Stories from Thursday, September 10, 2009

County battling Indiana for 300-job industry

A Blytheville man will be part of a nationwide effort on Friday to release doves to remember those who lost their lives on 9/11. Kent Reed will release about 50 birds during a ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Mississippi County Courthouse in Blytheville...

Several educational departments of Blytheville High School joined forces Wednesday to host their semi-annual community advisory committee breakfast. Janice Hudson-Owers, business educator, served as host for the meeting, which brought together professionals from many different vocations into the school to evaluate the training being given to students...

A Blytheville woman suffered moderate injuries in a one-vehicle accident Wednesday morning at 8:45 a.m. on Interstate 55 at the Burdette exit. According to authorities, Tashesa Wells, 22, was driving a Ford Explorer southbound when apparently she went off the left side of the road, lost control and ran off the right side of the roadway, overturning in the ditch. ...

Blytheville Police Detectives are currently investigating several thefts that occurred over the holiday weekend, according to reports from the department. Friday at 12:15 p.m., police were called to the 2300 block of Birch for a report of a stolen vehicle. ...

Mississippi County Sheriff's Department deputies are looking for suspects who allegedly stole more than $10,000 worth of farm-related equipment over the weekend, according to a report from the Sheriff's Office. According to the report, Deputy Carle Treadway was dispatched to Becton Bell's farm shop on Highway 61 near Bassett at 7:15 a.m. Saturday, to investigate the theft of a trailer and some equipment...