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Gregory “Greg” Fitzgerald Bobo
(Obituary ~ 12/30/22)
Gregory “Greg” Fitzgerald Bobo, 55, of Pine Bluff, passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Mr. Bobo was born July 26, 1967. Viewing was from 5-6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19, at Brown Funeral Home in Pine Bluff. Funeral service was 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Bethany Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Pine Bluff by Bishop Vernon E. Kennebrew. Interment was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pine Bluff, by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff...
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Barbara Ann Calvert
(Obituary ~ 12/30/22)
Barbara Ann Calvert, 89, of Mountain Home, formerly of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Hiram Shaddox Nursing Home in Mountain Home. She was born Jan. 1, 1933, in Blytheville to Polk Hargett and Mattie Gladys Ratliff Hargett. Barbara enjoyed shopping and cooking, but mostly just spending time with her family. She loved to travel, but not at night. She and her husband managed apartments in several states over the years...
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Michelle “Shelly” Boyd Decker
(Obituary ~ 12/30/22)
Michelle “Shelly” Boyd Decker, 60, of Martinsville, Vir., a former Leachville area resident, passed from this life, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Born in Leachville, she was the daughter of the late Johnny Boyd. ...
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Anita Sykes Mayerski
(Obituary ~ 12/30/22)
Anita Sykes Mayerski, 90, of La Puente, Calif., formerly of Blytheville, passed from this life on Nov. 18, 2022, surrounded by her children. Anita was the daughter of John Thomas and Mattye Sue (Ball) Sykes and sister of Jimmy, Jerry and Donna Sykes. She was born in Blytheville and raised in Promised Land. She was a graduate of Blytheville High School class of 1949...
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James Watts, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/30/22)
James Watts, Jr., 91, of Manila, passed from this life Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Saint Joe and raised in Shirley, he was the son of the late Walter James and Bessie Louise Dunning Watts and had been a longtime resident of North Plains, Ore., before making his home in Manila in 1978. ...
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Customer robbed at local eatery
(Local News ~ 12/30/22)
By STEVE KNOX - Osceola Times A customer of Bistro 1121 was robbed outside the restaurant the evening of Dec. 23. The Blytheville Police Department responded to the call of the robbery at 11:30 p.m. Once on the scene, several staff members told BPD that a customer, Earnest Perez, was allegedly robbed by a person identified as D. Perry. Neither Perez or Perry were present when officers arrived...
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Shooting fireworks/guns are illegal in Blytheville regardless of holiday
(Local News ~ 12/30/22)
The New Year weekend has arrived and Police Chief Ross Thompson has issued a safety warning to all residents. The police department released the following statement on Friday afternoon, “As we begin to prepare for the upcoming new year, we, at the Blytheville Police Department, would like to remind the citizens of Blytheville that shooting fireworks, handguns, shotguns, rifles, etc. is prohibited and illegal in the city limits of Blytheville...
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