Stories from Friday, August 7, 2020

Eddie Dean Williams of Gosnell was born July 15, 1951, in Benton Harbor, Mich., to the late Claudie Brown Williams, Sr. and the late Dovie Stewart Williams. He was a factory and construction worker and was of a non-denominational faith. Mr. Williams passed away Aug. ...

Willie Mae Holloway “Danky” of Blytheville was born Sept. 1, 1935, in Wilson to the late Tommy Henderson, Sr. and the late Louise Miller Robinson. She was a cook for St. Joseph Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., and a member of True Foundation Church of Jesus Christ in Yarbro. ...

Young singer Bailey Johnson, 11, of Gosnell won the Crowd Favorite Award in the 9-14 age division at Thursday night's finals of the Jonesboro's Got Talent. She won a voice session with Cory Jackson, a well-known local artist and contender on The Voice. Bailey also gets to perform at a Foundation of Arts production...

During his Wednesday press conference, Blytheville Mayor James Sanders said 120 of the 258 active COVID-19 cases in Mississippi County at the time were in the 72315 zip code. Mississippi County recorded its 13th death from COVID-19 on Thursday as the number of active positive cases rose to 267. There have been 914 positive tests in the county, with 634 recoveries and 6,591 negative test results...