Stories from Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Manila School Board met in a special meeting Nov. 5 to discuss a new/renovated high school building project. George Krennerich, AIA architect with Brackett Krennerich, and Marshall Hughes, vice president of First Security Beardsley Public Finance, were on hand to discuss the board's options...

North East Arkansas Transit (NEAT) started operations in October offering transportation services in six counties providing affordable rates to residents in Mississippi, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett, and St. ...

Manila Lion President Wendell Poteet opened the Wednesday, Nov. 6, meeting welcoming guest J.D. Forsythe, World War II veteran and POW. Forsythe, a former resident of Manila, now lives in California where he is a retired business owner. He was a guest of Lioness Donna Jackson...

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Mr. William Young, 64, of Osceola, entered into rest Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, in Jonesboro.

With the 2012 presidential election now a little more than a week behind us, I find myself particularly proud of the voting record in the Weld household.

Mississippi County's election results from Nov. 6 were officially certified Tuesday by the county's Election Commission.

Christmas is coming to Blytheville, and the Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce has two annual events planned to kick off the season.

A major project could be coming to the property that currently houses J.C. Penney.

GOSNELL -- Behind a stifling defense and a strong offensive showing in the second half, the Gosnell Pirates routed the visiting Piggott Mohawks, 61-29, Tuesday night at the Gosnell Physical Education Building. Gosnell (1-0) forced 15 Mohawk turnovers in the first half and then held them to just three second half field goals as the Pirates turned an eight-point advantage with three minutes left in the first half into a 23-point advantage by the end of the third period...