Stories from Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Staff members from Congressman Rick Crawford, 1st District of Arkansas, held a mobile office in Manila, Gosnell and Osceola on Tuesday. Charles Landrum, director of grants and community management, along with Taylor Ladner, caseworker manager and Sherrie Mitchell, constituent service manager, met with citizens to discuss any issues regarding federal agencies such as Medicare, Veteran Affairs, U.S. ...

Firefighters from Osceola, Luxora and Keiser battled flames at the Mississippi County Landfill Thursday evening. Units were on site fighting the fire at approximately 4:30 p.m. They were there for several hours, assisting crews from the county as the flames were turned over in the dirt. (Photo By Sandra Brand)...

By Kay Richter NEA Town Courier Mississippi County recently approved a health equity subgrant providing major renovations to the Blytheville Health Unit. According to Bill Farris, the regional director of the Arkansas Department of Health, both the health units in neighboring Osceola and Blytheville will begin to see changes over the next few months...

Blanche Mae Larde, of Clarksville, Tenn., formerly of Blytheville, was born March 5, 1950, to William Larde, Sr. and Dora Holloway Larde in Blytheville. Blanche was a 1968 graduate of Richard B. Harrison High School also attended AM&N. She was a lifetime member of New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church. Blanche was employed by Walmart, working 45 years. She enjoyed watching westerns, listening to the Blues and was an avid Arkansas Razorbacks fan...

Anna Beth Thomas, 87, of Leachville, widow of Mr. Ray Thomas, passed from this life Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Dell, she was the daughter of the late Freeman and Agnes Andrews Malloy. Raised in Arbyrd, Mo., she was a graduate of Arbyrd High School. ...