Stories from Tuesday, July 21, 2009

City still weighing options

ARMOREL -- Work could begin as soon as this week on a building project at Armorel Schools. In a meeting Monday evening, Superintendent Mike Hunter told the board that contractors are expected to arrive on campus by Wednesday. The school is adding four new classrooms to the elementary school, as well as making improvements to the cafeteria and high school...

The 2010 election season is under way in Mississippi County. Dale Cook has announced his candidacy for Sheriff of Mississippi County and held a rally at the Blytheville Courthouse Saturday morning. An Etowah native and graduate of Mississippi County High School, Cook also has degrees from Arkansas Northeastern College, Southern Arkansas University Tech, Arkansas Military Academy and numerous degrees from the United States Army...

The theft and argument over a cell phone resulted in a Blytheville man being stabbed and a Blytheville woman facing charges. Friday at 8:15 a.m., police were called to the 500 block of South 16th, where Roderick Merriweather, 24, of Blytheville, reported to police that his girlfriend, Tambra Stewart, 24, of Blytheville, came to his house knocking on the door, but he refused to let her in. ...

There were some tense moments Saturday afternoon when a vehicle ran off the road and hit a house, causing gas to spew uncontrollably, according to a report from the Blytheville Police Department. At 3:22 p.m., The Blytheville Fire Department along with Blytheville Police responded to the corner of East Moultrie and Pierce Streets, for a report of a vehicle striking the house causing a gas leak...