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Sergeant First Class Kreshonda Smith will be the honoree of a promotion ceremony to the rank of Master Sergeant on Friday, Oct. 18, at the Dekalb Center-Drill Hall, in Odenton, Maryland. She is the daughter of Alexander and Rosalind Smith. Kreshonda is a native of Blytheville where she attended Blytheville Public Schools until moving to Decatur Alabama 2004. Her parents graduated from Blytheville Public school. She is also the bonus granddaughter of Barbara Wells of Blytheville...

ALMA, Ark. — The Alma (Arkansas) Police Department reports a significant development in its investigation into the 1995 kidnapping of 6-year-old Morgan Nick from a Little League ballfield. Morgan was kidnapped from the parking lot of the Alma Little League ballfield at approximately 10:45 p.m. on June 9, 1995. A suspect description was provided, as was the description of a red truck with a white camper shell that was allegedly involved...

By DAVID PIERCE NEA Town Courier The Mississippi County Quorum Court said no to Cryptic Farms LLC’s proposal to locate a digital asset mining facility in Mississippi County. Justice Neil Burge, substituting for County Judge John Alan Nelson who was not present at the meeting, did receive a motion and a second for approval but as roll was called each of the nine justices present voted against the resolution...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier The Manila School Board renewed the financial advisor agreement with First Security at the Wednesday night meeting. Michael Dobbs with First Security spoke briefly to board members explaining his company is there to serve as financial advisors to the school and serve as agents when the school borrows money for projects or lease/purchases. The present three year agreement is set to expire in November...

The 43rd annual Blytheville Chili Cook-off will be held on Saturday, Oct. 12. The event will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in downtown Blytheville. There will be lots of chili to sample, vendors, train rides for the kids, a car and bike show, live music on every block and a pageant...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Billy Curl of Blytheville was contacted by a friend who was talking about the devastation at Greenville, Tenn., left by Hurricane Helene. The area was cut off due to the hurricane and the only way to get supplies in was by air...

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested 3,421 violent fugitives, including 216 for homicide, 803 for assault, and 482 for weapons offenses, during the latest phase of its high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative called Operation North Star FY 2024 (ONS FY24)...

The public is invited to attend a meeting with the Blytheville Parks and Recreation committee on Monday, Oct. 7, at 4 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Justice complex, 1700 S. Division. The topic will be upgrades on the Ritz Civic Center and application for a CDBG Block Grant...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier The 100 Families Alliance Initiative in Mississippi County was launched at Arkansas Northeastern College on Sept. 24 with a luncheon in the Governor’s Ballroom. A large group of community leaders and representatives from different organizations were invited to learn about the initiative and what it can do for the community...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier The Haven of Northeast Arkansas, Inc. held its annual candlelight vigil at the 1st Christian Church Prayer Garden in Blytheville on Oct. 1 kicking off Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Phyllis McClendon, director, thanked everyone for promoting the importance of domestic violence awareness...