Stories from Friday, July 19, 2019

Roger Dale Bell, 70, of Caraway, passed away after a short battle of pancreatic and liver cancer on Thursday, July 18, 2019. He was surrounded by his children, grandchildren, family and close friends. He was born Nov. 19, 1948, in Jonesboro to the late J.L. ...

Mary Joan “Joanie” Schafer Hess passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro. Born and raised in Scottsburg, Ind., Joanie was the daughter of Bernard and Josephine Schafer and the wife of Dr. James A. Hess, where they shared a loving marriage of 49 years in Blytheville. Joanie shared a thriving dental practice in Blytheville with her husband after graduating from the University of Louisville School of Dental Hygiene as a licensed dental hygienist...

Mississippi County residents can now pay their real estate and personal taxes online. To pay taxes online, go to https://propertytax.ark.org/ Mississippi. “This site was created to give taxpayers the opportunity to pay their taxes online,” the site says. ...

Fred’s, Inc. announced last Friday it will close an additional 129 stores including the store located in Manila. Others in the area to be closed are located in Harrisburg, Marked Tree, and Piggott in Arkansas; and East Prairie and Portageville in Missouri...