Stories from Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Recently, city leaders gave local media a tour of the future Blytheville Police Department Justice Complex, which will be housed at the old National Guard Armory on South Division. According to Blytheville Mayor James Sanders, the building is set to be completed by the end of September...

The May Manila City Council meeting was held Monday evening at the Manila Airport Community Center, giving officials a larger area for distancing as they worked through a short agenda. The council discussed a recent water line repair, getting the word out to be counted in the census, distributing a proposed dog ordinance and discussing personnel...

At Monday’s monthly school board meeting, Superintendent Bobby Ashley reported how the recently passed CARES Act will affect Blytheville Schools, with the district set to receive $1.1 million. “Back in March President Trump signed a $2 trillion CARES act. ...