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Donald Eugene Covey
(Obituary ~ 08/20/21)
Donald Eugene Covey, 74, of Jonesboro, formerly of Leachville, passed from this life Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Jonesboro and raised in Leachville, he was the son of the late Luther and Doris Johnson Covey and was a 1964 graduate of Leachville High School. Donald later earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro and became an instructor in accounting at ASU-Newport. He was also employed by Southern Management Corporation of Jonesboro until his retirement in 2019. Donald enjoyed hunting, fishing, traveling and spending time with family, especially watching his grandsons play ball.. ...
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Laura Marie Haddock
(Obituary ~ 08/20/21)
Laura Marie Haddock, 41, of Caraway, formerly of Manila, passed from this life Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. Born in Jonesboro, she was the daughter of the late Otis and Florabell Harwood Gifford and had been a Caraway resident since 2018. Laura was a 1998 graduate of Manila High School and had attended Mississippi County Community College and Arkansas State University-Newport and received a degree in nursing in 2015. Laura was the co-owner and chief nursing officer of Angels Personal Care in Gosnell and was employed by Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. She was a former employee of Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro and Elite Senior Care of Manila. Laura enjoyed fishing, shopping and spending time with family and friends, but what she was most passionate about was caring for and helping others. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Emily Hartgraves, and an uncle, Robert Harwood, Sr.. ...
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Lt. Col. Jim Hysinger
(Obituary ~ 08/20/21)
Lt. Col. Jim Hysinger, 95, of Blytheville passed from this life on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born to the late H.A. and Freddie Mae Hysinger on Feb. 20, 1926, in Margaret, Texas. He graduated college from the University of Omaha with his Military Science degree. ...
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Ricky Charles Wilburn, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/20/21)
Ricky Charles Wilburn, Jr. of Osceola died Aug. 16, 2021, at South Mississippi County Hospital in Osceola. He was a department manager at Osceola Wal-Mart, a Jehovah witness and attended school in Osceola. Mr. Wilburn was born April 28, 1981, in Osceola to Ricky Charles Wilburn Sr. of Marion and Barbara Lambert Houston of Osceola. He was preceded in death by one brother, A.B. Cody...
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ANC pays tribute to Harry L. Crisp
(Local News ~ 08/20/21)
A recognition and unveiling ceremony honoring Harry L. Crisp, II was held on Thursday at the Center for Allied Technologies at Arkansas Northeastern College in Blytheville. Mr. Crisp, CEO of Pepsi MidAmerica, generously donated the former Blytheville Pepsi Cola Distribution Warehouse and land to the college in the early 1990s. ...
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Mayor Sanders provides Covid update
(Local News ~ 08/20/21)
Active COVID-19 cases have continued to rise in Mississippi County as reported by Blytheville Mayor James Sanders. On Aug. 18, he confirmed that there were 244 cases in the county, an increase of 27 from last week’s report. Mississippi County health officer Dr. Valencia Andrews-Pirtle also provided a breakdown of what cities these cases are located in...
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