Stories from Monday, March 8, 2021

David Roy Smith, 72, of Caraway passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021, at Lakeside Nursing Home. He was born March 20, 1948, in Black Oak. David was a farmer and was a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his mother, Vernie Smith; three brothers, Smokie Mangrum, Jerry Henry and Gary Don Smith...

Sandra Luann Sparks, 66, of Manila, passed from this life Thursday, March 4, 2021, at her home. Born in Caraway, she was the daughter of the late Edward "Bud" Sparks and Billie Little Whitlow and was raised in the Milligan Ridge Community. A lifelong Manila area resident, Sandra was a 1972 graduate of Manila High School and later received an associate degree from Mississippi County Community College in Blytheville. ...

Jerry Lynn McGrew, 74, of Monette, formerly of Manila, passed from this life Friday, March 5, 2021, at the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Born in Heber Springs, he was the son of the late William Harrison and Eula Maybern McGrew and was a 1965 graduate of Manila High School. ...

Around 4 p.m., Monday, Blytheville police officers responded to a shooting on South Division. While responding, a Blytheville Police Department patrol car was involved in an accident at Main and Ruddle, according to Police Chief Ross Thompson. Thompson said the shooting victim was at the Dodge Store, though it is unclear where the shooting occurred. The chief described the victim's injuries as serious...