Stories from Saturday, November 9, 2019

It seems we start wishing our lives away as soon as we can start making our own future plans. Up to the age of 10 we can't wait to be 13. I am not sure what I thought was going to be so great about turning 13 but I couldn't wait. I soon discovered the rules were still the same at my house for 12 or 13 year-olds...

From what I have experienced, life in general is not the easiest thing to do. Discouragement is inevitable in that we do not control the things that happen to us, but only how we react to them. It is so easy to turn to negative things when you are feeling discouraged. Usually those negative things tend to make your situation worse than when it started...

The Blytheville City Council has until the end of the year to decide whether or not to accept BNSF’s offer of $400,000 to close the railroad crossings at Cherry Street and Chickasawba Street. At Monday’s Blytheville Public Works Committee meeting, John Caufield, the manager of public projects at BNSF Railroad Company, proposed the offer, saying $400,000 was the most he had ever seen offered for railroad closures...

As the holiday season approaches, many open their hearts and wallets for worthy causes. However, Blytheville assistant police chief Ricky Jefferson warns that scammers may pose as organizations that seem legitimate but are not. The Haven of Northeast Arkansas executive director Phyllis D. McClendon noted for...

Manila City Council met in a special called meeting Wednesday, approving an ordinance allowing the city to move forward with a bond issue. Michael McBryde with Stephens Investments and Ryan Bowman with Friday Firm met with city officials. McBryde informed the council the bond sale had taken place, and they were pleased with the sale. The formal closing will be Dec. 12...