Stories from Saturday, December 22, 2018

OSCEOLA — The Mississippi County Quorum Court met Tuesday night for the final time of 2018, and County Judge Dr. Terri Brassfield presided over her last meeting as county judge. “I’d like to say at my last Quorum Court meeting with you all, thank you so much for letting me have some fun,” Brassfield said. ...

At Tuesday night's Blytheville City Council meeting, Arts Council of Mississippi County President J.D. Harris spoke to the council concerning the council's proposed ordinance to create a Ritz Commission, which was passed later that same night. Harris stated that he felt the Arts Council had been "beaten up, talked about, put down and everything else;" however, he believes that the Ritz would not currently be there if not for the Arts Council. ...