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An airplane rolling down the highway got the attention of motorists in Blytheville as the small aircraft was moved from the Blytheville Municipal Airport to Arkansas Northeastern College on Friday. The airplane was donated to the college several years ago. Pilot Greg Smith said they took the back roads as far as they could and then got onto the highway around the corner on Division to the college...

Blytheville police have arrested a second suspect in the recent rash of robberies. “The Blytheville Police Department has been investigating a series of robberies that have occurred within the city over the past few weeks,” Capt. John Frazier said. “On Wednesday, officers of the Blytheville Police Department arrested a 17-year-old for robbery, the second teen arrested for robbery in the past few days. ...

Following an executive session, Manila School Board members accepted two resignations at the Thursday, Nov. 19, meeting. Superintendent Jason Evers submitted resignations from Carla Parrish, elementary secretary, and Manila High School head football coach Jake Hill. Coach Hill's resignation will be effective June 30, 2021...

In his weekly COVID-19 report on Nov.18, Blytheville Mayor James Sanders reported northeastern Arkansas remains a red zone according to the White House’s COVID-19 Task Force. Growth rate for coronavirus is determined by the number of confirmed cases in a 24 hour period...

A Thursday fire at Adams Gin in Leachville injured two, a ginner and an employee. Both were taken to the burn center, one by air and one by personal vehicle, in Memphis and are expected to make full recoveries. They were released on Friday. Leachville Fire Chief Drake Brown said the cause of ignition is unknown at this time and the firefighters had the fire contained about 10:30 p.m. ...

In their monthly meeting, the Blytheville City Council voted to approve two resolutions Tuesday evening. The first resolution authorized the sale of two 2016 Freightliner trucks and two 2015 knuckleboom loaders as they are no longer cost-effective to maintain for the city...

During Monday night’s Blytheville School Board meeting, board member Desmond Hammett advocated for the district pivoting to virtual learning for the remainder of the semester. Hammett motioned for all schools in the district to move to virtual until after Christmas break in January. ...

Blytheville police are investigating an armed robbery Saturday night at Family Dollar on West Main. According to Capt. Jeremy Ward, around 8:30 p.m., Saturday, the offender produced a gun and entered the store, demanding money. He fled the store on foot. No injuries were reported...

Blytheville police have arrested a juvenile in connection with Sunday's armed robbery of KFC, according to Capt. John Frazier. "The investigation is still ongoing into the recent rash of robberies and more information will be released when it is available," Frazier said...

Travelle Anderson had a monster night in Gosnell’s 4A playoff opener. The dynamic junior running back rushed for 259 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead the Pirates to a 48-26 victory over host Dardanelle Friday night. Gosnell (4-3) trailed only briefly in the contest, though it was a one-score game midway through the fourth quarter...