Stories from Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Poinsett County Sheriff Larry Mills welcomed a large crowd of Poinsett County residents to his 17th annual chili supper on Nov. 13. The cold weather did not keep friends and co-workers away. The tables were set up in the large corridor at the jail. Bowls of the steaming hot chili that Mills had made that day were served along with the homemade cakes made by the ladies...

With the Common Core Standards well underway among various other changes in the educational system, the Marked Tree School Board approved the purchase of a subscription to PD 360, an online professional development tool for teachers. "It's an on-demand online professional development component for the whole district to use," said Thompson...

Marked Tree attorney Mike Dabney was found not guilty of charges of battery and false imprisonment at a trial in Harrisburg Oct. 24. District Judge Shannon Langston, Mississippi County District judge from Blytheville, presided over the trial after Judge Ron Hunter stepped aside to avoid a conflict of interest. ...

Every leader and every country in the world before us has made mistakes. Many times, it takes mistakes and in turn learning from those mistakes, and making corrections for decisions we are presently experiencing. The Roman Empire stood for many years, but failed due to not correcting the mistakes they made in the past. ...

What is Fold 3? Fold 3 provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personnel documents of the men and women who have served this country.Original records at Fold 3 help you discover and share stories about these everyday heroes, forgotten soldiers, and the families that supported them.On Fold 3, you can combine records found on the site with what you have in your own albums and shoeboxes to create an online memorial for someone who served...

Sorry I missed last week, but it has been a really hectic time for my family and me. On November 9 my uncle traveled to Memphis with friends to see West Side Story at the Orpheum. When they stopped to pick up someone else, he apparently had a stroke, fell back and hit his head on a brick sidewalk and suffered a traumatic brain injury...