Stories from Wednesday, February 12, 2020

An Investigation Discovery show will shine a spotlight on the Blytheville Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 8 tonight (Wednesday). As part of the hit series THE MURDER TAPES, the episode features the 2018 slaying of 29-year-old Bianca Rainer whose body was discovered by a gas meter reader in the 2000 block of West Rose on June 20, 2018...

Riverside Public Schools is raising the bar once again as it implements ROC, Riverside Online Classroom. The new program is an online learning opportunity for students. Classes will be taught by Riverside teachers and students will be able to create flexible schedules that allow them to take all or some of their classes online from the comfort of home...

Editor’s Note: The NEA Town Courier is featuring African Americans who have made significant impacts on the Blytheville area during Black History Month. By JONET’ WASHINGTON NEA Town Courier Williams Park got its name 10 years after it was established as Southside Park in 1961, following the murder of “Sonny” Williams in August 1970...

As part of the state recently putting the Blytheville School District in the Early Intervention program, superintendent Bobby Ashley and the Blytheville School Board met with Cindy Smith of the Arkansas Department of Education Monday to discuss ways to improve the district’s financial position...

The Gosnell School District is working with the Arkansas Activities Association in investigating alleged comments made by a referee during the Gosnell-Manila senior boys game Friday night at the Manila High School Gym. The official reportedly used profanity; there has been no confirmation of rampant speculation that he used a racial slur...

A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday night on North County Road 761 in rural Mississippi County. According to the Arkansas State Police report, Jennifer Rhines, 38, of Hayti was walking in the middle of the road when the northbound vehicle, a 2002 Chevrolet, struck her around 5:54 p.m., Tuesday. The report does not list the name of the driver...