Stories from Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Blytheville City Attorney Mike Bearden informed the City Council's finance committee Tuesday afternoon that the city has had a judgement entered against it and is currently required to pay approximately $24,000 in damages in a suit filed by James Whatley during 2015...

A new piece of equipment is allowing city crews to repair city streets. (Above) Blytheville Mayor James Sanders (far left), Councilman L.C. Hartsfiled (second from left), Public Works director Mark Key (second from right) and Councilman R.L. Jones (far right) recently watched as crews demonstrated the milling machine. As of Tuesday afternoon, the city has used the machine to repair portions of North Franklin, South Franklin and East McHaney to the railroad track...

During Monday night's meeting of the Armorel School District board of directors, State Rep. Monte Hodges (D-Blytheville) presented the district with a $40,839.48 check as part of the Arkansas School Recognition Program. The monetary award recognizes that Armorel Elementary students are in the state's top 5 percent for performance and academic growth. ...

Northeast Arkansas Pageant Association 2016 Teen Queens went to Russellville last week (June 7-11, 2016) to compete at Miss Arkansas' Outstanding Teen Pageant. It was an amazing week for the Teen Queens! All three of the local queens made the Top 15: Olivia Jane Wilks, Miss Northeast Arkansas OT, directed by Abby Houseworth Whitener; Camille Cathy, Miss River Delta OT, directed by Denise Holdaway; and Marybeth Byrd, Miss Lights of Delta OT, directed by Eva Lee Graves and Risa Mann. ...

What is the definition of "combined general fund"? County General or the general fund of the County is the primary operating fund of County government used to account for and report all financial resources not accounted for and reported in another fund. ...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police took a report of a missing cell phone in the 400 block of Stemac. -- Police took a criminal mischief report in the 1100 block of Logan. The offender cut the wire to a flood light...