Stories from Monday, May 1, 2017

Phyllis Kay Greathouse, 67, of Leachville, passed from this life Saturday, April 29, 2017, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Born Dec. 10, 1949, in Leachville to the late James Andrew and Virgie Williams Anthony, she was a 1967 graduate of Leachville High School and was a retired beautician. A lifelong Leachville resident, she was an active member of the Milligan Ridge Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school and served as church pianist for over 34 years...

Mr. Cletis Pearl Eddings, 69, of Manila, passed away April 27, 2017, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born July 28, 1947, in Manila, he was the son of the late Homer and Rosalee Murphy Eddings and had been a longtime area resident. Mr. Eddings enjoyed was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing, yardwork, walking and spending time with his grandchildren...

Helen Ludean Blevins, 80, of Leachville, passed from this life Thursday, April 27, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Bradford, she was the daughter of the late Jake and Mabel Wallace Ballard and had been a Leachville resident the past 72 years. ...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. — Police arrested Coley Wells on charges of possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) following a traffic stop on South Division. — Police arrested Kevin McKinney, 49, on charges of theft and domestic battery in the 1300 block of South 1st...

The National Weather Service said an EF-1 tornado caused extensive damage in Dell early Sunday morning, including leveling a cotton gin and downing numerous trees. A National Weather Service forecaster told the Courier News that winds reached 105 miles per hour with the tornado starting just southwest of Dell around 2:07 a.m. and ending about 2:13 a.m...