC Board hires summer CPEP teachers, grants medical leave (06/16/09)
The June meeting of the Buffalo Island School Board was held in Jonesboro where a board in-service meeting was held before the regular business was conducted. Scott Beardsley, financial agent with First Security -- Beardsley Public Finance, conducted the board in-service workshop. The school finance workshop covered both state and local revenue sources, calculations and projections...

Rural mail carrier recycles poles for mail box (06/09/09)
Ed Young, a rural mail carrier in Leachville, knows the importance of a sturdy mail box. He recently recycled one of the damaged power line poles from the ice storm creating a unique base for his mail box...

Homer Thompson named NAHRO Member of the Year (06/09/09)
SouthBank President Homer Thompson, of Blytheville, has been selected for the distinguished honor of Arkansas Chapter of National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) Member of the Year Award for 2009 for his service on the Mississippi County Public Facilities Board in Osceola...

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