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Bernard Ardell Thomas
(Obituary ~ 10/10/23)
Bernard Ardell Thomas, 61, of Blytheville passed from this life on Sunday Oct. 1, 2023, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born Nov. 23, 1960, to the late Albert B. Nickerson and the late Bonnie Thomas Nickerson in Osceola. He was a member of the Tabernacle M.B. Church in Osceola and worked as a janitor up to his retirement...
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Leslie DeWayne LaCotts
(Obituary ~ 10/10/23)
Leslie DeWayne LaCotts, 64, of Blytheville passed away Oct. 7, 2023, at his home in Blytheville. He was born to Joe LaCotts and Ruby Modlin Bennett on Oct. 12, 1958. Mr. LaCotts was a factory worker and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Joe Carroll LaCotts; stepfather, Duane Bennett; one brother, Jay LaCotts; and one sister, Pam Beall...
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Charles “Floyd” Akes
(Obituary ~ 10/10/23)
Charles “Floyd” Akes, 86, of Monette, passed from this life Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Dardanelle, he was the son of the late Will and Jessie Harvey Akes and had been a longtime Monette area resident. ...
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Willie James Jones
(Obituary ~ 10/10/23)
Willie James Jones, 71, of Jacksonville, formerly of Osceola, passed away Sept. 30, 2023, at the VA Hospital in Little Rock. He was born April 10, 1952, in Osceola to Jimmy Davis and Willie Gertrude Jones Kimble. Mr. Jones was a U.S. Navy veteran and a retired cook. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Michael Jones; one daughter; one brother Robert Jones; and one sister, Lillie Kimble...
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400 Arkansas women die each year from breast cancer
(Local News ~ 10/10/23)
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) BreastCare program coordinates efforts with a statewide network of providers offering no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings and follow-up services. Nearly 400 women die due to breast cancer and over 2500 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in Arkansas. ...
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Lepanto man bags prize alligator
(Local News ~ 10/10/23)
Drew Tyler of Lepanto earned his bragging rights with his prize of a nine and a half foot, 200 pound alligator. The American alligator is like the ones found in the swamps of Louisiana. Tyler killed this alligator in Florida. Tyler’s cousin, Michael Gordon, set up the hunt through a friend, Jake Adkins, who has Marshy Creek outfitters hunt guides. This was Tyler’s fourth gator hunt...
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