Stories from Monday, August 26, 2019

Juanita Michelle Whitfield Thompson, 43, of Jonesboro formerly of Blytheville passed away, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Aug. 8, 1976, to Johnny Whitfield and Shirley Thompson in Osceola. Juanita attended school in Blytheville and was employed by NicePak in Jonesboro...

On Monday, officers of the Blytheville Police Department arrested 25-year-old Jervontae Cox in the slaying of 23-year-old Kevondre Williams. Police arrested Cox around 10:45 a.m. Monday while he was walking on Byrum Road in front of the Blytheville Primary School. Cox has been charged with murder in the first degree...

Local school districts and law enforcement officials have reported no specific threats to local schools, but are being cautious after a reported vague threat of gun violence planned for later this week at an undisclosed school. “The Arkansas State Police has been in close contact in recent days with the Federal Bureau of Investigation attempting to identify the source of an alleged threat of gun violence at an undisclosed Arkansas school reportedly planned for later this week,” a statement from the ASP reads. ...