Stories from Saturday, November 4, 2017

Every year in Blytheville, trick-or-treating is held on Main Street. The event was established to provide Blytheville citizens with a few certainties when it came to annual trick or treating - namely a definite spot where children can get candy and perhaps more importantly a safety environment. The event is sponsored by Main Street Blytheville and this year well over 1,000 kids participated...

The Mississippi County Quorum Court (QC) voted unanimously [Justice Aaron Fleeman was absent] to transfer $225,000 from the county Landfill Department into County General and award Christmas bonuses for county employees for the first time since 2014...

The Mississippi County Quorum Court (QC) met in special session Thursday afternoon for the purpose of declaring a vacancy in the elected office of County Collector. They then immediately moved to the topic of appointing Betty V. Hepler to the position for the remainder of longtime County Collector Patricia Caldwell’s term that ends on December 31, 2018. The position became vacant with the death of Caldwell on October 12...

“We’ve met a few times as a facilities board, probably three times or so. Last meeting we had was October 11 here at the courthouse and David, Kelly and myself were here and that was a meeting to reach out to the BBSB,” Perkins said. “There was some conversation about Utrip and trying to bring in some more tournaments in addition to all the Cal Ripken Tournaments to maybe bring in some more revenue to the city.”...

Blytheville Fire Chief Mike Carney suggests that residents change their smoke detector batteries this weekend when changing the clocks back one hour. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, which means an extra hour of sleep for many and a great opportunity to stay safe by changing the smoke detector batteries...