Stories from Saturday, March 24, 2018

At this month’s Airport and Utilities meeting, Arkansas Northeastern College President Dr. James Shemwell asked the committee to entertain the college’s request for a $217,000 water credit. The request comes following the college’s purchase and installation of a 100 ft. ...

The April Arts Council of Mississippi County Series event at the Ritz Civic Center is one that many patrons look forward to every year and have for the past several years. The Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre will be returning to the Ritz to entertain children all across the county. While the public...

The Blytheville City Council met Tuesday night with a very long list of new business. The council had five ordinances and six resolutions up for approval, however, four of the ordinances, which dealt with new code enforcement policies, were determined not to be emergencies and were, therefore, read for the first time and not voted upon. The fifth ordinance was for waiving bids for the...

During the last Code Enforcement meeting, Assistant Chief of Police Ricky Jefferson introduced several potential ordinances to the committee that will be voted on during the Tuesday, March 20 City Council meeting. The ordinances are designed to deal with some of the environmental problems that the city is facing as well as help the city look better...