Stories from Wednesday, August 3, 2016

An Arkansas Department of Labor safety and health specialist inspected the Blytheville Police Department facility on Friday. According to Mayor James Sanders, the inspector, Eddie Newsom, is working on a report for his findings. Did Newsom say the building is a health hazard?...

The annual State Sales Tax Holiday is scheduled for this weekend, and several local stores are offering deals to further the back-to-school savings. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday and ending at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, the State of Arkansas will allow shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain school supplies, school art supplies, school instructional materials, and clothing free of state and local sales or use tax...

Naoma Lee French, 82, of Harrison, former longtime Leachville resident, passed from this life Friday, July 29, 2016, at her daughter's home in Harrison. Born in Swifton, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Mary Helen Hawley McGraw and was raised in the Arbyrd, Mo., area. ...

Barbara Marie Irwin, 82 of Black Oak, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born June 3, 1934, in Long Beach, Calif., to the late Pete and Mary Motcher Tarsarar. She was a homemaker who was also a pilot. She attended New Hope Baptist Church in Black Oak...