Stories from Friday, August 17, 2018

John L. Welch, Sr., 82, of Hosston, Louisiana and formerly of Blytheville, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Whispering Pines Nursing Home in Plain Dealing, Louisiana. John was born in Kensett, Arkansas to Lewis and Ophie (Lesley) Welch. He was a retired farmer and a member of Gray Baptist Church in Gray, Texas. He was a former employee of Randall Company in Blytheville...

The thunderstorms rolled into the Blytheville area to end early the AAA Benefit game pitting the Blytheville Chickasaws against the Mountain Home Bombers. However, the game had been decided long before coming to a halt, as the Chicks led 50-7 at the time...

Desmone “Desi” Robinson was born March 30, 1989 in Blytheville. She attended Nettleton High School and resided in Jonesboro. She was a member of Fullness of Joy Ministries, where she accepted Christ as her Savior and was baptized. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend. ...

Rosie Lee Fox of Marked Tree was born March 4, 1933 in Slayton, Miss. to the late Steve Anderson and the late Mary Stevenson Anderson. She was a homemaker and a member of Anderson Chapel M.B. Church in Marked Tree. Mrs. Fox passed away on August 14, 2018 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 85. ...

Dorothy Faye Isbell Robinson, 82, of Jonesboro, formerly of Osceola, died August 16, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was a funeral director and office manager for Wilson Funeral Home for 33 years and pastors wife of Healing Word Worship Center in Jonesboro...

Blytheville, Gosnell and KIPP Blytheville schools closed today (Friday) because of flooded roads and no power. At 6:20 a.m., Entergy reported there were 3,220 customers without power; at 6:50 a.m. that number was 1,624. According to Blytheville assistant police chief Ricky Jefferson, there is no reported damage in Blytheville...

Arkansas Northeastern College's newest addition to its campus was officially opened on Friday. The college's new center will allow for advancements in ANC's workforce development training. While ANC's classes do not start until Monday, the college had a dedication ceremony as well as a public open house on Friday. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson was among those in attendance for the dedication ceremony...

After a scoreless first half, Gosnell scored two offensive touchdowns and one on defense in the second half to blank Paragould, 22-0, in an Arkansas Activities Association benefit game at J.W. Rea Stadium. “We were a little rusty starting off, execution problems,” Gosnell head coach Brandon Barbaree said. “Fumble, we drop a ball that hits us right in the hands. It’s a play that we run 20 times a day...But I like the effort in the first half; we just weren’t executing.”...