Stories from Thursday, August 4, 2022

Bridge maintenance to the Highway 77 Bridge over the Little River near Athelstan will cause bridge closure tomorrow. Weather permitting; crews will close Highway 77 between Highways 140 and 158 tomorrow, Aug. 5, from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Local traffic may travel from the bridge north to Highway 158 and south to Highway 140 but may not cross the Little River Bridge...

Lola Bell Douglas, 78, of Osceola passed away July 23, 2022, at her home. She was a retired factory worker in administration, a member of Pilgrim Rest MB Church in Osceola and on the Motherboard. Mrs. Douglas was born Nov. 23, 1943, in Osceola to John I. Wyatt and Adell. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Rochester L. Taylor was born Jan. 1, 1944, in Blytheville to Isaiah Taylor and Dora Mae (Bell). To this union 14 children were born. He moved to Miami, Fla., in 1964 and then he returned home in 2008, where he united at New Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. ...

Judy Kay Wilson, 73 of Manila, widow of Thomas Wilson, passed from this life Thursday, July 28, 2022, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Little Rock, she was the daughter of the late Frank T. and Myrtle Wadkins Davidson and was raised in Arkansas. ...

Delora Dillon, 85, of Manila, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2022.    She was born Oct. 8, 1936, in Monette. Delora lived most of her life in Manila where she attended Manila High School. She was a member Manila First Baptist Church. She enjoyed working in her church as youth leader, choir member, Sunday school teacher and many other areas. ...