Stories from Thursday, August 26, 2010

MANILA -- Jackie May is seeking election to the Manila School Board. A lifelong citizen of Manila, May graduated in 1988 with honors from Manila High School. She has an associate degree in business management and a bachelor of science in technology management, and is currently employed by the Dell Power Plant as the AECI operation and maintenance coordinator...

Terry L. Hollingsead has announced his candidacy for Blytheville city treasurer. He has been a resident of Blytheville since 1979, when he was transferred from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska to Blytheville Air Force Base. He is married to Glenda Williams Hollingsead, who has been Mississippi County Treasurer for the past 12 years...

Officers of the Mississippi County unit of the Second Judicial District Drug Task Force destroyed two years worth of evidence by fire Wednesday morning at the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office. The evidence consisted mostly of illegal narcotics and illegally-obtained narcotics, said Lt. Robb Rounsavall of the DTF...

Blytheville Charter School to be featured