Stories from Thursday, December 15, 2016

The Mississippi County Quorum Court voted 9-2, Tuesday evening, to amend ordinance O-2014-11 and once again call for a special election on March 14, 2017 on the question of extending the current "hospital tax" from March 31, 2020 until March 31, 2047. The tax extension would, among other things, finance the construction of a new Blytheville Courthouse costing no more than $22.5 million...

Two women were arraigned in Blytheville District Court on Thursday, after a senior citizen was robbed in the Walmart parking lot earlier this week. Both Lakishan Young and Ashley Farmer face charges of profiting from the offenses of a robbery, theft of property, battery 2nd, and fraudulent use of a debit/credit card...