Stories from Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Olivia Kaylynn Lesley, daughter of Nathaniel and Kendra Lesley of Manila, was born at 11:07 p.m. Jan. 7, 2016, at St. Bernards Hospital. Olivia weighed six pounds and 11 ounces. She is the baby sister of Gannon, 3, and Luca, 11 months...

At the Leachville City Council meeting held Monday, July 25, Councilwoman Lisa Baldridge introduced three committee members, Tommie Jo Kendrick, Tammy Stockton and Chris Cloninger, who are working on the Sept. ...

Back to back public meetings were held in Leachville Monday evening, July 25, starting with a discussion on pursuing a matching grant for a possible splash pad at the city park...

Nicholas Patterson, 10, has loved the game of baseball as long as he can remember. He started playing tee-ball at the age of four. He has achieved a milestone in his baseball career as he will be representing the Southeast Region in the All American Showcase games to be played in Orlando, Fla. ...

Trey DePriest, 17, has had over 75 career wins on many golf courses but winning the Arkansas Junior Amateur Championship is the biggest win to date for the young golfer. The tournament was held June 15-16 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock...

The Monette City Council met July 25 to hear results of a recent meeting between Mayor Jerry Chub Qualls and the Monette Police Department to create ordinance 2016-3. The ordinance will allow the use of golf carts in the city of Monette. ...

The old Manila swimming pool that holds so many memories for area residents and former area residents is gone. It served its purpose and had a long life spanning almost a half century. Today it has been replaced with a water park/pool...

On Friday, Armorel catcher Andrew Lannon verbally committed to Arkansas State University. "They've got a good catching coach there that will help me progress and help me play after college," Lannon said. Lannon is part of Coach Charlie Brown's back-to-back state title runs and will be a senior in the upcoming school year...

The CN confirmed Tuesday morning through a press release from the U.S. Department of Labor that OSHA has issued $56,000 in fines to Nucor Yamato for poor loading operations. OSHA's investigation took place in April of this year following the death of an employee who was struck by a 14,000 bolt after a sling broke...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police arrested Jerome Dotson, 37, on charges of possession of a controlled substance (cocaine and methamphetamine), failure to appear and possessing instruments of a crime, following a traffic stop at Chickasawba and 10th...

Mr. James "Kenny" Kenneth Brown, 77, of Fairhope, AL, Formerly Osceola, passed away on July 21,2016 at his residence. He was born on April 4, 1939 in Pocahontas to the late Edgar and Ella Mae Smith Carroll, he was a retired employee of the city of Osceola and was in the US Army...

Mrs. Ruth "Tina" Clementine Ford, 83, of Marked Tree, left this life on July 29,2016 in Jonesboro. She was born on May 11,1933 in Russellville to the late Williams and Eva Mae Williams Adams, She was a homemaker of Baptist Faith. In addition to the death of her parents, She is also proceeded in death by her husband, Berlin "Jack" Ford, two sisters, Eula Wagner and Josie Adams,one granddaughter, Shiloah Star Roark, and three brothers, Rudolph, John L. and Billy Adams...

Mr. Danny Jean Grubbs, 51, of Paragould, passed away on July 31 at his residence. He was born on September 6, 1964 in Osceola to Billy Grubbs and Mary Grubbs of Manila. He was a landscaper of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Grubbs is proceeded in death by his brother, Troy Wayne Grubbs...

Mr. Earnest Wilson Sr., 71, of Armorel, passed away on July 27, 2016 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. He was a Chef. He was born on January 13, 1945. Mr. Wilson leaves behind, Two daughters, Victoria Wilson Vance of Blytheville and Taira Gordon of Jonesboro,...

Naoma Lee French, age 82 of Harrison, former longtime Leachville resident, passed from this life Friday July 29, 2016 at her daughter's home in Harrison. Born in Swifton, Arkansas she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Mary Helen Hawley McGraw and was raised in the Arbyrd, Missouri area. ...

Bobby Ray Boozy, 73, of Gosnell, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016 at his home. Bobby was born to Monroe and Grace Boozy in Missouri. He was a retired bus mechanic for the Blytheville School District and attended Gosnell Baptist Church. He loved to work on cars and travel. Bobby enjoyed spending time with his grand and great-grandchildren...

Frances Parish, 80, of Blytheville, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Frances was born to Homer and Dilly Hodge in Dell. She was a homemaker and was a member of Beacon Baptist Church. Frances was a faithful Christian and read her Bible daily. She prayed for her family every day and was such a great encouragement to them. Frances lived her life by faith and was able to get through the toughest times with the help of God...

Mrs. Lakeyda Nicole Brown,38, of Blytheville, passed away on July 24, 2016 in Blytheville. She was born on December 10,1978 in Blytheville to James and Cynthia Jones Brown, she was a homemaker and a member of New Mt. Olive M.B. Church. She is preceded in death by her sister, Marquita Brown...

Robert "Bob" D. Edwards, 69, of Blytheville, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016 at his home. He was born to Homer and Delores Edwards in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. Bob retired as a Lieutenant after 15 years on the Blytheville Fire Department and was a retired instructor and coordinator for the Arkansas Fire Training Academy. ...

Watson "Pete" Sailors, 76, of Blytheville, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis.Pete was born in Hale County, Alabama. He grew up in the Blytheville-Osceola area and went to Burdette School. As a young man, Pete worked on the family farm, taking care of the livestock and picking and chopping cotton. ...

Myrtle Elizabeth Marshall, 85, of Gosnell, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016 at her home.She was born to John and Sylvia Hodge in Vineland, Missouri. Myrtle was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was a member and past matron of the Eastern Star. She was active with the Boy Scouts when her son was younger and was always involved in her children's activities and PTA. Myrtle was an avid Cardinals fan. She loved her children and great-grandchildren...

Lowe's will be donating a new metal pavilion to replace the old one that was demolished at Walker Park. Lowe's will also be donating a grill for the pavilion. The project is expected to begin in about 30 days and take about three days to complete. The old pavilion was built in 1976 and was demolished for safety reasons. ...

An armed man robbed Aaron's around 11 a.m. Tuesday. According to Capt. Scott Adams, store employees said as they were in the process of leaving the store to take a deposit to the bank, an unknown black male approached, brandished a handgun and demanded money...