Stories from Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Harvey Mathis III, 76, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin passed away from this world on July 12, 2016 in Milwaukee. He was born on January 30, 1940 in Blytheville to Harvey Mathis II and Alberta Grant Mathis. He worked in the US Steel Mill and formerly lived in Blytheville...

Blytheville Mayor James Sanders paused Tuesday night's regular city council meeting to issue his thanks to Blytheville's citizens for remaining peaceful during the nation's current troubled times: "I would just like to make a quick statement here for the councilmen, a plea and also a thanks for the citizens of this community. ...

A woman walking to work at McDonald's was robbed of her rent money on Tuesday. The victim told police that a black male approached her on a bicycle behind the old Price Chopper building on East Main. The suspect demanded her to empty her pockets and she refused...

A local woman was shot in the right knee and transported the Regional Medical Center (The Med) in Memphis on Tuesday. A witness told police that she heard two gunshots in the 500 block of East Cherry, where the victim was parked, and she saw Cook drive off quickly...

On Friday night, former players and local dignitaries celebrated the distinguished career of former legendary Blytheville High School football coach Larry Wright at the Ritz Civic Center. The crowd included Mayor James Sanders, Blytheville High School athletic director David Hixson, former BHS athletic director Bill Mayo and many players from the 1973 Chickasaw club that went 10-0 in the regular season under Coach Wright...

Because of repair work on the sewer system, the stretch of 21st Street between West Rose and Harmon Streets is currently closed. There are no houses on this stretch of 21st Street, so it should have a minimum impact on the area, other than commuters traveling through the area, according to Blytheville Mayor James Sanders office. City officials do not have an estimated time of completion...

Every Pokémon fan has dreamed of catching a Pikachu in real life, and now you can. As of July 6th, 2016 Niantic released the newest edition to the Pokémon franchise, the mobile game Pokémon Go. What fans never expected though, was to be robbed in the process of catching their favorite Pokémon...

A jury awarded Farmers Bank and Trust $100,000 in punitive damages Tuesday in a literal one-sided case. In September 2011, former bank employee Markell Selvy stole $13,300 from a customer who was in a hospital coma at the time. Selvy later pled guilty, received three years probation and was ordered to pay restitution...