Stories from Wednesday, April 19, 2017

The Blytheville Police and Fire Committee held their rescheduled monthly meeting Monday evening to discuss issues ranging from tornado siren coverage, police department recruitment and fire prevention. Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson warned that the city has a dire need for more police officers. ...

The Mississippi County Quorum Court Finance Committee met for their regular monthly meeting Monday afternoon to discuss issues ranging from Internet bandwidth needs, new iPads for Quorum Court members, a request for a new four-lane highway to Big River Steel, new state legislation, new voting machines and a request by the Sheriff's Department for a new drug control fund account...

There will be a public unveiling of the Maurice Carthon billboard on Saturday, at 4 p.m., on the grounds of the Osceola Water Tower (West), on West Keiser Avenue. Program participants will include Maurice Carthon, Phillip Beall (Maurice’s high school coach), representatives of the city, Chamber, committee, and the Osceola High School Class of 1979. Following the unveiling, a reception will be held in the Osceola High School cafeteria...

Blytheville has had more than its share of war heroes. And one of those men nearly had the honor having the base named after him. Blytheville pilot Gordon A. Ramey was killed on a volunteer mission in attempting to bring a wounded crewman to safety during World War II...

Blytheville police arrested a mother Tuesday in the 300 block of Stemac, after they say she left her children home in unsanitary conditions. Charlese Whitfield, 29, is charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, as well as two failure to appear warrants...

An accident in the "bus barn" at Rivercrest Schools around 10:47 a.m. Wednesday morning took the life of long time maintenance employee, 75-year old Charles A. Hamm. According to a Mississippi County Sheriff's Department report, Sergeant Brandon Bryan was dispatched Wednesday morning to 48 Cortez Kennedy in Wilson in reference to someone falling off a building. Before he arrived he was also told that the man may have been killed from the fall...

A Chickasawba District Circuit Court jury found 27-year old Anfernee Wells guilty of first degree murder Wednesday in connection with the shooting death of Vincent Stone, which occurred immediately following a basketball game at Williams Park on June 22, 2015...