Nashville News Leader
Obituary: James Pullen, 75, of Murfreesboro
James Pullen, 75, died Tuesday, Jan.1, 2019, in Murfreesboro.
He was born Aug. 18, 1943, in Okolona, the son of the late Augusta Jones Pullen...
Obituary: Truman R. Hill, 71, of Newhope
Truman R. Hill, 71, of Newhope, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Hot Springs.
He was born Nov. 9, 1947, in Dierks, the son of...
Obituary: Martha Jeanette Williams, 78, of Deer Park, Texas
Martha Williams, 78, of Deer Park, Texas, died Dec, 19, 2018.
She was born in Howard County, Ark., on Nov. 13, 1940, the daughter of...
Obituary: Johnny Bagwell, 65, of Murfreesboro
Johnny Bagwell, 65, of Murfreesboro, Ark., passed away on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 at his home. He was born May 23, 1953 in Nashville, Ark.,...
Obituary: Ruth Elaine Gaddis, 66, of Nashville
Ruth Elaine Gaddis, 66 of Nashville, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Nashville.
She was born Sept. 22, 1952, in Nashville to the late Vernon...
Obituary: Walter Thomas Blansett, Jr., 83, of Murfreesboro
Walter Thomas Blansett, Jr., age 83, of Murfreesboro, passed away on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018.
He was born on Nov. 13, 1935, in Houston, Miss.,...
Obituary: Bobby ‘Bob’ Sweeden, 79, of Murfreesboro
Bobby ‘Bob’ Sweeden, age 79, of Murfreesboro, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019.
He was born on Feb. 4, 1939, in Daisy, the son...
Mine Creek Revelations by Louie Graves: Healing Elixir
SHUT UP AND GET WELL SOON. Well, it’s January and I am smack dab in the middle of my usual winter affliction. The doc...
UPDATE: Pike County inmate still at large after bailing on work...
A Pike County Jail trustee apparently got about an hour head start when he made a getaway Friday, Dec. 28 morning while out on...
Rain exceeds 70 inches in 2018
By Louie Graves
News-Leader staff
Only three months of 2018 were under normal rainfall, but we won’t know total rainfall until the federal government shutdown is...





