Stories from Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Leachville City Council worked through a lengthy agenda at the April 27 meeting hearing reports from the police department, water department, fire department and park commission. Mayor Rodney Robertson opened the meeting with all council members, Ethel Hetler, Paul Wildy, Lisa Baldridge, Richie Pace, Michael Webster and Keith Evans, present...

During Monday’s COVID-19 press conference, Blytheville Mayor James Sanders answered questions regarding the reopening of certain businesses in the state. “In regards to the state opening up, the country is talking about opening up because there are several states in our country that shut down,” Mayor Sanders said. ...

Ruth Virginia Halford, 86, of Gosnell, passed away March 29, 2020, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born in Blytheville on June 14, 1932, to Ollie Alton and Aretta Payne Alton. She joined Bethany Baptist Church in Gosnell in January 1987. She also attended Gospel Lighthouse Church...

Blytheville police have arrested a 72-year-old man in connection with the death of Deanthony Perry. According to Blytheville assistant police chief Ricky Jefferson, on Wednesday, at approximately 4:20 p.m., the Blytheville Police Department executed a search warrant in the 1200 block of Short Street. ...

A Gosnell woman faces charges of attempted kidnapping and attempted false imprisonment after she allegedly tried to put a three-year-old and 10-year-old in the trunk of a vehicle Friday in Gosnell. According to the court synopsis, about two minutes after receiving the call, Gosnell police arrested Stephanie Price who was reportedly intoxicated...