Stories from Monday, September 27, 2021

A child perished in an accident around 1:30 p.m., Saturday, on Highway 18, just east County Road 673, near Lake City. The driver, Stephanie Matthews, 30, and three other minors in the 2017 Dodge were also injured in the collision with the 2014 International tractor trailer...

During Tuesday’s Planning and Development Committee meeting, Mississippi County economic developer Clif Chitwood reported the county is putting together incentive packages to potentially lure two separate $150 million solar projects. One would potentially be outside of the Blytheville city limits, while the other would potentially be outside of the Osceola city limits...

On Sept. 24, at approximately 11:45 a.m., three male subjects were rescued from the Mississippi River, according to Mississippi County Sheriff Dale Cook. "These individuals were on a canoe expedition and stopped for the night," Cook said. "The next morning, they realized two of their canoes were missing. The Mississippi County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol was deployed and recovered one canoe. The other one remains missing at this time."...

Blytheville City Councilwoman Barbara Mcadoo-Brothers was assaulted at her business, Mcadoo's, on Main Street, early Sunday morning, according to a report from the Blytheville Police Department. Around 12:28 a.m., Sunday, police responded to the local bar...