Stories from Monday, June 27, 2016

Ruth Swihart Rose, 97, of Jonesboro, former longtime Leachville resident and widow of Ralph Rose, passed from this life Thursday, June 23, 2016, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. ...

Mr. John Rufus Kisner, 84, of Black Oak, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016, at his home. Born Nov. 11, 1931 in Leachville, he was the son of the late Noah Hampton and Virgie Allen Kisner and was a lifelong area resident. ...

Franklin Delano "Wimp" Kisner, 82, of Leachville, died Thursday, June 23, 2016, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born at Leachville he was the son of the late Noah and Virgil Allen Kisner and was a 1952 graduate of Leachville High School. ...

Kordarro Woodard was arraigned Monday morning in Blytheville District Court via closed circuit video, with the amended charge of first degree murder. Judge Shannon Langston found probable cause and modified the bond to $500,000 cash. After bond was set Woodard became combative and was found in contempt. Woodard's pretrial court date is still scheduled for July 26th in Circuit Court...

There is a last mission--a last battle for every soldier who has ever fought in combat. The memories of that last firefight will last a lifetime and old men sitting on porches years later will somberly reflect on that last day--that last battle of their war as if it was yesterday, for the sights and sounds of war and memories of comrades long gone never leave a warrior...