Stories from Sunday, November 10, 2019

Veteran Marie George of Lake City was part of the U.S. Navy W.A.V.E.S (Women Accepted for Voluntary Enlisted Service). Marie, originally from Yaphank, L.I., NY, enlisted in 1960 two months after her 18th birthday. “My sister and I used to say we were going to grow up to be Daddy's secretaries, but that was not to be,” she said...

“Once a Marine, always a Marine,” is a motto known well to the many who served and  are serving in the Marine Corps, including John H. Mitchell of Manila. Mitchell is a World War II veteran and is proud to be an American and proud to be a veteran. At 93, the Blytheville native attends Veterans Day ceremonies and is thankful for his country. ...

Motorcyclist James Wright, 52, of Manila suffered fatal injuries after being struck by a Blytheville Police Department patrol car driven by officer Jonathan Penney, Sunday evening, at West Main and 17th Street, according to a report from the Arkansas State Police.