Stories from Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Brian Bailey, of Manila, was arrested and charged with false imprisonment in the first degree and domestic battering in the third degree. Bond was set at $30,000 and a no contact order with the victim was issued. According to a Manila police report, at approximately 9:20 a.m. ...

By Marcus McClain - NEA Town Courier The numerous explosions heard around Mississippi County and surrounding areas have been linked to the use of Tannerite. Tannerite is a brand of binary explosive targets used for target practice. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives states that binary explosives consist of two separate components, usually an oxidizer like ammonium nitrate and a fuel such as aluminum or another metal. ...

On Sunday, Jan. 29, the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department, DEA and ATF executed a search warrant on a residence located on Jackson Street in Blytheville. During the search, officers located approximately 18 pounds of methamphetamine, a large number of oxycodone pills, five firearms and a large amount of money. Brandon Jefferson, 26, was arrested and transported to the Mississippi County Detention Center. Jefferson is waiting to be transferred into Federal custody...

Mrs. Patty Stovall Canada, 96, of Hot Springs and formerly of Blytheville died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023 at her home in Hot Springs. Born in Tulsa, OK to the late Capitola Glazner and Robert Glazner, she moved with her family to Hot Springs in 1928, graduated from Hot Springs High School with the class of 1945 and attended the University of Arkansas where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. While at the University, she met her future husband, Bill...

Brenda Diane Ware Lytle, of Camden, De., formerly of Blytheville, was born Sept. 9, 1958, in San Bernadino, Calif., to Russell Ware, Sr. and Vivion Brown Ware. Brenda was a 1977 graduate of Blytheville High School and also graduated from Cotton-Boll Vo-Tech with an LP certification. Brenda was employed as a private contractor for the United States Air Force in Dover, De...

Richard Keller, 80, of Jonesboro and formerly of Blytheville, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Richard was born in Spartanburg, S.C., to Harold and Frances Whitlock Keller. He worked in maintenance at Baptist Hospital in Blytheville until retirement. ...

Lavern White, 97, of Luxora, passed away Jan. 21, 2023, at GRMC in Blytheville. She was a homemaker, a member of Miracle Temple C.O.G.I.C. and motherboard in Luxora. Ms. White was born Jan. 4, 1926, in Memphis, Tenn., to Eddie Garner and Maggie Hartem Garner. ...

Kadience Martin Woods, stillborn son of Joshua Edward and Mary Beth Ek Woods, Sr., passed away Jan. 28, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Flo Cassidy and Otis Gifford. He is survived by her parents, Joshua and Mary Woods, Sr. of Osceola; three brothers, Joshua Edward Woods, Jr., Swaylee Woods and Sawyer Woods of Osceola; one sister, Haislyn Woods of Osceola; and his grandmother, Evelyn Woods of Blytheville. Graveside services will be Monday, Feb. 6, at 3 p.m. at Manila Cemetery in Manila with Bro. Gary Andrews officiating.