Stories from Thursday, February 13, 2020

Betty Dodds Southern, 93, passed away Jan. 26, 2020, in Germantown, Tenn. Betty was born in Dyersburg, Tenn., on June 17, 1926. She attended Freed Hardeman University where she obtained her teaching degree and then moved to Blytheville. It was in Blytheville that she met her future husband, Clyde, on a blind date. ...

Mary Lynn Leggett, 90, of Gosnell, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, at her home. Mary was the daughter of Claud and Vela Tomlinson Duncan. Mary attended school at Dell and graduated from Gosnell High School. In 1959, she began college at Arkansas State University all while working a full time job and raising her children. ...

Blytheville City Councilman R.L. Jones' property was damaged during a shooting at his residence, but there were no injuries and he was not a target, according to Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson. Two suspects are in custody after being arrested by Gosnell police officers...