Stories from Tuesday, May 31, 2016

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police investigated a burglary in the 900 block of West Adams. Missing were a television, phone and two rings. -- Officers took a report of a stolen vehicle in the 900 block of Rollison...

Wendell A. Shields, 31, was arraigned in Blytheville District Court Monday, after allegedly burglarizing Shoe Carnival in April, robbing Hays Grocer later that month and burglarizing Hays on Monday. Shields faces charges of commercial burglary (two counts), theft (four counts) and robbery...

When Michael Jordan announced his retirement, for the second time, just before the strike-shortened 1999 season, the NBA and the powers that be set out on a quest to distance themselves from Jordan and the Bulls. The NBA had always been a league that passed down the torch from champion to champion. ...

Mr. Kenneth E. "Turtle" Williams, 60, of Blytheville, died Sunday May 22, 2016, at St. Bernard's Hospital in Blytheville. Mr. Williams was born in Blytheville to the late James and Edith Benson Williams. He was a graduate of Blytheville High School, and as a child attended West End Baptist Church with his family...

For 2015, Armorel Elementary Schools earned several prestigious ranks for their students' outstanding scores on the PARCC Tests. Armorel ranked eighth in the top ten list of Arkansas Schools with high math scores. Exactly 56% of their students' met/ exceeded expectations. ...

Russell Dude Perkins, Jr., 56, of the Cole Ridge Community died Thursday, May 26, 2016. Born to late Dude and Ester Perkins, Russell was a teacher at Blytheville Middle School and really enjoyed his students and his co-workers. Russell was a graduate of Dell High School and a graduate of Arkansas State University with a degree in agriculture. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, and spending time with his dog, Sally...

Mr. Lon McCoy Kelley, 84, of Blytheville died Sunday, May 29, 2016 at Great River Medical Center. Hew was born to the late Lionel and Alma (Walker) Kelley, and was retired from the Army. In his spare time Lon liked to fish, garden and perform carpenter work...

Mr. Robert D. Jordan , 85, died Thursday, May 26, 2016. He was a Marine veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Jordan leaves his wife, Lavenia Garrett Jordan; Two daughters, Karen D'Alanno (Richard), and Debbie Merritt (John); Six grandchildren, Chris, Melissa, Laura, Adam, Wesley, and Miranda;...

Mr. Robert Brooks died Friday, April 15, 2016 in Chicago Ill. Robert was born March 31, 1932 in Armorel, Ark. to late Henry and Mary Piggee Brooks. Mr. Brooks Accepted Christ at an early age and attended Pecan Point School in Arkansas. Robert loved his family and friends and was a hard worker for Meyer's Bakery of Blytheville until he relocated to Chicago, Illinois where he retired at the Amgo Wire Company...

Mr. Sidney Lee Thompson, 53, of Leachville, died Monday, May 30, 2016 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Joneseboro. Born February 24, 1963, in East St. Louis, Ill, to the late Sidney Albert and Lucille Marilyn Wills Thompson. He was a Leachville resident since 1993, and a welder for Southworth Products Corporation in Manila for the past 11 years. In his off time he enjoyed spending time with his family, riding his motorcycle, and working in his yard...

Blytheville Assistant Chief of Police Capt. Ricky Jefferson told the CN Tuesday morning that the Highway 18 expansion project's overpass should be completed sometime in July, and then local code enforcement personnel can address the area's public lighting situation...