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Breaking: Missing teen reported in Gosnell (5/29/23)

Sixteen-year-old Andrea Nicole Meyer was last seen by her family at her residence in Gosnell on the evening of May 28.
“I’m going beast mode!” (5/31/23)

By Marcus McClain NEA Town Courier “I am powerful! I am smart! I am intelligent! I got it going on! And I’m going beast mode!” These words echoed throughout Chickasaw Arena on last Thursday to finish off the EOC Leadership Conference at Blytheville High...
John and Helen Shuck celebrate 76 years of marriage (5/27/23)

By Revis Blaylock NEA Town Courier John and Helen Shuck of Blytheville will celebrate 76 years of marriage in December. They have three children, Sandy, Glenn and Donna, nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, 23 great-great-grandchildren and one on the way...
“Huge win for American farmers” (5/26/23)

By B. Kay Richter Town Courier Assistant Editor During a major environmental decision on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Environmental Protection Agency's definition of wetlands. The court sided with an Idaho couple who argued they should be required to apply for federal permits to build on their property...
One killed in Saturday shooting (5/23/23)

A Blytheville man was killed on Sat., May 20, in the 1600 block of Stuart St. Police reported that upon arrival the shooting victim, Christopher Hogan, 34, was located and transported to Great River Medical Center. There, he later succumbed to the injuries. The Blytheville Police Department reported that the investigation is ongoing and additional information will be released as it is made available...
Letters of reprimand issued for past mayoral election (5/31/23)

Letters of reprimand were issued to the Mississippi County election commission on May 25 regarding the 2022 General Election in November.
Brother remembered this Memorial Day (5/27/23)

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier It has been over 70 years but it seems like yesterday when Donald Lasater thinks about his brother, Private 1st Class John Carrel Lasater. Private Lasater is one of over 35,000 casualties of the Korean War, sometimes referred to as the forgotten war. Private Lasater was killed in Korea on Aug. 13, 1950, at the age of 18...
LEARNS Act temporarily blocked from implementation (5/30/23)

By B. Kay Richter Town Courier Assistant Editor The LEARNS Act, an education law recently passed in the Arkansas legislature was temporarily blocked from implementation last Friday by a judge in Pulaski County. Circuit Judge Herbert Wright agreed with the plaintiffs in that the Arkansas General Assembly failed to properly enact the legislation's emergency clause. This clause allows new laws to take effect immediately...
Memorial Day ceremony set for Monday (5/25/23)

Mississippi County is sponsoring a Memorial Day ceremony that will be held at the Blytheville Courthouse at 11 a.m. on Monday.
Manila School Board welcomes newest member (5/23/23)

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Manila superintendent Jason Evers and school board members welcomed newly elected member, Jackie Hill, at the May 18 meeting. Hill won the May school board election and will fill the position of Danny Robbins who decided not to seek re-election...