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Wallace Taylor Needham
(Obituary ~ 07/11/23)
Wallace Taylor Needham, 80, of Evansville, Ind., passed away Friday, July 7, 2023, surrounded by loved ones at Deaconess Midtown Hospital. He was born Feb. 11, 1943, in Blytheville to the late Bernice (Gambel) and Samual M. Needham. Wallace served in the United States Army for over 17 years and retired in 1983. ...
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Rev. Alvin Lee Clay
(Obituary ~ 07/11/23)
Rev. Alvin Lee Clay was born Jan. 19, 1947, in Blytheville. He was the youngest of seven children born to the late Mack and Carrie Bullocks Clay. He departed this life on Friday, July 7, 2023, at the age of 76 in his home. He confessed hope in Christ at an early age. ...
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Debra Brooks
(Obituary ~ 07/11/23)
Debra Brooks was born Nov. 13, 1956, to Joe Brooks Jr. and Ruthie Jones in Osceola. She departed this life on July 9, 2023, at her home in Jonesboro at the age of 66. She leaves to cherish her memories three daughters, Elizabeth McNeal of Jonesboro, Phillis Banest of Sherman, Texas, and LaSonya Brooks of Mesquite, Texas; seven sisters, Gladys Richardson and Jaqueline Love, both of Osceola, Carolyn Garrett, Shanna Garrett, Lahoma Beal and Sharetta Brooks, all of Jonesboro, and Varonda Brooks of Huntsville, Ala.; four brothers, Jesse Brooks of Atlanta, Ga., Ervin Garrett of Blytheville, Sammie Nelson of Jonesboro and Joe Brooks III of Osceola; stepmother, Bernice Brooks of Osceola; two grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.. ...
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Jeffery Allan Rose
(Obituary ~ 07/11/23)
Jeffery Allan Rose, 42, of Leachville, passed from this life Sunday, July 9, 2023, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Born in Leachville to Hugh Wayne and Tamara Sue Hollis Rose, he was a 1999 graduate of Buffalo Island Central and a lifelong Leachville resident. ...
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Jordan Elijah Dewayne Wilson
(Obituary ~ 07/11/23)
Jordan Elijah Dewayne Wilson was born Dec. 21, 2007, to Yatrice Jones and Martin Wayne Wilson Jr. in Blytheville and departed this life on June 29, 2023, at the tender age of 15. From birth, his bright smile illuminated the light he would bring to the world. ...
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Robert Walter “Bubba” Caruthers, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 07/11/23)
Robert Walter “Bubba” Caruthers, Jr., 60, of Old Hickory, Tenn., passed away July 6, 2023, at Kennistone Baptist Memorial in Marietta, Ga. He was born May 20, 1963, in Keiser to Robert and Helen Smith Caruthers, Sr. He was a truck driver and a U.S. Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Robert Williams Caruthers; and a sister, Betty Klugh...
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James Franklin Bolden
(Obituary ~ 07/11/23)
James Franklin Bolden, 61, of Marked Tree, passed away June 30, 2023, at NEA Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born Jan. 4, 1962, in Memphis, Tenn., to George T. Bolden and Florie Scott Duncan. He was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his mother, Florie Duncan of St. Porter, Texas, and one brother, John Bolden of Marked Tree...
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Car break-ins reported in Manila
(Local News ~ 07/11/23)
Several vehicle break-ins in Manila were reported early Tuesday morning and are under investigation. Manila Chief of Police Jackie Hill said two vehicles on Dixon Street and one on Nancy Street were reported broken into. Some change was removed from one and $200 was reported taken from another...
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Rate study indicates 65 % increase needed - Blytheville officials consider water rate hike
(Local News ~ 07/11/23)
By MARCUS MCCLAIN NEA Town Courier Arkansas Act 605 of 2021 implemented additional requirements of retail water departments in managing and operating water systems. One of those responsibilities included a rate study, to be conducted every five years. Rates determined from those the study are to be implemented within one year, or two years if it’s found that rates should increase by 50% or more...
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BPD search for suspected felon
(Local News ~ 07/11/23)
The Blytheville Police Department is asking for your help in locating a suspected felon. Police are searching for Joel Williams. Williams has multiple felony warrants through the city police department including battery first-degree and possession of a firearm by certain persons...
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