Stories from Friday, August 27, 2021

Willie D. Manning III, 33, of Lancaster, Texas, died Aug. 14, 2021, at Crescent Regional Hospital in Lancaster, Texas. He was a plumber and a member of Bethlehem M.B. Church in Osceola. Mr. Manning was born July 24, 1988, in Blytheville to Willie D. Manning Jr. of Luxora and Janie Mae McLauren Baker of Osceola. He was preceded in death by one brother, Dewayne Manning...

Charles Palmer Cannon, Jr., 46, of Osceola passed away Aug. 23, 2021, at SMC Medical Center in Osceola. He was a commercial artist and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Cannon was born Dec. 8, 1974, to Charles Palmer and Mary Cannon, Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents...

Debra Ann Spence, 61, of Monette, formerly of Leachville, passed from this life Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Monette and raised in Leachville, she was the daughter of the late Robert Dale and Mildred Gean Shepard Imler and had attended Leachville High School. ...

LITTLE ROCK – Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Randy Henderson of Blytheville to the Arkansas State Board of Education, he announced on Thursday. “Randy’s experience in education and leadership provides him with a vision for the future of Arkansas’s students,” Gov. Hutchinson said. “His belief in the power of education for a successful workforce will be of great benefit to our education system and the future of Arkansas.”...

GOSNELL — Down by one to Brookland with seven minutes to play, Gosnell drove from its own 20 to the edge of the red zone. The Pirates had one final shot to take lead as quarterback Floyd Williams dumped a short pass to Landon Wrinkles who came up just short of the first down. Brookland ran out the final 1:28 to secure a 7-6 win in the season opener for both teams at J.W. Rea Stadium...

The Blytheville Chickasaws suffered a 35-0 loss to the Nettleton Raiders in their season opener Aug. 27 at Haley Field. The Raiders momentum was sparked by forcing an early fumble on Blytheville's first possession. Nettleton senior quarterback Cameron Scarlett helped the Raiders capitalize on the turnover with a 40-yard run to the goal line...