Stories from Thursday, May 29, 2014

Dr. Fred Lee Williams, Jr., was born on November 21, 1944, on the family farm near Pollard, Ark. He was the only child of Fred Lee Williams and Georgia Geneva (Grissom) Williams of Pollard and Piggott. He passed away on May 28, 2014, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark., with his family and friends at his side...

Mr. W. J. McCurry, age 87 of Rector, Ark., passed away May 28, 2014 at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell, Mo. Born in Aplin, Ark., he was the son of the late Luther and Birdie (Brown) McCurry and was a longtime area resident. Mr. McCurry was of the Baptist faith and had served our county in World War II as a Sergeant in the United States Army. He enjoyed gardening, his mules and horses and spending time with his family and friends...

Marcia Dobbins, 54, of Corning passed away May 26, 2014 at her home. She was born Sunday, September 27, 1959 at Paragould, the daughter of Doyne and Myrtle (Mason) Lucy. She married Bill Dobbins on March 30, 1979. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a sister, Janet Lucy, and a nephew, Derek Lucy...

Ceremonies held at both Rector and Piggott

Husband remained in custody at last report

"Don't Count Your Chickens" garners Simpson CenturyLink grant

Local R/C club hosting 17th annual event

Total of 18 PES students take part in annual workshop

Arrests made in Cape Girardeau

My husband was a military man who served his country for over 20 years. He served a few months in the National Guard, then enlisted in the United States Air Force. We were a military family. I was a military wife. When he retired from the Air Force, I, too, received a beautiful bound certificate denoting my sacrifices as the wife of a military man. ...