Stories from Thursday, December 26, 2019

Blytheville firemen had a busy Christmas. Firemen battled two fires about an hour apart Wednesday afternoon. According to fire chief Mike Carney, around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, firemen responded to 600 block of Park Street for reported structure fire...

A Mississippi County deputy was injured when a vehicle struck him as the driver failed to stop at a sobriety checkpoint on US Highway 61 at the intersection with State Highway 140 around 10 p.m., Friday. According to Arkansas State Trooper Corp. Brandon Bennett, the deputy, Bryce Hinson, was flown to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis and later released with minor injuries sustained when the passenger car clipped him. ...