Stories from Wednesday, July 6, 2022

LITTLE ROCK—Four women, all sisters, have pleaded guilty to their involvement in defrauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of over $11.5 million that was intended to benefit farmers who had been discriminated against. Lynda Charles, 72, of Hot Springs; Rosie Bryant, 74, of Colleyville, Texas; Delois Bryant, 75, of North Little Rock; and Brenda Sherpell, 72, of Gainesville, Texas, each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and to defraud the Internal Revenue Service today before Chief United States District Judge D. ...

By Marcus McClain NEA Town Courier The Gosnell men’s basketball program is looking to find stability and they’re planning to do so with new head coach Corbin Clark. Clark's coaching career has been built just up the highway as a resident of Southeast Missouri. ...

As the nation celebrated its Independence Day, the city of Blytheville held its annual fireworks show at the Aeroplex. (Photo By Marcus McClain)

By Marcus McClain - NEA Town Courier The county police and fire committee forwarded a $1.54 million purchase to the American Rescue Plan committee for approval during their June 30 meeting. Committee chair Rick Ash explained that the radio systems for the sheriff’s department have essentially phased out...

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named truck driver Gregory Coleman, of Marked Tree, a Highway Angel for rescuing a woman who jumped off an Alabama bridge in the middle of the night. Coleman drives for Decker Truck Lines from Ft. Dodge, Iowa...

A single car accident in the middle of the afternoon on Monday, July 4, resulted in the driver and three passengers being transported to the hospital. The accident happened on Highway 61 north of East County Road 378, south of Blytheville, when the vehicle left the roadway and overturned twice...

Darrell Glenn Birmingham, 52, of Manila, passed from this life early Monday, July 4, 2022, at UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock. He was surrounded by the amazing staff of Wing E-7 and his loving family. The son of the late Glenn Birmingham, Darrell was born in Blytheville and had been a lifelong Manila resident. ...

Mary Mildred Hayse, 79, of Marked Tree, passed away July 3, 2022, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was a retired store clerk, a member of Black Oak Baptist Church and a member of Eastern Star. Ms. Hayse was born Nov. 6, 1942, in Tyronza to James Earl and Reva McIntosh Carter. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Willis Jake Hayse; and one brother, Jessie Earl Carter...

An accident on north bound Interstate 55 at the 53 mile marker Wednesday, between Luxora and Burdette, has resulted in the death of at least one motorist. A crash between an 18-wheeler and an automobile resulted in the truck ending up on top of the car, causing the fatality...