Stories from Monday, November 23, 2015

Blytheville police are investigating a robbery Saturday at Gary's Food Mart on West Moultrie. An employee told police that, after just opening the store, an unknown black male charged at her from the west end of the store. Wearing black pants and a black hooded sweat shirt, the offender had a white bag covering his right hand as if to conceal a possible weapon, the report said...

Phillisa Bragg of 1012 Holly Street was cited on five counts of animal cruelty Saturday, after authorities found four puppies dead and another reportedly malnourished. Animal Control and Blytheville police officers found a female dog chained to a pole at 1012 Holly...

Blytheville police arrested a woman for allegedly assaulting her girlfriend's 7-year-old son, reportedly causing him to cry so hard he became sick. Patrice Jenkins faces domestic battery charges following the incident in the 900 block of South Ruddle...

With several members of Adline King's family looking on, Billy Dee Williams was arraigned in Blytheville District Court Monday to face first-degree murder charges in her death. At the recommendation of William Thompson of the prosecutor's office, Judge Shannon Langston set Williams' bond at $1 million cash and scheduled his next court appearance for Dec. 30 in Mississippi County Circuit Court...

In circuit court Monday afternoon, Judge John Fogleman dismissed a suit by citizen James Welspom against Blytheville Mayor James Sanders. Welspom filed the suit due to what he claimed was a violation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) when the city failed to respond to a request that he said he submitted in August. The city was represented by its attorney Mike Bearden, and Sanders was personally represented by Jim Harris, while Welspom represented himself in the proceedings...

The ongoing lawsuit between Mississippi County and the City of Blytheville was brought to a hearing Monday morning before Judge John Fogleman in circuit court. The county has said for several years that Blytheville owes them more than $500,000 in back jail fees, which is being contested by Blytheville and their attorneys...

The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to some can bring about stress and depression. Local retired psychologist Mary Ellen Ziolko offers some tips for beating the holiday blues. With pressure of finding the perfect gift combined with the time change where it is darker earlier in the day, Ziolko said many do get stressed and depressed...

Albert Earl Brown, 56, of Blytheville died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 at his home. He was born in Osceola to Will and Pauline Joshua Brown. He relocated to Illinois, Tennessee, California, Florida and had worked various jobs before returning to Blytheville...

Charles E. Robinson, a lifelong resident of Blytheville, passed away Sunday, November 16 in Huntsville, Texas. Charles E. Robinson was born November 1, 1956, to the late Love Robinson Jr. and Mrs. Lucrisse (Sanders) Robinson. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Leotha (Robison) Washington and Catherine Robinson and one brother Edward G. Robinson...

Whitley Danyelle Bishop, 15, of Blytheville passed away November 20, 2015 in Little Rock. Born October 4, 2000 in Blytheville to Danny (Gerri) Bishop of Keiser, and Lori Bishop (Scott Pulley) of Burdette, she was a student and of the Baptist faith. She is preceded in death by grandmother Linda Bishop...

Clarence Junior Carmichael, 68, of Manila, died Sunday November 22, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Newport, he was the son of the late Clarence E. and Margie Smith Carmichael and was a resident of the Leachville and Manila areas since 1959. He was a retired farmer, having worked many years for Wildy Farms, and was of the Baptist Faith. He was an aviation enthusiast, and also had an interest in trains and tractors of all kinds...

Jean Gardner, 81, a resident of Springdale, Ark., passed from this life Monday November 23 at 8:20 a.m. at the Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. She was born on March 31, 1934 at Union City, Tenn., the daughter of Raymond and Lurleen...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Friday, Nov. 20 -- Police took a fraudulent use of a debit card report. The offender made four charges totaling $85.30 in Montreal, Canada. -- Officers took an unauthorized use of a vehicle report. The vehicle was involved in an accident at Ruddle and Cherry, according to the police report...