Stories from Friday, June 23, 2017

Mildred Francis Brown, 89, of Troy, Mich., formerly of Caraway, died Sunday morning, June 18, 2017, at Stonecrest Assisted Living in Troy. She was a homemaker and active member of Black Oak Baptist Church and Caraway Senior Citizens Center before moving to Michigan in 2012. Mildred was born July 30, 1927, in Caraway to Pearl and Katie Clark Kelems...

Mr. A.C. Jones of Osceola, passed away on June 19, 2017 in Milan, Tennessee at the age of 84. He was a retired farmer and a member of Hope C.O.G.I.C. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Mary Jones of Osceola; seven sons, Preston Jones of Humboldt, Tenn., Perry Jones of Boston, Mass., Mark (Christina) Jones of Corona, Calif., Paul Jones of Orlando, Fla., Archie Jones of Humboldt, Tenn., Clarence (Charmaine) Estell of Oklahoma City, Okla. ...

The Blytheville City Council discussed and approved several new ordinances and resolutions in their regularly scheduled monthly meeting Tuesday evening; one being the approval of a bid regarding a new Wastewater Lift Station for the city of Blytheville...

Mississippi County Assessor Harley Bradley announced this week that the state’s Assessment Coordination Department has recently completed a reassessment of land values as is custom every three to five years, so Mississippi County residents will see an increase in their property taxes. ...

By TOM HENRY Blytheville Courier News It has been said that a baby’s early arrival shows that life is fragile and though their hands are tiny, the “strength of your grip is unfathomable.” So is the reality of a special young girl named Luella Claire Bohannan...

The Arkansas Northeastern College Board of Trustees met Wednesday to consider the approval of an array of subjects including a recommendation to ratify construction orders (Change Order #1) of the Center for Allied Technologies building. Scott Creecy, Director of the Physical Plant, said that the recent weather has caused construction to halt...

Mrs. Alma Faye Gilpatrick Dulaney, age 87, of Monette, passed from this life Thursday, June 22, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born and raised in Leachville on June 9, 1930, and was the daughter of the late John Luther and Martha Ellen Smith Nance. ...