Stories from Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Blytheville firemen are suing the city of Blytheville after claiming they are not being paid the appropriate overtime in accordance with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to their attorney Jim Harris of the Law Office of James. W. Harris, 100 percent of line firemen are participating in the lawsuit...

Football is coming down to the last few weeks of the season and many of the non-football schools will start basketball this week. Like all parents and grandparents of kids who enjoy sports, I have been to my share of football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, track and softball games...

The 4A-3 leading Gosnell Pirates (4-3, 4-0) will look to stay unbeaten in conference Friday night as they host the Highland Rebels on homecoming. The Rebels (1-6, 1-3) have a deceiving record as they went into overtime against the Trumann Wildcats before falling 20-12 and fell to the Riverview Rebels, which is ranked eighth in the state, 21-20...

    Last week the Blytheville Chickasaws were 10 yards from tying the undefeated Valley View Blazers before a costly turnover gave the Blazers a chance to pull away and defeat the Chickasaws, 27-7. Chicks head coach Lance Stone said, “You’ve got to give credit to Valley View. ...

Leachville City Council worked through a busy agenda Monday evening, consisting of reports, purchase considerations, raises and insurance availability. “We were very pleased with our recent Harvest Festival,” Mayor Rodney Robertson said. “We had a good turnout and came out with $27,000 for next year’s festival. From now on, bikes or skateboards will not be allowed on Main Street during the festival, for safety purposes.”...

The Blytheville School Board unanimously overturned the termination of bus driver Jasmine Thomas following a three hour private hearing on Monday evening. School attorney Donn Mixon said Thomas was terminated for alleged “misconduct on the job.” When the board returned to open session, board member Desmond Hammett motioned to not accept the recommendation of termination of the bus driver...

Manila Mayor Wayne Wagner and council welcomed several guests at the Oct. 21 meeting. Representatives from Davis Playground Equipment; EVS (Emergency Vehicle Specialists); several members of the Manila Fire Department; and Tower Ventures addressed the council...