Stories from Wednesday, October 13, 2021

After being delayed a year due to Covid restrictions last year, the gridiron matchup between the Blytheville Chickasaws and Gosnell Pirates is scheduled for this Friday. The highly-anticipated matchup will be the first ever meeting of the two neighboring schools...

The Armorel School Board is imploring students to wear masks for the next two weeks, so they can enjoy homecoming activities. During Monday night’s board meeting, board member Jeff Hopper proposed mandating masks for a 10-day period for grades 7-12 to ensure students do not have to miss homecoming because of being forced to quarantine...

The Blytheville City Council’s Public Works committee discussed littering throughout the city in their Oct. 12 meeting. Councilwoman Vera James sparked the conversation, asking about the amount of trash on Sawyer Street between the railroad track and Elm Street. “It’s constantly trash there and it looks like nobody ever comes through there [to clean it up],” James said...

Monette’s second Fall Festival was deemed a huge success by organizers and townspeople, as hundreds came out to enjoy the day long activities with temperatures in the high 80s. “We feel most fortunate to have had such a nice warm fall day to just come and enjoy visiting and eating with long-time friends,” said Mayor Bob Blankenship. ...