Stories from Thursday, March 15, 2018

A jury found Avante Lawshea guilty of two counts of capital murder and aggravated robbery in the November 2016 Cherry Tree slaying. He was accused in the murders of 62-year-old Bahadur “Bob” Dhillon and 56-year-old Anthony Tramble. On Thursday, Lawshea was sentenced to life plus 10 years, another life plus 10 years for the killing of both men and 10 years that will be served concurrent for the robbery...

Robert Earl Knipple, 90, of Piggott, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2017 at Piggott Community Hospital. Earl was born in Blytheville to C.W. and Norene (Evans) Knipple. He was retired from Ferrell Gas Company and was a retired firefighter with Blytheville Fire Department. ...

James Edward Meyers, 88, of Cardwell, passed from this life Thursday, March 15, 2018, at his home. Born and raised in Corinth, Miss., he was the son of the late William Neal and Lillie Virgie Timmons Meyers and had been a Cardwell area resident since 1952. He was a retired farmer having worked many years for Howard Eldridge Farms in Cardwell...