Stories from Friday, May 24, 2019

Despite record breaking rainfall and flooding, northeast Arkansas farmers continue to make all out efforts to push their planting deadlines while dealing with dire circumstances of every variety. U.S. Climate Data reported that the total average rainfall for the year, in Craighead County, is 48.19 inches, and since Jan. 1, farms on Buffalo Island have already received over 37 inches of rain...

Thursday afternoon, Laura Fletcher, a three-time survivor of cervical cancer, spoke to Rotary Club about the 2019 North Mississippi County Relay For Life, which will be Saturday, June 1, from 6-9 p.m. on Main Street in Blythevile. Registration begins at the survivor tent in front of Farmers Bank at 5:30 p.m. that day...

Blytheville police are investigating a rash of vehicle break-ins Thursday evening in the northeast section of the city. According to reports from the Blytheville Police Department, a thief or thieves broke into a vehicle in the 1100 block of Evergreen, stealing a Nintendo DS with a game and two chargers...

Quincy Whitfield, 19, pled guilty to the 2017 slaying of 22-year-old Delvin Devon Meadows on Tuesday. Whitfield was sentenced to 15 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections and 15 years suspended imposition of sentence on the second degree murder charge...

Duey D. Hickman, 68, of Leachville, passed away May 23, 2019, at his home. He was born Jan. 11, 1951, in St. Louis, Mo., to Jeff Marcus and Varie Collins Hickman. He was of the Baptist faith, loved people, and enjoyed visiting with family and friends...