Stories from Thursday, May 3, 2018

William Scott Thayer, 42, of Jonesboro, died April 30, 2018 in Jonesboro. He was US Navy, a retired police officer from Pocohontas and Trumann. Mr. Thayer was born January 24, 1976 in Miami to Carl and Connie Hulsey Haynes. He is survived by his wife Valerie Thayer of Jonesboro, three daughters Allison Plunk of Paragould, Emily Plunk and Paisley Thayer of Jonesboro, in laws James and Kathy Richards of Bay. ...

Juanita Higgins, 80, of Tyronza died May 2, 2018 at Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. She was born May 25, 1937 in Nettleton, Miss. to Ted Hood and Annie Cantrell. Mrs. Higgins was a CNA and a member of Upper Room Pentecostal Church in Tyronza. ...

With the Arkansas Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that the state could enforce its voter ID law during the Primary Election, local voters will be required to show identification before voting. A similar law was struck down in 2014, but the difference in this law is that it allows voters to cast a provisional ballot without a valid ID by signing a sworn statement confirming their identity. ...