[Nameplate] Fair ~ 34°F  
High: 54°F
Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012
This week's Poll
How tightly should the city of Blytheville control who speaks at City Council meetings?
 Tightly controlled
 Moderately controlled
 Loosely controlled
 No controls

Pet of the Week
"Oscar" (01/27/12)
This week's Pet of the Week at the Blytheville Humane Society is "Oscar," a young male Rottweiler mix. Oscar is a well-tempered puppy who gets along well with people. He is up-to-date with routine shots. For more information, call the Humane Society at 870-838-5512 or send email to humanesocietyofblytheville@hotmail.com.
Thursday afternoon Blytheville hosted its wreath-laying ceremony as a part of this year's "Wreaths Across America." Supporters looked on as the convoy of trucks, escorted by city, county and state police and fire crews, made its way down Walnut. The...
Your Photos
East-leading Mustangs gallop past Chicks (01/28/12)
The Forrest City Mustangs brought their perfect 5A-East conference record to Chickasaw Gym Friday night and showed why they are the team to beat this season. Leading by eight points after one period, the Mustangs outscored the Chicks, 23-13, in the second period and took control of the game on their way to a convincing, 65-47 win...
Lady Tigers top Black Rock (01/27/12)
BLACK ROCK -- The Armorel Lady Tigers received a combined 37 points from Alexis Betts and Madison Carr on their way to a 48-33 win over the Black Rock Lady Zebras Thursday night. Betts led all scorers with 20 points and five assists. Carr chipped in 17, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out six assists and made seven steals. Armorel out-rebounded the Lady Zebras, 35-18 and held them to just 30 percent shooting from the field (9-30)...
Chicks host league-leading Mustangs (01/26/12)
After a two-game road trip, the Blytheville Chickasaws return home Friday night to take on current 5A-East conference leader, Forrest City, at Chickasaw Gym. The Chicks (10-9, 2-3) are coming off a one-point loss to the Nettleton Raiders Tuesday night in Jonesboro. ...
There's no place like home ...
So, I just returned to the land of the cotton fields from a weekend in Phoenix, visiting my grandmother.
Stricter abuse law a good thing
After years of begging for stricter legislation, we now have stricter laws in place that disallows abuse of any sort. Mind you, abuse continues to go on and will for years to come.
Granddaughter fix went both ways this time
In last week's column I mentioned that My Dear Sweet Sainted Wife was getting to the point where a visit to the granddaughters up in Columbia, Mo., was becoming a necessity.
Sun.
Hi: 54
Mon.
Hi: 59
Tue.
Hi: 64
Lo: 53
Wed.
Hi: 65
Lo: 48
Thur.
Hi: 62
Lo: 44
Fri.
Hi: 56
Lo: 39
Videos

Tonight in Prime Time

SEC Video Zone
© 2012 Blytheville Courier News