Stories from Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Peggy Joan (Willburn) Morehead, 83, of Little Rock, formerly of Blytheville and La Junta, Colo., passed away Friday, Jan. 24, at Presbyterian Village surrounded by her loving family. Peggy was born in Pueblo, Colo., on September 25, 1936, to John and Marguerite (Owens) Willburn. She was a homemaker who was devoted to her family as a wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt...

Edward Charles Taylor of Sikeston, Mo., was born July 18, 1951, in Jericho, to the late Willie Taylor and the late Orliner McGhee Taylor. He was a farm worker and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Taylor passed away on Jan. 18, 2020, at the Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the age of 68. He was preceded in death by his father Willie Taylor; his mother Orliner McGhee Taylor; his wife Jackie Taylor; one brother Willie Taylor, Jr. and two sisters, Ruthie Mae Lewis and Betty Jean Bradley...

Workforce development will be the key to Blytheville’s growth, according to Nucor Steel Arkansas vice president and general manager Jay Henderson. At Monday’s Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Henderson challenged the large crowd of business and industrial leaders to do their part in ensuring students are prepared for the job market or college when they walk off the graduation stage...

JONESBORO— The Class 4A second-ranked Blytheville Chickasaws and the Westside Warriors battled in the biggest game of the year this season on Monday night. The Chicks narrowly escaped the hostile standing room only Warrior Dome with a 70-67 victory...

A murder suspect, wanted in Blytheville, was apprehended in Osceola around 12 noon Tuesday by the U.S. Marshal Service with the assistance of the Osceola Police Department.

Kream Kastle is a 2020 finalist for the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. The Blytheville barbecue restaurant is a four-time nominee for the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. Winners will be announced at a reception and induction ceremony on Monday, Feb. 24, at the Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock. The reception will start at 5 p.m., followed by the induction ceremony at 6:15 p.m...