Stories from Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Gosnell Elementary School is working hard to improve its ESSA School Index score for its students with disabilities. GES principal Tiffany Kennemore reported to the Gosnell School Board Monday that the school received a letter from the state noting the ESSA score is growing in that subpopulation area, but not enough...

On Monday the Blytheville School Board heard a presentation from Daktronics concerning the possibility of installing some version of a video board within the new gym upon its completion. Daktronics is one of several companies that made presentations to the district’s facilities team, however, Daktronics had the lowest price estimate for the project...

The Blytheville City Council met on Tuesday to perform the final reading and passed the ordinance to create a Ritz Commission. The idea to create a commission was first discussed at the October Parks and Recreation committee meeting. Since initial discussions began the council has performed two readings of the ordinance at the October and November City Council meetings respectively...

According to Blytheville Criminal Investigations Division Commander Lt. John Frazier, police are investigating the theft of an ATM at Gary's Food Mart on West Moultrie. On December 19th, 2018 at 1:17 a.m. officers were dispatched to Gary’s Food Mart on W. ...

Pastor Joe Brooks, Jr. of Osceola passed December 12, 2018. He was born September 11, 1931 in Wilson to the late Joe Brooks, Sr. and Elizabeth James Brooks. He was the first born of six children, four boys and two girls. In 1944 Pastor Brooks confessed a hope in Jesus Christ at the young age of 12 at St. John M.B. Church under the leadership of Rev D. S. Settles...