Stories from Thursday, December 31, 2015

Blytheville Police Ross Thompson said that the Blytheville Police Department will be bringing in extra shifts on New Year's Eve and will be strictly enforcing the ban on celebratory gunfire within Blytheville city limits. He also said that his officers don't mind the extra work, but would probably prefer to be celebrating as well...unfortunately some people do not know how to party safely. For that reason, BPD will be ready...

OSCEOLA -- An 18-year-old male and a 15-year-old male juvenile have been arrested in connect with the Monday robbery of Gary's Market in Osceola. Dorian Thomas and the unnamed juvenile were arrested Monday minutes after the 11 p.m. robbery, according to Osceola Police Department Chief David Gladden...

PBS's Antiques Roadshow describes itself as "part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt." Another familiar quote sums up the premise of the show, "one man's trash is another man's treasure." The earliest example of that quote can be found in Hector Urquhart's introduction to the 1862 book by J.F. ...

The Blytheville Chickasaw football team completed one of its most successful seasons in recent history in 2015. The Chicks finished with an 8-3 record overall and 6-1 in the tough 5A-East conference, giving them their first conference championship since 2007...