Stories from Friday, September 14, 2018

John Alan Bigham, 35, of Osceola died September 11, 2018 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. He worked for Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department and was a member of Westside Baptist Church in Osceola. Mr. Bigham was born May 25, 1983 in Fayette, AL to Thomas Bigham and Pamela Bess. ...

Irma Sue Reynolds, age 90, of Jersey, AR, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Gosnell Health Care in Gosnell. She was born March 12, 1928, a daughter of the late Ellis Charles Wright and Birdie J. Holmes Wright. Also preceding her in death were brothers Punch Wright, Bill Wright and sisters Eva Rae Smith, Emma Jean Harrod. Irma was a homemaker, a Methodist and the widow of John Charles Reynolds. They were united in marriage December 1, 1945...

Mae Lee Peoples Moore, 83 of Blytheville went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at her home. Born January 23, 1935 in Magnolia, Arkansas Mae was the daughter of Albert and Vera Lee Snell Peoples. She moved from Magnolia to Blytheville around 1948 and was a member of Progressive Missionary Baptist Church where she sang in the Choir...

Frankie Eileen Presley, 53, of Dell, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Eileen was born in Jacksonville, Florida to Charles Presley and Sandra Pate Mahan, although, her step father, Billy Greer raised her. ...

Rosetta Bradford of Blytheville was born January 1, 1949 in Blytheville to the late Nathaniel Mathews and the Late Lena Mathews. She was a teacher’s assistant at Learning Tree and a member of New Mt. Olive in Blytheville. Mrs. Bradford passed away on September 8, 2018 at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville at the age of 69...

According to Mississippi County Judge Terri Brassfield, Mississippi County Landfill director Wil Allen was terminated on Monday. According to Brassfield, Mississippi County Landfill assistant director James Roundtree will continue to oversee the operation of the facility for the time being...

With Tuesday marking the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy, Blytheville firemen paid tribute to the victims by accepting Anytime Fitness’ 110-floor challenge. Simulating climbing 110 floors or more at the local gym Tuesday, the local firemen honored the 343 firefighters and other emergency personnel that lost their lives when trying to save those trapped in the World Trade Centers that horrific day in 2001...

The Blytheville Chickasaws (1-2) were just inches away from having a chance to start the 2018 season off 2-1 heading into conference games but an onside kick was recovered by the Marion Patriots (3-0) with 30 seconds remaining, Friday night. Chickasaw head coach Ben Fisher used his two remaining timeouts but the Patriots took a knee for the third time to run the clock out and defeat the Chicks, 37-35. The Patriots scored first with a field goal with 10:04 remaining in the first quarter...