Stories from Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Carole Sue Payne (neé Burnham), 79, formerly of Blytheville, passed away peacefully in her home in Wappapello, Mo., on Jan. 15, 2024. Born on July 30, 1944, in Blytheville, Carole was the sole child of Pete and Doris Burnham. She completed her education at Blytheville High School in 1962 and later earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Education from Arkansas State College. Carole dedicated her life to educating children in Blytheville...

By STEVE KNOX - Osceola Times BLYTHEVILLE - The City of Blytheville had its second murder in four days Sunday when a Blytheville man was shot and killed. The Blytheville Police Department responded to a call in the 300 Block of Dougan Street at approximately 6 p.m. in reference to a shooting. When officers arrived on the scene, they found 32 year-old Joe Newmy with an apparent gunshot wound...

By STEVE KNOX Osceola Times The expected Arctic blast arrived Sunday sending temperatures plunging and the much anticipated snow showers dropped between two and three inches in Mississippi County. The blast of winter weather didn’t have too big of an impact on the area Monday as most businesses and schools were closed in observance of Dr. ...

By SANDRA BRAND NEA Town Courier Editor It took a jury of their peers just less than two hours to find three Blytheville men guilty of murder in the first degree and of committing a terroristic act with the use of firearms. Tyree Johnson, 25, Joel Williams, 28, and Willavonte Westmorland, 29, were found guilty of the April 7, 2021 murder of Jamion Sims, 26, of Blytheville, in Mississippi County Circuit Court Friday evening...

January 16, 2024 – As winter weather moved into the area this past week, blood donors began cancelling appointments and blood drives were delayed, forcing an already struggling blood supply to critically low levels. This blood shortage has the potential to impact hospitals and patients in need...

Lee Roy Echols was born April 11, 1943, to the union of Lorn and Creasie Echols in Frenchman’s Bayou. He was a twin brother to Lee Ray Echols. Lee confessed his faith in God at an early age. He remained faithful, he has never wavered. He was a man of purpose about spreading the plan of salvation to souls that were lost...