Stories from Monday, April 1, 2019

Blytheville police have arrested two suspects in the weekend shooting death of 20-year-old Malik Holliman on South 21st Street, Blytheville Assistant Police Chief Ricky Jefferson said Monday morning.. Rakeem Harris, 26, and Renaldre “Dre” Harris, 25, are both in custody and face first degree murder charges...

Richard Fowler Wright, Jr., 85, of Spokane, Wash., formerly of Blytheville, passed away on March 27, 2019, surrounded by family. He was born to parents Richard Fowler Wright, Sr. and Virginia Blair Wright of Jacksonville, Fla. Richard graduated from Andrew Jackson High School and attended the University of Florida. He married Gena Gaines in 1961, who survives him...

Neely Mae Harris, 92, of Osceola passed away March 28, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. She was a homemaker, a member of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church and on the motherboard in Osceola. Ms. Neely was born Feb. 14, 1927, in Joiner to Joe Brown and Annie Bell Durke Brown...

According to Blytheville assistant police chief Ricky Jefferson, Moultrie Street between 7th and McDaniels streets will be closed for repairs until Tuesday, April 9.

Pete Denzel Edwards, 24, of Osceola, was critically wounded this morning stemming from a law enforcement officer-involved shooting. The incident occurred about 12:40 AM near the 400 block of Semmes Street in Osceola (Mississippi County). An Osceola police officer had stopped a vehicle driven by Edwards for a traffic violation. According to the officer, during the course of the traffic stop, Edwards was “non-compliant”...