Stories from Thursday, August 8, 2013

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Dena Lynn Marshall, 59, of Brookland, died Monday Aug. 5, 2013, at her home. Born in Stuttgart, she was the daughter of the late John Frank and Joyce Bradley Berry and was a 1972 graduate of Sloan-Hendrix High School in Imboden. ...

It's hard to believe that my oldest daughter will be a freshman this year. Starr registered at Blytheville High School last week, and she's looking forward to starting a new school, in a new district.

Mr. Johnny R. Wisdom, 80, of Blytheville, passed from this life Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013.

Mr. Barry Vance Suthern, 43, of Blytheville, died Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville.

Dena Lynn Marshall, 59, of Brookland, died Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at her home.

Mrs. Wonda Jackson, 52, of Blytheville, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, in Blytheville.

Veola Broadnax, 77, of Osceola, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Jonesboro.

Mr. Danny Robert McWilliams, 66, of Jonesboro passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at St. Bernards Medical Center.

The Small Business Association and the Delta Regional Authority are teaming up to present an information session on the Affordable Care Act and opportunities it presents for Arkansas small businesses.

The Mississippi County Hospital System is on the lookout for a new full-time surgeon, according to CEO Ralph Beaty's report to the system's board on Wednesday.

A property that was once the site of a funeral home may become home to a new restaurant in Blytheville.

Blytheville's Historic District Commission voted unanimously to move forward with its first round of locations chosen to turn in to Blytheville City Attorney Mike Bearden for approval of its "demolition by neglect" process.

For the military personnel involved in Operation Healthy Delta, most of whom are in the reserves, the training received during the project is invaluable.