Stories from Thursday, August 18, 2011

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

The Gosnell Pirate football team will have a "Blue vs. Gold" game at 6:30 p.m. Friday night at J.W. Rea Field. The defending 3-4A champs, Gosnell looks to make some finishing touches and adjustments before beginning a regular season with high expectations at Pine Bluff Dollarway on Sept. 2. This will be a good tune-up before their much anticipated scrimmage against Blytheville next Thursday at Haley Field...

Blytheville players continued to practice Wednesday for the upcoming season.

A group of home security salesmen working for Vivint Inc. have been canvasing local neighborhoods, going door-to-door, and citizens have been making complaints.

The Highway 18 overpass project in Blytheville will be receiving $1 million from the federal government.

Arkansas Northeastern College is working toward making an associate of arts degree available completely online.

This Japanese Seedless Cucumber, belonging to Tina and Scott Hyde of Dell, weighed in at just over 10 pounds.

The former Blytheville area YMCA could soon be reopening under a new name and new direction, with help from the city of Blytheville.

SENATH, Mo. -- The man accused of killing a 3-year-old Missouri girl has a criminal record in Arkansas for threatening to blow up the factory where he worked, according to court records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. Meanwhile, the small town of Senath, Mo., prepares to say goodbye to Breeann Rodriguez with a memorial service on Friday and funeral on Saturday...