Stories from Wednesday, May 29, 2013

The Arkansas Northeaster College Leachville branch GED Graduation was held at the Melody in Leachville on Thursday evening. Dr. James Shemwell, ANC president, ws the guest speaker. Beth Thompson, ANC Adult Education coordinator, welcomed everyone. ...

Chapter AC PEO hosted a reception for the 2013 GED Graduation held at the Melody Theater in Leachville on May 23 2013. Five members were present to honor the graduates who had completed their high school equivalency by attending Adult Education classes at Arkansas Northeastern College in Leachville. Fifteen students received their Arkansas High School diploma from the Leachville Center...

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Lisa G. Hemphill, 45, of Gleason, Tenn., and formerly of Steele, died Monday, May 27, 2013, at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis.

Terrence Dawson, 30, of Blytheville, died Saturday. May 18, 2013, in Blytheville.

Mrs. Susan Ann Amos, 61, of Manila, died Monday, May 27, 2013, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

A fact of life for those of living in the Greater Armorel Metropolitan Area is that our neighborhoods don't tend to have a lot of trees.

The Northeast Arkansas Chapter American Red Cross is running short of bottled water, according to Executive Director Pam Knapp-Carver.

Questions recently raised by the Mississippi County Quorum Court's Energy and Property Committee about possible misuse of the county's communications tower were answered Tuesday night.

Last week, a group of 11 Blytheville residents filed a federal lawsuit against the Blytheville School District for its decision to declare exemption from the 2013 Public School Choice Act -- a decision the lawsuit claims is unconstitutional.