Stories from Friday, January 29, 2021

Dennis Lee Johnson was born Nov. 18, 1951 in Blytheville to the late Jessie Griffin and Dorothy Weeden. Dennis departed this life on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 69. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, William Charles Kelly Griffin...

Kenneth Wayne Lucy, 58, of Paragould, passed from this life Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Born in Manila, he was raised in Leachville and was a 1981 graduate of Leachville High School. Kenneth had been a lifelong area resident until making his home in Paragould after he became ill in 2020. ...

Beams from Nucor-Yamato Steel can be found in pro sports stadiums, the Freedom Tower, high rises and now Amazon distribution facilities and even Telsa’s new headquarters in Austin, Texas. Business has been steady for the steel giant despite the pandemic...