Stories from Monday, July 8, 2019

Opal Eatmon, 98, of Blytheville, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Great River Medical Center. Born to Nathan Walker (N.W.) and Vera Caviness in New Albany, Miss., she was a devoted homemaker and a charter member of the North Tenth Street Baptist Church. Opal loved to quilt, sew and cook...

Charlotte Kelley, 53, of Manila, passed from this life Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Born at Leachville, she was the daughter of the late Birlie "Bud" and Hazel Jeanette Russell Kelley. A lifelong Manila resident, Charlotte was a 1984 graduate of Manila High School and had been an employee of the former Arlee Manufacturing in Leachville, a job she thoroughly enjoyed and spoke of often...

Deceased dogs have been discovered dumped along Highway 150 and North County Road 631 in the Gosnell and Yarbro areas. One puppy was found alive, sleeping with the deceased animals. Anyone with any information on who these animals belonged to or what happened to them, please contact the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department at 870-658-2242 or Crimestoppers at 844-910-STOP. You can remain anonymous...