Stories from Thursday, August 13, 2015

Where do you begin and who is responsible for teaching children about human relationships? Everyone. Every person a child comes into contact with, whether they are young or old, male or female, loving or cruel, is a relationship teacher. Children learn about relationships from us (yes, you and me). ...

By AARON FITZPATRICK Blytheville Courier News ARMOREL-The Armorel school district begins the 2015-16 school year Monday and superintendent, Sally Bennett, said her staff is excited and ready to get the year going. "We're already off to a really good start," she said. ...

The second judicial district's Drug Task Force arrested three additional suspects who were indicted in Operation Blynd Justus Wednesday evening. The DTF arrested Vincent Talley, Tony Daniels, Jr., and Gary Bradford. Charles Jamerson, who was also indicted, turned himself in yesterday, according to Mississippi County Sheriff Dale Cook...

Thursday, Blytheville police assisted US Marshall Bob Clark in apprehending a fugitive wanted on sex-related charges involving a minor. A pit bull attacked officers as they entered the 913 Dixie residence. According to Capt. Scott Adams of the Blytheville Police Department, around 11 a.m. Thursday, police were able to arrest 39-year-old Brandon Hall, who was staying with a friend -- just one block from the Blytheville High School campus...

According to Asst. U.S. Attorney Chris Givens, 44 of the 70 suspects indicted in Operation Blynd Justus were arraigned before a federal judge in Little Rock today. Of the 70, 50 were arrested Tuesday in and around Blytheville, and five additional suspects turned themselves in Wednesday evening...

Sgt. John Frazier and Officer Branton Hall of the Second Judicial Drug Task Force spoke to the Blytheville Rotary Club Thursday afternoon, with Frazier saying that the overwhelming majority of the drug purchases in Tuesday's Operation Blynd Justus was of the "Mexican Ice" variety of methamphetamines. He also added that Blytheville has been a hub for the drug, which "no doubt has been supplied by the Mexican Drug Cartels"...