Stories from Wednesday, October 17, 2018

The Blytheville Chickasaws (5-2, 4-0) look to stay undefeated in the 5A-East, Friday night, with a big conference matchup at rival Batesville. The Pioneers (2-5, 2-2) are coached by longtime head coach Dave King, who is 190-80-2 at the school, and have proven tough to beat at home...

GOSNELL — During last Tuesday’s city council meeting, Gosnell City Councilman David Blount successfully asked the Gosnell City Council to change city administrative assistant Kathleen Hunt-Cross’ current job title from administrative assistant to administrative director...

On Monday night, the Greater Blytheville Chamber of Commerce held a candidates' forum for the offices of Mississippi County Sheriff, Blytheville City Council and Blytheville Mayor. The first of those debates was between Mississippi County Sheriff incumbent Dale Cook and Republican nominee Bobby Ephlin. ...

The Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted candidates running for Blytheville mayor and Ward 1 and Ward 2 city council positions, Monday night, at the Blytheville High School Auditorium. Candidates were asked questions that dealt with business, code enforcement, and crime...

According to 2017 FBI statistics released recently, the city of Blytheville had the most murders/nonnegligent manslaughers and the sixth most violent crimes of Arkansas cities with a population of 15,000 or less. Blytheville’s nine ranked as the fourth most murders/nonnegligent manslaughters in the state behind Little Rock (55), Pine Bluff (22) and Jonesboro (13)...

The Mississippi County Finance Committee met Monday evening to continue the process of completing the 2019 budget. The eight justices of the peace heard from County Clerk Janice Currie on the County Clerk’s budget, the juvenile department’s budget, and the Senior Citizens Centers budget plans. Also, the Great River Economic Board has asked for a raise in their budget, which would be a first since 2009...

Marquette Maxwell, 21, was arraigned in Blytheville District Court, Wednesday, in connection with a stabbing Monday night. According to Blytheville Police Department CID Commander Lt. John Frazier, the victim was stabbed several times at her home and was treated at Great River Medical Center...