Stories from Friday, July 8, 2011

Citizens of Blytheville will soon see better streets, thanks to work being done by employees of the city's Public Works Department and funding from a sales tax collected for maintenance of the city's infrastructure, said Stan Parks, chairman of the City Council's Streets and Drainage Committee, which met Thursday...

The following incident reports were filed recently by Blytheville Police Officers. On Thursday, Shemika Mathis, 30, of 415 Dougan and a 17-year-old girl were arrested for allegedly shoplifting more than $200 worth of items from a local department store...

Blytheville Police are investigating the shooting death of a Blytheville man Thursday afternoon. At about 1:30 p.m., employees of the Dodge Store at 3605 S. Division called police to report a black man had come into the store bleeding and asking for help...

Julie Marie Newton Spade, 72, of Gosnell, died Friday, July 8, 2011 at her home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cobb Funeral home.