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On Thursday, a Mississippi County jury found Rakeem Harris guilty of first-degree murder in the March 2019 slaying of 20-year-old Malik Holliman on South 21st Street. Harris was sentenced to life on the murder charge, plus seven years for the presence of a child and another 10 years for firearm enhancement...

During a brief meeting Tuesday night, the Blytheville Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a youth center at 201 W. Moultrie. KjKiria Hopkins, a teacher at KIPP, plans to operate afterschool and summer programs for children ages 5-14 at the location...

The Armorel School Board is imploring its students to stay home if they are sick. During Monday night’s meeting, board members learned there are 74 students in quarantine; more than half of those are a result of two positive cases from last week. Armorel superintendent Tiffany Morgan said last Wednesday afternoon, a number of students had to quarantine after a student was positive for Covid. ...

The City and County Youth program is jump-starting Operation Warm in Mississippi County with a $2,500 donation to the Mississippi County Union Mission. Operation Warm seeks to keep children in need warm throughout the winter and is calling on local businesses and organizations to assist in the effort. The Mission will be accepting donations for the initiative until Nov.1 and will purchase the winter clothing from Walmart...

Tuesday night, the Gosnell City Council changed the structure of the curbside trash pick-up, adding a $4 fee to the water bill. The previous method required citizens to call city hall, get a quote on the discarded items, and pay that amount before it is picked up, which could range from $25 to more than $50, depending on the amount of the items...

With the recent rise in active covid cases, the Blytheville City Council’s committee meetings returned to Zoom and are also being streamed live on the city’s Facebook account. In Monday’s Parks and Recreation meeting, parks director Cody Wyatt announced that her time with the city is coming to an end. However, to further assist the city and the next parks director, Wyatt recommended that the city reinstate a parks commission...

On Thursday, Blytheville police chased a fleeing vehicle that exceeded 100 miles per hour and arrested the driver who lost control of the vehicle at the 63-mile marker of Interstate 55. The driver, 19-year-old James Johnson of Blytheville, faces several charges in the incident...

A new effort to develop pride in the city of Blytheville is on the horizon, sparked by the Blytheville Code Enforcement office. The “Adopt a Block Program” would incentivize members of the community to help keep the city clean. Code enforcement officer Janice Smith created the idea seeing some Blytheville citizens already committed to cleaning the town, but also noticing more effort is needed...

Steve Calvert turned 98 years old on Friday, Aug. 27. Born in 1923 in Blytheville he grew up working on the farm. America entered World War II in December of 1941 and it was not long after that  Calvert was drafted to serve in the U.S. Army. At the age of 19 Calvert, like so many young men during the World War II era, left their homes to serve their country...

Blytheville Mayor James Sanders reported a slight decrease in amount of active cases in Mississippi County in his Wednesday Covid report. Down 19 cases from last week, the county now holds 448 active cases. Through the office of emergency management, Sanders also reported that the 165 cases were confirmed in the 72315 zip code...