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Ronald Stovall
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
Ronald Stovall, 68, of Blytheville passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. He was born in Osceola to Robert Orr and Veola Lesley Stovall and raised in Victoria. After graduating from Luxora High School in 1972, he proudly served his country in the United States Army. ...
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Letha Mae Swift
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
Letha Mae Swift, 69, of Blytheville, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023. She was born to Alfonzo and Johnetta McKinney on Dec. 28, 1953, in Blytheville. Mrs. Swift was a retired social worker for the state of Arkansas after serving 20 years as well as a member of Mt. Nebo Church where she took part in the church choir and sat on the mother board. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Clarence McKinney Sr. and Alfonzo McKinney Jr.; and one sister, Fonzetta Booker...
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Billy Don Smith
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
Billy Don Smith, 63, of Blytheville passed away April 19, 2023, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born to Johnny and Jessie Cross Smith in Osceola on March 19, 1960. Mr. Smith was a bus driver and a member of New MT Olive MB Church in Blytheville. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Jerry Thompson and Lyndon Smith; and one sister, Velma Tucker...
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Elizabeth Gardenhire “Betty” Harston
(Obituary ~ 04/25/23)
Elizabeth Gardenhire “Betty” Harston, 75 of Tyronza, formerly of Joiner, passed away April 22, 2023, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. She was a retired factory worker and a member of First Pentecostal Church in Lepanto. Ms. Harston was born July 11, 1947 in Tipton County, Tenn., to Andrew Jackson Gardenhire and Barbara Cynthia Price Shepard. ...
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Healing in the Hood receives $25,000 grant
(Local News ~ 04/25/23)
By Marcus McClain NEA Town Courier Blytheville’s Healing in the Hood is continuing the fight against the opioid epidemic, and is receiving a $25,000 grant from the Coalition Partnership Empowerment (COPE) initiative. The program was born through the Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership (ARORP), providing personalized training with the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America...
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Shooting suspect reports to police
(Local News ~ 04/25/23)
The Blytheville Police Department reported that Keonte King turned himself in on April 24. King was wanted in relation to a shooting on the evening of April 4 in the 100 block of North 2nd Street. A juvenile believed to be involved in the shooting was previously taken into custody...
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