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Roy Lee Marshall
(Obituary ~ 10/08/21)
Roy Lee Marshall of Blytheville was born July 30, 1961, in Osceola to Raymond Marshall of Blytheville and the late Julia Robinson. Mr. Marshall was an assistant basketball coach, a member of Omega Psi Phi Inc, as well as a Freemason. Mr. Marshall passed away Sept. 30, 2021, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock at the age of 60. He was preceded in death by his mother, Julia Robinson, one son Larry Croom, two brothers Sam Robinson and Tommy Mosley, and one sister Mary Robinson...
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McGowan sentenced to 65 years
(Local News ~ 10/08/21)
OSCEOLA — Jeremy M. Thomas, deputy prosecuting attorney, prosecuted 30-year-old Perry McGowan, Jr. of West Memphis for the shooting death of Tyangus Mitchell. A Mississippi County jury late Thursday evening found McGowan guilty of second-degree murder. And Circuit Judge Dan Ritchey followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced McGowan to 65 years’ imprisonment...
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Danny Joe Bratcher
(Obituary ~ 10/08/21)
Danny Joe Bratcher of McKinney, Texas passed away Oct. 4, 2021, at the age of 81. He was born on June 26, 1940, to James Edward Bratcher and Geraldine (Sigers) Bratcher in Blytheville. Joe married Judy Friedl on Oct. 12, 1963 in Little Rock. He was a retired teacher and coach after graduating from The University of Central Arkansas. ...
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Jerry Thomas Rodgers
(Obituary ~ 10/08/21)
Jerry Thomas Rodgers of Blytheville was born June 27, 1946, in Little Rock to the late Rubye Scrivner, he was adopted and raised by the late Bobby Rodgers and the late Lucille Roberts Rodgers. He was an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam era, worked as a welder for over 40 years and was of the Baptist faith. ...
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Joyce Pate
(Obituary ~ 10/08/21)
Joyce Pate, 78, of Mountain Home passed away peacefully Oct. 3, 2021, at Hospice of the Ozarks in Mountain Home. Joyce was born May 17, 1943, in Blytheville to Lonnie Edgar and Grace Langston Miller. Joyce was fiercely devoted to her family and was a faithful member of The Bridge Missionary Baptist Church in Mountain Home. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Aaron E. Pate; her parents; her siblings, Jerome Miller, David Miller, Elizabeth Miller and Lois Pace...
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Miller Ross Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/08/21)
Miller Ross Jr., 59, of Luxora, passed away Sept. 30, 2021, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was a sanitation worker for the city of Luxora and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Ross was born Jan. 5, 1962, in Osceola to Miller Ross Sr. and Willie Mae Buchanan. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Johnny Neal Cook...
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Chamber holds community clean-up
(Local News ~ 10/08/21)
The Mississippi County Regional Chamber of Commerce held a clean-up day in Blytheville Friday, collecting e-waste, including old cell phones, computers, printers, as well as old tires, batteries and paint cans. Southern Bancorp provided a shredder for senstive documents. ...
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UPDATE: BPD officer Purrington booked
(Local News ~ 10/08/21)
A Blytheville police officer is under investigation for an alleged domestic assault Thursday. "One of our officers was involved in a domestic assault last night at his girlfriends house in the county," Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson said Friday morning. ...
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Chicks rout Highland for first win
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/21)
The Blytheville Chickasaws scored on their first four possessions of the second half to turn a two-point halftime deficit into a 34-14 rout of the Highland Rebels in front of a large homecoming crowd at Haley Field. Blytheville head coach Greg Ruffin earned his first victory as coach of his alma mater, and the Chicks take momentum into next week’s highly-anticipated clash at crosstown rival Gosnell...
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