Stories from Friday, August 2, 2019

Wildy Farms near Manila, Moore's Melons in Hornersville and Lawrence Farms in Wilson were among the Wednesday's tour stops for producers participating in the National Cotton Council's 2019 Producer Information Exchange (P.I.E.) program. The P.I.E. program is sponsored by Bayer through a grant to The Cotton Foundation and has been helping growers share ideas for 31 years...

Blytheville police confiscated a pound of marijuana and arrested Trinity Shivers on drug charges following a traffic stop Wednesday in the area of East Davis and Walker Park. “I, Officer Norman, was in the area of East Davis and Walker Park watching the traffic at a house known for selling narcotics,” the police report reads. ...

Bobby Joe Benham, 66, of Manila, passed from this life Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at his home. Born in Manila, he was the son of the late Charles Mackey Joe and Shirley Ford Benham and had been a longtime Manila resident. As a young man he had worked for Robert Hamilton Farms and later worked for Paul Fleeman Farms where he retired in 2017. Bobby enjoyed his family and was an avid fisherman...