Stories from Monday, May 21, 2018

A man lost his life in an accident Sunday night at the corner of Ruddle and Cherry Streets. According to Blytheville Assistant Police Chief Ricky Jefferson, Ray McLaurin, 51, suffered fatal injuries in the crash around 10:42 p.m. Sunday. “A 2004 Dodge Stratus driven by Ray McLaurin (51 years of age) was westbound on Cherry and came to a stop at the stop sign and subsequently pulled out in the path of a 2012 Nissan Altima, driven by Joshua Wilson (31 years of age) that was traveling north on Ruddle Road,” Jefferson wrote in a press release. ...