Stories from Thursday, July 16, 2015

Mrs. Ophelia Webb Cochran, 92, of Blytheville, died Monday, July 13, 2015 in Little Rock. Born December 22, 1922, in Birdsong to the late Lorenzo Webb and the late Florence Marzetta Webb, she was a retired housekeeper and a member of the New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church of Blytheville...

Mr. Hershel Lollar, age 74, of Blytheville, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the St. Bernard Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born to J.B. and Alberta Roberts Lollar in Blytheville, he was a lifelong area resident and of the Pentecostal faith...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Wednesday, July 15 -- Police investigated a criminal mischief report in the 600 block of North Ridgeway. The victim's mailbox was hit and destroyed. -- Officers took a report of a fraudulent use of a credit card...

Last weekend, the city of Blytheville hosted a nationwide martial arts tournament at the Wiley Center on Franklin St. Dubbed the First Northeast Han Center Tournament, the theme for the event was "I'm Not Afraid". Participants said that while martial arts was created centuries ago, it's still used today as a means of self defense, thus the theme of "I'm Not Afraid."...

The two suspects who were arrested on July 1 following a robbery and car chase have been set with court dates, while the victim shot in the incident is recovering well, authorities say, while a third suspect is still on the loose. Wednesday evening, July 1st, three men allegedly attempted to rob Curt's Grocery in Kennett. When the owner pulled a weapon, the owner and suspects began shooting at one another resulting in the owner being injured and consequently hospitalized in Memphis...