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Four arrested in drug bust on Hearn Street (4/12/19)

The Second Judicial Eastern District Drug Task Force and the Blytheville Police Department Street Crimes Unit executed a narcotics search warrant in the 1600 block of Hearn, Friday evening. Four were arrested and police seized an “amount of Ecstasy, cocaine and marijuana,” according to BPD special agent Bobby Ephlin...
Local woman perishes in crash (4/15/19)

An early Sunday morning crash took the life of a Mississippi County woman. Around 7 a.m. Sunday, Haley Andrew, 21, of Osceola suffered fatal injuries when her 2010 Kia Soul left the wet roadway on Cortez Kennedy Avenue in Wilson and struck a tree, according to an Arkansas State Police report...
Dancing for the Cure rakes in more than $170,000 (4/16/19)

The community came together for a night of dancing, laughter and raising money for the American Cancer Society, Saturday eveing, at the sold-out Ritz Civic Center in Blytheville. The Fifth Annual Dancing for the Cure rasied $170,469.44 for the fight against cancer, setting a record in the process...
BPD to offer sign-on bonus (4/13/19)

Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson recently spoke to the Police and Fire Committee on the continued effort to add sign-on bonuses to the department's budget. In his report to the board, Thompson said that the department would offer a $5,000 sign-on bonus to certified lateral transfer officers with three or more years experience...
Jefferson addresses board’s concerns (4/13/19)

Because Blytheville Assistant Police Chief Ricky Jefferson was unable to attend Monday’s Code Enforcement Committee meeting, the board met again the next day to address conditions at the city animal shelter and other issues. After Jefferson gave his montly report, Councilwoman Barbara Brothers began...
ASP investigating deadly officer-involved shooting in Blytheville (4/8/19)

The Arkansas State Police is investigating an overnight officer involved shooting incident that resulted in the death of Marzues Scott, 35, of Blytheville. Authorities within the Blytheville Police Department requested the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division to investigate the use of deadly force by one of its officers...
Ritz Commission decides all renters will follow contract (4/13/19)

The Ritz Commission met on Monday for its third meeting since being appointed earlier this year. Though the commission discussed several key issues, the biggest issue on the table concerned it agreeing to a contract for rental of the facility. "This contract can only be drawn up between the commission and the renter. ...
Concerns over conditions at city animal shelter (4/10/19)

On Monday the Blytheville Code Enforcement and Animal Control committee met without the attendance of Chairman John Mayberry or Assistant Chief of Police Ricky Jefferson. While the meeting was planned to be rescheduled, several concerned citizens wished to bring concerns to the committee, so committee members Matt Perrin and John Musgraves held the meeting to hear from them...
Morgan to lead Armorel Schools (4/10/19)

Monday night, the Armorel School Board accepted the resignation of superintendent Jennifer Barbaree and hired her replacement, Tiffany Morgan. The board also accepted the resignations of head basketball coach Gary Burnside and high school English teacher Kristie Lloyd...
Mississippi County Quorum Court passes bond measure (4/13/19)

The Mississippi County Quorum Court met Tuesday night in a special session and passed the ordinance that authorized the issuance of sales and use tax bonds for the purpose of financing all or a portion of the cost of capital improvements. The bonds issued were $17,635,000 by Stephens Inc. ...