Stories from Monday, November 18, 2019

Wendell Hulen Gadberry, 82, of Manila, passed from this life Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Shirley, he was the son of the late Clarence and Mildred Bradford Gadberry and was raised in the Keiser/Osceola area before making his home in Manila. ...

David Lee Hopper, 32, of Tyronza, died Nov. 12, 2019, at his home. He was a laborer for Tyronza Truck and Trailer. Mr. Hopper was born May 16, 1987 in Memphis, Tenn., to David Ronald Hopper and Dorothy Christine Manning. He was preceded in death by his father David Ronald Hopper and one brother Franklin Gene Lavoie...

A total of 88 pounds of drugs was seized in a bust Friday evening at a reported upholstery business at the corner of Ash Street and South Division in Blytheville, according to Second Judicial District prosecuting attorney Scott Ellington. Randie Booker, 35, and George Green, 49, were arrested during the operation, Ellington said...

The City of Blytheville continued to tear down dilapidated houses, demolishing 1309 Kingwood on Monday afternoon. Since late August, the city has torn down 16 structures as part of a cleanup effort aimed out beautifying the city and making neighborhoods safer. Blytheville has invested about $300,000 in the cleanup effort, including purchasing a $153,000 excavator. Public Works employee Shannon Harris is shown operating the excavator...