Stories from Friday, December 29, 2017

Mr. Bobby Wayne Bishop, 82, of Blytheville, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Bobby was born in Deering, Missouri to David and Virgie (Tidwell) Bishop. He was retired from Monsanto and liked to hunt and fish...

Mrs. Brenda Joyce Brewer was born January 28, 1955 in Tyronza to Herschel and Mildred Staton Collins. She was a home health employee and of the Pentecostal faith. Mrs. Brewer passed away December 27, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 62...

On December 15 a jury reached a guilty verdict in the case of State v. Allan Curtis Jones. Jones was convicted of murder in the second degree and he was sentenced to 24 years (18 years for murder and six years for fire arm enhancement) in Arkansas Department of Corrections. ...

Ms. Mary Sue Cavness, 76, of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Mary was born in Blytheville to Milton and Guyeula (Lipscomb) Cavness. She was a homemaker and a Jehovah Witness. Mary loved coloring and was infatuated with the news. She loved animals, especially horses and butterflies...

The city of Blytheville has opened the former National Guard Armory (1700 S Division St, corner of S. Division and Byrum Road) as a "warming center." The warming center opened Friday evening and will continue at least through Saturday night. Volunteers are currently being sought for setting up, cleaning up, staying overnight and/or transportation. If you or someone you know would like to volunteer let us know and we will direct you to who you need to talk to...

In 1913 construction of the Panama Canal was finally completed, the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed, the Federal Reserve was created and Frank Anderson was born. Anderson celebrated turning 104 Thursday night at the Ramey Center at Westminster Village. Friends and family were joined in revelry while Westminster Village Resident Services Director Kendall Berry, spoke on some of the significant events of Anderson’s life...

Tuesday morning at 8:04 a.m. the Blytheville Fire Department (BFD) responded to a house fire in the 100 block of West Sycamore. When crews arrived on the scene they witnessed smoke coming from the structure. Two adult occupants of the home exited the structure prior to BFD’s arrival. Fire suppression crews advanced hose lines into the home and quickly extinguished the fire. A rescue team performed a search of the home and verified all occupants were out of the house...