Stories from Saturday, May 9, 2020

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, a day set aside to honor our mothers. If your mother is still living,  you should let her know how much you appreciate all of the sacrifices and love she has given. We really should let our mothers know they are special every day of the year, not just one day a year...

Mother’s day is tomorrow, and I wanted to send my appreciation to every single mother out there, especially my own whom I am immensely grateful for, Happy Mother’s day mama. I also want to send a special Happy Mother’s day to Wanda Cooper-Jones, who is the mother of Ahmaud Arbery. I really hate that she has to unexpectedly spend this holiday without her son, and after seeing several viral videos of his death, I pray his case gets the proper justice it deserves...

Editor’s Note: The NEA Town Courier has partnered with Arkansas Northeastern College and several local businesses to highlight ANC students. This is the latest in a series titled ANC Student Snapshot. Arkansas Northeastern College is happy to announce Danaja Bird as one of its Student Snapshot recipients for the month of May. ...

The annual Juneteenth Celebration in Blytheville has been canceled unexpectedly due to COVID-19 pandemic. Juneteenth is celebrated across the country and commemorates the announcement of the end of slavery in Galveston, Texas which happened two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was given...

The Blytheville fireman tested for COVID-19 received a negative result and is back at work, according to Blytheville Fire Chief Mike Carney. As of Friday afternoon, Mississippi County had 42 positive test results, 389 negative and 11 recoveries, while Craighead County had 92 positives, 1,593 negatives and 64 recoveries. ...

The old Yoda quote, “Do or do not; there is no try,” has stood out in my mind these last few weeks as the COVID-19 pandemic has hit our country and world. Everyday we see President Donald Trump and Governor Asa Hutchinson give updates on what the federal and state governments are doing during this time of uncertainty...